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Goodell Paid More Than $29Mil By NFL In 2011

NFL owners nearly tripled the commissioner’s compensation in the 2011 tax year and likely made Goodell the best paid commissioner in U.S. sports.

2013/02/15

Sign above the entrance of an Apple store. (credit: Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images)

9 Things Apple Could Do With $137 Billion

Apple came under attack Thursday from an influential investor for its practice of stockpiling cash. Its hoard totaled $137 billion at the end of last year, and it keeps growing.

2013/02/08

Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst testifies on Capitol Hill about the Gulf Coast's recovery from Hurricanes Gustav and Ike on September 23, 2008 in Washington, D.C. (credit: Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images)

Aide Allegedly Stole From Dewhurst Campaign

The dollar figures at issue in Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst’s Senate campaign fund embezzlement case continue to grow — and so does the investigation of the allegations.

2013/02/08

A $5 million bill sits on top of a stack from the new Monopoly City version of the classic board game on October 28, 2009 in London, England. (credit: Oli Scarff/Getty Images)

Southlake Man Convicted For Bogus Checks

A 45-year-old man from Southlake was convicted on Wednesday of passing more than $300,000 in worthless checks during a five-year scam with a bank executive.

2013/02/07

Drivers sit in traffic. (credit: David McNew/Newsmakers)

Time In Traffic Costs Commuters $121 Billion

Commuters are adapting to increasing traffic congestion by building delays into their schedules, but at a cost of $121 billion in wasted time and fuel, according to one study.

2013/02/05

Used cars sit in the lot at a dealership. (credit: Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images)

Straus Suggests Raising Driver’s License Cost

House Speaker Joe Straus suggested possibly raising the cost of a driver’s license to help the state’s congested roads. Texas drivers currently pay a price of $25.

2013/01/31

A drilling rig explores for gas. (credit: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Gas Drilling Royalties Transform Lives

Private landowners are reaping billions of dollars in royalties each year from the boom in natural gas drilling, transforming lives and livelihoods even as the windfall provides only a modest boost to the broader economy.

2013/01/28

Vouchers Could Save Texas $2 Billion Per Year

Texas public schools could save up to $2 billion annually if the state allows families to use public funding on private schooling, a school vouchers advocate testified Tuesday at the ongoing school finance trial.

2013/01/23

Mickelson Regrets Airing Taxes Opinion

Phil Mickelson is talking more about how much he pays in taxes than how many fairways he hits off the tee.

2013/01/23

George P. Bush speaks on night two of the Republican National Convention August 31, 2004 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. (credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

George P. Bush Raises $1.3 Million In 8 Weeks

George P. Bush has raised more than $1.3 million in the barely eight weeks since he announced that he would run for office in Texas. But he hasn’t decided which office he will seek.

2013/01/15

Christie Norwood (credit: Midlothian Police Department)

PTO Treasurer Accused Of Stealing $24K+ From School

A leader with a North Texas elementary school association has been arrested and charged with theft. Her crime? Stealing thousands of dollars from the Parent Teacher Organization (PTO).

CBSDFW.COM–2013/01/08

Dewhurst Ready To Tap Rainy Day Fund

Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst said, with the state’s population set to double in the next 40 or 50 years, it is time to tap the Rainy Day Fund, which could be nearly $12 billion by 2015.

2013/01/08