Texas 2008 Q2

Perry bypassed business people for transit post - But you see, he is the Governor and it is his right to appoint the person of his choice, there is no seniority waiting line.

Two Denton animal shelter workers suspended after killing wrong dog

Documents, interviews show how sex ring was busted

Immigration fugitive team to work from Waco

District's critics, supporters view Dallas ISD audit's outcome differently

Would a John McCain win take Phil Gramm back to Washington?

Opinion: DA's policy in newborn's death amounts to capital error

Study: Houston feeling pinch over health care

Legendary Rice professor, Robert Curl, retiring

Republican leader downplaying race

Scrap-metal stag stands tall in San Antonio

Family of dead inmate hopes DNA test will clear him

Past and perhaps future rivals for Texas governor meet up at coffee shop

A high-profile UFO search comes to Wise County

Alarming rise in guns at D/FW - if it were a "safety" issue, they'd let us carry guns & keep TSA employees far from them.

Miss Texas pageants will be broadcast online again

Port of CC aims to be ready for Navy's Ingleside exit

06/27/2008

Texas may feel ripple effect of Supreme Court's handgun ban ruling

Court's gun ruling means no changes in Texas statutes

Supreme Court's rejection of handgun ban triggers new debate

TEA faulted for oversight of alternative certification program

Horn tells grand jury about fatal shootings, his attorney says

After some infighting, HISD passes $1.6 billion budget

Missouri City votes to take over golf club for public park

Texas man sentenced for bilking resorts in Rockies

Colonel gets 9-year term, is kicked out of Air Force

DNA test clears Texas man in prison since 1993

DNA evidence led to Corpus Christi man's arrest

Texas man sentenced for bilking resorts in Rockies

Lubbock Revisiting New $6.7 Million Visitor Center Boondoggle

Texas Forest Service looks for Urban Foresters

Arrest Warrant Issued For Former Local Little League Coach in Bell Co.

Federal Judge Refuses To Dismiss Suit Against Killeen ISD

Llano County learned from floods

Texas man charged in NY with holding immigrants hostage

Electric co-ops accuse Rep. Cooper (D-Tennessee) of wrongdoing

Head of Texas agency in polygamist raid retiring

Texas judge's DWI charge dropped

Judge rules immunity exists for Cameron Co. JP

Gas prices slightly lower across Texas

Lone Star Park's top trainer, Steve Asmussen, faces drug suspension

Boiler Leak Shuts Down Pirkey Power Plant in Longview

Ratepayers Alliance Protests New SWEPCO Plant

New Motions Filed In 'Booger Red' Kelly Child Molestation Case

John Sharp: How to solve America’s energy crisis

Teachers are missing the mark in math

Editorial: Preserve authority of San Antonio city auditor

San Angelo police recover antique weapons

Muslim's outraged over Harris Co. sheriff's dept. emails - possibly they need some of that Preparation M

Dems Giving Up On Rick Noriega? - don't count on it

Summer a deadly time along U.S.-Mexico border - it's their choice

State Sen. Nichols identifies transportation, water and education as hot-button issues

Texas' first 6 months could be among 10 driest

Odessa Pastor Pleads Guilty to Fraud and Identity Theft

West Texas Fire Officials Praise Gov. Perry's Declaration

Texas Forest Service Fighting Fires in and Around the Davis Mountains

Detention center project under consideration in Willacy County

Federal prison proposed for Nacogdoches

U.S. helps ransom Congressman Reyes' (D-El Paso) kin, relative of congressman's wife whisked out of Mexico

Poll: Kay Bailey Hutchison is Texans' favorite politician

Dr Pepper Snapple wins eBay auction to sponsor bride's wedding

Dallas investor in talks to buy big chunk of Deep Ellum

Texas GOP announces finalists for Anti-Obama slogan contest

Pro-life group targeting Texas as "potential swing state" with new ad

Cornyn laughs off lampooning

Exorcism protected by 1st Amendment, Texas high court rules

Vidor High School assistant principal indicted

Endangered Kemp's ridley sea turtle numbers rising

Screw San Antonio: AT&T to move headquarters to Dallas

Austin Java Owner Upset with Marcia Ball over Pecan Trees

Grassroots homesteaders tighten ranks to fight urban encroachment

Aircraft catches fire inside San Marcos airport hangar

Softer real-estate market doesn't equal appraisal relief

G.I. Joe collectors invade Frisco hotel

RIP: Polk Robison, Texas Tech sports icon, coach & AD, dead

Texas Medical Assoc. PAC withdraws Cornyn endorsement over Medicare fee cut vote, more

Oncor wants to hike electric delivery rates by 2.7%

Sept. 11 memorial in Grapevine to honor American, United crews

06/26/2008

2nd Amendment ruling:

Read the Supreme Court's decision on District of Columbia v. Heller (pdf)

Supreme Court strikes down D.C. handgun ban

Justice Stevens' dissent on Heller frightening!

Supreme Court says Americans have right to guns but 4 justices ignore the Bill of Rights

Supreme Court Declares That the Second Amendment Guarantees an Individual Right to Keep and Bear Arms

McCain aims at Obama: Chicago Gun Ban Infringes On Rights

Texas leaders react to right to keep guns decision

Gohmert Applauds Supreme Court Decision on Gun Rights

Texas Real Estate Slump Lets Mexicans Take It Back

South Korea lifts ban on US beef imports

Irving mayor, council member's rivalry reignited

North Texas ATM thefts growing in violence, frequency

Texas has 330 cases of salmonella linked to tomatoes

Man accused of taping 9-year-old Texas girl to tree as punishment

T. Boone Pickens rejects submissions refuting Kerry swift boat ads

Conditions at many Dallas fire stations a cause for alarm

A history of lawsuit reform in Texas, part 1

McAllen: Businessman's kidnapper to face federal charges

Harlingen police officer shot during traffic stop

Neighborhood sign in Waco causes a stir

West Texas not on higher ed's expansion list

U.S. Supreme Court asked to intervene in BP blast case

Inmate found hanged in Amarillo jail

Column: Both sides of drilling issue have merit

Claim: Noriega was joking about drilling for oil in Iraq

Noriega pushes alternative energy

Noriega: We need to get the nation back on course - every column, speech & appearance is all about him being a soldier to the point of the same shameless behavior as John Kerry.

'Big John' Cornyn's campaign ad goes viral

Rep. Driver and others on government working

Abbott: Commit to protecting freedom of the press

Hight: The Price of progress at the Pedernales co-op

Georgetown Police Chief's Daughter Arrested With Marijuana and Cocaine

Former UT Player Andre Jones Pleads Guilty to Robbery

Suspected Gang Leader Fights Extradition From Williamson County

San Marcos conference center has already lined up more than 40 events

Former Hidalgo County elections chief Teresa Navarro pleads not guilty

Surge in passengers fuels Beaumont leaders' hope of building train/bus depot

Editorial: Cities must demolish dilapidated structures

Texas Business Tax May Not Reach Revenues Goal - maybe but it's too early to tell

Contract Talks Between Fort Worth, FWPD Break Off

NBC Settles 'Predator' Suit With Victim's Sister

American Expects To Cut Management Jobs By 8% - fewer suits to abuse their customers

Winds Damage Homes in Bryan

'Ashley's Killer' verdict is set aside

Poll shows a tight race for Texas with McCain ahead 5 points

Texas Supreme Court Ruling a Setback for Gillespie County

Broken lock traps 2 men in Humble DPS bathroom

Teen charged in newborn's death in school bathroom

Former Dallas City Council member James Fantroy reports to prison

DART chairman: 'I would like us out of the jewelry and clothes business'

Developer selected for TxDOT contract that will push Trans Texas Corridor forward

Apollo Real Estate Advisors buys Hilton Dallas Lincoln Centre

Southwest Airlines changes up its schedules

Harris County grand jury takes up Joe Horn case again

Fiancee of Joe Horn shooting victim speaks out

Commission approves step toward developing south part of I-69

Vietnam prime minister's Houston visit draws protesters

Obama to bring campaign fight, funding to Texas

Harris County man survives lightning strike

Historic fi rearm, owner reunited - Cinco de Mayo man, Cinco de Mayo

DA: Charges not likely in Diboll election case

Midland officials delay demolition of downtown eyesore till November

Teen accused of killing teacher had a criminal record

Grand jury leaves sect case in limbo, No indictments issued, but panel meets anew in July

House committee approves funds for San Antonio river projects - pork

Pipeline for Pecos River settlement finished

Teachers' association files lawsuit over privacy

Ted Nugent: Heroes help with Thunder

Wichita Falls: Air Force officer misused travel card

Are we denying school dropouts a second chance?

Much of Texas facing drought conditions after dry spring

NE Harris Co. apartment blaze leaves 50 homeless

Lampson Votes Against American Energy Independence

DA Asked to Investigate Alvord School Superintendent

Audit report: Poor oversight at heart of Dallas ISD financial woes

Celina residents pitch in for home makeover

06/25/2008

Key Teen Witness In Polygamist Case Denies She was Abused

VP talk sparks interest in Waco's Rep. Edwards

Chet Edwards is "humbled" to be mentioned as possible Obama VP

Two dead after Pasadena home invasion, police say

Reporter in Tyler sex club case admits dating prosecutor

Cornyn, Noriega argue over veterans bill both support

Former Hidalgo County jailer sentenced to 2 years

Texas governor trying to slash ethanol production

40 pit bulls seized in Johnson County

Chairman of Texas pension investment board removed

Tickets go on sale for Dallas King Tut exhibit, http://www.dallasmuseumofart.org/tut

US Supreme Court libs: No death penalty allowed for raping a child, Jessica’s Law in Texas weakened

Homeowners urged to shop for insurance, Texas rates are actually down

Huffman to step down as Texas Tech law school dean

20 Texas Tech Top Officials Gone In 29 Months - go Hance, go...

Candidate for state rep. dist. 85 accused in lawsuit of fraud - Pete's puppet Heflin plays dirty

Candidate Noriega stumps in Lubbock

Noriega, Conaway, Cornyn clash on oil drilling - Noriega opposes more drilling

Cornyn Meets With Leading Veterans Organizations

Higher Energy Costs Make This Year's Cotton Crop One Of The Most Expensive Ever Planted

Texans Petitioning To Carry Firearms

Pickens Owns State Agency, Competes Against Lubbock - hyperbole on the pipeline taking homes

Jury mulling rape case against Air Force colonel

Odessa: state rep. Buddy West dead, Statement by Gov. Rick Perry on the Death of Rep. G. E. “Buddy” West

Judge: Midland County in state of disaster

Texas staff recommends thumbs down for Ark. coal-fired plant

Justice Department sues city of Dallas

Courthouse cells too small in Nueces County

Federal Highway Trust Fund Cut threatens Texas Highways

State Representative Dan Flynn's update

State Representative Ken Paxton's update on Property Tax Relief

Border Patrol agent admits to hiding seized drugs

Border fence land deal approved

Border fence advocate gets sued, landowner baffled by condemnation suit

Willacy County insurance may not pay to have mold removed from courthouse - they need to be more concerned with the elected officials in the courthouse than mold in Willacy County.

Vouchers were not part of high school bill, legislators say

Reaffirmed: Obama’s campaign plans include Texas

New poll shows Texans want better roads; don't want to pay for them

SWAT Action Shuts Down Round Rock Strip Mall

Eustace mayor indicted aggravated assault with a deadly weapon

Ports-To-Plains Corridor Impact

Shumate avoided jail cell, Ex-sheriff spent night in office; security cited

Colonel Ray to bid goodbye to Dyess AFB, Abilene

Hospital district passes in Scurry County

Port Arthur-based rap duo UGK wins two BET awards

Editorial: Vidor taxpayers deserve answers, not stonewalling

Editorial: Waco mammoth site a step closer

Victoria: Charges vs. chief surprise many

Study: Higher Interstate Speed Limits are Safe

Editorial: Rebuilding mansion will take combined efforts

Grand jury proceedings under way in FLDS case

Security is heavy as Texas polygamist sect probe begins

Former White House Press Secretary Tony Snow to speak at Midland fund raiser, Aug. 5

Sherman building’s flooding closes several government offices

Dozens detained in East Houston ICE raid

Harris County launches security effort along ship channel

Cops get barbecue joint in plea deal

Official overseeing Texas DPS promises to modernize agency

So far, 400-plus apply for 1st El Paso Texas Tech medical school class

AAA survey: Gas prices aren't crimping Texans' travel plans

Revenue from Texas' new business tax falling short of $5.9B projection

Fort Worth Man Challenges Demo Two-Step

TCC To Buy RadioShack Facility For $238 Million

$26 million typo on severance agreement for Collin County employee

Federal judge sentences developer with ties to Dallas City Hall corruption defendant

Sheppard AFB colonel sex assault trial verdict: mostly guilty

06/24/2008

Advocates to fight fence construction despite Supreme Court decision

Next battle over border fence may be Texas

Editorial: Ideologues cheer higher gas prices

Suspected Case Of Rare Fishborne Illness Reported In Central Texas

Texas Man Order To Pay FEMA Following False Hurricane Claim

South Korean court overturns Lone Star Funds verdict

Women testify in Air Force rape case at Sheppard AFB, Prosecution rests in rape court-martial at Texas air base, Defense rests in Air Force colonel's rape trial

Group demands apology after sandwich flap in Odessa

Fort Worth Roman Catholic diocese settles suit filed by accuser

Hereford goose gets along good with goats

Inmate falls through ceiling into Alton chief's office

Texas woman sues former Jack Daniel's master distiller for sexual harassment

Texas Senate candidate Austen Furse has US capitol dome photo instead of Texas dome on website

Don't buy national hype over Houston's economy - bless Lisa's heart. She'd see the suffering of vampires on a sunny day.

Former West Columbia detective charged with stealing gun

Window bars trap Houston man inside burning home

Harris Co. sheriff says "pure politics" fuels his critics - hmmm, seems as if his using the SO for his own political purposes is fueling most of his problems

Protesters call for Harris Co. sheriff's resignation

Houston PD crime lab soon to resume DNA testing

Dallas-Fort Worth home prices fall 3.4% in latest S&P survey

Man accused of pointing laser at Dallas police, helicopter - a great way to get shot

Burglars smash glass, steal ATM at NorthPark's Nordstrom

Suspects say Garland recording studio killings netted them "just $2"

Lubbock Rotary Settles Lawsuit, Rotary International

Lubbock teen faces murder charges in Amarillo

Gov. Perry Challenges Youth to Give Back Through Public Service

AG Abbott's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit Uncovers $6.1M Scheme; 11 Indicted

Dee Margo Holds Substantial Lead in HD-78 (El Paso)

Crew finds keel of Aggie boat off Gulf Coast

Border Patrol agent convicted of making false statements

Port Arthur City Council runoff election ends in draw - now what?

Port Arthur tie shows your vote counts - if it is cast

Editorial: Texas AG right to back shield law

Senator Ogden: Expanded sales tax OK

$1.5 M donated to UT communication school, media building

Mandatory water restrictions issued for parts of Central Texas

Days before roads & home back to normal after flooding in Canyon

Big Spring summer closures to mean job losses

100 Years For Salvation Army Of Abilene

San Angelo to look at requiring pre-pay for all gas purchases - just where does government derive the authority of such a thing, even if popular with station owners?

Round Rock working to promote its 'Sports Capital' title - sounds more like government waste to me

Noriega rips Cornyn in Odessa visit - in Lubbock this afternoon

Midland Wins Supreme Court Ruling on Fireworks

Gregg Co. proposed 4 day work week under fire from newspaper

Group sues to keep teacher background checks private

West Texas ISD to take over Galveston island program

Dallas Zoo's last elephant is packing its trunk

State honors pioneering Dallas archaeologist

Fire marshal: Video shows person setting fire at Texas Governor's Mansion

Sunset Commission Says DPS Needs to be Overhauled, DPS under Sunset fire

DPS tries to deny media request for Texas Governor's mansion fire video

Collin County teen court coordinator outed in election to leave job - yes "outed" not "ousted"

Dallas DA Craig Watkins Smoking in front of Commissioners’ Court inside 25 foot zone

Dallas DA Watkins Battles Texas Attorney General’s Office

College students ask committee for concealed carry rights on campus

Governor's Competitiveness Council releases energy report

Temporary Padre Island Seawall Beach Closure Proposed

Dallas-based Affiliated Computer Services to close facility, cut 450 jobs

Justice Department sues Dallas tax preparation service

Problems found in DART employees' jewelry purchase program

Vandals target Fort Bend homes, cars with slurs

DPS: "We do not have the authority to enforce the immigration laws."

Judge issues gag order in East Texas child 'sex show' case

06/23/2008

Ted Nugent sells some big game trophy, plans to move

Plano family of 5 killed when van struck by car that ran red light

Update: Trial in East Texas sex club case postponed, Kids forced to perform in sex shows in Texas town, East Texas town reels as 3rd trial begins in child 'sex show' case

Polygamist sect fights back by emerging from isolation

Cornyn considers taking key role in GOP fight for Senate seats

Alberta, Canada group visits Lubbock to discuss Ports to Plains Corridor

Texas gives victims of abuse, stalking a mailbox to call home

Dallas County isn't putting brakes on fleet's gas guzzlers

Lubbock County thinking about 4-day week

Texas freshman leaves OU football for Marines

New way to tip the Corpus Christi police: texting

Beaumont man found shot to death by grandchildren

Southeast Texas sanctuaries have become a premier rest stop for birds - how could this be possible? The region is home to the nation's petro-chemical plants! I guess the birds don't care as much as the greenie-weenies.

Tyler train derailment blocks city streets

Breaks in border fence have residents suspicious of DHS's plans

Central Texas Woman Dies When Car Hits Bull

Some farmers are taking safe measures to protect purchased diesel fuel

Texas Press Association selects officers

Jury selection starts in Air Force rape trial at Sheppard AFB

Court rejects case on fast track for border fence

State editorial roundup

Court agrees to review suit against AT&T

Court says right to lawyer begins soon after arrest

Concealed gun permits soar

Grand jury back at work on Joe Horn case

Texas Group Wants To Carry Handguns In Plain View

Gun owners are responsible for safety

Former Bryan Pastor Arrested, Bonds Out of Jail

Drought Prompts Fireworks Warning From Texas Forest Service

The two Lance Armstrongs

Perry: Ask DPS why not more troopers at mansion

Perry `disappointed' in DPS lapse before mansion fire

Judge Orders Cedric Benson to Install Breathalyzer in Car

Potter County Interim Sheriff Starts Today

Is Kay Bailey Hutchison ramping up for governor?

Univ. of Dallas Fires Employee for Allegedly Converting to Catholicism - UD is a Catholic school

Classic Residence by Hyatt puts halt to Turtle Creek retirement community

Demand for workers in the Barnett Shale on the rise

Dallas audit finds $6.7 million not previously accounted for in capital works budget

Backhoe used in Dallas liquor store smash-and-grab

Political site suggests Obama and Clinton return to Texas

Victoria's former sheriff reaches tentative plea bargain

Cornyn criticizes Noriega’s stand on GI benefits bill

Robison: Williams' donations have been welcomed by Texas politicians

HPD: New security rules cutting convenience store holdups

Pedophile's journey to FBI's list began in Houston in 1989

Gunmen take $3,000 in Pearland Whataburger holdup

Abducted North Carolina teen found safe in Galveston

Debating Texas' motorcycle helmet law

U.S. Reps Conaway & Green Work to Protect Local Radio Stations

Pasadena dad charged with capital murder

Houston lawyer given probation in fake Botox scheme

TxDOT doesn't know how much it costs to maintain the state airplane fleet

Police officer resigns after being charged with switching sale tags at Wal-Mart

CNN asks viewers to question Gov. Perry - I thought they reported news

06/21&22/2008

Projected state surplus still may not be enough - when has enough ever existed for government?

Grand jury in Texas polygamist sect case to meet

Report: Losses could top $4B if outbreak happened at proposed lab near Texas livestock

Ford's F-150 cutback hits heart of Texas

Dickey's Barbecue fired up for national expansion

Texas schools get merit pay windfall

Juárez officers, business owners fleeing to Texas

Nigerian church brings noise, passion to Texas town

State gets OK to expand screening system for public assistance

Spanish-language revival closes out Reunion Arena's run

Thin DPS staff likely a factor in mansion fire

Deadly work site dims Rice vision for bigger school

Police: Burned bodies of missing Pasadena children found

UT Doc may have out-right cure for diarrhea

Drought hits farmers already dealing with fuel prices

Fort Worth chef working on the 6666 ranch

Once at a local pound, Gabe now sniffs out bombs in Iraq

Web site offers future inmates a look at Harris lockup

Cancer doesn't throw Texas Tech shot-putter

Obama blasts Phil Gramm, seeks to close "Enron Loophole"

Texas weighing tougher standards to certify teachers

Riverwalk hotel evacuated after carbon monoxide leak

Krusee, Ogden brought Central Texas transportation money

Jeffs daughter trying to dump court-appointed attorney

Austin city manager didn't know of mansion fire for more than 24 hours

Texas town, Mineola, reels from horrific abuse in its midst

RIP: Former Texas Supreme Court Justice, James A. Baker, served 1995-2002 bio

06/20/2008

Kinky says he'll run in 2010 as a Democrat -- if he raises enough cash

Unemployment rises from 4.1% to 4.5% but employers add 8,700 jobs in May

Austin unemployment rate jumps to 3.7% - still an incredibly low number

Austin home sales may be gaining strength

Credit card debt, loan delinquencies down in first quarter

Tech faculty researches binge drinking in hopes to understand trends

Austin boxer charged with manslaughter in traffic death

Shrimpers head to Mexico to fuel boats

Texas businesses to fight controversial Margins Tax

State of Texas Web Portal Improved (I use Texas.gov, same site, fewer characters to type.)

Thornberry Opposes House Dems’ Call for Nationalization of American Oil Industry

Coryell County Looking For Refund From Appraisal District Office

$5 Billion Property Tax Hike Proposed - It's Called Sales Price Disclosure

Dewhurst makes appointments to cancer panel

Acuna resigns as Austin city public information director - was under investigation

Man Freed by DNA Testing Seeks to Clear Record

Perry welcomes proposed lifting of ban on offshore oil exploring

Gas price increase slows in Texas

Update: Female neighbor accused of attack on 93-year-old Terrell woman

Boy killed when shotgun falls over, fires near Marshall

Potter Co. commissioners to name sheriff to replace convicted Shumate

Brenham man dies after police-related shooting

10 year old Texan, Claudia Muñoz, to represent the USA at international chess tourney in Argentina

SMU and University Park consider proposal to settle land dispute

Off-duty Garland cop kills motorist after intervening in road dispute

Pat Summerall expected to make full recovery after emergency surgery

Luminant seeks to build 2 new reactors

Update: Teen accused in Garland recording studio deaths bragged to aunt

T. Boone Pickens donates $9.4M for geology program at OSU

Some Catholic Hospitals in Texas Provide Abortions

Can the GOP keep the base engaged?

Raise Your Hand for a Hand Out: Bill Ratliff & Mike Moses are "brain dead"

Suspended J.P. Donna Murray back in court

Perry again questioned on V.P. run

Texas Hold 'Em, the podcast

Charles Wiley tabbed as next Galveston police chief

‘Washington’ tape a La Marque ISD embarrassment

Report: Governor's Mansion arsonist took advantage of DPS lapses - implies the arsonist knew of the lapese

1 of 3 arrested after Dallas-area slayings cleared

Two new polls released in Davis/Brimer race

El Paso Public Corruption Update: FBI closes in on targets

Smoky air over El Paso comes from wildfires

Former Juarez police officer now happy with Border Patrol

Border governors worried out National Guard pullout

Wichita Co. wins latest court ruling on deputy pay

Mother And Three Daughters Arrested For Smuggling Cocaine

San Antonio to decide on city term limits

SEC: Houston power firm bought with cash from scam

Texas City school's trustees leave before president fired

Lufkin: Ex-teachers accused of having sex with students

Houston: Lightning throws man 15 feet from tree

Feds investigate deadly dorm collapse at Rice University

Governor pardons Houston man wrongly convicted of rape

06/19/2008

FBI Arrests Hundreds In Mortgage Fraud Case

Pilot arrested in Texas drug case free on bail

18 Cubans seized by gunmen in Mexico reach Texas

Fort Worth pastor arrested on child sex charge

Search resumes for 2 Pasadena children

Dallas USO airport volunteers welcome troops back stateside

2 men found dead outside Garland recording studio Zion Gate

Man indicted for ID theft of pro golfer Justin Leonard

Houston-area bloodless bullfight July 5 - these things are NOT bullfights, they are stupid

Four charged with murder in death of Odessa man

Darlie Routier’s Mother Speaks Out

Triple Arrow Ranch stays true to its heritage

Canadian River gets OK to pump twice allotted water

Governor's Mansion fire:

Several security problems cited in Texas Governor's Mansion fire

Workers sift through governor's mansion wreckage

Water used to put out Texas Governor’s Mansion fire causes mold problem

Mansion fire brings call for Secret Service security review

Truckers caught smuggling could lose licenses under new "Texas Hold 'Em" initiative, Questions left unanswered

Judge postpones ruling on Duncanville sex club ban

Mesquite school board to discuss investigation of coach

Texas grid operator tweaks rules to enforce wholesale price cap

Texans among Congressional Hispanics pledging to support Barack Obama

El Paso man pleads guilty in corruption case

Continental to team with United in Star Alliance

FBI, Houston police arrest suspect in two bank holdups

Janitor dies after falling 6 stories through skylight

Metro bus collision in Midtown Houston sends 15 to hospitals

Joe Horn likely to talk to grand jury if asked

State puts North Forest ISD on probation

Photos show 2007 damage to A&M boat that later sank

Amarillo hometown star remembered: Cyd Charisse

Storms:

Storm leaves trail of damage in Scurry County

90 percent of Azle without power after storms

23,000 Without Power After Morning Storms in North Texas

Gusts topping 60 mph wreak havoc in Midland, Andrews

Harris County tops state's tornado list

Downtown Amarillo tax district approves hotel renovation of Fisk Bldg.

Future Texas political ads, minus the candidates - pre-made ads

Rep. Pete Sessions' new best friends

1st quarter of '08 brings dip in El Paso foreclosures

Baylor Employee Accused Of Embezzling $1.4 Million

Police Detonate 'Suspicious Box'

Dallas Homeowners Complain About Prostitution - not enough? rates too high? what?

Firefighter injured in morning fire in Orange

Canning company tight-lipped about rat head in green beans

Man who found rat head in beans says canner told him contents of can would have been safe to consume

Russert once tried to hold Texas-centered debate

Austin Bottlenecks Among the Most Congested in U.S.

Austin's chief information officer under investigation, placed on leave

Dickinson school district sues architect for "useless" stadium plans

FLDS evidence could go to grand jury next week

Editorial: Dairies still polluting Lake Waco

Burka: Stop bashing the business tax

Large Grassfire in Crane County Burns 2,500 Acres

Ducklings Rescued From Busy Texas Interstate

West Texas Recording Library opens telephone reader

Kilgore's downtown impresses historical group members, National Register Historic district designation possible

PUC Issues Energy Conservation Alert

Houston brothers push for red light camera referendum

State Rep. King Speaks Out on Property Tax Reform

Charter Schools Fare Better Academically Than Peers, Report Says

Ray Sumrow officially resigns as Rockwall County DA following criminal convictions

Texas leads nation in FHA-backed home loans

Wall collapse: worker dies during construction of Rice dorm

06/18/2008

Roach infestation at Mineral Wells retirement center

CPS actions in polygamist sect puzzle some child welfare experts - me too

Storms bring damaging hail in Texas, Panhandle & South Plains hammered

Thousands of Xcel Energy Customers in the Dark

Crews work to restore power to tens of thousands across Dallas-Fort Worth

DNA sample identifies attacker from 1985 rape case

Commentary on Government Spending & the Addition of Gov. Jobs

Court Grants Darlie Routier Limited DNA Testing

Pete Laney's Puppet, Joe Helfin (D-Crosbyton) skips committee hearing on appraisal reform - he was likely off receiving an award from another anti-appraisal reform group such as TML or TAC!

Oilers linebacker from 1960s killed collision

Southwest Airlines CEO sees modest growth in 2009

Many air traffic controllers are inexperienced

Teen charged in Harlingen teacher's death

Update: Hammer may have been used in attack of 93-year-old Terrell woman, 93-year-old Terrell woman severely beaten in her home (home invasion)

Tex Randall statue in Canyon could be removed

Work starts on new $134M passenger airport terminal in San Antonio

Cornyn Calls For Probe Of Reports Of Harmful Military Drug Trials

Law Enforcement Officials Round Up East Texas Felons Today

Investigators Believe Arsonist Set 3 Recent Smith Co. House Fires

Victorians will pay for legal defense, council caps amount to $200,000

Editorial: Abbott 'voter fraud' effort has taint of party favor - typical of the Republican hating Waco editor. Take time to read about the cases and it was Democrats turning in other Democrats. It's not up to the AG to go out and find a quota of GOP problems to balance it. Also, show me where the GOP has a cultural habit of election fraud in Texas. You will not find it but Dems clearly do have such a record.

Texas GOP cuts off vendor that sold racist campaign button, Ron Kirk objects to Obama button reference; Texas GOP making donation, Vendor apologizes for buttons; he sold four, Button vendor beseiged over racial message

Olney: Air Tractor business booming

Man assaulted, robbed at Marine recruit office Friday

Texas House committee makes progress on border laws

Big Spring police working hard to deal with crime

Editorial: As a subject, creationism doesn't belong in schools - too bad they don't feel that way about other "faith" based topics such as global warming and the socialism which pervades social studies books

McCain lunches in San Antonio and fills his war chest

Cuellar declared victor in Webb sheriff's race

Perry says he'll live in Governor's Mansion again

Sen. Patrick Slams GOP Leadership on the Business Tax

Former League City mayor’s appointment under fire

Our Settlement gets Texas Historical Marker

Continental wins best North American airline award

TEA decides north Forest ISD's fate

Houston council passes plan in case of drought

SMU trio to appear on 'So You Think You Can Dance'

Houston Approves K-Mart Raid Settlement

“Tricky Nick” Lampson’s Iron(ic) Triangle - he also needs help with geometry

Leak at Marathon Oil leads to Texas City roadblocks

McAllen authorities charge woman in alleged tiger sale

Oil costs making Houston homebuilders cut fancy touches

Austin judge finds inmate sane enough for execution

Sen. Shapiro named to Holocaust museum council

D’s Target Perry-Toomey fundraiser for Kleinschmidt

Texas Baptist Men offer relief to Iowa flood victims

Rep. Elkins accuses comptroller property tax division of ignoring legislative intent

Committees consider property tax study, appraisal issues

Dallas Considers Raising Property Taxes

Pickens: Gas, wind power key to nation's energy future

Editorial: Political smut

Grand Prairie Uses Hybrid Cars To Save Money

Would-be Grand Prairie home invader fatally shoots self

Column: Jail-food bribery case leaves bad taste in counties' mouths

Bastrop trustees dismiss complaints, say mural can stay

More details revealed about medical school, colleges in Round Rock

8 arrested on mortgage fraud charges in D/FW area

AFP-Texas Calls for Removing Barriers to Texans Realizing the American Dream

Houston man convicted of transporting cocaine on flight to London

Terrell ISD teacher accused of 3 counts of assault of child

Houston approves Metro light rail agreement

Magnolia trio charged in binational online gambling case

06/17/08

Gov. Perry Celebrates Opening of AMD’s Austin Lone Star Campus

San Antonio SeaWorld Whale Dies

Preliminary Report Issued On Crash Of Medical Helicopter

Grass fire scorches hundreds of acres around Camp Bowie

Willacy Co. releases man held 10 months, grand jury did not indict

Mercedes' business boom continues

Cameron County officials to discuss levee system

Tech researchers unearth unique fossils, bring recognition to university

Lubbock prepares to host FFA Convention, 10,000 visitors in July

Officials hope Texans will stay 'home' and visit parks this summer

Clayton Williams trying to reschedule McCain, but…

McCain reschedules Midland visit with $1.5 million already collected

Abilene man gets 5 years for using hair dryer to burn state school resident

Governor embraces green for Mansion redo

McCain's Houston speech calls for diverse energy sources

Texas agriculture officials already predicting record losses

Texas death row inmate set to die for Plano murders after appeal denied

Lancaster ISD trustees initiate investigation of superintendent, Original stories: State audit shows Lancaster ISD inflated attendance, Lancaster ISD superintendent says district vindicated by state audit

Childress Recovers After High Winds Damage the City

Amarillo ISD passes budget with pay raises for all - poor, poor broke public schools

Abilene ISD plans budget cuts - don't they "care for the children"?

Dyess Airmen return from Southwest Asia

Dallas City Leaders: Red-Light Cameras Prove Effective - but leave out any data related to non-t-bone accidents, curious...

Dallas officials urge state to require disclosure of real estate sales prices

Dallas City Council members receive abundance of free tickets

Update: Thousands without power across Dallas-Fort Worth, Severe thunderstorms, high winds slam Dallas area

Strong Winds Knock Out Power to Parts of Midland

Irving man admits to fatally stabbing two sisters

Bomb, guns, meth found at home in Burleson

Star-Telegram To Cut 130 Jobs

Jones Lang LaSalle To Buy Staubach Realty Firm

Hidden Cameras Catch Trash Dumpers

Jailer who assaulted inmate gets probation, $4,000 fine

Experts predict Gulf dead zone will extend toward Texas this summer

Editorial: Increased oil activity will need monitoring

Business owners feel the first bite of expanded tax

U.S. gas now a big bargain in Mexico

Univ. of Houston students protest planned Starbucks kiosk

Houston close to settling Kmart lawsuits from 2002 raid

Texas A&M to investigate sailboat accident

Organizers blown away by success of Windpower 2008

Electric 'dumping' help for poor Texans

Fort Worth Alliance Airport won't be training site for foreign pilots

Wall collapses at Bell Helicopter, no injuries

Gillespie Appraisal Districts wins appeal over state audit

El Paso jail fight sends several inmates to the hospital

Hidalgo elections supervisor resigns

Texas dropouts cost state $30.7 billion in lost economic potential

Jury acquits Crockett Co. Commissioner Tobar

Officials won't appeal jurisdiction issue in Valley spankings lawsuit

Houston home sales down 15 percent in May

Liberty Legal Institute sues Plano over zoning rule

Dallas County criminal courts urged to generate more revenue

RIP: Cyd Charisse, Texas native and long-legged dancer

Toyota To Cut Jobs, Limit Production At San Antonio Plant

Second Thoughts on Pulling the Guard From the Border

Cornyn: Political Charades Have no Place in Efforts to Reform MediCare

Michael Williams Remarks at the 2008 Texas Republican Convention

Dad named suspect in Pasadena kids' disappearance

Boys arrested after backpack left behind in home burglary

Hunt for A&M sunken boat's keel set to start Wednesday

Update: Execution back on schedule, Execution delayed for Texas death row inmate convicted for Plano murders

06/16/08

Governor's Mansion fire:

$50,000 reward related the the Governor's Mansion fire

Second trooper should have been on duty at Texas Governor's Mansion

Robison: Governor's Mansion fire raises scrutiny on DPS bureaucracy

Fire marshal: Texas Governor's Mansion blaze may be politically motivated

McCain Cancellation Causes Stir In Midland, McCain Cancellation Update

Follow up story on the Stephenville UFO sightings by the LA Times - It's a shame that people, especially a science educator, would say that exploring something unknown makes you seem "inbred" or as a "retarded hick" - rather a pre-Enlightenment point of view.

Federal trial to begin for ex-Dallas ISD official

Collin County arts hall, already facing shortfall, now needs new director - typical and why these socialist/government projects should be avoided

Dallas Center for the Performing Arts touting wealthy audience demographic to attract corporate sponsors

Heady 'Heights' for Tony Awards night - especially for folks with Dallas connections

East Texas law firm wins big in options backdating case

Wind damage reported in Childress

Corpus Christi class answers 'here' - perfect attendance

Arlington roads closed during bridge standoff

Reward now $100,000 for missing Lubbock woman, Peggy Merimon

Xcel will pay for access to AC controls if regulators approve

Lubbock County may oust company implicated in Potter Co. bribery case

Perot gets out the charts again, launches Web site about U.S. 'economic crisis'

Fort Worth Star-Telegram owner McClatchy to slash 1,400 jobs systemwide

Fire destroys yachts at Longview Yacht Club

McAllen woman caught selling tiger cubs in parking lot

Another candidate for Janek's senate seat: Judge Joan Huffman

Texas Grandfather Swims 8 Hours to Reach Help After Boat Capsizes

Dallas Convention Center hotel developer sweepstakes begins

Transit agencies consider a clattering comeback for downtown Dallas trolleys

Texas Lottery ticket sales slump

Senate panel holds hearing on Texas property taxes

Dallas officials to testify in Senate panel on property taxes

Fertitta to take Landry's private for $415 million

Houston mayor vows action on unsafe apartments

Cell phone leads HPD to murder suspect, abducted boy

Galena Park man blasted wife with 12-gauge, police say

Pet chickens ruffle some Houstonians' feathers

Sampling of editorials around Texas

Prairie View sports' miracle worker takes on challenge at TSU

Are poor storm surge models cause for needless evacuations?

Midland boy left blind by asthma attack walks again

Texas Named Gold Shovel Recipient by Area Development Magazine - ground breaking, ground breaking shovels, not the other use for them normally associated with politics!

Air Force Doctors Escape Serious Injury In Crash of Flying Parachute

GOP, Democrats unite against new margins tax

Cornyn: “Big John” video was an attempt at humor

Texas state parks see increased visitors, funding

Austin FD Lieutenant fired because of sexual harassment

Report: $835M Staubach, Jones Lang deal could be announced today

Texas Woman’s University cooks up culinary bachelor’s degree - a "bachelor" degree at the Women's uni?

Power firms’ treatment angers Texans

Texas death row inmate from Dallas wins at Supreme Court

Dallas: Hispanic leaders form task force on Industrial Boulevard name change

Democrats Tweak, Adopt New State Party Platform

Dallas City Leaders To Review 'Bait Car' Program

Editorial: Beaumont should hold new city budget to inflation rate

Two New Fires in Brewster County Continue to Burn

Man sentenced for fatal Texas City bomb blast

Cross-dressing robbers target night owls in Dallas

Update: Grand jury could decide on Horn case this week, DA's office says, Harris Co. grand jury hears Joe Horn case

Houston companies feature on list of fastest-growing small businesses

Fuel cost change the face of law enforcement

Supreme Court Rejects Appeal On Horse Slaughter Ban

Nacogdoches businessman faces federal criminal inquiry

Diploma worth the wait for 83-year-old Port Arthur graduate

2 large districts stalling on fingerprint discoveries

UTSA grant program under scrutiny

Salado has interesting history with alcohol

Many Hawaii McDonald's Drive-Throughs Use Workers In Texas

Dallas woman's head found in trash bag

Richardson City Council to discuss expanding red-light cameras

Texas Voters Continue Push to Modernize Liquor Laws

06/14&15/08

Texas GOP convention:

With his presidential bid over, will Paul's momentum fizzle?

Volunteer hollers, gets escorted out

That's the Grand Old Party. Not the Green Party.

Romney urges support for McCain in Texas

Benkiser holds off challenger

Dallas County GOP chairman says party needs a game plan

Cornyn considers taking key role in GOP fight for Senate seats

Blacks take center stage as Texas GOP convention ends

All eyes on Hutchison as officeholders map plans

How the conventions differ(ed), Part 3

Q&A with Senator John Cornyn

McCain cancels Midland fundraiser with Clayton Williams due to William's 1990 rape/weather joke that cost him the governorship - McCain seems to piss more people off each week, how stupid

McCain fundraiser's joke about rape resurfaces

Can UT prof neutralize Nazi sub threat?

Craddick challenger relying on ticket-splitters

Private schools could get public money for helping dropouts - if the mission is to help the dropout, why does it matter who we pay to accomplish the goal?

D.B. Cooper Skyjacking Cash Sold in Dallas Auction

Ship repairman blames keel design for sinking

Burmese refugees fill Texas meatpacking jobs

Texas police arrest man wanted in child death

El Paso officer shoots, kills man brandishing toy gun

Houston physician sentenced for administering fake Botox

Lubbock County Considering Four-Day Work Week for Summer

Dallas: Tattoo artist sets record with number of tattoos - are we supposed to be proud?

Texas surfer rode waves into history books in '70s, '80s

Coast Guard rescues 7 from oil platform after boat sinks

Elderly Houston couple dies in apparent murder-suicide

Crash kills Galveston officer, injures his wife - one day after their wedding