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Headlines archived chronologically as originally posted in 2007

bullet 4/22&23/2007
bullet News from the 80th Texas Legislature
bullet ASU-Texas Tech bill to get Texas House hearing
bullet West Texas' electricity rates among state's highest
bullet San Jacinto battle flag returns to Houston
bullet Press Club of Dallas may have issued phony 2006 awards
bullet San Antonio's citywide party begins
bullet Texans make cigarette runs to neighboring states
bullet Plane evacuated after bomb threat at San Antonio airport
bullet South Texas prosecutor arrested on DWI charge
bullet Thousands without power in storm-batterd Panhandle
bullet Tornadoes cause damage in Tulia, Cactus
bullet Expect big crowds for new Dallas bishop
bullet Mesquite rodeo kicking off 50th season
bullet Farmers Branch rental ordinance language questioned
bullet 85% in 5th grade pass math TAKS on 1st try - and that mean old test was just too hard for teachers and parents!
bullet El Paso: 'The Equestrian' sculpture unveiled amid applause, protest
bullet Border cameras lack cash, stay off
bullet Spain re-awards symbolic cane to Tiguas
bullet U.S. issues Mexico travel alert
bullet Restaurant blames closing on Arlington smoking ban
bullet Rail might one day link Rio Grande Valley cities
bullet Big Spring police take 11-year-old, 14-year-old into custody in connection with school gun hoax
bullet Midland: Wagners, Noël make $10 million donation to performing arts center
bullet Student loan investigation a wakeup call for Texas colleges
bullet New exit sign makes Hutto a tourist destination
bullet EMS official's ties to San Antonio company raise questions
bullet Federal court says Texas city can't gag employees on bond issue
bullet Legal wrangling worries taxpayers, Residents fear district attorney's cout battles will add to Willacy County's financial problems
bullet Indictment alleges five conspired to harbor illegal immigrants in Harlingen motels
bullet Rodriguez: Money-losing Alamodome proves its worth as visitors open wallets
bullet Can I get an amen ... and an excused absence from public school?
bullet News flows freely in Coleman
 
bullet 4/21/2007
bullet News from the 80th Texas Legislature
bullet State rep. accused of DWI in Austin (Dutton-D)
bullet House panel votes to exempt 60,000 additional Texas businesses from new business tax
bullet Bolton assails counseling disclosure mandate
bullet Athletes, administrators on steroid testing bill: where's the juice?
bullet House member backs taking away database from governor
bullet Lawmaker says Health and Human Services commissioner should accept responsibility for call center problems
bullet Lawmakers revisit tuition discounts for illegal immigrants
bullet Swinford urges feds to bolster border security
bullet Something Is Missing: Transportation bill lacks tools for mass transit
bullet Bill to aid sales tax collections passes
bullet HB3054 rises from the grave, bill strips sovereign immunity from cities
bullet Panel amends bill calling for Bible classes in public schools
bullet Sen. Patrick opposes media protection bill
bullet Senate OKs raising smoking age to 19
bullet Rep. McReynolds says park funding efforts 'disappointing'
bullet Measure would require local police to enforce immigration laws to receive funding
bullet Sen. Duncan support redistricting "bi-partisan" commission
bullet Thursday's highlights from the Texas Legislature
bullet A surprise appearance by Dewhurst in Health & Human Services
bullet The Old Testament Jesus? or Shapleigh shows he's an idiot again!
bullet Perry Seeks Federal Disaster Declaration For Central Texas Counties
bullet Commission apologizes, will now allow POW/MIA flag at Crosby courthouse
bullet Study: Texans paying higher telecom taxes
bullet Texas group tries to break skydive formation record
bullet Airport police: Banana burglar ate the evidence, Midland man arrested at Austin airport for swiping the forbidden fruit before flying
bullet New routes on line for ExpressJet
bullet Abilene: World's Largest Barbecue for Military Active Duty
bullet Texas: jobs up, unemployment down
bullet Report: Rare event cited in raising gas rates
bullet Texas' stance on stem cell research could have economic effects - libs cry
bullet Voter fraud program could increase voter frustration
bullet Marion PD chief fired by council
bullet Gunman kills hostage, self at NASA building
bullet Harris County judge nixes Vioxx lawsuit
bullet Some say Fort Bend teacher's was off when she left class to pursue Bachelor
bullet Fifth-graders pass math TAKS test at record rate
 
bullet 4/20/2007
bullet News from the 80th Texas Legislature
bullet Audit finds new social services computer system slower, Report questions TIERS computer system
bullet Senate bill OKs police latitude on roving wiretaps
bullet Capitol Roundup
bullet Selby: It's brush-fire season in Austin, Well, really it's just at the Capitol
bullet Tollway districts OK'd by Senate
bullet Bill aims to make foster care safer
bullet Gun records may become confidential, Weapons bill OK'd by House
bullet Debating sobriety checkpoints in Texas
bullet King votes to reduce property taxes by limiting appraisal creep
bullet Looser rules on funding for political ads is feared
bullet Senate OKs TYC overhaul
bullet Senate: No private toll road contracts for 2 years
bullet Shield law effort fails in Senate, may try again with changes
bullet Smoke 'em if you're 19, moves tabacco age from 18 to 19
bullet Senate votes to end high school TAKS tests
bullet Waco: Five Injured As Car Slams Into House, Bursts Into Flames, raw video
bullet Judge questions merits of Willacy County DA's case to oust fellow officials
bullet Firing of felons from Youth Commission resumes
bullet Austin art museum official arrested after police say he tried to steal paintings
bullet State official to meet with residents concerned over seismic testing in Laguna Madre
bullet Big fire burns near Houston Ship Channel
bullet McAllen conference speakers shed light on human trafficking
bullet Radioactive ranch?
bullet Harris Co. Appraisals up 7%, but tax bills should shrink
bullet Three Texas Southern Univ. regents refuse to resign
bullet Plan could endanger TSU's accreditation
bullet Two killed, nine injured in Amarillo apartment fire
bullet Texas-OU to stay at Cotton Bowl
bullet Nueces County Sheriff's office missing 48 guns
bullet Austin defends $11,000 party paid with city funds
bullet Dorms evacuated after bomb threat at Texas School for Deaf
bullet Jewelry Channel lands in Round Rock, 700 jobs planned over 5 years
bullet Amarillo: Pantex guard strike continues
bullet Port of San Antonio cargo deal signed with Mexican shipper
bullet Port Arthur cop shot, should be ok
bullet Special prosecutor assigned to Rockwall DA's case
 
bullet 4/19/2007
bullet News from the 80th Texas Legislature
bullet Senate OKs Medicaid changes, proposal could save $9 million
bullet Some GOP senators oppose moving primaries
bullet Senate bill would allow additional charges to obtain public records
bullet Carona to unveil toll road bill
bullet Divestment movement dealt a blow, Official says measures can't require state pension funds to sell holdings on moral grounds
bullet Capitol Roundup
bullet Dewhurst caves, now support annual CHIP enrollment
bullet Dewhurst: Give colleges access to resources of Texas School Safety Center
bullet King touts his legislative agenda
bullet Smoke detector measure clears committee - more nanny state
bullet Teachers are guarded on changes to testing
bullet Senate deal would allow execution for child predators
bullet House resoundingly approves gun-license privacy
bullet Texas Senate votes to end foster parent firearm ban
bullet Retired Dem senator yearns for the filibuster days
bullet Wal-Mart amendment under scrutiny
bullet House votes on animal cruelty bill
bullet Gun-smoke: Unintended Consequences
bullet UPDATE: Judge to hear Guerra's request to oust officials, Willacy County gets help from state
bullet Ex-DPS troopers let off weapons, impersonating officer charges
bullet City of Troy is being sued by a former employee
bullet Court rules that government can't hold Posada until trial
bullet El Paso Border Patrol agent nearly run over, opens fire on driver
bullet Perry plans El Paso motorcycle ride Friday
bullet TYC: Both WTSS administrators to be arraigned Thursday
bullet All indicted in Swift raid have pleaded guilty
bullet City of Austin's party bill raises questions
bullet Sheriff's employees arrested in Jefferson County
bullet TXU Will Sell To KKR & Texas Pacific
bullet Suits claim manipulation by TXU
bullet CDC: A&M researcher infected by bioweapon
bullet Fort Worth: Police arrest robbery suspect claiming to be God - no, it wasn't Lubbock's mayor Miller
bullet Clear Channel agrees to higher bid
bullet 34 Doctors Discplined By the State
bullet Black Caucus to propose alternative to conservatorship at Texas Southern U.
bullet Texas Southern Univ. students protest possible state takeover
bullet Midland Mayor: City manager will stay, police chief will retire
bullet Galveston conservation plan may include tax - everything contains a tax!
bullet Former public school teacher & church youth director guilty of sexually assaulting teen
 
bullet 4/18/2007
bullet News from the 80th Texas Legislature
bullet Highlights Monday from the Texas Legislature
bullet UT regents endorse limits on top 10 percent law
bullet Lawmakers seek to curb drunken driving
bullet Sunset commission delays annual report, Member's scathing report of liquor industry is at issue - see the report here (pdf)
bullet Identity thieves target stillborn births, lawmaker says
bullet Minority legislators resist Texas Southern Univ. czar plan
bullet Democrats seek oversight of crisis pregnancy centers
bullet Rep. Chavez, D-El Paso, calls Juan de Ońate "brutal conqueror"
bullet State panel hears testimony on slew of immigration bills
bullet Bills to fix Youth Commission seek to keep history from repeating
bullet Texas Tech, Angelo State University merger moves closer to realization
bullet Gun-permit disclosure may be halted
bullet No Craddick as Sinatra but…
bullet Panel OKs barring state funds for embryonic stem cell research
bullet Appraisal relief gets tentative House approval
bullet Editorial: Lawmakers should quit starving parks
bullet Senate backs idea of redistricting panel
bullet Texas House OKs recorded votes measure
bullet House ready to negotiate budget; caucus wins one
bullet Anti-divorce measure popped by point of order
bullet Gov. Perry, Black Caucus take up TSU issues
bullet Texas Bill to Create Domestic Violence Offender Registry Will Harm Innocent Men
bullet Lubbock TV station publishes Undercover Hospital Investigation Video - full length unedited - during which reporter was arrested in Amarillo
bullet Austin may limit use of plastic shopping bags
bullet UT coach Barnes gets $200,000 raise, tops $2 million per season
bullet Austin writer wins Pulitzer for book on al Qaeda
bullet Ornette Coleman, jazz great & Fort Worth native, wins music Pulitzer
bullet Kelso: Who'd think they'd have crabs in Wise County so far from the beach?
bullet Deranged tower sniper rained death on UT campus
bullet TYC: Evidence on TYC guard not shown to grand jury
bullet Missing TYC surveillance tapes found in ex official's office
bullet Group lists Neches as a top endangered river in the U.S.
bullet Falkenberg: At least Dallas County gives 2nd chances
bullet $49 million allocated to Texas for coastal protection
bullet Texas donors boost Giuliani, Edwards
bullet Airmen training at Texas Army base for Iraq
bullet Texas colleges reflect on emergency plans
bullet Supreme Court decides not to block lawsuit against City of Lubbock
bullet Court OKs rule restricting sex business sites
bullet Panhandle area mayor is now a registered sex offender
bullet Threatening note prompts closure of St. Edward's in Austin
bullet Fort Worth Bowl moves to Dec. 31
bullet Southwest's flight attendants join protests against American
bullet Oprah’s company films reality show in Freeport area
bullet First Shipments of Nerve Agent Residue Arrive in Port Arthur
bullet Clements, 90 today and (still) grumpy
bullet Liberty CVS Chain Accused of Dumping Customer Records
bullet Houston no stranger to school shootings
bullet Perry orders flags at half-staff to honor Virginia Tech victims
bullet Schlitterbahn co-owner arrested on drug charges
bullet Volunteers have multibillion dollar effect in Texas
bullet Comal assistant DA picked by governor for top office
bullet Amarillo: Railroad tanker derails, leaks acid
bullet Rolling gunfight on Southwest Freeway kills 1
bullet Appeals Court says taxpayer group has standing to sue State for busting spending caps
bullet 4/16/2007
bullet News from the 80th Texas Legislature
bullet Over-reaction to Texas Homeland Security database in the House
bullet Pampa House member pushes three pro-marriage bills
bullet State spending is way up, isn't it? Factor in inflation and population, and budget growth looks small - but the starting point was too high
bullet Conservative goes his own way (puff piece on RINO Tarlton)
bullet Patterson favors pay boost for lite guv - just build him a capitol apartment and call it even
bullet Bill would bring translators to health workers, but do local hospitals need the help?
bullet Robison: Bill sets up unusual dispute between gun rights and business
bullet Patrick's proposed cuts
bullet Gun records fight postponed
bullet Committee vote is unanimous for Texas Tech & Angelo State merger
bullet Dewhurst, advocates discuss CHIP
bullet Today marks 60th anniversary of ship explosion at Texas City more
bullet Jeff Burton wins at Texas Motor Speedway
bullet Cartel hiring teens in Texas as hitmen
bullet Foreclosed property auctions abused, critics contend
bullet Texas prisons have high percentage of unfilled guard jobs
bullet Potter County pay battle could go to AG
bullet Litigation and sex ed at Ector County ISD
bullet Proposed La Entrada al Pacifico highway, trucking or tranquility
bullet Craddick, Alpine lawmaker differ on La Entrada's future
bullet Lockney judge suspended pending the outcome of felony & misdemeanor cases
bullet League City man says Dallas traffic camera falsely accused him
bullet Texas Assoc. of Business, corporate donors return to court
bullet UT collects $1M from Carmax founder
bullet Austin No. 6 on green-energy list
bullet Austin area film studio to anchor $1.5B project
bullet Coleman: Interloper feline trounced in Dog Mayor election
bullet Sam & Harry's at the Worthington closes
bullet Editorial: A death penalty slowdown, but not in Texas
bullet Editorial: Death No More: Life without parole should be new standard
bullet Editorial: Texas' Next Step (death penalty)
bullet Cowboys' Glenn sues former Mavericks guard Pack
bullet Is ID theft protection worth it?
bullet What's $11.7 billion between friends? TTC
bullet Citizens for Property Rights seeks to restore old Baytown smoking ordinance
bullet B-25s flock to San Marcos for anniversary of U.S. raid on Japan
bullet Waco police chief thinks he's 'a good fit for Austin
bullet TYC withheld abuse cases
bullet Castillo: Judge politicians on real issues, not outrageous antics on stage
bullet Houston plans crackdown on some sex businesses - work for Miller & chief Jones!
bullet Virginia shootings displace Texas massacres from grim lists
 
bullet 4/14&15/2007
bullet News from the 80th Texas Legislature
bullet Swinford's immigration bill put on hold
bullet Perry's database of Texans concerns lawmakers - it's not Perry's database, that is Lib spin, it is the Texas homeland security database
bullet Update with photos: Fort Worth ski park plan unveiled
bullet More than 50 pets seized from Fort Worth couple
bullet Tornado, hail and wind damage is widespread, Haltom City hit hard
bullet Two die in Texas storms, survey of damage begins
bullet Arlington city council candidate loses appeal to save his house
bullet Denton: No extradition for imprisoned ex-constable
bullet Flight attendants rally at American Airlines headquarters
bullet Watauga: Sex assault charge against dentist is detailed
bullet San Marcos residents object to cadaver research near their homes
bullet Former NASCAR owner, stripper, back in Austin to face charges
bullet Round Rock, school district settle lawsuit with student protestors
bullet Perry tells Texas Southern Univ. regents to resign, asks for state takeover
bullet State tax collections increase in March, Comptroller Combs distributes $404 million to local governments
bullet Lawmaker cites Texas' need for stronger ag voice
bullet TYC: Grand jury won't indict former TYC guard in sex abuse case
bullet Brazoria City Council backs prayer in schools
bullet El Paso downtown development becomes center point in council races
bullet Church leader plans museum, tabernacle for Branch Davidian site
bullet Dallas lawyer announces for Democrat nomination for '08 Senate race
bullet 'PET' project could reduce East Texas cities' water woes
 
bullet 4/13/2007
bullet News from the 80th Texas Legislature
bullet Bible bill: "It doesn't have a prayer"
bullet The budget debate in the Senate, some Dems cry that money is left unspent!
bullet Texas Senate OKs a two-year budget - note the Liberal bias in this story!
bullet Fireworks in the Texas Senate...big ones! - budget debate
bullet Lt. gov. invites some CHIP advocates to a meeting
bullet Drunk Boaters -- Look Out!
bullet House votes to move Texas primary to February - booooo!
bullet House backs electric rate cut
bullet Senate OKs TTU El Paso med funds; Shapleigh against measure
bullet Bill would make diabetes a reportable disease in San Antonio
bullet Texas moves closer to getting rid of TAKS in high school
bullet Senators hear passionate arguments on 'medical futility' proposal
bullet TYC officials update lawmakers
bullet Senate bill could sting Valley indigent program
bullet Delwin Jones withdraws bill letting local gov. debate appointments in secret
bullet Texas Observer (Libs) goes nuts over Texas Homeland Security database
bullet Violence against guardians an 'alarming trend'
bullet Forget Aspen; Ski Mount Fort Worth instead
bullet Austin council to discuss banning panhandling
bullet Texas a big presidential stumping ground for '08
bullet UIL plans dramatic shuffle for football
bullet Texas State University moves forward with 'body farm' facility
bullet Texas residents owed millions
bullet Willacy County DA refuses police department's criminal cases
bullet Storm, high winds batter Amarillo area
 
bullet 4/12/2007
bullet News from the 80th Texas Legislature
bullet Sen. Gallegos returns to the Senate
bullet Dewhurst drawing flak on CHIP
bullet Bentsen: Senate leaders must step up and restore CHIP
bullet Bridges: Incentive pay would fail teachers and students - Texas Federation of Teachers nonsense
bullet House honors super-lobbyist Caven
bullet Bible elective class bill stirs religious debate
bullet House avoids vote on so-called Hecht measure
bullet Legislative colleagues agree Pampa lawmaker same old Chisum
bullet Selby: Dewhurst on time, and other '07 truths, Texas is rich, lunch can be free
bullet Local agencies may get more say over toll roads
bullet Bill would increase fee for marriage licenses, Couples could avoid fee by taking a premarital training course - can you say "nanny state"?
bullet Texas House shoots down idea of 'marriage tax'
bullet Metal detectors coming to the Senate, But the House opts out
bullet Texas Senate OKs bills to aid with Bliss growth
bullet An “extremist” in the Texas Senate chamber
bullet TYC:Senate panel proposes sweeping changes at Youth Commission
bullet House OKs tax holiday for green appliances - good grief!
bullet Shield law passes Senate committee
bullet House spurns failure-to-identify measure
bullet Hollywood-to-Texas measure, effect not known on FNL
bullet George: Texans paying a high price for payday lending
bullet TYC: Former TYC Official Moved To Ward County Jail
bullet TYC scandal continues
bullet Foster children sleeping in hotels
bullet UTEP to teach minorities special skills in intelligence field
bullet Potential TXU bidder's apparent pullout heats up PUC debate
bullet Horse freed after hours in Texas mudhole
bullet Man accused of shooting boy says he was firing at wooden target
bullet Masked 'police' rob homes at gunpoint in Amarillo
bullet Mandatory class attendance possible at UT Permian Basin
bullet Son of Luby's Co-Founder Headed to Prison
bullet Democrats say Cornyn will be vulnerable in '08 - wishful thinking
bullet Continental flight comes close to being shot down in Isreal
bullet Houston approves Wi-Fi network
bullet Quincy Carter's fall from America's Team to Shreveport sideshow
bullet Port Arthur to get nerve agent waste
bullet A&M Men's polo team takes national title
bullet In Austin, little Al Gores spread climate change news
bullet Hutto police officer accused of taking sexually suggestive photos of teen
 
bullet 4/11/2007
bullet News from the 80th Texas Legislature
bullet Without incentive pay, quality teaching is at risk (pdf) "The point is not that our education system is communist, but that it takes a collectivist approach to compensation that ignores individual achievement and rewards mediocrity."
bullet Exonerated men bring message to Capitol & other items
bullet House committee hears case for ASU-Tech merger
bullet A moving plea: Darby pushes for ASU to join Tech
bullet Legislation Protects Employees with Guns
bullet Perry Backs Bill That Reiterates Students’ Right Of Free Religious Expression
bullet Senate committee OKs legislation to require counseling for people seeking some "risky" loans
bullet Parks vote, Frew money, teacher incentives in Senate plan, budget goes to full Senate soon
bullet Senate Committee Approves Bill Barring HPV Vaccine Order
bullet Abilene's Rep. King wants state study of West Texas' electric rates
bullet House puts 2-year ban on private toll roads
bullet Toll-road freeze exempts North Texas
bullet Lawmakers frown at vehicle emissions bills
bullet Texas Republican - Nanny State? That’s a Good Thing!, Love and marriage in Texas could go together like a carrot and stick
bullet A $300,000 change in primary dates
bullet Perry: More Capitol web cameras in the Capitol OK with him
bullet Rep. Puente gains Uresti's help, and with it hope for legislation
bullet Senators pan tuition hikes
bullet Hundreds rally for rights of illegal immigrants - what rights?
bullet Advocates ask Senate to approve CHIP changes
bullet House OKs incentives for premarital education
bullet Silly Dems get bills passed after a 4 year try
bullet Nanny state: Senate wants kids to exercise and lose weight
bullet TYC: Former resident sues Youth Commission in federal court
bullet TYC: Minor Juvenile Offenses Strain Texas Prisons
bullet Congressman Conway gives speech at his alma mater
bullet UT to Have Cesar Chavez Statue
bullet Texas Baptist leader, Wade, announces he will retire next year
bullet Report: Texas housing still affordable
bullet Houston passes stiff penalty for unlawful historic demolitions
bullet Texans get $31.8 million verdict in fatal wreck
bullet Austin environmental group files for bankruptcy
bullet PUC Chief Says TXU Threatened Lawsuit
bullet Juvenile crime rate down in Bryan, curfew credited
bullet Governor announces new Texas Radio Coalition, Group will work to improve radio system for emergency personnel
bullet San Antonio: Violators Ticketed By Red-Light Cameras Not Paying Up
bullet Woman discovers courthouse Peeping Tom in Hidalgo County
bullet Minuteman draws protesters' ire at UT
 
bullet 4/10/2007
bullet News from the 80th Texas Legislature
bullet Williams: Tuition hikes “like crack for universities”
bullet Proposals for college tuition, automatic admission vary widely
bullet Plan to improve health care access for kids could cost $700 million
bullet Senate passes steroid testing bill
bullet Clemens pitching public education
bullet Exonerated Texans Appeal To Lawmakers
bullet Without incentive pay, quality teaching is at risk
bullet Senator proposes removing mandate from HPV bill
bullet TYC: New inspector general goes to work at TYC
bullet TYC: Legislator in Pyote
bullet TYC: Two former Youth Commission officials indicted in West Texas
bullet Ben Barnes: Run for Senate unlikely - amazing who the Dems will champion
bullet Unusual Texas law at center of fight over baby's life
bullet DA To Seek Special Prosecutor In Case Of Former Downtown Waco Director
bullet Move leaves Texas State Univ. officials wondering
bullet Port Arthur mayor's race will be one for the books
bullet Appellate court's decision on Willacy County DA case expected within month
bullet Man Being Chased by Police Calls 911 to Say He Won't Stop
bullet Webb County looks to stop promised pay raises mid-year
bullet New Braunfels: Lawsuit filed to stop river rules
bullet Ector County jail still short-handed due to booming labor market
bullet Potter County legal woes continue
bullet Editorial: Scratch-off ticket buyers purchasing better odds
bullet Harris County loses big on debt collection, owed over $9 million
bullet Remains of two Texans among 10 World War II soldiers identified
bullet Teen mob fights in Galveston continue
bullet Cowboys Stadium Construction On Schedule
bullet Western Texas College picks finalist for president post
bullet ACS says CD containing personal data is missing
bullet State Auditor’s Office forwards investigation results of Galveston College to DA's office
bullet Wise County Courthouse reopens after possible infestation
bullet Judge grants request to keep baby on life-support equipment
bullet Removal papers filed against Ward County DA, county attorney
 
bullet 4/9/2007
bullet News from the 80th Texas Legislature
bullet Bills on local tax limits languish
bullet Fred Hill’s Bull (the series)
bullet Rail plans deserve support
bullet Austin's Bumpy Road: Legislature stuck in stop-and-go traffic
bullet “Castle Doctrine” bill restores Texans’ full rights to self defense
bullet Editorial: Jessica's law could make matters worse
bullet Editorial: Allowing Poker in Texas Bars Is a Bad Idea
bullet Robison: Recent actions may indicate Craddick easing up on colleagues
bullet Smoking in public is targeted
bullet Editorial: Proposed amendment balances power better
bullet Editorial: Governor's powers merit deliberation
bullet Editorial: Gutsy hike in gas tax belongs on the table
bullet Plan to move 18 sites to historical commission criticized
bullet Control of Sabine Pass Battleground May be Transferred to Texas Historical Commission
bullet Bill may change laws regarding weapons in business parking lots
bullet Bills seek to end revenue diversions
bullet Bowie County plans to protest imposing mandatory programs
bullet Measure would require passing cars to give bicyclists room
bullet Central Texas Snowfall Heaviest In Quarter Century
bullet TYC: Tough jobs aren't new to TYC chief
bullet TYC: Judges send fewer children to TYC
bullet TYC: Leaders grapple with whether to close some TYC prisons in overhaul
bullet TYC: Flaws in health care for juveniles at TYC prisons
bullet TYC: Most TYC releases sent to Harris
bullet TYC: Mom of teen in TYC joining call for reform
bullet TYC mass-release plan hits a few roadblocks
bullet TYC: Editorial: Inquiry into TYC delay critical to fixing system
bullet Nurse shortage, leadership cited as state school issues
bullet ZZ Top & Al Caldwell get stars on Walk of Fame at Ford Park in Beaumont
bullet Warrants accuse fired Austin Convention Center director of record tampering, misusing city money
bullet Police officers share speeders' excuses
bullet Texas electric market sets national standard
bullet Dyess AFB B-1B engine shop looks safe
bullet New reimbursement rule could hurt rural pharmacies
bullet Former Round Rock-based NASCAR owner arrested after 3 years on the run
bullet Judge's Criminal Case Can Proceed
bullet Houston plays host to first Sino-U.S. energy conference
bullet Unrest in Paris: Small town struggles with race
bullet Attorneys present deal in Medicaid case to judge
bullet Texarkana: Police get signatures to back chief choice
bullet D-FW home starts fall nearly 35%
bullet Dallas PD gets cash, vehicles after brothel probe
bullet Del Rio bomb threat evacuates area around courthouse
bullet DNA evidence clears 13th Dallas County man
bullet Turgeon tabbed as new Texas A&M coach
bullet Settlement boosts Medicaid payments to doctors, dentists
 
bullet 4/7&8/2007  Holy Saturday & Easter Sunday
bullet 4/6/2007  Good Friday
bullet News from the 80th Texas Legislature
bullet Perryman: Don’t close that Tomorrow Fund yet
bullet Perry slated to visit with GOP caucus
bullet 80th Texas Legislature : Day 87
bullet Texas House Committee Passes Salon Safety Bill
bullet Laredo could get $20M if legislature OKs House budget
bullet Bill would let voters choose insurance chief
bullet Editorial: Public schools are not for Bible study
bullet Editorial: Bible a worthy subject, but objectivity elusive
bullet Wentworth guest column: Aging parks need facelifts
bullet Money drives Texas social policy
bullet Senate to vote on private toll road freeze
bullet The toll vs. the tax
bullet Texas Medicaid lawsuit settled, Judge must now approve deal, more
bullet Many veterans returning to Texas struggle to find jobs
bullet Marine charged in stabbing death of Rice basketball player
bullet UT's aid chief suspended as ties to lender investigated
bullet Texas looks at banning trade in turtles
bullet TYC: 550 inmates on their way home from TYC
bullet Dallas-Fort Worth is among highest foreclosure areas in the US
bullet State Fair acquires Texas Centennial memorabilia
bullet Women at Love Field 'acting suspiciously'
bullet Tyler County residents say Baptist Church using intimidation tactics in petition drive for alcohol sales
bullet Valley farmers banking on different fuel options
bullet Guerra investigation called into question
bullet School building costs in San Antonio lead the state
bullet San Antonio's new railport opens
bullet Tyler citizens on cruise ship that sank near Greece safe
bullet Supernaw ordered to take psych evaluation
bullet Country singer’s account of a weekend shooting in Lorena being disputed
bullet Gillispie Leaves Texas A&M For Kentucky
bullet 104 Texas districts seek new schools; voters across state to decide fate of proposed facilities
bullet Texarkana police chief vote have police standing together
bullet Grayson County Sheriff's Office Breaks Up Identity Theft Ring
bullet Former El Paso Border Patrol Agent now a federal fugitive
bullet Kickback allegations in El Paso turns to war of words
bullet Retired U.S. Army Gen. Tommy Franks returned to Midland for speech
bullet Heat rises on West Texas DA (Ward County)
bullet Lockney (Floyd County) JP facing new woes
bullet Lubbock State School overseer back in hot seat, How Did It Get So Bad At Lubbock State School?
bullet Authorities seize 8-liner machines in Hays County
bullet More smoking citation warrants issued in Abilene
bullet Red Light Camera Knocked Out on 2nd day in Longview, Texas
bullet Tyler Taxes Still Among Lowest In Texas
bullet Midland officials plan to investigate accusations against city manager
bullet Trans-Texas Corridor update
bullet Swift & Company pitted employee against employee
bullet TXU's reply to fine blasted
bullet Thetford indicted in Del Rio CISD school scandal
bullet TXU apologizes for closure threat
bullet 98% of illegal border-crossers never prosecuted
 
bullet 4/5/2007
bullet News from the 80th Texas Legislature
bullet Berman Touts Bible-As-Literature Bill
bullet No 'A' for effort on Texas Bible class plan
bullet State leaders work to settle potentially expensive lawsuit
bullet Bill looks to ease veterans' reintegration
bullet Krusee will give toll ban a committee hearing
bullet Blind hunters, upside down license plates in the House
bullet 'Truth in tolling' bill OK'd
bullet Senator balks at imam-led prayer, Patrick boycotts prayer, praises religious freedom
bullet Human-trafficking bills would toughen laws
bullet Move shuts down TXU bills debate
bullet Swinford kills abortion bills
bullet Animal cruelty bill on the move
bullet Bill closing lawmakers' property records withdrawn
bullet Craddick unafraid of Judge Justice
bullet Bill seeks to document hospital infections
bullet HB 3118 – Political Party Affiliation
bullet Court dismisses subpoenas against Texas editors
bullet Visiting judge throws out recusal request
bullet TYC fires 40 with felony history
bullet TYC: Police seek ex-TYC guard accused of having sex with youth
bullet TYC: Youth Commission fixes could cost $100 million
bullet TYC: In dealing with scandal, questions of pace, politics
bullet TYC: Texas Rangers' report on TYC (graphic) - pdf
bullet Midland police officers condemn city manager
bullet Romney intends Tuesday Austin fundraiser
bullet Search warrant issued for ex-director's office at Austin Convention Center
bullet Hamlin picked for mesquite plant, co-generation plant will convert wood into energy
bullet Man arrested trying to renew his license
bullet Grocers battle for D-FW
bullet Corpus Christi state school residents recover from mystery illness
bullet TXU threatens to shut plants
bullet Attorney general looks into discarded utility bills
bullet Ignorance of Galveston ISD trustees is astonishing
bullet Naked woman dives at car, stabs 1 in Plano
bullet Trench discovery unearths Texas Revolution artifacts
bullet Houston metro area now 6th largest in U.S.
bullet Borger sets sex offender housing rules
bullet El Paso growing but losing, not attracting skilled workers
bullet Store owner sues over ticket for warning sign
bullet Houston councilman apologizes for offending American Indians
bullet Shaver Claims Self Defense; Affidavit Raises Questions
 
bullet 4/4/2007
bullet News from the 80th Texas Legislature
bullet House initially approves CHIP changes, 100,000 children could be added to welfare program
bullet Perry Speaks Out Against Moratorium On Private Toll Road Projects
bullet Targeting death penalty appeals, Duncan/Ellis bill creates office of state-paid defense attorneys
bullet Texas Senate gives nod to red light cameras with some restrictions
bullet Move toward Soviet-style sobriety checkpoints goes forward
bullet Legislation Blocking Perry’s Cervical Cancer Vaccine Order Advances
bullet Bills seek to give Cameron County two new courts
bullet Editorial: Health insurance for kids is a must
bullet License plate funds hijacked from good causes, bill addresses problem
bullet Lawmaker wants 'state under God'
bullet House committee takes no action on requiring public school Bible classes
bullet Public school arrogance: Superintendent of the Cy-Fair ISD, has gotten in a public spat with a second Harris County GOP Senator
bullet Muslim cleric to pray in Senate today
bullet Editorial: House state budget boosts public schools
bullet Shapiro wants both incentive pay, across-the-board raise in the budget
bullet Senate Transportation Committee passes a slightly revised version of the Nichols 2-year moratorium bill on private-equity toll roads
bullet TYC: Many district attorneys oppose TYC releases
bullet TYC: West Texas county attorney readies petition to force out D.A.
bullet TYC: DMN Exclusive: Staffers' crimes, TYC abuse linked?
bullet TYC Match-up: Dallas v. Houston
bullet TYC tries to calm jitters over releases
bullet Lubbock reporter arrested during investigative story in Amarillo to have misdemeanor case taken to city and district grand jury
bullet Is no health insurance a death sentence? - here's the Liberal flaw in this story: Claim is she would have sought treatment sooner with insurance, but what about her 8 children? If families worked as they should, 8 grown kids could have easily pooled funds to take care of their mother. But no more. Someone else, usually through the government, is supposed to care for your family.
bullet Harlingen considers axing chamber contracts
bullet Court hearing could vindicate embattled Willacy County DA
bullet Ex-Union President Indicted On Embezzlement Charges in East Texas
bullet Former Temple police officer one of two people dead after a murder-suicide
bullet El Cenizo Mayor ambushed: Town Hall meeting forced outdoors by protesters over city fees
bullet Legal action taken against Grayson Co. asphalt plant
bullet Lack of interest growing in Lotto Texas
bullet Southern Empress paddlewheel boat auction brings no bidders
bullet Coast Guard helicopter rescues man with bird from tree
bullet El Paso City Council members ignore e-mail policy at meetings
bullet Former Big Spring jailer arrested
bullet Abilene: Smoking-ban violator put into jail
bullet Former Brownwood District Attorney facing child-sex charges dies
bullet Henderson County to "rethink" centralized collection program
bullet Wholesale electricity prices spiked to unprecedented levels Tuesday
bullet TXU to start up one coal plant, shut down another
bullet Builder's PAC aided judge
bullet Fort Worth Men Sue Claiming Abuse By Priests
bullet Country singer Shaver free on bail in shooting
bullet Giuliani to speak on A&M campus
bullet Altered surveys led to Austin Convention Center firing
bullet NASA official under fire over alleged cover-up
bullet Ex-employee in custody after armed standoff at nursing home
bullet Death results in ban of restraint board in state schools
bullet Judge orders psychiatric evaluation for country singer Supernaw
bullet Harris County Takes Unprecedented Step by Pulling Out of Texas Association of Counties - Rebukes taxpayer lobbying
bullet McKinney Anna High student in custody; possible gun incident results in lockdown
bullet Galveston's Mardi Gras cuts expenses, but still loses money
 
bullet 4/3/2007
bullet News from the 80th Texas Legislature
bullet TSRA Director Optimistic About Isett Bill on gun possession
bullet Bible classes bill in Texas Legislature
bullet Legislature looks at windstorm bills
bullet Editorial: Property tax must give equality to all
bullet Editorial: Lawsuit loophole threatens Texas jobs and tax
bullet Editorial: Don't mess with Texas electricity system
bullet Power discount bill defeated on a technicality
bullet Poker measure draws opposition
bullet CHIP may be tapped to fund kids' Medicaid - good, they can't even spend the money they have for CHIP now!
bullet UNT closer to getting law school
bullet Lawmakers tackle issue of sobriety checkpoint
bullet Abortion bill would require patient data
bullet Sharp Exchange In Senate Illustrates TYC Debate
bullet Gas tax called toll alternative
bullet Editorial: Bill that shouldn't see the light of day buried
bullet Editorial: State immigration efforts flop
bullet Heflin's amendment bans school vouchers
bullet Loophole for computer-savvy Peeping Toms may disappear
bullet Bill would require Bible classes in Texas schools
bullet Shaver Shot Man Outside Bar In Self-Defense, Attorney Says
bullet Houstonians change tune on evacuees
bullet UPDATE: Downtown Waco Inc. director Margaret Mills released from jail after posting bond, Arrest Warrant Issued For Former Downtown Waco Director
bullet Report: Drinking flourishing on college campuses - Captain Obvious strikes again!
bullet Harris County eyeing switch to hybrids
bullet Could Harris County swing to the left?
bullet TYC to free 552 in days
bullet Former Navarro Co. tax assessor/collector Moore accepts plea deal
bullet Bomb threat empties Navarro County courthouse, Dallas bomb squad sweeps building
bullet Battleship Texas restoration plans in the works
bullet RIP: noted Boxer, Buddy Turman, the "Texas Tornado" dies
bullet Univ. of Texas honors Cronkite's legacy
bullet Marion council asks police chief to resign
bullet NBC's "Deal or No Deal" Coming to San Antonio
bullet Guerra: S.A. could be center for higher ed if A&M gets financial backing
bullet Texas Syndicate members arrested on racketeering charges
bullet Amarillo must pay $15,000 to a man who was detained but never charged
bullet Grayson County commissioners look to private jail vendors instead of tax payers for new jail
bullet Victoria considering privatizing road repair
bullet Hoover brings more work to El Paso area
bullet President Bush & family to arrive at Crawford Wednesday for Easter break
bullet UPDATE: Special prosecutor Gus Garza turns himself in to authorities, State judge: Lopez can preside over Willacy County cases
 
bullet 4/2/2007
bullet News from the 80th Texas Legislature
bullet Legislation aims to cure doc shop, pill pop life
bullet Robison: Gov gaining muscle, but Perry hasn't done all the heavy lifting
bullet Bill would protect right to possess weapons during emergency
bullet Legislature has work to do
bullet Editorial: Full Disclosure on real estate market values
bullet Legislation proposes sobriety checkpoints - we seem to want to be the old Soviet Union now, all for perceived safety
bullet Merit pay still fighting for place in budget
bullet TYC gets a boost in funding
bullet Funds for Texas State projects on track in Legislature
bullet Lawmaker balances job, single fatherhood
bullet Frew settlement in the works? (Medicaid)
bullet Loud and clear: CHIP/legal immigrants
bullet More whining about Medicaid money
bullet Not Thursday! And other thoughts about the budget
bullet Valley rancher heads to court over rhino project gone awry
bullet More than 600 accused of Katrina fraud, some far from Gulf
bullet Thousands attend immigration rally in downtown Dallas video
bullet Texas Associated Press Managing Editors name Dallas Morning News best newspaper in Texas
bullet El Paso area teacher charged with online child solicitation
bullet Houston office building atriums' style raised fire fears years before blaze
bullet Editorial: Death penalty in Texas not a crime
bullet TYC: Laws complicate pursuit of Youth Commission charges
bullet Lubbock Farmers Take on Immigration
bullet Employees Reject Dallas-Based Greyhound Contract
bullet DPS: OK to pick bluebonnets -- but don't trespass
bullet Austin: City fires head of convention center
bullet Texas taxpayers will have to eventually pay an average $2,755 more a year in taxes under the 2008 federal budget the U.S. House approved
bullet Motorist drives with injured man on windshield
bullet Dallas in the Dark Ages: Campaign finance reports should be digital
bullet ExpressJet rolls out its branded flying
bullet World famous artist dies in warehouse fire in Houston
bullet East Texas lawmaker has D.C. in uproar
bullet Sam Houston State Univ. students fighting to preserve name
bullet Laredo spat over land is heating up
bullet Attorney: Billy Joe Shaver involved in local shooting
bullet UPDATE: Court hands Willacy County DA partial victory in ongoing legal melee, Chief sheriff's deputy and police chief arraigned and released on bond
bullet Spring Break numbers declining on South Padre Island
bullet Texas Southern Univ. student dies from bacterial meningitis
bullet Texas Sues Fort Worth's RadioShack over ID theft act
bullet TYC to free 400 this week
bullet Galveston jail escapee back behind bars
bullet $42-a-year 'waste reduction fee' urged in Houston
 
bullet 3/31&4/1/2007
bullet News from the 80th Texas Legislature
bullet Blizzard of bills flying at lawmakers as Legislature's clock winds down
bullet Proposed law would allow Travis health district to tap new taxes
bullet Loss of incentive pay would cost some teachers thousands
bullet Randall Co. Judges frown on Duncan's court proposal, error admitted
bullet Late senator's dream of A&M campus in San Antonio's South Side seen in budget plan
bullet Guerra: More Texas universities can reach Tier 1 status, if we invest in them
bullet Capitol Watch: Bills passed by the House by Rep.Larry Phillips
bullet Toll road bids running out of fuel
bullet Former Attorney General Morales freed after adjusted prison term
bullet Infractions common in Texas county jails, Texas jails that have failed inspection this year
bullet Dallas teachers may lose jobs due to poor performance - may is the key word
bullet Home for mentally retarded stands to lose prime location
bullet TYC: Felons prepare to lose TYC jobs
bullet TYC: Mentally ill youths left in TYC lockups
bullet TYC: Selby: Don't expect Washington-style TYC hearings
bullet TYC: Guards suffer at TYC
bullet Wildflowers make a comeback after last year's dismal crop
bullet Austin: D.A. investigation looms over convention center
bullet New voter registration system full of snags
bullet Kelso: If bluebonnets are outlawed, will only outlaws grow bluebonnets?
bullet Minuteman group begins 30-day watch of smuggling corridors
bullet Powerful lobby team backs energy buyout
bullet Tornadoes touch down across Central Texas, Wreckage strewn across state
bullet Tornado strengths listed: NWS says twisters were rated EF-2 and EF-3
bullet El Paso: Industries continue to shut down, relocate
bullet New sheriff in Ochiltree County, Hataway retiring after 27 years
bullet Discounted legal fee puts judge on hot seat
bullet San Antonio's great bond debate
bullet Stinson: Complaint about offensive prayer leads city board to kill invocation
bullet 100,000 Texans committed to picking up litter April 14
bullet Big Spring's new 125-megawatt wind farm providing energy to TXU
bullet First Texas spring alligator hunting season starts April 1
bullet How Texans voted in D.C. last week
 
bullet 3/30/2007
bullet News from the 80th Texas Legislature
bullet Senate panel delves into state school deaths, State touts progress at troubled school for the mentally retarded
bullet Lawmakers hear arguments on school vouchers
bullet Supporters of vouchers flood hearing - it doesn't matter, the socialist school lobby will win
bullet Socialism for public school teachers wins out, continues trend against American capitalist values, more from DMN
bullet House prohibits vouchers, approves $150 billion budget
bullet Editorial: Where does all the money go?
bullet Texas Electric Regulators Might Change Rules
bullet Editorial: Sales-price disclosure is not Texan
bullet Editorial: Primary voice for Texans in ’08
bullet Senate approves bill allowing judges to seal search warrant information
bullet Editorial: Legislation being considered would protect journalists' materials, confidential sources
bullet San Angelo: Duncan wrong on park funding stance
bullet House bill would cap top 10 rule admissions
bullet Federal judge keeps Jordanian family in Haskell custody
bullet A&M might raise tuition by $20, Senator Unhappy About Prospects Of A&M Tuition Hike
bullet Victim Rights Activist scheduled to testify was among the 3 killed in Houston office fire
bullet Refinery issues contribute to spikes in gas prices
bullet Atmos gets rate increase, must give refunds
bullet State group says Harrison County lax in reporting racial profiling statistics
bullet McAllen police officer arraigned on assault charge
bullet Willacy County DA remains defiant as staff face possible arrest
bullet State district judge to hear Willacy DA's argument
bullet Royalty increase threatens to put small online radio stations under
bullet New TYC chief is cleaning house
bullet Update: Ice-Pick-Wielding Mom Faces $1 Million Bond
bullet TYC investigations are putting a strain on local law enforcement
bullet Laredo officials meeting in Guadalajara to re-establish international flight service, ‘International’ back in airport
bullet Grayson County drug dog killed by former county judge
bullet Ex-New Caney fire chief Yancy pleads guilty to misuse of department funds
bullet Shapleigh to help lead border conference
bullet TYC to release girl held for hall monitor incident
 
bullet 3/29/2007
bullet News from the 80th Texas Legislature
bullet Backdoor tax on business advertising pending
bullet Father wants more teeth in road-rage law
bullet Castle Doctrine law extends protection to vehicles, businesses
bullet Editorial: ‘Castle doctrine’ reinforces second amendment
bullet State funds totaling $5 million authorized proposed Lake Columbia near Jacksonville
bullet Six bills target sex slavery and indentured servitude
bullet Key legislator fearful of loopholes in business tax
bullet Perry names TYC overseer
bullet Immigrants Important, Say Texas Businesses
bullet Budget day in the House, Move passage?
bullet Villarreal (D) wants to restore family planning money
bullet Home health-care funding uncertain
bullet Law requires background checks for teachers
bullet Razz Dan Patrick Day, Sit Down Sen. Patrick
bullet No voucher vote today
bullet At least, let's count it
bullet West Texas State School employees address state legislators
bullet Money for veterans' families
bullet Libs back to complaining that Craddick is a strong leader
bullet Storm Chasers Catch Tornado on Tape
bullet Panhandle Tornadoes Kill 1, Injures 4 - photos
bullet Investigation leads to Iowa Park, 3 men arrested in international steroid case
bullet Perry appoints former prosecutor to East Texas district court bench
bullet Midland jury finds Pvt Investigator not guilty of impersonating cop
bullet State official praises Texas economic development efforts in E Texas
bullet Galveston jail officials say escapee may have had help
bullet Katy school separates races for TAKS assemblies
bullet Former college professor accused of raping 9-year-old
bullet 3 killed and at least 6 injured in Houston blaze
bullet Tarrant Water District buys Eagle Mountain Lake property
bullet Del Rio firefighters decry council inaction
bullet Texas GOP Committeewoman criticizes Dobson for Thompson remarks
bullet Fired Astronaut Reports To Corpus Christi
bullet TexDOT Highway inspector falls from bridge
bullet Woman steals and crashes deputy's car, officials say
bullet Update: Police: College student's mom cut, bit classmates, Parent Arrested After Texas College Assault
bullet Anti-war group in McLennan County loses it’s corporate status
bullet Killeen, Texas looks to place 16 motion sensor cameras in alleys and streets downtown
bullet New Braunfels city council hopeful aims to ban political signs - commie!
bullet Amarillo: Complaint against Priests for Life filed with IRS
bullet Amarillo: Lubbock Reporter pushed envelope for story
bullet Texas added 14,300 jobs last month
bullet Bomb threat prompts deputies to evacuate Hidalgo County Courthouse
bullet 1 dead in Beaumont love triangle confrontation
bullet Okpa reinstated to Dallas mayor ballot
bullet Structural fears keep firefighters out of burned building
bullet Naked driver accused of evading police
 
bullet 3/28/2007
bullet News from the 80th Texas Legislature
bullet TYC: Panel demands answers from Youth Commission leader
bullet Kimbrough named TYC conservator
bullet Crowd expected for mega-hearing on Texas Youth Commission
bullet Ellis says all eligible students should receive Texas Grant aid
bullet State business tax now forecast to fall short
bullet Biz tax: Hate the message, love the new messenger?
bullet House panel chair to kill immigration bills
bullet PHOTOS: Inside the restored Speaker's Capitol apartment
bullet Budget add-ons would give lawmakers sway over tolls
bullet Senate passes water reservoir bill
bullet Duncan hopes to complete testimony about revised courts plan
bullet Spirits move House to keep last call at big Texas hotels
bullet Immigration battle: A Kodak moment
bullet Dewhurst wades into parks debate
bullet Sheriff lobbies against shift in drug laws
bullet Score One for Texas Homeowners
bullet House committee OKs to move up Texas primary elections
bullet Helotes fire extinguished at a cost of $5.5 million
bullet State halts Evercare Medicaid health program signup
bullet NC, Texas firm reach settlement on Medicaid billing contracts
bullet TYC inmate's mom testifies on his rape
bullet TYC: Youth agency can't just fire felons it hired
bullet Slowly, surely, Texas emerging from drought
bullet Former state loan officer indicted, accused of stealing from Higher Education Coordinating Board
bullet King Ranch leads backlash against wind farms, Land commissioner says plan to require turbine permits won't fly
bullet Persistence pays off for whistle-blower at Harris Co. Hospital District
bullet DeLay returns to Sugar Land for book signing
bullet Feds check harassment allegations in Farmers Branch
bullet Feds sending $600K down the Raymondville Drain
bullet Willacy County: Judges request Lopez, Garza appear in court
bullet Willacy DA Announces Arrests Warrants
bullet Bank robber chase ends at university library
bullet El Pasoans in Austin to oppose Asarco reopening
bullet UPDATE: Wynonna files for divorce after husband arrested on sex charge, Wynonna Judd's husband still in Abilene jail
bullet Lubbock TV Reporter arrested in Amarillo while investigating maternity security at Amarillo hospital
bullet Former DISD secretary convicted in card scandal
bullet Dallas council OKs backing of Super Bowl bid
bullet Floodwaters swallow drivers, cars in Marshall, Texas
bullet Judge OKs longer asset freeze in TXU trading case
bullet Exxon, others must face gas price suit
bullet $210 million in penalties, refunds urged for TXU
bullet Houston Office Building Fire Kills 3
bullet 400 protest sentence of black teen in NE Texas
bullet Hundreds gather to call for Cotton's release
bullet Paris NAACP rep calls for task force
bullet Protesters call for equal justice
bullet Smiley: 'It is time for a new movement
bullet Lamar Co. Courthouse locked down
 
bullet 3/27/2007
bullet News from the 80th Texas Legislature
bullet Dewhurst says State School deaths 'alarming,' warrant hearings
bullet College 10% rule under fire yet again
bullet Access to government information under scrutiny at Capitol
bullet Open records costs, access to gun license data debated
bullet Access To Handgun License Information Debated
bullet Perry visits House, talks 'guy stuff'
bullet House panel votes for outside Youth Commission manager
bullet State lawmaker: Leave most immigration issues to the feds
bullet Lawmaker proposes making it easier to cancel dating service contracts
bullet Pledge on Eagle Mountain Lake in jeopardy
bullet Texas AG: Clerk's bill falls short
bullet Senate bill orders checks of all school employees
bullet Governor signs 'castle doctrine' deadly force bill
bullet Groups rally for state parks funding
bullet Dems Watson and Ellis: To avert crisis, Texas must invest in its students' future - more money is the only song they know
bullet Cracks start to show in testing plan
bullet Freshman Senator Patrick Upbraided - with Carona's mouth I can see his concern!
bullet Bill targeting drunken drivers OK'd
bullet Editorial: Lemon Law for Homes
bullet House OKs bill to help soldiers vote from abroad
bullet Proposal calls for suspension after positive steroid test
bullet Lawmakers: It's time for 'heads to roll' at TYC
bullet Report the Wheelbarrow - And the Cash Filling It, Senate Says
bullet Texas Southern Univ. report blasts governing board
bullet Romney, McCain take the Texas tour
bullet McCain sure he can win over Texas
bullet Romney declares Texas finance committee
bullet TYC investigator says he can be voice for change
bullet TYC: Fears of mass TYC releases are growing
bullet TYC: Meurer: State scandal's fallout straining local resources
bullet KELSO: Inflatable statues will solve debate over Confederate heroes
bullet I-35's gain will be a public pain
bullet Arlington Museum of Art shuttering its doors after 20 years
bullet Former JP says he didn’t know illegal immigrants were staying at his ranch
bullet Investors go public with $400M Southeast Texas medical complex plans
bullet Officers, family, friends pay final respects to DPS veteran
bullet McAllen lawyer nominated to new 430th District Court
bullet Sketch of Killeen Veterans Cemetery Rape Suspect looks like the Devil
bullet Lubbock vehicle inspections may not hold up across the state
bullet Wynonna Judd's husband still in Abilene jail
bullet Liberal Austin residents 4th slowest in USA at paying Federal taxes
bullet Claims of campaign sign-snatching spread in Farmers Branch
bullet Keller: 2 top school district officials resign in the wake of investigation into thousands of misspent tax dollars
bullet Griping neighbors & government B.S. kill major near-east Dallas development
bullet Passenger's behavior leads to early landing of Continental Express flight, Mexican citizen to be charged after diverting flight
bullet Fort Worth's Amon Carter Museum will close for 3 months in summer for repairs
bullet Exxon, Harris county close to resolving tax dispute
bullet Weslaco mayoral candidate pays $10K in city back taxes, but still owes $68K to county, school districts
bullet Racial tensions still running high in Paris
bullet Ector County nixes voting machines request, County may not be ready for elections
bullet $800 million EcoVillage planned near Amarillo
bullet Clerk: Willacy justice system 'shut down'
bullet Mother sues state in child's day-care death
 
bullet 3/26/2007
bullet News from the 80th Texas Legislature
bullet Kolkhorst, organization work for funding of nursing homes
bullet Editorial: Legitimate records requests should stay free
bullet Craddick appoints Rep. Chente Quintanilla, D-El Paso, to a two-year term on Legislative Effectiveness Committee
bullet Proposal considered to replace TAKS with course exams
bullet Editorial: Patience pays off for Texas reform
bullet Bill would require student orgs to attend risk-management seminars
bullet Editorial: Texas needs energy team to enact holistic plans
bullet DMN Editorial wants Texas Primary moved to February
bullet Anti-global warming law not exactly new in Texas
bullet Editorial: Legislators must fix outdated rail rules
bullet Editorial: Real world evidence that tort reform works
bullet New way to rate Texas public schools urged
bullet Castillo: House bills have a certain flavor of lobbyist David Earl to them
bullet Robison: Legislator predicts anti-immigrant proposals won't get far
bullet Lawmakers stall in repairing TYC
bullet Hybrid rebate bill could be in trouble - good
bullet Texas Southern Univ. panel says strict oversight needed
bullet House Corrections committee (prisons) votes out conservator Bill over objections of committee chairman Madden
bullet Victoria group plans to fight Trans-Texas Corridor
bullet Democrat Rep. Nick Lampson has heart bypass surgery
bullet State audit says Washington Co. set property values too low!
bullet Stephenville tallies cost of KKK rally
bullet McGregor warehouse suffers to massive fire
bullet Texas Supreme Court to hold session on Austin College campus
bullet Hundreds pay tribute at fallen Conroe soldier's arrival home
bullet Hammond: TEA can't change what it won't admit
bullet Edinburg: Illegals Found of Ex-JP's Ranch
bullet Taylor County's (Abilene) population continues slight decline
bullet Meet 'the new TXU'
bullet Dallas Mayoral candidate Okpa disqualified
bullet Jet reported stolen departs Meacham, grounded in Milwaukee
bullet How Texans voted in D.C. last week
bullet Testimony: Houston oilman had close ties to Iraq during embargo
bullet Midland Police Chief to announce retirement
bullet Craddick's Wife Showcases Renovation, $1 million renovation pays tribute to history
 
bullet 3/24&25/2007
bullet News from the 80th Texas Legislature
bullet Editorial: Sorry, no need to apologize, Swinford not to blame for bickering
bullet Lawmakers want Texas to apologize for its role in slavery
bullet El Pasoans will testify on immigration at statehouse
bullet State legislators focus on subprime lending crisis
bullet Legislature highlights
bullet West Texas leadership heading to Capitol to huddle with lawmakers
bullet Legislators vote on controversial, as well as routine bills in Austin
bullet Lawmakers place global warming on the agenda
bullet TXU missteps encouraged critics, enraged lawmakers, TXU Timeline
bullet Officials mull raising car registration fee, Bills filed in House and Senate call for $10 increase to fund road projects
bullet Bills designed to establish Texas A&M University – Central Texas in Killeen
bullet Win some, lose some: Perry touts ideas
bullet TYC: Perry Speaks Out on Youth Prison Scandal, Overall Criticism, more
bullet TYC: Review Youth Commission cases, special master says
bullet TYC: Sexual abuse claim leveled against South Texas facility
bullet TYC: Hundreds could be freed
bullet Taylor named new Amarillo police chief, 1st new chief in 26 years
bullet 21-year old Odessan travels the country the ‘cheap way’
bullet San Antonio representative part of Florida election inquiry