Business

SAN ANTONIO – This March, the Center for Terrorism Law at St. Mary’s University School of Law will host a symposium to inform current business leaders to their susceptibility to civil liability lawsuits from victims of criminal or terrorist acts. The first-of-its kind symposium will help educate business owners physically and legally safeguard themselves from liability while protecting their companies from the dangers of terrorism, cyber attacks and criminal.

The symposium’s program of panel and discussion topics will include:

Fort Worth, TX, November 14, 2008 - The American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML) today announced Gary Nickelson, a nationally recognized family law expert, has been elected president.  The AAML is comprised of more than 1,600 of the country's top divorce and family law attorneys.
 

A record breaking $72,670.49 was raised for the United Way of Comal County at the recent 22nd Annual Gruene Music & Wine Fest, held October 10, 11 & 12.

Crime hit close to home in the Hill Country this morning - very close to home. We were shocked to come in to the office and find the bank across the street surrounded by crime tape and police cars.

When the first news van showed up, for FOX-KABB news in San Antonio, we shouted across the street and found out the bank had been robbed! Account Executive Stefani Glick (thats me!) was interviewed by the news channel for a reaction.

In the land of big ranches, big houses and big lawns, downtown Fort Worth is blazing a new trail by growing up and into the sky with high-rise apartments, a tight-laced community and a new way of life unlike anything the city has ever seen.

Look for Texas Magazine on newsstands in all major grocery and bookstore chain throughout the state. Kroger, HEB, Randalls, Central Market, Barnes & Noble, Hastings, Sams Wholesale Club and more. Newsstand price is $3.95 an issue. Register online and sign up for email alert for last chance mailing dates for the printed version and immediate access to the electronic edition of Texas Magazine.

The Austin Film Festival is honored to announce that screenwriter, actor, director and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Sam Shepard will accept a Distinguished Screenwriter Award at the 15th annual Austin Film Festival (October 16-23). The AFF was the first and remains one of the only film festivals in the country whose primary focus is the writer.

Despite a nationally imploding housing market and the instability an election year brings, Forbes and more say Texas cities are still offering outstanding quality of life, appreciating housing and stable job markets.