Walmart Expands Veteran Hiring

June 11, 2015 by Leave a Comment

Walmart Expands Veteran Hiring
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – Nate Waits wakes up before 3 a.m. four days a week to get to his job at a Bentonville distribution center for Walmart Stores Inc., where the former Marine is among more than 92,000 veterans the company has hired in the past two …
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Tech Fund Replaced With University Fund
Abbott released a statement praising the Legislature and saying the new fund will elevate higher education statewide, ultimately creating “better jobs” for Texans. The state budget includes $ 40 million for it. Perry is preparing an expected 2016 …
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New shelter planned for Fort Worth's East Lancaster area
Many east-side residents and businesses tried to stop construction of a new family shelter being built by Union Gospel Mission when the project came to the Fort Worth City Council in December 2013 for a zoning variance. The community failed to stop the …
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White House Intruder Identified As Texas Army Veteran

September 25, 2014 by Leave a Comment

White House Intruder Identified As Texas Army Veteran
The Army said Gonzalez enlisted in July 1997 and was assigned to the 10th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, at Fort Hood, Texas. At the time, he listed his home as Puerto Rico. He was discharged in September 2003 after completing …
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El Nino Forecast To Help Texas Out Of Drought
A severe drought has caused a number of dry-land (non-irrigated) crops in Texas to fail. (credit: … National Weather Service meteorologist Victor Murphy in Fort Worth says forecasters expect the long-awaited weather pattern to arrive next month. He …
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