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6/29/2007 |
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Mapping
Texas' flooding |
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Brownwood residents begin piling sandbags,
No major flooding yet in Brownwood |
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Texas rain brings evacuation orders, but not everyone leaves |
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Teams search for missing teen, 20-year-old in Burnet County |
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Perry: Veto saves taxpayers money |
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Floyd: Ensure protections for Texas |
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Texans taking to the roads this 4th of July |
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Austin capitalist-haters file suit to stop building of Northcross
Wal-Mart |
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Editorial: State must watch contract bidding (TEA) |
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Port Arthur: Poison gas could bring on federal investigation |
 |
Shrimp catch expected to be better than average in western Gulf but
slightly worse in Texas waters |
 |
FBI raiding commissioner's office, home, Hidalgo Commissioner Handy
under investigation |
 |
Police charge teen with filing fake kidnapping report |
 |
Valley leaders speak out against border fence |
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Police: Accused cop-killer dressed as clown hiding in U.S. |
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Cornyn, Abbott seek gambling talks delay |
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No Harbor Ferry Service for tourist season in Corpus Christi |
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Navarro Co J.P.
clerk receives statewide award |
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The Dallas Press Club is Dead -- Long Live the Dallas Press
Club |
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UNT to halve tuition hike |
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Texas Supreme Courts says woman can't sue minister |
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New
lotto game helps offset overall sales |
 |
Marine says Texas broke its promises
- I agree with him |
 |
Astro's Biggio Reaches 3,000 Hits Milestone,
New chase is on: Biggio memorabilia |
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Texas Supreme Court Justice suffers a 3-Alarm fire to his home |
 |
In Houston, anger, applause for failed immigration bill |
 |
AT&T's, and Texas Tech grad, Whitacre agrees to join business
faculty of Texas Lutheran University |
 |
Midland Performing arts center fundraising effort raises $19.2
million |
 |
Vote on Texas State Railroad tabled in Rusk |
 |
Auto dealership named one of Texas' top-grossing black-owned firms |
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Perry stands by choice for TEA fill-in |
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Texas built Toyota Tundra one of America's most popular U.S.-made
vehicles |
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Council of Judges goes over FBI's investigation,
State Bar suspends Ketner's law license |
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Craddick
names new parliamentarian |
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President
Bush Declares Major Disaster for Texas |
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Trinity
toll road petitioners force a vote
|
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6/28/2007 |
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Abilene man named chairman of Texas Tech board |
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Lake Leon residents move to higher ground |
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Eastland families tell of 'overwhelming' floods |
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Signs of disaster emerge throughout the region (photos only) |
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Brazos may crest about 2 feet above flood stage |
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Burnet
County asks Perry to declare area a disaster |
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North Texas working, waiting to recover from flood damages |
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The Morales Murder: Misreported worldwide? |
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Legislature brings hope for uninsured |
 |
Plano authority lands Texas 121 toll project |
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TEA: Agency officials got friends contracts |
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Dallas Co. constable may be removed from office |
 |
Supreme
Court blocks Texas man's execution |
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2
shot at Dallas' Carter High |
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Citgo found guilty of violating the Clean Air Act |
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Ingleside woman nabbed with $1.4M in cocaine |
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Texas Dominates Census List Of Population Gainers |
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Texas to play big role in renewable energy |
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Laredo police vehicle swiped, taken to Mexico |
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Dewhurst to visit flooded area as rain threat persists |
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3 Quintana officials post resignations |
 |
McCaul foe doing well on pro-Democratic site |
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Editorial: Bexar needle program should stick statewide |
 |
Austin police commander says race cost him promotion |
 |
Allstate, Farmers to raise rates |
 |
Perry visits Israel, talks borders |
 |
Lawmakers upbraid Youth Commission ombudsman |
 |
TYC Executives Undertake Tour to go Face-to-Face with Workers |
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Wentworth pushes plan to quell fighting over congressional districts |
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Thousands of Texans await state health licenses, permits, Burst
water pipe in Austin causing delays |
 |
Operators, excavators face revamped pipeline rules |
 |
Ex-Municipal Judge (Progreso) in Jail |
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San Antonio Police Chief Will Be Gay Pride Parade Grand Marshal |
 |
In Driscoll, politics isn't a game for the timid |
 |
Editorial: Cooperation between legislators pays off for East Texans |
 |
NBC sex predator sting shakes up Texas town |
 |
Houston PD officer acquitted in bribery case |
 |
Leak in courtroom damages equipment, delays Odessa trial |
 |
Teen flies into courtroom rage after receiving death sentence |
 |
El Paso mayor says city expenses may require tax increase |
 |
Houston lawyer, ex-employees of The Hartford charged with fraud |
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El Paso District clerk files complaint with FBI against Ketner |
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Fort Bliss may get additional 11,000 troops |
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Flower Mound shop on losing end of Supreme Court pricing decision |
 |
Lady
Bird Johnson released from hospital |
 |
2
sites proposed for new Texas nuclear plant |
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Alvin woman indicted in deadly mid-rise office fire
|
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6/27/2007 |
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UT lost big on 'Saw 'Em Off' settlement |
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Former first lady still stable in hospital |
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Permits for professionals, businesses delayed in Austin |
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Roads
closed in Abilene, the Big Country |
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Eastland
residents evacuated, heavy rain falls again |
 |
Flooding cleanup begins in Central Texas (many photos) |
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Eight hours, 19 inches of rain in Marble Falls |
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Flooding swamps Central Texas, leads to evacuations |
 |
Blog: Parker Co. evacuations, damage |
 |
Boats, jet skis used to rescue flood victims in Granbury |
 |
High
court upholds dismissal of indictment against DeLay;
State court rules DeLay did not violate election code |
 |
Future-Gen Plant Would Mean Hundreds Of New Jobs |
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There's a new sheriff in Bastrop |
 |
Border residents fuming over fence plans |
 |
TFR
Releases Texas House Scorecard, Names 'Taxpayer Heroes' |
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British Airways to launch flight from D/FW to London's Heathrow
Airport |
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National Council on Teacher Quality gives Texas a top rating |
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Agency has again filed charges against 272nd District Judge Rick
Davis |
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Escape attempt squashed on jail rooftop |
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Orange police officer hit while helping motorist |
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Editorial: Pension shortfalls must be addressed |
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That Kobe beef may have come from Texas |
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Cover-up of A&M infection alleged |
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Texas, a titan in space travel |
 |
Border Patrol seeks to have a weed at Rio Grande eradicated |
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Sugar Land increases homestead exemption |
 |
Rice engineers in biodiesel production breakthrough |
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Sekula Gibbs To Run For Congress Again |
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Authorities seize more than 70 horses in cruelty case |
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TX Senate Imam: Be practical destroying Israel,
Texas Senate Imam’s fatwas, Part I |
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More borrowing to cover Texas Lotto jackpots |
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World's fastest supercomputer powers up UT |
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Perry, 3 other governors advocate for Farm Bill's priorities |
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SFA provost asked to step down after 40 years with the university |
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Big Tex: The unbelievably tortured story of reforming a Libby site |
 |
Schertz, Texas discontinues red-light cameras |
 |
Gaines County Cleans up after Hurricane Force Winds
|
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6/26/2007 |
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Arrest Warrant Issued for Former Ralls Police Chief |
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Houston City Council shaken by thought of being Peppers, too |
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Veto puts community colleges in a bind on benefits |
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Dewhurst sympathetic to community colleges |
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Senator seeks funds for colleges' health benefits |
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Lottery officials cooperating on kickback inquiry |
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Bad weather puts Texas National Guard on alert |
 |
Many show interest in replacing retiring state rep. Anna Mowery |
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Texas AG urges changes to pension oversight |
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Ex-Port Lavaca councilwoman gets 5 years for helping non-citizens to
vote |
 |
Texas Launches Suicide Prevention Web Site |
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Retired UNT Professor Admits To Public Corruption |
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Cameron County auditor arrested for breaking bidding rules |
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Planned Tiger Truck plant in Jasper faces setbacks |
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Central Texans are making a regional effort for change |
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Sweetwater mourns loss of business leader |
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Tarkenton sisters to compete for Miss Texas USA crown |
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San Antonio's power company offers to pay customers to conserve |
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Woman blown from bridge and killed ID'd |
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Gov. Perry
leaves for weeklong trip to Israel |
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Record prostitution sting in Waco |
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Rusk Missing Woman Search In Sixth Day |
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Houston's Mayor White says local database could help veterans |
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El Paso City Council wants to dissolve joint health district |
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Lawyer in El Paso FBI probe files defamation suit against Ketner |
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U.S.-built border barrier stretches wrongfully into Mexico |
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Amarillo looks to ban smoking at outdoor park youth athletic events |
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Potter agrees to pay disputed legal bill |
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Pastor:
Pagan ritual may have led to church blaze
|
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6/25/2007 |
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Texas Baptists to Launch Immigration Services |
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South Texas picked as site for national wind-energy project,
Texas gets blade-testing facility for wind turbines |
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Nostrils solve it: Aggieland Outfitters, UT settle on 'Saw 'Em Off'
logo |
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Taxpayers shoulder legal costs for Swift detainees |
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Cotton provisions in Farm Bill under scrutiny |
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21c Austin: Mints on your pillow and prints, to boot |
 |
Former first lady remains in hospital, fever abated |
 |
Austin leads Texas cities in drawing state arts grants |
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Editorial: Lottery losses must be watched |
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Rep. Rob Orr: Session great despite infighting |
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Perry unhappy with legislators' work |
 |
TEA still investigating Cleburne ISD spending |
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Ocelots hanging on to small part of Texas |
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Leppert: Make Dallas the safest city |
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Survey: Texas manufacturing growth slows in June |
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Police say Harris County woman killed trying to stop tow truck |
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From the
B.S. file:
Study links hurricane stress to teen smoking |
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Texas Senate Imam’s fatwas, Part I |
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New state plan brings back prepaid tuition |
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Editorial: Perry says one thing, then does another |
 |
Editorial: State school finance plan doesn't address school
districts' pressing needs -
there never-ending "pressing" need seems to be to spend money |
 |
Texas extends state tax deadline for flood victims |
 |
Bush's immigration stance has Midland roots |
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Robison: Dewhurst already thinking big on fundraising for next
election |
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Editorial: Border corruption festering problem |
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El Paso tax valuation increases up 17% from 2006 |
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Immigration not addressed much by Legislature |
 |
Despite Perry's push, appraisal reform left alone |
 |
Justices
take no action on Enron liability case, for now |
 |
5-Alarm
fire: warehouse burns south of downtown Dallas
video
|
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6/23&24/2007 |
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Amarillo bank, Lubbock office face lawsuit by Spanish banking giant
Banco Bibao Vizcaya Argentaria |
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Texas Secretary of State Roger Williams may run for high office
- no kidding, as if it hasn't been obvious from his first day as SOS |
 |
Lady Bird Johnson remains hospitalized |
 |
Dear Craig: Here's how to be a Texan, Gov. Perry lays out standards
in tongue-and cheek letter to talk-show host |
 |
Judges say Travis County foster kids can't stay at CPS offices |
 |
A&M system decides to go open book on spending |
 |
Oil jobs plentiful in Alice, Texas, but homes hard to find |
 |
Texas will require 'fire-safe' cigarettes |
 |
Residents
allege cover-up in Austin beating death |
 |
Shuttle astronauts to return to Houston today |
 |
Houston pimp was seeking 'something different', former software
programmer gets 10 days in jail, probation for role in running
brothel |
 |
Ex-major leaguer Mel Hall arrested on sexual assault charges
|
 |
Black pilot close to finishing record-setting journey
|
 |
TYC law places Harris County in tight spot |
 |
Some allege Texas probate judges run patronage system allowing for
exorbitant fees from probate lawyers |
 |
FutureGen: Possibility of coal plant buoys hopes in W. Texas |
 |
Ruling has Jefferson County clerk in hot seat |
 |
Federal bribery probe grips El Paso |
 |
El Paso: Connecting the dots on corruption |
 |
Houston ISD set to honor Rod Paige |
 |
Officials to study if Texarkana cities could share services
|
 |
Dallas' Miller's legacy: Big projects, big personal
(big ego) |
 |
Stinson: Big Labor punishes little Texan while indifferent Abbott
'AWOL' |
 |
New Braunfels, other cities, moving toward bringing back a bus or
trolley services |
 |
A Texas-size fight over wind power: Storied King, Kenedy ranches at
odds over proposed project |
 |
Texans requests billions in earmarks in D.C. |
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Austin's Whole
Foods CEO turns blog into weapon in battle with Federal Trade
Commission (FTC) |
 |
U.S. House approves $15.5 million to fix levees in Rio Grande Valley |
 |
BWXT whistle-blower seeks appeal, Pantex rejects claims hard drive
missing |
 |
2000 Peterbilt 379 long hood manufactured in Denton is star of the
show of custom truck interiors |
 |
Ector Co: Judge to deliver brief on firing of elections
administrator |
 |
Senator Duncan says governor wrong to accuse colleges of falsifying
budgets |
 |
Homeowner associations flex their muscle, anger some residents |
 |
Detainment of families at T. Don Hutto Family Residential Facility
for immigration related cases is protested |
 |
Obama
tells San Antonio crowd he wants Guantanamo closed |
 |
RIP:
Texas philanthropist Eva Camunez Tucker dies at 96
|
 |
6/22/2007 |
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Hutchison to vote against reviving stalled immigration bill |
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Deal reached on Houston city employee pensions |
 |
Experts: Houston ISD needs $1 billion in repairs |
 |
Rice's season ends with loss to UNC |
 |
Carroll ISD coach who had sex with student won't face trial |
 |
McKissic resigns from Baptist seminary board |
 |
Austin beating: Crowd slowed emergency workers, officials say
|
 |
Perry signs Sudan sanctions bill |
 |
Austin approves televised disciplinary appeal hearings |
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Youth Commission to close two lockups this summer |
 |
Bowling championship coming to El Paso |
 |
Ysleta ISD trustee sought job for son during contract talks |
 |
Missing Ohio Mom Was Born In Central Texas |
 |
Reward Grows For Information About Murder Of Animal Control Officer |
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Red-light special: Traffic cameras blossom in Texas |
 |
Cameras for speeding? Not so fast |
 |
Autism insurance bill gets Governor's approval |
 |
8th DWI nets Williamson man 70-year sentence |
 |
Perry should back up eminent domain talk |
 |
Cattle industry feels pinch of corn |
 |
Doctor honored by Texas Legislature registered as sex offender |
 |
Aircraft maintenance business owner convicted of fraud |
 |
Arrest made in death of Denton activist |
 |
OSU-Tech game in Dallas? No deal |
 |
Texas gas prices fall for fourth straight week |
 |
State taxpayers to pay legal fees of schools that challenged
education funding system |
 |
Denton man to speak at U.N. on social problems |
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Houston Mayor Bill White backs effort to fund day labor center |
 |
Editorial: An unfair budget cut, untrue cheating claim |
 |
Baylor University ends services contract with alumni association |
 |
Three indicted PSJA leaders no-shows at board meeting |
 |
Thanks, gov: Perry veto a new swipe at community colleges |
 |
Update:
Kroger, union reach tentative agreement,
Kroger workers prepare for strike in Texas |
 |
Lady
Bird Johnson hospitalized in Austin for tests
|
 |
6/21/2007 |
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Editorial: Puente's (Dem) lobbyist tie too close for comfort |
 |
Arrest made in Copperas Cove Wal-Mart bomb threats |
 |
Panhandle & S. Plains area chambers come away happy with Legislature
|
 |
Austin 11th highest U.S. market for new-home construction |
 |
Update:
Austin police revise story on beating death,
Men sought in East Austin beating death |
 |
Ex-bartender says she was fired for refusing to serve state senator
Whitmire (D-Houston),
AP story |
 |
Wind farm could be built near Fredericksburg |
 |
Austin plug-in car initiative gains speed in Congress |
 |
Texas Dept. of State Health Services floods, issues extension on
expiring licenses, 500 bureaucrats displaced |
 |
Digging into the finances of the Austin Convention Center Department
is not coming cheap |
 |
She cooked for five House speakers, Laura Medlock to retire |
 |
Dallas and New York management firms to merge |
 |
American Airlines pilots vote out top leaders |
 |
Many young adults go without health coverage |
 |
Perry chooses first black chief of staff
- I wondered how long it would be before
the newspapers took the racial tack on this story, one day was all |
 |
Beyond Good PR: What to look for in a replacement for Neeley |
 |
The Choir Boy Mayor, What Tom Leppert's campaign tells you about Tom
Leppert |
 |
Oklahoma illegal immigration law called model |
 |
Roanoke woman, 73, jailed in Louisiana; bail is $1 million |
 |
Galveston County saves with inmates cutting lawns |
 |
McAllen businessman implicated in El Paso scandal |
 |
Losing candidates sue for new La Joya schools vote |
 |
Judge scheduled to hear more pre-trial motions in Guerrero case,
FBI: Omar tried to bribe, threaten Mexican police |
 |
Dispute between Midland appraisal district & oil companies over oil
taxation could reach Texas Supreme Court |
 |
National Minuteman leader meets behind closed doors with West Texans |
 |
San Angeloan who wrote "Jose Cuervo" now working to bring global
peace through music for children
- instead of "Make Love Not War", it's
now "Get Drunk, Don't Fight"! |
 |
Some want special session after Perry veto |
 |
Eltife echoes concern for budget cuts |
 |
Economic impact of Cooke Co. flooding |
 |
Houston train operator fired over wrong-way incident |
 |
Harris Co. Commissioners Reverse Decision To Double Tolls |
 |
Ex-Falls
County Appraisal District employee found guilty on 319 counts of
theft |
 |
Cornyn Wants to Ban Internet Sales of 'Murderabilia'
- good grief! |
 |
Texas Teen Accused of Killing Mother for Insurance Money |
 |
San Antonio's Majestic Theatre To Get Facelift |
 |
San Angelo councilman enters plea agreement as jury was seated |
 |
Tarrant
Co. hospital worker accused in theft of dead man's credit cards |
 |
Police:
Embezzlement possible at Plano museum
|
 |
6/20/2007 |
 |
Education
Commissioner Shirley Neeley resigning as of 1 July |
 |
State Funding Slims for Utility Bill Assistance |
 |
Perry
names Texas Tech graduate as Chief of Staff |
 |
Governor's Veto Means No Money For Community College Health
Insurance |
 |
Editorial: Perry socks it to community colleges |
 |
Governor's veto of idling bill perplexes advocates
- Oh boo hoo! |
 |
North Texas flood death toll at 6 |
 |
Expert: Texas weather likely to remain soggy |
 |
Wichita Falls: Massive Wind Storm Causes Widespread Damage |
 |
Texas
Crowd Kills Man After Car Hit Girl |
 |
Fort Bend Author Busted By Sheriff, Customs On Child Pornography
Charges |
 |
Battle of the Valley airports continues, competition is good |
 |
Jefferson Co. Clerk has had enough with election complaints, asks
commissioners to create an Elections Office |
 |
Update:
Laredo mayor makes a public apology but it fails to air on access TV,
Laredo mayor makes headlines with newspaper |
 |
Details of Conroe/Woodlands agreement announced |
 |
Inconsistent filing halts legislation related to residential
tresspass |
 |
El Paso may use eminent domain to take over historic mansion |
 |
El Paso strip-club owners plan to sue over ordinance revision |
 |
Comedian Damon Wayans walks out on El Paso performances and blames
racism |
 |
Smithville priest charged with DWI after crashing into restaurant |
 |
Woolley: Perry's veto endangers Texans' property rights |
 |
State
forced to fund prizes, Sluggish Texas Two Step sales fail to cover
jackpot amounts |
 |
Texas Drag Racer In Deadly Crash Had Record |
 |
Surgeon
Sues Dallas' UT Southwestern Medical Center |
 |
Lubbock County jury service may have health costs, juror served
while being infected with whooping cough |
 |
Dallas man fatally shoots son in police standoff |
 |
Moving Forward: State should approve NTTA's Highway 121 bid |
 |
Democratic Netroots Launch Draft for state rep. Noriega for US
Senate |
 |
Texans say immigration system needs overhaul
- read poll question, it does not accurately portray workings of
bill under consideration |
 |
McAllenites want D.C. wall (funny) |
 |
Editorial: Houston crime lab woes continue to spark debate |
 |
Nocogdoches
Sheriff's office pushing for indictment from threat made on news
blog |
 |
Indicted Donna school board president to keep position for now |
 |
Border Patrol detains 17 after downtown chase in Mission |
 |
Houston PD chief Hurtt bans tickets over license plates' frames |
 |
Dallas museum's mammoth statue vandalized |
 |
Court
upholds conviction in Amarillo gang slaying
|
 |
Donated
border plane being repaired after spring crash
|
 |
Texas
sues drug firms over Medicaid payments
|
 |
6/19/2007
Juneteenth |
 |
5 killed in North Texas flooding |
 |
English becomes official language of town in Denton County |
 |
Schools fail to meet law on dyslexia |
 |
Some farmers
upset over Perry veto of eminent domain bill |
 |
Contracting firm sues City of Austin for $19.6 million,
Archer-Western says city at fault for delays on water plant
expansion |
 |
Austin looks to combat sweatshop labor
- idiots have no idea what they are doing |
 |
North Texas Tollway Authority wins toll road bid for Texas 121 |
 |
Former Lubbock newspaper employee charged in child porn case |
 |
Border fencing threatens critters — and eco-tourism |
 |
Guerra: How Texas' state jails are keeping the wrong prisoners in
longer |
 |
Port Arthur pushing for citywide smoking ban |
 |
Quest for FutureGen,
Pivotal FutureGen hearing set today at CEED |
 |
Bellmead
Animal Control Officer Found Shot To Death At Dog Pound |
 |
San Angelo man burned when Taser ignites gasoline |
 |
Rudy Giuliani looks to Houston for presidential support |
 |
Harris County eyes nearly $1 billion bond proposal |
 |
Continental Airlines tops customer satisfaction list |
 |
Texas continuing to make job gains |
 |
Perry
declares 4 counties disaster areas |
 |
Perry signs bill that cuts exemptions for no pass, no play |
 |
Perry vetoes RTA health insurance bill at sponsor's request |
 |
Texas Dept. of Insurance Prepares Southeast Texans for Hurricane
Season |
 |
Orange, Little Cypress End Annexation Feud |
 |
Perry taking ceremonial signing to Holocaust Museum |
 |
3
guardsmen accused of human smuggling waive right to hearing in
Laredo |
 |
Perry signs biomass bill |
 |
Judge
orders Border Patrol to reinstate agent |
 |
Midland County DA Schorre retires, Clingman steps up |
 |
RIP: Former sheriff, Texas Ranger Bob Mitchell dead at 73 |
 |
RIP: Jim Norton, 4-time All-Star safety & original Houston Oilers
dead at 68 |
 |
Woman Attempted $1 Million Cocaine Smuggle at Brownsville crossing |
 |
UT to undergo lengthy accreditation process |
 |
Mechanics of the Texas Republican straw poll |
 |
Texas state demographer tapped to head U.S. Census |
 |
El Paso County withholds pay for company named in FBI inquiry |
 |
Editorial: Pork-free Perry axes WT project |
 |
Harris County raising toll road fees |
 |
Developer with big plans surprises Isle officials |
 |
Harris
Co. deputy constable fired after concealed gun permit charges |
 |
Judge's injunction will block Farmers Branch rental ordinance
|
 |
6/18/2007
|
 |
Father’s Day Brings Flooding, Road Closures And A Tornado Touchdown |
 |
Heavy rain kills 2, swamps North Texas |
 |
Floods
Kill 2; Half Of Gainesville Under Water |
 |
Power knocked out in downtown Abilene by a snake |
 |
Congregation meets in fellowship hall of charred church in Trent |
 |
Lindsey Says He's Leaving Rockets for Spurs |
 |
Eminent domain bill is shot down by Governor as predicted |
 |
San Antonio loses its bid for life science institute with Perry's
veto |
 |
Ogden: With state's $14 billion surplus, we invested in Texas'
future |
 |
Wimberley woman who opposed growth controls wins runoff |
 |
Rep. Robert Puente's (Democrat) links to lobbyist questioned |
 |
Robison: Texas money will talk — loudly — in '08 presidential
election |
 |
Building a war chest for a volatile battle for Texas Speaker |
 |
Stinson: David-Goliath showdown brewing between school district,
Toyota |
 |
RIP: Reginald Rowe, a renowned San Antonio artist |
 |
Editorial: Scandals in Valley again undermine public trust |
 |
Editorial: Get to the truth behind voter fraud charges |
 |
RIP: Norman Hackerman, former pres, of University of Texas & Rice,
dies |
 |
Galveston
envisions East End lagoon preserve |
 |
Woman rescued from top of Mrs. Baird's grain silo |
 |
Man tries to make Juneteenth national holiday |
 |
Make Yourself an Example: Or how to get caught, despite TEA's best
efforts |
 |
Dr. Pepper: Cadbury may be near sale of Plano drinks unit |
 |
Governor Perry says Houston can't meet air standards |
 |
A&M construction projects add up to $700 million |
 |
Texas & Nation seeing resurgence in bed bug |
 |
Texas
uninsured-driver database delayed |
 |
Continental, China Southern Airlines announce partnership |
 |
Former Enron executive gets 27 months in federal prison |
 |
How Texans voted in D.C. last week |
 |
Some Texas lawmakers opt to disclose pet projects |
 |
South Texas College, Texas Tech center sign academic partnerships
agreement |
 |
Edinburg Sheriff: Not firing deputy ‘biggest’ mistake |
 |
Midland College to present Craddick with ring |
 |
Texas' major metros vital to state's economic future |
 |
Congressman Conaway takes on Reid, White House, Gates for treatment
of Gen. Pace |
 |
Texas Governor Signs Laws That Ban, Sunset Photo Enforcement |
 |
Fox Sports "Toughest Cowboy" title awarded to Guadalupe County man |
 |
Gina Parker Ford, guest column: Perrry veto means land grabs |
 |
Craddick
foes seek AG's opinion on rules interpretation |
 |
Craddick's
response to AG opinion request |
 |
$200-million bond proposal has earmark for El Paso crime lab
- maybe it would help screen politicians running for local office! |
 |
Hate crimes down statewide; El Paso has few cases |
 |
Law requiring costly background checks outrages day care owners
|
 |
6/16&17/2007
|
 |
Newcomer
Leppert beats Democrat Party endorsed gay councilman Oakley in
Dallas mayoral race,
Leppert elected Dallas mayor |
 |
Leppert won by sapping Oakley's support |
 |
Four new faces join Dallas City Council |
 |
Melissa Noriega easily wins Houston council seat runoff |
 |
Fort Worth area election runoff results |
 |
TCU prof's demeanor changed before arrest, prescription medicines
likely led to e-mail aggression say friends |
 |
Former aide to El Paso County judge describes conspiracy, throws
employers under the proverbial bus,
Luther Jones has long political history in EP |
 |
`Troubling' cases surface in report on HPD crime lab |
 |
Houston PD still issuing tickets for license plate borders despite
new legislation to be effective soon |
 |
San Antonio may get U.S. courthouse along River Walk |
 |
Ex-Bexar county employees who watched spending face theft charges
|
 |
Perry says Houston can't meet federal smog standards |
 |
Austin: Bystanders rescue drowning boy |
 |
Update:
Pedernales Electric co-op incumbents re-elected,
Pedernales Electric clients demand change |
 |
Austinites keeping up weird appearances |
 |
Homeowners paying price as values rise, Travis county appraisals
hitting some especially hard |
 |
McAllen: Fewer than a third of 2005 election fraud cases closed |
 |
Jury to decide if Texas TB patient stays confined |
 |
Port Arthur port talks could salvage big piece of steel cargo |
 |
Editorial: Pickens' plan more than air |
 |
Woman Charged With Mutilating Corpse |
 |
Winds of profit for port |
 |
Data
on 8,000 Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi students lost by
professor while on vacation |
 |
Border town to be in bridge's shadow |
 |
President
Bush spends Father's Day in Texas, downpour shuts down road to
Crawfore
|
 |
6/15/2007
|
 |
Dynasty! Spurs Win 4th Title in 9 Years,
City Prepares To Party With Spurs On Sunday |
 |
Documents Reveal More Details Of TXU Buyout |
 |
Africanized "killer" bees make an attack in West Texas - Seminole |
 |
Former UT Official Cited in Senate's Student Loan Report |
 |
Galveston police accused of beating suspect |
 |
Passenger steps in to keep drunk from opening jet door at 20,000
feet |
 |
Storm floods Houston streets, downs trees |
 |
High-speed toll lanes in I-45's future |
 |
Poll: Clinton no pushover for GOP in Texas |
 |
RIP:
Margaret Hunt Hill dies at 91, Oil baron's first-born was a civic
leader |
 |
Texas Rangers owner files for IPO |
 |
Debit cards replace unemployment checks |
 |
Port Aransas fights taxing panel, Council approves formal challenge
of appraisal figures |
 |
NASA uses A&M wind tunnel for shuttle testing |
 |
Group plans appeal of new coal-fueled power plant |
 |
Brazos, Grimes roadways among 80 approved toll-road projects |
 |
Port Freeport celebrates role in shipment of windmills |
 |
Texas
unemployment rate dips |
 |
Former Officer in Starr County Jail |
 |
Attempted
Pipe Bombing in Kilgore |
 |
Owner puts small, historic town (Albert) back on market for $2.5
million |
 |
31detained in immigration raid at Dallas factory |
 |
Eminent
domain bill may face veto |
 |
Texans in Congress reveal their outside income, trips |
 |
Ex-Houston PD officer pleads guilty in illegal strip-search case |
 |
Ex-Oiler Jones named in alleged loan plot |
 |
Judge bars public from hearing in Guerrero case |
 |
EDITORIAL: Let's make Texas a leader in cancer research, but let's
do it without breaking the bank |
 |
San Angelo convention center update gets costlier
|
 |
Fort Sam, Randolph, Lackland get millions |
 |
El Paso: Find of Claymore mine, fuses prompts evacuation of home |
 |
Gov.
Perry Line-Item vetoes on the state budget (pdf),
Statesman story on same |
 |
KELSO: Texas House should go to Green Zone to pick up some democracy
tips
|
 |
6/14/2007
|
 |
State Okays Central Texas Coal Power Plant Permit |
 |
L-3 Wins $2 Billion Contract For Cargo Aircraft; Project To Be
Managed In Waco |
 |
Perry
names top aide, Phil Wilson, as secretary of state |
 |
Texas wind farm would be largest,
Pickens wants to build world's largest wind farm |
 |
Wind Law conference to convene in Sweetwater |
 |
Senator Hutchison hints at 2010 run for governor |
 |
Big 12 commissioner resigns |
 |
13th District Court Judge looks into termination of an internal
auditor in Navarro County Auditor's office |
 |
Final Jeopardy stumps Aggie |
 |
Texas Monthly assesses legislators; Watson rookie of year |
 |
Haggerty, Quintanilla on Texas Monthly dubious list |
 |
Burka replies to Gina Parker’s sally |
 |
Samsung celebrates billion-dollar Austin plant's grand opening |
 |
Editorial:
Legislature
makes garble of free speech |
 |
Are Houston's treasures, money safe from a storm? |
 |
Texas'
top lawyer targets online predators |
 |
Two Cuban soccer players turn up missing at tournament in Houston,
may have defected to the USA from the Commie Castro dictatorship |
 |
Elections nominee faces fire, Democrats criticize his role in Texas
redistricting - still crying! |
 |
Tyler
Police Fired Upon |
 |
Austin
picks Californian to lead police department |
 |
Texas Dems eyed for Senate race differ on abortion |
 |
Editorial: New laws will make Texas healthier state |
 |
Update:
Port Arthur man with tuberculosis in custody, will be sent to San
Antonio,
Suit filed against PA man with TB |
 |
Lubbock's state reps. Isett and Jones far apart on Fiscal
Responsibility |
 |
Federal bill may improve court security |
 |
Sugar Land Man Busted For Alleged Multimillion-dollar Ambulance Scam |
 |
United League Baseball teams in Texas may lose beer license this
summer |
 |
Susan Combs, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, wants to cut
office's costs |
 |
Tree shears Conroe mobile home in half |
 |
In
Texas, McCain dismisses border landowners's concerns
|
 |
6/13/2007
|
 |
E-mailed threats prompt Texas State Tech. College lockdown in
Sweetwater |
 |
Body
Of Missing Fort Hood Soldier Found,
Investigators trying to determine what killed soldier |
 |
DPS intern program gets rave reviews |
 |
Abilene's latest designation: A suburb without a city |
 |
Illegals still at work at Swift |
 |
Almost 20% of Potter County Residents on Food Stamps |
 |
Smoking ban for bars, restaurants enacted in Georgetown |
 |
Edwards goes low-dollar at old-time rally at Scholz Garten |
 |
Obama intends low-dollar fund-raiser/rally in San Antonio |
 |
Jefferson Co. Clerk Defends Against Complaints About May 12 Election |
 |
Texas
Will Create Cancer Research Institute |
 |
Poll Shows Support for Vouchers Strong Among Voters |
 |
CEO: Southwest may not reach earnings goals |
 |
Developer Craig Hall, Dallas tangle over Arts District project |
 |
Dallas mayoral hopefuls unleash last-minute barrages |
 |
Poll: Texans not lock-step religious |
 |
Some Right Answers: TEA starts to see the light on foiling cheaters |
 |
Tarrant County Sheriff: DA's DWI policy will overcrowd jail |
 |
Texas is near bottom of healthcare rankings |
 |
Congressman Neugebauer defends farm subsidies |
 |
Muenster welcomes Europeans |
 |
Preservationists blame growth for poor shore in Galveston |
 |
Rice University named most productive Texas research university |
 |
UPDATE:
Report recommending crime lab overseer rejected,
Death row cases listed in Houston crime lab probe |
 |
Humble ISD faces $12 Million shortfall
- get rid of public schools! This is the logic used when a single
charter school has trouble! |
 |
Man
in Magnolia confesses to molesting 13 kids |
 |
Bomb
threat closes Capitol temporarily |
 |
Perry Signs Science Education Bill |
 |
Texas lawmakers form border security working group |
 |
Former Bruceville-Eddy superintendent sentenced for hidden camera in
women's restroom |
 |
Rep. Darby touts tax break |
 |
Editorial: Plan targeting wind power bad for nation |
 |
Chaos Breaks Out Before Trial in San Antonio |
 |
Laredo mayor makes headlines with newspaper |
 |
Family of Texas teen with cancer sues state |
 |
Final Defendant In ERCOT Fraud And Bribery Case Sentenced |
 |
City of Hico sued over electrical licensing program |
 |
FBI arrests; 3 Zapata officials scheduled to appear in Court |
 |
Former New Braunfels mayor Miller to challenge State Rep. Macias |
 |
El
Paso: FBI seizes documents from doctor's office |
 |
Garland:
Red light cameras in Texas are ticketing motorists who had legally
entered intersections
SEE IMPORTANT GRAPHIC HERE
(OF IMAGINARY LINE!) |
 |
Death sentence reversed for El Paso teen's killer
|
 |
6/12/2007
|
 |
Massive Search For Missing Fort Hood Soldier Grows |
 |
'Leprechaun' robbery suspect arrested |
 |
Developer scraps plans for massive off-shore South Texas wind farm |
 |
Editorial: Pick a Reason: TCEQ has plenty to justify denying coal
plant |
 |
AT&T pays $25M for naming rights to UT hotel |
 |
Poll: Dallas mayoral race too close to call |
 |
Rep. Phil King gives his view on session |
 |
Tyler: Thousands Worth of Newspaper Racks Left on Roadside |
 |
2-year suspension order ends: state district Judge Rudy Delgado
returned to the bench in Edinburg |
 |
Criticism jeopardizes Trans-Texas Corridor |
 |
Perry signs compromise bill slowing toll road projects |
 |
13 arrested in Grayson Co. theft ring |
 |
Celina plant explosion injures 1 |
 |
Rice gets millions to start Ph.D. program in art history |
 |
Students sue ITT Tech after credits rejected |
 |
Houston PD finds 30 illegal immigrants in apartment |
 |
Will Dallas make history with gay mayor? |
 |
New bill could stop red-light camera tickets from affecting your
credit, but there's a catch |
 |
Car plows into west Houston restaurant |
 |
Houston apartment rates up, occupancy down |
 |
Welcome to Albert -- Population: You
 |
 |
Aggie asking the right questions on 'Jeopardy' |
 |
Madison County man turns tables after attack |
 |
Austin police chief candidates meet public |
 |
Gov.
White feeling great |
 |
John Edwards hosts $15 fundraiser in Austin |
 |
Potter County Sheriff Shumate Speaks Out About Allegations |
 |
Democrat
Sklar says he will not run for Congress (Ron Paul's seat) |
 |
Jefferson Co. (Beaumont) citizens voice election complaints |
 |
El Paso Corruption Case: Document ID's Thomason board member as 'bag
man'  |
 |
A legislative session look |
 |
Editorial: Austin scaredy-cats have nothing to fear, Criticism of
Chisum is unnecessary |
 |
TCU
professor found incompetent to stand trial
|
 |
6/11/2007
|
 |
New Texas Law Affecting State And Local OPEB Reporting Will Have No
Immediate Rating Impact |
 |
Secretary
of State Williams Resigns,
more |
 |
Perry
signs religious expression bill |
 |
Freight Train Derails In Central Texas |
 |
Abilene's Dueser could head Texas Tech board of regents |
 |
A&M gets funds from Exxon Mobil |
 |
Designers solicited for Bush library |
 |
Editorial: A broken Texas Windstorm Insurance Assoc. (TWIA) is a
coastal calamity |
 |
$50 dumb-tax tickets selling well in poorer ZIP codes |
 |
Fort Worth area legislators, by the numbers |
 |
Cashing in on the adoption biz is easy in Texas |
 |
Justices: Home care workers not entitled to overtime under Federal
rules |
 |
Water Shortage Looming For Lone Star State |
 |
Baptist colleges in San Antonio vie for Hispanic students |
 |
NUT ALERT:
Jackson Lee calls meeting on immigration reform
Lawmaker wants Texas leaders to gather in next two weeks |
 |
How Texans voted in D.C. |
 |
Clock ticks on deal for Houston city employee pensions |
 |
Tyler case opened schools to illegal migrants |
 |
Three guardsmen accused of smuggling immigrants |
 |
Johnston Co. hosts Boy Scouts from across southwest U.S. |
 |
Texas DOT to Install Federally Funded Highway Speed Camera
- what? |
 |
Law makes more Texans eligible for clean-car cash |
 |
Robison: Oysters get new respect with bill's 'inherently unsafe'
designation |
 |
Editorial: Loan scandal keeps growing |
 |
Editorial: Lights, camera ... rewind and start again? |
 |
Author of legal thrillers to speak at State Bar convention |
 |
Pearl Brewery development offers lesson in solar power |
 |
Conservatives battle Democrats, RINOs |
 |
Tracking technology gives food origin data |
 |
Midland County Jail fails state inspection for third consecutive
year |
 |
Congressman Conaway visits Colombia to free hostages, aid trade |
 |
Perry to sign state budget in El Paso Tuesday |
 |
FBI investigation grips county leaders |
 |
Texas
adopts new rules to block TAKS cheating |
 |
Man killed trying to stop Houston taco stand robbery |
 |
Senate Republicans block no-confidence vote on Gonzales
|
 |
6/09&10/2007
|
 |
Review:
Illegal immigrants likely voted in Bexar County
- and the legislative Dems said we don't need no stinkin' ID's! |
 |
Texas GOP keeps Republicans from
supporting immigration reforms
- how about this:
conservatism and common sense keep many from voting for this
boondoggle. |
 |
CHIP enrollment drops for 4th straight month
- fewer people need & want it! |
 |
Panel says Houston attorney, John O'Quinn, improperly took millions
from clients |
 |
Dallas police officers' tickets raise questions |
 |
Cindy Sheehan selling land to radio host from California for peace
memorial |
 |
New regulations rankle shrimpers, fishermen |
 |
Guerra requests case be dropped, Willacy DA says Garza failed to
take required oath |
 |
Odessan arrested at border, man accused of kidnapping |
 |
'Leprechaun Bandit' has streak of luck in Fort Worth |
 |
Ex-El
Paso County official pleads guilty in corruption case |
 |
El Paso Commissioner expects more indictments soon |
 |
Document
in El Paso county case details bribe seeking |
 |
Texas Supreme Court throws out asbestos award |
 |
Bastrop County sees two possible 'killer bee' attacks |
 |
Born of Mexico and raised by Texas, Bastrop is primed to celebrate
its 175 years |
 |
Baptists to face 'defining moment' at San Antonio convention |
 |
Longtime Texas labor leader dies |
 |
Baxter Black: Humane Society falls prey to money |
 |
Lawmakers eye crackdown on breaking into cars |
 |
Dallas man's walking stick reaches Vatican via Bush
|
 |
Developer Gerald Hines reflects on Houston architectural triumphs |
 |
Mayoral campaigns reflect Dallas' north-south split |
 |
Bush Library appears to be a lock at SMU
- was it in doubt? |
 |
Is Dallas losing its livability?
- yes |
 |
Cleburne man sues Atmos Energy over house explosion |
 |
Frozen embryo battle before Texas Supreme Court |
 |
U.S., Mexican representatives meet at Barton Creek Resort |
 |
Police shootings worsen racial tensions in Austin |
 |
Businesses held liable for identity theft |
 |
Who's looking out for patients in Texas?
|
 |
6/08/2007
|
 |
Houston politics goes viral
 |
 |
Navy to commission our newest Destroyer at Galveston Island
USS Kidd |
 |
Children foil attempted abduction in Grapevine |
 |
Texas comptroller certifies $152.5 billion budget |
 |
Combs, Duncan and Truitt: Bill would protect Texans from costs of
accounting rule |
 |
Former constable returned to Texas to face child porn charges |
 |
Dallas uptown, downtown in tug-of-war |
 |
El Paso greets with hostility smelter's plan to reopen |
 |
A&M lecturer among 64 indicted |
 |
Sites promoting, and ready to demote, Cornyn |
 |
Austin's "hippie mayor" dies, Jeff Friedman, 1945-2007 |
 |
TXU buyers seek to end opposition to coal plants |
 |
Deputy
shoots man with machete 10 times |
 |
Korea reopens borders to U.S. beef |
 |
Claim: State budget loaded with pork-barrel spending |
 |
Waco man accused of money laundering through eight-liner rooms |
 |
Border issues on the agenda at Austin meet |
 |
Mooney employees design special Spurs-inspired airplane |
 |
Texas State students' trash proves worth |
 |
San Angelo contractor under fire - Abandoned work triggers legal
steps |
 |
80th Legislature a success for West Texas |
 |
Timeline of Judge Rudy Delgado’s legal problems |
 |
Report challenges notion that illegal immigrants overwhelm U.S.
health system |
 |
PSJA schools leaders plead not guilty in contracts scandal |
 |
San Antonio to test municipal wireless network |
 |
San Antonio police chief sued for sex discrimination |
 |
Ex-Houston ISD secretary indicted on theft charge ($148K) |
 |
Bill to protect Sam Houston SU name among Kolkhort's accomplishments |
 |
Nichols notes Perry hasn't inked road bill |
 |
Perry
signs TYC reform bill into law |
 |
Los Lonely Boys bassist gets out of trouble |
 |
Executive
director of the foundation that produces "Texas" resigns |
 |
4
indicted in alleged plot to kill Montgomery Co. deputy |
 |
Perry signs bus seat-belt law at Beaumont school |
 |
Endangered turtles set Texas nesting record
|
 |
6/07/2007
|
 |
Travis County a destination for immigrants
(& weirdoes) |
 |
Bonilla takes new job, won't be OAS envoy |
 |
San Antonio lawyer Watts to vie for nomination to Cornyn seat, puts
$3.8 million of his money in campaign account to equal Cornyn |
 |
PSJA community saddened, angry over school board scandal |
 |
PSJA school district’s future in limbo |
 |
Contractor linked to bribery case constructs El Paso schools |
 |
Cornyn loses bid to bar legalization of felons |
 |
Raccoon knocks out power to parts of downtown |
 |
Southeast Houston couple discover headstones in backyard |
 |
Gov.
Perry, others to decline big raises |
 |
Perry considers bills to expand tax breaks |
 |
Perry signs bill to beef up border security |
 |
Perry signs film incentive bill |
 |
Frontier launches new service from D/FW to Mazatlan, Mexico |
 |
Dallas in the running for money to combat traffic jams |
 |
Flint Hills Resources donates $256G to Texas State Aquarium |
 |
TCU
Professor Faces Terror Threat Charges |
 |
Funeral worker selling JFK's death certificate |
 |
Illegal immigrants make up bulk of area's ag labor |
 |
Poe and Hutchison aim to delay transfer of SE Texas air traffic
control |
 |
Comptroller Wants To Help Citizens Retain Jobs |
 |
AG’s opinion sought on New Braunfel’s river rules |
 |
Hutchison
votes against border fence, Cornyn for |
 |
Alabama senator threatens Texas' tough political reputation by
properly defending his honor on the floor of the state senate
|
 |
6/06/2007 - D-Day
anniversary |
 |
Harris Co. Republican Party threatens lawsuit against City of
Houston over timely financial reporting |
 |
A case against a letter of the law |
 |
Ex-Harris County deputy faces execution today |
 |
Bill upgrades dropout program |
 |
Court throws out second conviction in Austin yogurt shop murders |
 |
Former Bastrop County road foreman indicted on public corruption
charges |
 |
Source: Man was shot by police twice in back of body in Austin |
 |
Mitt Romney ads reaching Texas via cable TV |
 |
Former Tx. teacher gets double life for molesting boy |
 |
Texas Comptroller launches site that shows money trail |
 |
Beaumont Gets First Look at Plans for Salt Dome Project |
 |
Texas
Baptists Post Names Of Clergy Sex Offenders |
 |
Update:
South Texas school officials indicted,
Judge sets bond for contractor in PSJA bribery case |
 |
Fort Worth already preparing to host Super Bowl events in 2011 |
 |
D/FW to spruce up terminals |
 |
Widow
Sent to Jail for Out of Control Lawn |
 |
Editorial: Property owners the losers in water issue |
 |
FutureGen's Odessa backers optimistic |
 |
Odessa man wins $1 million from scratch-off ticket |
 |
Clash over development flares up in Galveston |
 |
Grand jury clears shooter in March Metro fatality |
 |
Homeowner fights back against would-be car thief |
 |
Janitor foils burglary in progress at Austin-area high school |
 |
Parties at Harris Co. toll agency invite new scrutiny |
 |
Man on phone listens as wife is killed in car wreck |
 |
2007 Texas Legislature: It's a wrap |
 |
Editorial: Stay-out-of-jail clause in pending state law |
 |
Dem candidate Richardson makes campaign swing through Houston |
 |
Perry
signs Texas homeland security bill |
 |
Arlington police post prostitution arrests online
|
 |
(Illegal) immigrants seizing chance to cross |
 |
Guiliani
says no to Straw Polls including the Texas Republican Party's ill
conceived straw poll
|
 |
6/05/2007 |
 |
Lawmakers misused valuable time in House coup event |
 |
Coryell County Courthouse evacuated because of bomb threat |
 |
Dallas: Elderly couple crashes car through Golden Corral, 5 injured |
 |
Abilene PD officer killed in two-vehicle collision today |
 |
Monahans pledges $100,000 in FutureGen bid |
 |
Editorial from Longview: Unwelcomed interference: East Texas voters
don't need outsiders' priorities, meddling
- paper defends their RINO Merritt |
 |
Multiple
Rio Grande Valley School Leaders Arrested,
FBI Arrested Donna School Board President |
 |
Harris County won't warmly welcome strip clubs |
 |
Houston at-large city council runoff race heats up |
 |
Houston's old Warwick becomes Hotel ZaZa |
 |
Harris County Toll Road Official Resigns Over Picnic Funding |
 |
No windstorm change better than Smithee bill |
 |
Border fence worries university in S. Texas |
 |
Port Aransas irked by increase in appraisals, Officials call on
residents to protest |
 |
The Mansion on Turtle Creek dropping formalities
-turn it into crap like everything else |
 |
TXU
Reaches $5 Million Settlement With Regulators |
 |
Farmers
Branch Rental Ban Again Halted |
 |
18-wheelers to be randomly inspected |
 |
Reported drowning could have been a hoax, man wanted to fake death
to avoid jail |
 |
Gov. Perry to sign bus seat belt law at West Brook (Beaumont) |
 |
Coryell County judge dies six months after taking office |
 |
3 Facing Murder Charges in Death of Lubbock Man |
 |
Visiting judge to hear river lawsuit in New Braunfels |
 |
El Paso Council worried about eminent domain bill
|
 |
6/04/2007 |
 |
Swinford wins statesman status from admirers, critics alike |
 |
Corpus Christi police chief keeps job after being accused of rape |
 |
Child Protective Services has trouble placing children, some sleep
in offices |
 |
Autism bill could save parents lots of money OR it could drastically
raise the price of everyone's health insurance! |
 |
Stinson: Soft-nosed union bullet aimed at San Antonians falls just
short |
 |
Perry's office sees no toll moratorium at all |
 |
Perry stared down legislative blitz |
 |
Legislators turned 'green' corner
- more RINO & Dem influence |
 |
Robison: Craddick failed this time on
another unpopular higher ed bill
- Craddick had 1 vote on this stuff and the GOP was split so how do
you pin it on him? |
 |
Castillo: Cornyn in for a fight in '08, but Dems don't have it sewn
up |
 |
San Antonio Bar-B-Q Restaurant Will Buy Carol Burnett's House to
Save It |
 |
Alabaman eye doctor wins Cliburn piano contest for amateurs |
 |
State Representative Kevin Bailey loses home to fire |
 |
Houston: Protestors chain themselves to facility to protest
immigration laws |
 |
Big guns used to kill electric utility reform |
 |
Disclosure not required, DA says
(DA still wrong on other issues) |
 |
Odessa Regional Medical Center born from merger |
 |
Border fence plans still shaky, Farmers and landowners wonder how a
potential barrier would affect them |
 |
Editorial: Can you keep a secret? Legislature sure can |
 |
Update:
Harlingen Deputy Recovering After Shooting
Ballot tampering allegation in Mercedes |
 |
Captain Obvious Reports: Property tax hikes can be detrimental to
seniors |
 |
Religious students' rights clarified in bill |
 |
Hispanic magazine ranks A&M 25th |
 |
The gay factor declines as an issue in Dallas Mayoral race |
 |
Many employers are ready for immigration reform |
 |
Crawford residents glad Sheehan on her way out |
 |
David Wallace Morphs From Sugar Land Politician To Waco Real Estate
Developer |
 |
Potter County Sheriff's chief deputy to run against him in 2008 |
 |
Tulia bouncing back from tornado damage |
 |
El Paso's Tiguas again look to next legislative session for gambling
renewal |
 |
El Paso: Agents bust 68 illegal immigrants in downtown hotel |
 |
El Paso proposes 'Air Conditioning' ordinance requiring A/C
in homes |
 |
Bills aiding Laredo await Governor Perry's signature |
 |
UT ranks No. 2 in national revenue
|
 |
6/02&03/2007 - a
weekend off
|
 |
6/01/2007 |
 |
Kickapoo tribe one step closer to casino games near Eagle Pass |
 |
Supervisor fired, one demoted, 7 others disciplined in Austin water
utility probe |
 |
Killeen company plays a role in the new Iraq |
 |
Some Valley Democrats have stood side-by-side with Craddick, but
will they stick? |
 |
DMN Editorial: Neeley Should Go: Successor must be tougher on TAKS
cheating |
 |
Senator Nichols is pleased with first session |
 |
Legislature puts restrictions on information available to public |
 |
State Democratic leader chides Craddick, predicts election wins |
 |
Collin DA throws out cases from Murphy TV sex stings
 |
 |
Foster home checks won't be annual, Lawmakers' misunderstanding
leads to weaker measure |
 |
Dallas firefighters make daring rescue on overpass |
 |
Fort Bend shootout from vehicles injures 2 |
 |
Texas gas prices fall after 4 months of increases |
 |
Lost
liquor license fees tap 400 bars, restaurants, Company that handled
fees has closed, and DA may pursue case |
 |
Pro-troop organization wants peace mom's land |
 |
Deputy
shot, critically wounded in drug raid; one suspect dead |
 |
Waller man dies after SUV falls over Galveston seawall |
 |
Amarillo, Fort Worth in helicopter battle |
 |
More local firms, including Dyess, hiring private security guards |
 |
Agreement reached in EZCorp case |
 |
Texas retailer aims to revamp supermarket shopping in Britain |
 |
San Antonio lawyer Watts goin’ explorin’ for U.S. Senate race,
Local lawyer Mikal Watts plans bid against U.S. Sen. Cornyn |
 |
Patio Permits Anger Some Frisco Homeowners |
 |
Corpus Christi expected to announce police chief's employment status
today |
 |
6,000-acre logistics hub in southern Dallas County inked deal with
state of Nuevo Leon, Mexico for new trade corridor |
 |
Mayor Buzzkill, I came to praise Laura Miller, not to...screw it,
toss me a shovel |
 |
Texas tops in deaths of children left in parked vehicles |
 |
Five indicted in Starr County election fraud scheme
|
 |
5/31/2007 |
 |
Selby: In Craddick storm, substantive actions overshadowed |
 |
Dewhurst reflects on session |
 |
Lt.
Gov. David Dewhurst reflects on session |
 |
RIP: Former State Rep. Wesley Roberts of Andrews |
 |
Rep. Buddy West (R-Odessa) race open to debate |
 |
Late vote date may cost Texas
- and aliens may land and take over too |
 |
Ranchland reservoir tag makes waves |
 |
Legislative session pro-God, children |
 |
High bacteria counts at Galveston beaches |
 |
Corpus Christi dance teacher sentenced for child sex assault
|
 |
Perry off to secret Bilderberg Conference in Turkey, will speak on
Federalism |
 |
Fire devastates downtown Bonham
 |
 |
Rory Schepisi of Vega among 11 contestants on "The Next Food Network
Star" |
 |
New Braunfels controversial river fee challenged by STOP |
 |
San Antonio Spurs Headed To The NBA Finals |
 |
South Padre wants safer spring break |
 |
Stephenville teen missing after trying to save friend
|
 |
Gillespie Sheriff Fends Off Discrimination Lawsuit |
 |
FAA plans to transfer certain Southeast Texas airspace services to
Houston |
 |
Massive border gates planned for border farms, etc. |
 |
Developer Buys Land Tract Coveted By Sugar Land For An Industrial
Park |
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Former Shelby Co. teacher arrested for Sexual Misconduct with
student |
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Airtricity opens 124 MW Forest Creek Wind Farm in West Texas |
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Perry rejects blind salamander as state symbol |
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Guerra: Is it time for Legislature to enter 21st century — or at
least the 20th? - lovers of
full-time big government just don't understand. |
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LULAC Upset Over Rising Citizenship Prices |
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Debate on Texas' primary date became partisan issue |
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Texans seek delay on border fence |
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Mark Cuban considers role in new football league |
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More fallout from local teacher's stint on 'The Bachelor' |
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Alert HISD police officers help nab alleged sex predator |
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Texas Southern Univ. regents agree to hike tuition |
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Update:
Police name coffee bandit suspect,
Robber uses coffee as weapon a third time |
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Windstorm failure is bad for taxpayers,
Start again on windstorm legislation |
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San
Angelo National Guard unit heading to Iraq |
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Adam's Mark Dallas being sold |
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Donald Evans named non-executive chairman of TXU |
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Family's request to bury soldier at Texas State Cemetery denied |
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Search
continues for man who stole police car in Corpus Christi |
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State transportation department chief to retire in August |
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Body of teen missing in Spring Creek found |
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Corpus Christi goes wireless Friday |
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Police: Man tried to buy young girl for sex |
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Investigators catch arson suspect in the act |
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Texas
state senators ranked by cash on-hand as of Jan. 2007 (pdf)
|
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5/30/2007 |
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Governor decides he'll fill rest of seats on TSU board |
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Perry is silent on schools chief
- Lubbock's Bob Craig being considered |
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Small-town GOP behind survival of top 10% rule |
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Perry criticizes 'acrimony' of legislators |
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Perry declares victory on border-security funding, but chides other
parts of the session |
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5 injured in house explosion in Cleburne
|
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The day the musician's name died, Lubbock to rename two sites after
Holly's widow seeks money |
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Marlin TYC Unit To Revert To Department Of Criminal Justice |
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Marlin VA hospital to re-open as hospital for Texas female inmates |
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Five-Month Session Means Some Changes For Average Texans |
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King-sponsored bill fails on technicality |
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Legislature passed reservoir land bill |
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Navasota probes claims against school principal |
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Strike
Ends, Pantex Guards Union accepts BWXT's new Contract Proposal,
Pantex's official statement,
Guard strike at Amarillo's Pantex plant prompts review,
Former union leader crosses the line |
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String of burglaries plague Gainesville area businesses |
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DPS seized record amount of drugs in '06 |
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Editorial from Texas Tech: Legislature fails Texas higher education |
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Editorial: The Austin Tea Party: King Tom's power grab worth the
outrage |
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Editorial: Texas politics divisive as ever |
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Sylvester
Turner declares as speaker candidate,
more |
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Teen,
Game Warden Drown Near Glen Rose |
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Bexar County struggles with jail overcrowding |
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Almost 2 years later, many Katrina evacuees in Houston still
unemployed |
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Houston is first in manufacturing jobs in the nation! |
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Baylor, Texas Children's collaborate on African HIV center |
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El Paso officer fatally shoots car-theft suspect |
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Dallas County Democratic Party abandons unwritten rules of
nonpartisan races and endorsed mayoral candidate Ed Oakle |
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Edcouch mayor-elect $3,000 away from holding office |
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McAllen lifts funding ban on Planned Parenthood |
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Bible showdown could have Texas-sized impact |
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Fort Sam Houston Col. dies during river excursion with his son |
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McKinney police chief apologizes to wrongly arrested woman |
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Beef Burger Barrel, the historic Amarillo drive-up eatery is back |
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U.S. Rep. Thornberry Talks About War Funding |
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Depositions taken in Conroe ISD stadium naming lawsuit |
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Temple sewers overflow |
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City of Killeen begins cleanup after enduring flash flooding and
tornado damage
 |
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Kolkhorst: Session was ‘successful'--Lawmaker points to cut in
school property taxes |
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Goliad airport would take advantage of 'Air Maquila' |
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Man gets 21 months for wreck that killed Leander firefighter |
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Austin police say "thanks, but no thanks" to popular FOX TV show
Cops |
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El
Paso's Petro sells its operations |
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Jogging
police chief nabs prison escapee
|
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5/29/2007 |
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News from
the 80th Texas Legislature (now adjourned)
|
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More Texas counties ditching state-OK'd voting system |
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Cliburn's fifth piano contest for amateurs kicks off in Fort Worth |
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Comptroller sends local governments $542 million in sales tax
revenue |
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Mysterious liquid forces Georgetown building evacuation |
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Ex-Dallas
ISD Execs Charged With Bribery & More |
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Manufacturing in Texas starts to level off |
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Dallas-based HM Capital selling Swift & Co. |
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Police break up ‘riot’ at Seaborne barracks (at-risk youth
program in Galveston) |
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Houston more prepared for disaster than other cities |
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Three
children, mom found hanged in mobile home near Fort Worth |
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Editorial: San Antonio River should get its own commission |
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Editorial: Valley officials strive to limit fence fallout |
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UTSA staff got treats from loan companies |
 |
Lake Sam Rayburn accident leaves teen without let, boater arrested
for intoxicated assault |
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Man who threatened Bush gets probation |
 |
Floods claim another Central Texan
 |
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Webb County sheriff, judges want compensation for fees resulting
from legal action |
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Lake McClellan Recreation Area re-opened |
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West Texas A&M to assess move into Amarillo |
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Editorial: Smoking goes up in smoke, Government restrictions not
necessary
|
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5/26,27&28/2007 |
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News from
the 80th Texas Legislature (Special Section on final days is just
below this set of entries.) |