By KERA News & Wire Services
Dallas, TX – A Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives spokesman says an agent who was shot during a warrant sweep on suspected gang members has injuries that aren't life-threatening.
Tom Crowley says the agent was taken to Parkland Memorial Hospital on Thursday. He says the agent was shot at least once at the doorway of the home where the warrant was being served. He declined to name the agent.
Crowley says a 29-year-old man was taken into custody. He says he expects charges to be filed by the U.S. Attorney's office after an investigation.
The agent was working with a team that included the ATF, Dallas police and the federal Drug Enforcement Administration. They were serving federal narcotics and weapons warrants on suspected gang members in southeast Dallas.
2nd appliance rebate program for Texas
Texans frustrated by not being able to get through by phone or online to take part in an April energy-efficient appliance rebate program will have another chance.
State officials have announced a winter 2010 offering using unclaimed rebate funds. The initial offer involved more than $20 million in federal stimulus funds.
Comptroller's spokesman Allen Spelce says about $10 million was left over from the original program after all rebates were paid.
A listing Thursday on a website affiliated with the state comptroller's office, which administers the program, says additional details will be announced later.
Dell cedes data storage maker 3Par to HP
Dell is walking away from a bidding contest with rival Hewlett-Packard for data-storage maker 3Par.
Dell Inc. says it will not match Hewlett-Packard Co.'s offer to pay $33 per share for 3Par Inc., or about $2.07 billion.
Dave Johnson, Dell's senior vice president for corporate strategy, says the company "took a measured approach throughout the process and have decided to end these discussions."
Dell boosted its offer to $32 Wednesday from $27, but before it could be made public, HP again raised the stakes Thursday morning.
Both PC makers were looking at 3Par as a way to build up their "cloud computing" businesses, delivering software, data storage and other services to customers via the Internet. 3Par could also help them cut data storage expenses.