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12/31/2007 |
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Headlines of 2007 predict what to watch in 2008 |
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Dallas' big stories likely to bleed into new year |
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Lady Bird among many notable Texans died in 2007
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Dallas Morning News names as Texas of the Year: "The Illegal Immigrant"! |
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Jan. 1 marks the start of new laws in Texas |
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New laws will help ring in '08 |
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Dallas real estate saw commercial boom, residential bust in 2007 |
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Not all New Year's traditions are legal |
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Pasadena shootings created shock waves (Joe Horn) |
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2008: Keep a close eye on those state elections |
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New Marijuana Law Not Catching On |
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Deaths Increase In The Line Of Duty |
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2007 year of growth in the Amarillo area |
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Both parties in Texas like '08 chances |
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Another fire in the late Senator Madla's home in San Antonio |
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Warrant issued for former Plainview corrections officer |
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Hammond: Raising gas tax for repairs going a bridge too far |
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Taylor running for Potter County sheriff |
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UFO awareness group really isn't so far out |
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Texans relish a chance to have an impact on Iowa campaign trail |
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In Nuevo Laredo, new mayor has 3-month plan to restore law |
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Jurors' use of Bible questioned in Waco man's death sentence |
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Harris County GOP asks Rosenthal to step aside; DA refuses will run
for re-election |
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Off-duty Houston PD officer shoots suspected rapist |
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Wrongly convicted Houston man gets new bride |
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State editorial roundup |
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Ethanol stirring coastal concerns |
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UT law students on front line of immigration |
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RIP: Victor Lloyd Ettredge, WWII POW & NASA engineer |
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NASA releases information on unprecedented survey of pilots
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Family runs air support for farmers, ranchers |
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Cop killer's room and vehicle full of supremacist symbols |
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Dem Supreme Court
candidates in fight over ballot petitions, Criss says Yanez'
petitions are invalid, asks party to investigate |
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High
school coaches group to let Clemens speak
- the idea that they wouldn't is stupid and misguided
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12/29&30/2007 limited updates this week |
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Dallas Morning News names as Texas of the Year: "The Illegal
Immigrant"! |
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Two die in Crowley helicopter crash |
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Six injured in home explosion east of Dallas |
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Hate crimes fall in Houston and Texas |
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BP's Texas City refinery repairs near completion |
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TCU Beats Houston in Texas Bowl |
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Georgetown church is one of the fastest-growing in the country |
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Judge's rulings draw attention |
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Craigslist advert. leads to big prostitution bust in Williamson Co. |
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Goodyear Rolls Out Last Tire from Tyler plant |
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Garland: Concert
Tickets Lost Because Of Fake Essay |
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Cherokee County: Three Arrested In Gang-Style Shooting |
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Clay Walker joins star-studded lineup to honor Freddy Fender |
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RIP: El
Paso's Samaniego dies,
El Paso
County's Samaniego's
legacy will be his integrity ,
A look at the career of Leo Samaniego,
Funeral Wed. |
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Retired El Paso Police Chief Richard Wiles to run for sheriff as
expected |
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Movie audition coming to Seminole |
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Man accused of stealing a bra |
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Officials plan vaccine drop in 44 counties |
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Beaumont police consider suing nightclub |
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Baby Grace's Long Goodbye: What happened after her death? New
affidavit sheds light |
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Isett announces he will run again for House seat (dist 84) |
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Use of automated cameras in law enforcement helps scammer fool
citizens in Lubbock |
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Sam Houston on the ballot |
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El Paso's wealthiest man shares generously |
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RIP:
Transportation Commissioner Ric Williamson dead at 55,
Statement from Gov. Rick Perry on the passing of Ric Williamson |
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Democrats optimistic in statewide judicial races |
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Dogs take last laps at Corpus Christi track
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Austin school uses perks, parents to fight truancy |
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Gunman frees family after standoff in Fort Worth |
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Farmers Branch firm's custom Mustangs in limbo after police sweep |
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Stinging loss ends Aggies' tumultuous season
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Red-light cameras on roll in state |
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Texas' energy industry continues to diversify
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12/28/2007 limited updates this week |
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Amber Alert led to arrest of fugitive mother |
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CompUSA to close Dallas corporate operations in March |
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College officials say law capping dropped classes may hurt students |
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At least 1 dead as snow, ice hit the Panhandle |
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Tiger found dead near Dallas interstate was probably a pet |
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Arson
damages elder Bush's former Odessa home |
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Feds shut down Texas bus company after Arkansas crash |
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El Lago couple making trip to get Belize coffee beans with own sailboat |
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Royse City student seeks Mustache Institute to combat facial hair policy |
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Conservative activist Cathie Adams hurt in highway crash |
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In rejecting grant, Collin County clinic fuels debate |
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Editorial: Death, sin and taxes |
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No
re-election bid for El Paso commissioner linked to FBI probe |
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Economy booming in Levelland |
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Republican Bruni to challenge Laredo state senator Zaffirini |
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500 callers oppose beer sales at Six Flags |
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Fort Worth Smokers put out by new city law |
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Democrat staffer to challenge Zedler (R-Arlington) for dist. 96
House seat |
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New Houston marketing campaign to feature celebrities |
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Woman gets to keep a few of the 237 dogs taken from her house |
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VA program at University of Texas studies brain injuries |
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Paterno shrugs off Texas A&M Yell Leader's remarks |
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Award
overturned in terrorism suit involving Holy Land Foundation |
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Macy's to shutter historic Sharpstown location |
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2 Houston convenience store shootings: 1 unarmed clerk dead, another
store with an armed clerk leaves robber dead |
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Rosenthal calls e-mail flap 'a wake-up call' |
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E-mails
released detailing DA's relationship with secretary
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Rangers investigate missing funds in Crane County |
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Air Force Escorts Plane Down in Hamilton |
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Chris
Peden files in GOP primary for TX-14 congressional dist. |
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Sandra
Phuong VuLe files for House dist. 112
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12/27/2007 limited updates this week |
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Texas population tops 23.9 million |
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Senator Duncan draws Libertarian challenger
(pdf) |
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Tracks gambling on slot machines |
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Another View: ‘Judicial hellholes’ are bigger in Texas, too |
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Richardson, Romney file for Texas presidential primary |
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Expunged
1978 Grand Jury report on Bullock finally released
(pdf) |
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Bullock biography paints colorful portrait of 'largest Texan' |
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Report:
Dallas D.A., Craig Watkins', law license suspended,
more |
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Texas strip clubs alter argument against $5-per-customer fee |
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Dallas Mayor Tom Leppert asks for ethics overhaul for city gov. |
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A&M unsure when federal ban on its biodefense research will be
lifted |
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Texas deadliest state for police officers in 2007 |
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Judge seals Harris DA's revealing e-mails |
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A look at decreased water allotments in West Texas
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Panhandle's
Lake Meredith level reaches historic lows
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Assistant Waco police chief promoted to top cop job
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Study of stranded Texas Gulf dolphins inconclusive |
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Physicians'
group sues medical board |
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Galveston considers tax plan to expand beach renewal |
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'Ghost Fleet' ships now destined for Texas |
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Ethics complaint submitted against Tarrant Co. sheriff |
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U.S. executions down, but Texas' share is up |
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With runoff over, race for District 97 begins anew |
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35 already have applied to be El Paso police chief |
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El
Paso gears up for the annual Brut Sun Bowl |
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Dead tiger found in Dallas |
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Dem
Dwight B. Fullingim to challenge TX-19 congressman Neugebauer
- I believe this to be the same person who in '06
challenged state senator Jane Nelson (dist 12)
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12/26/2007 limited updates this week |
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Assaults against Border Patrol agents up in the Valley |
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Top 10 most clicked stories of 2007 in the Dallas Morning News |
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Report shows drop in Dallas home prices |
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Dallas Ticket-writing inquiry shows flaws in policing police |
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14-year-old boy returned safely after kidnapping in Houston |
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Van Zandt County 4 year old boy still missing |
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Texas researchers aim to make ethanol without corn |
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San Antonio girl run over while riding new bike dies |
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In case of an emergency, 'ICE' can be a lifeline |
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Elderly man leaves $50,000 & car to kind cafeteria server |
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Border Fence construction to begin in 2008 |
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Longview barber gives free Xmas haircuts to homeless |
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Voting systems axed |
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Texas star shines again |
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Police still searching for missing Rice University student |
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Hobbyists fly their planes at San Juan dump
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12/22-25/2007 |
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A look at violent crime statistics in Texas cities |
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Update:
Police probing claim fifth-grader's death might be tied to game,
Police identify remains found on highway as Houston fifth-grader |
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Athletes accused in deer deaths disciplined at school |
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Oscar Wyatt to serve his time in Beaumont |
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Ex-Bush advisor Rove to ink memoirs for at least $1.5M |
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Dallas may soon require garage sale registration |
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Dallas exec thinks he can find treasure in Lajitas, Texas
- new owner understands and is fixing the problem, Lajitas will
return to true-Texans! |
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Some South Plains cotton farmers may switch to grain |
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Huckabee campaigns at San Antonio mega-church known to disparage
Roman Catholics -
anti-Catholic? Maybe but it's his anti-Liberty record that bothers
most.\ |
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Huckabee delivers Christmas sermons in San Antonio |
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Ron Paul defends Federal money he works to bring to his Texas
district - admits to
requesting earmarks, so what if he then votes against the bill when
he knows the votes are there to pass? |
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Fatality in massive Texas Panhandle pileup was Amarillo man,
more |
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Audit highlights problems at Galveston College |
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Biologists work to preserve endangered plant only found in Texas |
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Plainview guard indicted in beating death of inmate |
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Community, history all part of Texas dancehalls |
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Government worker allegedly cheated Army |
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Roddy Stinson: How this job drove me to drink (and other career high
points) |
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Statistics highlight Texas' prosperity gap
- so what? This is the land of
OPPORTUNITY, not outcome. The only worry is when a poor man can no
longer become a rich man and we are far from that day. The biggest
barrier to upward movement is big gov. |
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War uneasiness could loosen GOP's hold on military votes |
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Stories that shaped Dallas-Fort Worth in 2007 |
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Clemens issues denial, grants interview in video |
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Families bond after Texas City racing tragedy |
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Great Debaters film depicts school's 1935 glory |
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Is Houston a sanctuary for illegal immigrants? |
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RIP: Tejano music pioneer Lydia Mendoza dies at 91 |
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State
rep. Delwin Jones (RINO-Lubbock) gets Libertarian challenger |
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Alief ISD board could ask indicted trustee to resign |
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Cigarette tax bringing in big-bucks as few quit smoking |
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More gays pick Galveston as spot to live and relax |
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Amarillo: Police say former youth pastor killed wife's friend then
himself |
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Waco riverboat restaurant sinking into Brazos River
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Five Face Sentencing In SWAT Prank Case |
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Whataburger store manager tells robber to leave |
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Houston's landmark Greenway Theatre to close |
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Stolen baby Jesus returned to Brazoria nativity scene |
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Man kills self after crashing car into Army Secretary's Fort Worth
home |
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Group of Hispanic officers files suit against Houston P.D. & chief |
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On horseback, Dewhurst gets chance to cut loose |
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Grand Prairie Marine gets holiday call from Bush |
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Man uses tractor to crush cactus |
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Preservationists try to save Mexican-American War battlefield |
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Galveston trying to find money for beach project |
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Texas Treasure Turns Into Wildlife Management Area |
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Odessa Salvation Army vandalized |
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Cattle rustling still plagues Texas |
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In TX-CD 22 race, candidates' roots at issue
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12/21/2007 |
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3 San Antonio officers charged with on-duty sex crimes |
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2 Fort Worth officers accused of separate crimes fired |
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Georgetown police sergeant fired after refusing to cooperate with internal
investigation into rape charges |
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Llamas, cows in Van Zandt County shot with arrows |
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Affidavit: Clemens wrongly implicated in 2006 |
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Fort Worth names new city manager |
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Austin prosecutors seek death for accused killer of 6 |
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3 Williamson County toddlers test positive for meth,
Mother whose children tested positive for meth had history with CPS |
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Man called 911 for seizure, was hit by stun gun, files suit |
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Dallas solstice celebration fills a void for the nonreligious |
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Daughter of Dallas Cowboys head coach Wade Phillips stars in 'Charlie
Wilson's War' |
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Charlie Wilson's War: Judge Jones gives East Texas movie a West Texas tie |
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Last Charlie's Angel owes congressman 'everything' for her career |
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Was Hutchison just running interference with her nonbid? |
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Argyle teacher arrested for improper student relationship |
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Texas Democrats set up disability study group |
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New farm bill to have wide-ranging effects in Panhandle |
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Rancher opposes proposed nuclear plant in Victoria |
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Victoria officials under fire: DA investigates police chief, city attorney,
police sergeant |
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Victoria city attorney hands over portion of notes to district attorney |
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Senate Confirms Texas Demographer as Census Director |
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RINO Byron Cook gets GOP challenger |
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FutureGen stalemate continues, RRC Chairman: 'We will lead on energy' |
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Lockney soldier taking hometown flags to war |
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A million pounds of glass on Cowboys Stadium |
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Ex-Marine from Alamo gets 2 years for e-mail threat |
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Keller High girl's football feat is a finalist in national video contest |
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Local $1 million lottery wins double up, 2nd Beaumonter in 2 days scratches
a winning ticket |
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Upscale development planned north of Buda |
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Congress advances UT laser project |
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Kelso: What's freedom of speech got to do with a pole dance? |
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Lubbock
issues statement acknowledging art censorship was wrong action |
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Levelland school turns heads with design |
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Libertarian wants to challenge Paul for U.S. House seat |
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Texans that made 2007 memorable |
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Dallas Area Home Sales Figures Are Deceptive |
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Artificial
turf seen as contributor to staph infections in Texas |
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Appeals
court reverses Dallas officer's conviction in fake-drug scandal |
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Arlington: Housing director pleads guilty to embezzling grant money |
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Texas unemployment rate edges up to 4.2% |
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Texas sees highest Yule gas prices ever, despite 3-week decline |
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Congress Imposes Moratorium on some Texas Toll Roads |
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Coca-Cola Plans New Waco Distribution Facility |
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Survivor pleads guilty in fatal bomb blast at Texas City apartment |
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Officials to fast-track blood tests for DWI suspects |
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PETA urges investigation of antelope deaths at Lufkin zoo |
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State Rep.
Hilderbran announced re-election campaign |
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Craig
Kelsay files for GOP primary for House district 29 (Mike O'Day not
running for re-election) |
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Three on inside track to TSU presidency |
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Dallas
Democrat judge, & trial lawer, to run for chief justice of Texas
Supreme Court against Wallace Jefferson |
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Grass
Fires Burn In SW Bexar County, many homes & bldgs nearby |
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Perry
grants clemency for nine |
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Former state rep. Bob
Leonard files for primary in HD97 (Fort Worth) race
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12/20/2007 |
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