1. A flag proclaiming the Rangers as the AL champions was raised high above the ballpark, whipping in the wind alongside more than three dozen Lone Star state flags.
2. Accredited accepted Lone Star's first offer and went to court last month to force the firm to complete the purchase.
3. HSBC said it is negotiating with Lone Star after a second deadline for regulatory approval of the purchase expired July 31.
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4. HSBC and Lone Star had rights under an April agreement to terminate the deal if regulators hadn't cleared the deal.
5. " The safety of our participants and volunteers is the first priority, " the Lone Star Chapter of the National MS Society said in a statement.
6. The deal has been held up by lengthy legal wrangling over Lone Star's purchase of KEB in 2003.