Wild Oats acquisition hurt Whole Foods 2Q profit
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- Whole Foods Market Inc. said Tuesday that sales surged in the second quarter but absorbing the Wild Oats chain it bought last year caused profit to sag by 13 percent....

HP taking aim on IBM with risky $13.2B acquisition of EDS
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Riding a hot streak that has doubled its stock price in the past three years, Hewlett-Packard Co. is rolling the dice on a $13.2 billion acquisition of technology services provider Electronic Data Systems Corp....

Man convicted in shooting death of deputy gets death penalty
ATHENS, Texas (AP) -- A man convicted of killing an East Texas deputy in a shootout that claimed two law enforcement officers was sentenced to death Tuesday....

Texas authorities investigate more polygamy charges
CLYDE, Texas (AP) -- Behind guarded, ornate gates at the end of a rural road, a self-proclaimed prophet warns his followers about the end of time and rails against a dangerous and unclean world outside their West Texas compound....

Texas Monthly magazine publisher to retire in August
AUSTIN (AP) -- Texas Monthly publisher Mike Levy, one of the founders of the magazine, announced Tuesday he will retire at the end of August....

Sweet sorghum's sap good for ethanol
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) -- Sweet sorghum is grown in the U.S. for cooking and as livestock feed. But the tall plant also has a juicier benefit....

Brand: NCAA has "new information" on Mayo
HOUSTON (AP) -- Saying the NCAA has "new information," president Myles Brand promised to investigate former Southern California basketball star O.J. Mayo, who allegedly received thousands of dollars in gifts from money given to an event promoter by a sports agency....

Sporting goods panel's work stalled
AUSTIN (AP) -- A year after legislators decided to review what items should be included in a sporting-goods sales tax, work has yet to begin because Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst hasn't named any senators to the task force....

Sect mother of newborn not a minor, Texas concedes
SAN ANTONIO (AP) -- Texas child welfare officials conceded Tuesday that a newborn's mother, held in foster care as a minor after being removed from a polygamous sect's ranch, is an adult....

12 family members arrested on charges of marriage fraud
DALLAS (AP) -- A dozen family members spanning three generations were arrested Tuesday in connection with a marriage fraud ring in which foreign nationals paid up to $12,000 each to marry U.S. citizens, authorities said....