<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" xmlns:activity="http://activitystrea.ms/spec/1.0/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>Newsvine</title><link>http://mckinney-home-rebate.newsvine.com/</link><description></description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2013</copyright><lastBuildDate>Sat, 5 Jan 2013 00:09:15 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 03:26:58 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>Latest Drought Outlook: Dry Spell Could Continue in Texas </title>
<description><![CDATA[As the 83rd Texas Legislature convenes next week, there&rsquo;s considerable  pressure on lawmakers to do something about the state&rsquo;s water woes,  whether it be funding water infrastructure, increased conservation or even desalination. The state&rsquo;s population is boomin&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Askins]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Mike Askins]]></source><link>http://mckinney-home-rebate.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/04/16355511-latest-drought-outlook-dry-spell-could-continue-in-texas</link><guid>http://mckinney-home-rebate.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/04/16355511-latest-drought-outlook-dry-spell-could-continue-in-texas</guid><category>texas</category><category>water</category><category>hot</category><category>drought</category><category>us-news</category><category>dry</category><category>texas-legislature</category><category>southeast-texas</category><pubDate>Sat, 5 Jan 2013 00:09:14 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=mckinney-home-rebate4B961D10-22B1-70DF-C452-E8AACAAD76E1.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="150" width="150" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=mckinney-home-rebate4B961D10-22B1-70DF-C452-E8AACAAD76E1.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="120" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Home repairs: Make your old house look new again</title>
<description><![CDATA[If you own a prewar home, it's probably chock-full of charming period details -- and persistent headaches.
Quirky old-house nuisances are just a fact of  life when your home has served many generations, even if it's been well  maintained.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Askins]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Mike Askins]]></source><link>http://mckinney-home-rebate.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/21/16072816-home-repairs-make-your-old-house-look-new-again</link><guid>http://mckinney-home-rebate.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/21/16072816-home-repairs-make-your-old-house-look-new-again</guid><category>business</category><category>home-repairs</category><category>common-problems</category><category>maintence</category><category>older-homes</category><category>home-fixes</category><category>old-homes</category><pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2012 21:20:21 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=mckinney-home-rebateF24928F1-209A-183E-F2C9-3CF2C1A73F1A.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="164" width="216" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=mckinney-home-rebateF24928F1-209A-183E-F2C9-3CF2C1A73F1A.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="92" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Tour Lennar's NextGen Home </title>
<description><![CDATA[The bottom of the U.S. housing market seems to be behind us and mortgage rates are at record lows.
However, Americans are reluctant to buy a home due to shaky labor  market conditions, weak wages, and the haunting memory of the recent  housing bubble.
Rentals are popular and mu&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Askins]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Mike Askins]]></source><link>http://mckinney-home-rebate.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/17/15974553-tour-lennars-nextgen-home</link><guid>http://mckinney-home-rebate.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/17/15974553-tour-lennars-nextgen-home</guid><category>homes</category><category>living</category><category>housing</category><category>families</category><category>finances</category><category>nextgen</category><category>home-garden</category><category>multi-generational-living</category><category>multiple-generations</category><pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2012 20:50:11 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=mckinney-home-rebateCBB284D3-A3C8-4B6E-C1D0-2B0EEA3F9AA0.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=mckinney-home-rebateCBB284D3-A3C8-4B6E-C1D0-2B0EEA3F9AA0.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>After Drought, Texas Christmas Trees Face New Foe </title>
<description><![CDATA[Drought takes no prisoners, and Christmas trees are no exception. The 2011 drought decimated Texas wildlife, and not even resilient evergreens could take the heat. This left Christmas tree farmers in Texas with  little or no trees to sell during the holidays. Some farms, like Eve&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Askins]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Mike Askins]]></source><link>http://mckinney-home-rebate.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/12/15871302-after-drought-texas-christmas-trees-face-new-foe</link><guid>http://mckinney-home-rebate.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/12/15871302-after-drought-texas-christmas-trees-face-new-foe</guid><category>texas</category><category>heat</category><category>environment</category><category>drought</category><category>trees</category><category>christmas</category><category>summer</category><category>evergreen-trees</category><category>evergreen-farms</category><pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2012 00:34:00 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Where Americans Are Moving </title>
<description><![CDATA[The red states may have lost the presidential election, but they are  winning new residents, largely at the expense of their politically  successful blue counterparts. For all the talk of how the Great  Recession has driven people -- particularly the &ldquo;footloose young&rdquo;&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Askins]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Mike Askins]]></source><link>http://mckinney-home-rebate.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/11/15845970-where-americans-are-moving</link><guid>http://mckinney-home-rebate.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/11/15845970-where-americans-are-moving</guid><category>texas</category><category>homes</category><category>americans</category><category>moving</category><category>us-news</category><category>winner</category><category>dallas-texas</category><category>great-recession</category><category>relcation</category><category>migration-data</category><pubDate>Tue, 11 Dec 2012 19:37:27 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=mckinney-home-rebateC06F2EE3-53D9-9667-A94D-AFF3835ECB35.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="258" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=mckinney-home-rebateC06F2EE3-53D9-9667-A94D-AFF3835ECB35.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="78" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Housing Affordability Begins to Slide</title>
<description><![CDATA[It is a double edged sword, no doubt. Rising home prices are necessary for the overall housing market to recover and for more borrowers to get back above water on their mortgages.
&nbsp;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Askins]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Mike Askins]]></source><link>http://mckinney-home-rebate.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/11/15845363-housing-affordability-begins-to-slide</link><guid>http://mckinney-home-rebate.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/11/15845363-housing-affordability-begins-to-slide</guid><category>economy</category><category>homes</category><category>improving</category><category>us-news</category><category>home-prices</category><category>affordability</category><category>real-estate-market</category><category>housing-rebound</category><category>pent-up-demand</category><pubDate>Tue, 11 Dec 2012 18:50:17 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>More Oversight of Pay Urged for Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac</title>
<description><![CDATA[The U.S. regulator of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (FMCC) should keep a closer watch on the salaries the two government-owned mortgage finance companies pay to senior executives, according to an auditor&rsquo;s report released today.
&ldquo;The agency&rsquo;s lack of independent a&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Askins]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Mike Askins]]></source><link>http://mckinney-home-rebate.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/10/15824667-more-oversight-of-pay-urged-for-fannie-mae-freddie-mac</link><guid>http://mckinney-home-rebate.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/10/15824667-more-oversight-of-pay-urged-for-fannie-mae-freddie-mac</guid><category>freddie-mac</category><category>money</category><category>fannie-mae</category><category>finances</category><category>pay</category><category>us-news</category><category>salaries</category><category>government-owned</category><pubDate>Mon, 10 Dec 2012 21:32:47 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Central Texas lakes shrinking from drought</title>
<description><![CDATA[
As long as Central Texans are praying for  more rain to refill their reservoirs, they also might want to pray for  less soil to flow with it.
 
Sedimentation &mdash; a fancy word  for dirt washing into waterways and settling on the bottom of riverbeds  and lakes &mdash; slowl&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Askins]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Mike Askins]]></source><link>http://mckinney-home-rebate.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/10/15824098-central-texas-lakes-shrinking-from-drought</link><guid>http://mckinney-home-rebate.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/10/15824098-central-texas-lakes-shrinking-from-drought</guid><category>heat</category><category>environment</category><category>drought</category><category>lakes</category><category>lake-travis</category><category>lake-buchanan</category><category>central-texans</category><pubDate>Mon, 10 Dec 2012 20:46:57 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=mckinney-home-rebateFDCD5A71-5A5C-EC7C-24A8-71908D2D7E84.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="66" width="100" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=mckinney-home-rebateFDCD5A71-5A5C-EC7C-24A8-71908D2D7E84.jpg&amp;width=120" width="100" height="66" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Housing And Autos Driving U.S. Economy Higher </title>
<description><![CDATA[After stumbling again in the summer months, the U.S. economy is  clearly back on track, if politicians smarten up and prevent it from  going over the fiscal cliff.
The recovery is also now being led by the housing industry, which is a  particularly good omen. The two main drivin&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Askins]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Mike Askins]]></source><link>http://mckinney-home-rebate.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/26/15463064-housing-and-autos-driving-us-economy-higher</link><guid>http://mckinney-home-rebate.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/26/15463064-housing-and-autos-driving-us-economy-higher</guid><category>business</category><category>autos</category><category>economy</category><category>homes</category><category>real-estate</category><category>cars</category><category>buying</category><category>higher</category><category>housing-market</category><category>goods</category><pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2012 23:25:26 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Nasher Sculpture Center's landscape architect on the glare from Museum Tower: 'It essentially burns everything it sees'</title>
<description><![CDATA[When last we checked in on the Nasher Sculpture Center-Museum Tower tussle over The Glare,  they were shouting &ldquo;Publicity stunt!&rdquo; at each other before retiring to  their separate corners for Thanksgiving break. At least one Core Reader  hopes they&rsquo;ll both go awa&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Askins]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Mike Askins]]></source><link>http://mckinney-home-rebate.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/26/15462616-nasher-sculpture-centers-landscape-architect-on-the-glare-from-museum-tower-it-essentially-burns-everything-it-sees</link><guid>http://mckinney-home-rebate.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/26/15462616-nasher-sculpture-centers-landscape-architect-on-the-glare-from-museum-tower-it-essentially-burns-everything-it-sees</guid><category>heat</category><category>parks</category><category>environment</category><category>dallas</category><category>buildings</category><category>sunlight</category><category>curved</category><category>nasher-square</category><category>magifying-glass</category><pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2012 22:50:45 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>US, Texas Drought Worsens After Weeks of Improvement </title>
<description><![CDATA[The worst U.S. drought in decades has deepened again  after more than a month of encouraging reports of slowly improving  conditions, a drought-tracking consortium said Wednesday, as scientists  struggled for an explanation other than a simple lack of rain.
While more than half &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Askins]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Mike Askins]]></source><link>http://mckinney-home-rebate.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/22/15370430-us-texas-drought-worsens-after-weeks-of-improvement</link><guid>http://mckinney-home-rebate.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/22/15370430-us-texas-drought-worsens-after-weeks-of-improvement</guid><category>texas</category><category>water</category><category>rain</category><category>environment</category><category>drought</category><category>dry</category><category>improvement</category><category>arid</category><category>moisture</category><category>us-drought-monitor</category><pubDate>Fri, 23 Nov 2012 00:42:01 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=mckinney-home-rebate858C63DA-BFF8-71C2-4BBB-6B43E49E0C87.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="75" width="133" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=mckinney-home-rebate858C63DA-BFF8-71C2-4BBB-6B43E49E0C87.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="68" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>UPDATE: Squatter from DeSoto gets 10 years probation in Arlington case </title>
<description><![CDATA[A North Texas man has been sentenced to 10 years&rsquo; probation for  trying to claim squatters&rsquo; rights on a house using an obscure state law.
A Tarrant County jury deliberated less than two hours Thursday before  determining David Cooper&rsquo;s sentence. Jurors also dec&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Askins]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Mike Askins]]></source><link>http://mckinney-home-rebate.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/15/15196608-update-squatter-from-desoto-gets-10-years-probation-in-arlington-case</link><guid>http://mckinney-home-rebate.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/15/15196608-update-squatter-from-desoto-gets-10-years-probation-in-arlington-case</guid><category>law</category><category>squatters</category><category>probation</category><category>us-news</category><category>foreclosures</category><category>texas-law</category><category>adverse-possession</category><pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2012 22:00:25 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>U.S. foreclosures drop 19% in October: survey</title>
<description><![CDATA[The number of U.S. properties with foreclosure filings dropped 19% in  October from a year earlier, but rose from September, according to  market researcher RealtyTrac.
There were 186,455 U.S. properties with default notices, scheduled  auctions and bank repossessions in October&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Askins]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Mike Askins]]></source><link>http://mckinney-home-rebate.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/15/15195987-us-foreclosures-drop-19-in-october-survey</link><guid>http://mckinney-home-rebate.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/15/15195987-us-foreclosures-drop-19-in-october-survey</guid><category>business</category><category>survey</category><category>drop</category><category>realtytrac</category><category>foreclosures</category><category>us-foreclosures</category><pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2012 21:11:34 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>New census calculation finds higher rate of poverty in U.S.</title>
<description><![CDATA[The ranks of America's poor edged up last year to a high of 49.7  million, based on a new census measure that takes into account medical  costs and work-related expenses.
The numbers released  Wednesday by the Census Bureau are part of a newly developed  supplemental poverty mea&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Askins]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Mike Askins]]></source><link>http://mckinney-home-rebate.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/14/15170239-new-census-calculation-finds-higher-rate-of-poverty-in-us</link><guid>http://mckinney-home-rebate.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/14/15170239-new-census-calculation-finds-higher-rate-of-poverty-in-us</guid><category>america</category><category>poverty</category><category>us-news</category><category>poor</category><category>us-government</category><category>safety-net</category><category>census-bureaus</category><pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2012 23:37:53 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Kind of Like 'eFarmony': Matching Farmers With Urban Landowners For Fun And Profit</title>
<description><![CDATA[Many farmers want their farms to be located close to a city -  especially organic farmers who'd like to sell their produce at big urban  farmers markets. But the price of land within range of a big city is  sky high and only getting higher.
Most small farmers buy their  land, bu&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Askins]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Mike Askins]]></source><link>http://mckinney-home-rebate.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/13/15142121-kind-of-like-efarmony-matching-farmers-with-urban-landowners-for-fun-and-profit</link><guid>http://mckinney-home-rebate.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/13/15142121-kind-of-like-efarmony-matching-farmers-with-urban-landowners-for-fun-and-profit</guid><category>food</category><category>farms</category><category>us-news</category><category>lease</category><category>local-food</category><category>organic-gardens</category><category>landowners</category><category>efarmony</category><pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2012 19:46:31 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=mckinney-home-rebate14FE0280-5943-DD95-69BD-E4FB74B5A737.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="224" width="300" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=mckinney-home-rebate14FE0280-5943-DD95-69BD-E4FB74B5A737.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Economy Set for Better Times Whether Obama or Romney Wins </title>
<description><![CDATA[Mitt Romney says Barack Obama's policies will consign the U.S. to an extended period of sluggish economic growth, at best. The president says his Republican challenger's plans will sow the seeds of another mammoth recession. Both are wrong.
No matter who wins the election tomorr&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Askins]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Mike Askins]]></source><link>http://mckinney-home-rebate.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/05/14946746-economy-set-for-better-times-whether-obama-or-romney-wins</link><guid>http://mckinney-home-rebate.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/05/14946746-economy-set-for-better-times-whether-obama-or-romney-wins</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>economy</category><category>recovery</category><category>positive</category><category>economic-recovery</category><category>distressed-properties</category><pubDate>Mon, 5 Nov 2012 18:52:21 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>New short-sale guidelines expected to unclog bad mortgage backlog </title>
<description><![CDATA[The new Federal Housing Finance Agency short sales guides for the government-sponsored enterprises Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are now in effect.
The guideline&rsquo;s impact on mortgage servicers so far are seen as  positive, given that the program seeks to avoid foreclosures an&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Askins]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Mike Askins]]></source><link>http://mckinney-home-rebate.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/02/14884673-new-short-sale-guidelines-expected-to-unclog-bad-mortgage-backlog</link><guid>http://mckinney-home-rebate.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/02/14884673-new-short-sale-guidelines-expected-to-unclog-bad-mortgage-backlog</guid><category>business</category><category>homes</category><category>housing</category><category>backlog</category><category>fhfa</category><category>short-sale-guidelines</category><pubDate>Fri, 2 Nov 2012 18:02:26 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Texas Growers Expecting Bumper Pecan Crop</title>
<description><![CDATA[Good news if pecans are a part of your favorite holiday recipes,  Texas pecan growers are expecting a bumper crop this year. The majority  of the 2011 crop was lost to drought and that meant limited supply at a  higher price.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Askins]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Mike Askins]]></source><link>http://mckinney-home-rebate.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/02/14884453-texas-growers-expecting-bumper-pecan-crop</link><guid>http://mckinney-home-rebate.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/02/14884453-texas-growers-expecting-bumper-pecan-crop</guid><category>texas</category><category>farmers</category><category>environment</category><category>growers</category><category>peacans</category><category>bumper-crop</category><pubDate>Fri, 2 Nov 2012 17:44:33 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=mckinney-home-rebateC5615B07-08F4-F2A0-A388-2BA11778D558.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="195" width="260" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=mckinney-home-rebateC5615B07-08F4-F2A0-A388-2BA11778D558.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>How Abandoned Wells Can Cause Explosions and Contamination</title>
<description><![CDATA[Abandoned wells in Pennsylvania are putting landowners at risk for  drilling-induced explosions and water contamination, according to a new  investigative series by our fellow StateImpact reporters in  Pennsylvania. After a methane geyser erupted in the Pennsylvania  countryside &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Askins]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Mike Askins]]></source><link>http://mckinney-home-rebate.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/15/14456092-how-abandoned-wells-can-cause-explosions-and-contamination</link><guid>http://mckinney-home-rebate.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/15/14456092-how-abandoned-wells-can-cause-explosions-and-contamination</guid><category>oil</category><category>environment</category><category>explosions</category><category>abandoned-wells</category><category>stateimpact-texas</category><category>orphaned-wells</category><pubDate>Mon, 15 Oct 2012 18:32:02 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=mckinney-home-rebateD6FB59A0-7E70-F817-E550-6D931A253D05.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="150" width="150" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=mckinney-home-rebateD6FB59A0-7E70-F817-E550-6D931A253D05.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="120" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Texas pecan growers expect a limb-buster of a crop </title>
<description><![CDATA[Despite the drought, Texas growers say they expect to harvest an exceptionally large crop of 65 million pounds of pecans.
Typically, the crop is between 50 million and 55 million pounds, according to a news release.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Askins]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Mike Askins]]></source><link>http://mckinney-home-rebate.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/11/14375581-texas-pecan-growers-expect-a-limb-buster-of-a-crop</link><guid>http://mckinney-home-rebate.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/11/14375581-texas-pecan-growers-expect-a-limb-buster-of-a-crop</guid><category>texas</category><category>recovery</category><category>environment</category><category>drought</category><category>crops</category><category>pecans</category><category>exceptionally-large</category><pubDate>Thu, 11 Oct 2012 23:04:31 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Water park takes shape in backyard of dentist who owes millions</title>
<description><![CDATA[There's a different kind of skyscraper going up in one of Dallas'  most exclusive neighborhoods on Strait Lane. Mavericks superstar&nbsp;Dirk  Nowitzki, former Rangers owner Tom Hicks and even Mayor Mike  Rawlings&nbsp;live close by.
This "skyscraper" is really a three-story wat&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Askins]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Mike Askins]]></source><link>http://mckinney-home-rebate.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/09/14323807-water-park-takes-shape-in-backyard-of-dentist-who-owes-millions</link><guid>http://mckinney-home-rebate.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/09/14323807-water-park-takes-shape-in-backyard-of-dentist-who-owes-millions</guid><category>fraud</category><category>dentist</category><category>lawsuits</category><category>medicaid</category><category>internal-revenue-service</category><category>braces</category><category>home-garden</category><category>water-park</category><category>back-yard</category><pubDate>Tue, 9 Oct 2012 22:00:51 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=mckinney-home-rebateC8038360-69A7-AD8A-5820-55D4F95EE068.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="113" width="200" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=mckinney-home-rebateC8038360-69A7-AD8A-5820-55D4F95EE068.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="68" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>How Wind's Success in Texas Could Pave the Way For More Solar</title>
<description><![CDATA[The Texas wind boom really got started over a decade ago, with the passage of a state senate bill that required renewables to be developed, followed by an expanded version of renewable energy targets from the senate in&nbsp;2005.
&ldquo;Since then, we&rsquo;ve been off to the ra&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Askins]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Mike Askins]]></source><link>http://mckinney-home-rebate.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/09/14323733-how-winds-success-in-texas-could-pave-the-way-for-more-solar</link><guid>http://mckinney-home-rebate.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/09/14323733-how-winds-success-in-texas-could-pave-the-way-for-more-solar</guid><category>texas</category><category>wind-power</category><category>environment</category><category>solar-power</category><category>public-utility-commission</category><category>sxsw-eco</category><category>texas-alternative-energy</category><pubDate>Tue, 9 Oct 2012 21:55:24 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Steve Fleischli: Disaster Planning and Climate Change</title>
<description><![CDATA[Fall may have arrived, but it hasn't brought an end to the great drought  of 2012. My home state of Nebraska has been hit hard, with nearly 98 percent of the state still experiencing extreme or exceptional drought. Friends and family  have told me that cities have restricted wate&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Askins]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Mike Askins]]></source><link>http://mckinney-home-rebate.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/02/14186199-steve-fleischli-disaster-planning-and-climate-change</link><guid>http://mckinney-home-rebate.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/02/14186199-steve-fleischli-disaster-planning-and-climate-change</guid><category>texas</category><category>nebraska</category><category>environment</category><category>drought</category><category>national-wildlife-federation</category><category>texas-agrilife-extension-service</category><category>disaster-mitigation-act</category><category>state-coastal-conservancy</category><pubDate>Tue, 2 Oct 2012 20:52:41 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=mckinney-home-rebateB05B9743-DE4A-A427-4C74-E8D53BE022A6.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="82" width="112" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=mckinney-home-rebateB05B9743-DE4A-A427-4C74-E8D53BE022A6.jpg&amp;width=120" width="112" height="82" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>2 get prison in Texas radio ads real estate scam</title>
<description><![CDATA[A federal judge in Texas has sentenced two men to five-year prison  terms in a $17 million real estate scam using radio promotions.
Prosecutors on Thursday announced the  punishment for 33-year-old Jeremy Louder of Frisco and 43-year-old  Jeffrey Brown of Dallas. Both had pleade&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Askins]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Mike Askins]]></source><link>http://mckinney-home-rebate.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/01/14172686-2-get-prison-in-texas-radio-ads-real-estate-scam</link><guid>http://mckinney-home-rebate.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/01/14172686-2-get-prison-in-texas-radio-ads-real-estate-scam</guid><category>business</category><category>ads</category><category>prison</category><category>dallas</category><category>financial-planning</category><category>foreclosures</category><category>texas-radio</category><category>quadwealth</category><pubDate>Mon, 1 Oct 2012 20:33:33 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>California Man Battles Neighbor's Loud Gospel Music With Pornography</title>
<description><![CDATA[Unhappy with his neighbor&rsquo;s loud gospel music, a California man decided to strike back with pornography. According to CBS Sacramento,  Twain Harte was so agitated with the music blaring from his neighbor&rsquo;s  property that he decided to start watching X-rated videos out&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Askins]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Mike Askins]]></source><link>http://mckinney-home-rebate.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/27/14125751-california-man-battles-neighbors-loud-gospel-music-with-pornography</link><guid>http://mckinney-home-rebate.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/27/14125751-california-man-battles-neighbors-loud-gospel-music-with-pornography</guid><category>neighbors</category><category>complaints</category><category>dispute</category><category>noise</category><category>loud</category><category>home-garden</category><category>gospel-music</category><category>twain-harte</category><pubDate>Thu, 27 Sep 2012 17:10:57 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=mckinney-home-rebate2BDD758A-1C6E-9F23-621A-9C419F73EDAE.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="200" width="200" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=mckinney-home-rebate2BDD758A-1C6E-9F23-621A-9C419F73EDAE.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="120" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item></channel></rss>