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From Texas Standard: In big cities, businesses open and close all the time – usually with little fanfare. But when a retailer leaves a small town, it’s...
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From Texas Standard . If you’ve ever been to a Walmart in Texas looking for liquor, you’ve noticed that, by law, they don’t sell it. Beer and wine, yes,...
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Walmart, the largest retailer in the U.S., announced it will stop selling guns and ammunition to anyone under 21. The decision comes on the same day that Dick's Sporting Goods said it would stop selling military-style semi-automatic rifles and high-capacity magazines, as well as guns to anyone under 21.
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The discovery of a stifling tractor-trailer in San Antonio this weekend – packed with nearly 40 undocumented immigrants – is reverberating across the…
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From Texas Standard: Walmart sells everything from guns to grapefruit. But right now, it can't sell liquor – at least not in Texas. The mega-retailer is...
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From Texas Standard: The last time a Walmart opened in Austin was six years ago. It opened, but not without a massive fight that lasted years. Hope Morr...
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The Wall Street Journal quotes sources who say the Justice Department hasn't found evidence to merit criminal charges. A New York Times story had linked Wal-Mart to $24 million in bribes to officials.
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The nation's largest retailer is known for sprawling suburban and rural stores. Now Wal-Mart is moving into city centers — sometimes despite strong local opposition.