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03/31/2009 |
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From or about the
81st Legislature:
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Levelland wins contract to host Babe Ruth League World Series |
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West Texas peanut farmers hurt badly by salmonella scare |
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Most guns from raid traced to Texas |
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Cop Who Kept NFL Player From Dying Kin Speaks Out |
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Border agents find 48 people in fuel tanker
- "unauthorized immigrants"!? How about illegal immigrants? |
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Pit Bulls Attack, Kills Infant, Dogs Shot in San Antonio |
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Gov. Perry Appoints Stanton to 134th Judicial District Court |
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Gov. Perry Appoints Mathis and Unruh to One Call Board |
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What
Does The Recent UT Poll Tell Us About The Governor's Race? |
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14 dorms at Texas State University without water
- I bet there's plenty of beer! |
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Texas technology sector not too shabby, report says |
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Pantex Wins Three Pollution Prevention Awards |
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Farmers and Ranchers Recover from the Panhandle Blizzard |
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Oil
Rig Fire North of Amarillo |
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Osprey hits preparation milestone |
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Long-planned Amarillo downtown hotel delayed again |
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EPA to test air around 6 Texas schools |
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Hailstones the size of baseballs smash North Texas windshields
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Valley JPs admonished by state commission |
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DPS trooper charged with bribery, tampering with evidence |
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Another State School Employee Arrested For Staging Fight Clubs |
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Former Corpus Christi police chief sues for reinstatement |
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North Texas Presbyterians Vote To Ease Rules on Gay Clergy |
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TCU to have Lesbian-Gay-Bisexual-Transgendered themed campus living
community - aren't we proud |
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Dallas School Crossing Guard Killed |
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American Eagle Cutting More People; New Company May Bring In More Jobs |
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Report: Dallas home prices drop 4.9% |
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DFW Tops Growth Rates for Asian Students |
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Croatian Village Comes to Collin County |
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Dallas Cowboys hand over Texas Stadium keys to Irving officials |
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Southwest Airlines' tentative pact with pilots limits code-sharing, details
growth plans |
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Civil, criminal complaints filed against Judge Sharon Keller over real
estate holdings |
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Midland
Lee football coach Quisenberry suspended due to student treatment allegation |
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Stem cell research hits snag in Texas |
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Preliminary reports indicate HFD ladder truck ran red light |
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Driver of 18-wheeler leads police on chase from Houston to Seguin |
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Horizon mayor can't run again, suit says |
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City may take charge of El Paso's famous star
- the day it becomes government is the day it should be turned off |
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2
Mexican drug gang members plead guilty in Texas |
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Former Wichita Falls Police Chief Curtis Harrelson Dies |
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Shotgun blast deters robbers |
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Audit: Lax oversight in Texas double payments |
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Mac Thornberry's worry: government hampering recovery |
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AT&T settles with Jefferson county for $200,000 payment |
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State organ donor registry needs more names |
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Guard needs more money to send troops to border |
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Endangered Whooping Crane numbers drop for first time since 2001 |
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Former science director’s suit against TEA dismissed |
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Texas hospital touts first successful stem cell transplant for stroke
patient
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03/30/2009 |
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From or about the
81st Legislature:
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Obama administration helps this Texan's economy |
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Perry and Hutchison teams for 2010 campaign |
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Perry, Hutchison spar early and often in '10 matchup |
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Police Investigate Death Of UNT Player From Central Texas |
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Elderly man in Amarillo attacked, robbed in broad daylight
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Armed gunmen robbed Sugar Land home |
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Amarillo traffic stop yields 263 lbs. of marijuana
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100 years of West Texas A&M University |
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One year later: FLDS members use faith to cope with aftermath of raid |
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Child advocates believe system failed the FLDS children |
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George W. Bush To Throw 1st Pitch For Rangers |
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"Tree Census" Being Conducted In Texas |
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Beaumont officials reject red-light cameras, admit safety claim is faulty |
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Small plane crashes in Georgetown neighborhood |
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Report: Texas online job postings down |
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Texans worried about employers' futures |
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Texas Survey: Manufacturing remains weak |
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Austin school district considers hiring for-profit company to open new
alternative school for 8th & 9th graders |
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Former Congressman Lampson Reportedly On Short
List To Head NASA - probably good for
Texas but bad for NASA |
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A&M backpedals on plan to impose $10 bike fee |
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Brownsville's mayor Ahumada to be arraigned next week |
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Borger native takes look at genetic engineering in new futuristic novel |
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10 hurt when fire trucks collide in Houston |
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Doublewide trailer hosts East Texas casino |
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Whataburger Purchases Office Building In San Antonio For Headquarters |
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BNSF: Railcars derailed, trains collided in Caldwell |
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Texas Judge, Sharon Keller, Didn't Disclose $2M In Assets |
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Mayor Leppert Takes Hotel Battle to Pulpit |
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$10,000 reward offered in shooting of woman outside downtown Dallas club |
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Dallas entrepreneur's latest device interrupts nerve signals to relieve pain |
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El
Pasoans Worry About Spike In Violence Downtown
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Qatar Airways’ Doha nonstop flight to Houston launched |
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DPS license supervisor arrested in document scheme |
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Chronically homeless in Dallas numbers rising |
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Climate lobbying in D.C. attracts Texans |
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Hero pilot Sullenberger to give commencement address to Denison graduates
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Hard times mean new opportunities for Big Oil |
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Abilene firm to build world's 2nd largest solar-thermal power plant |
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Gov. Perry Names Evenwel Presiding Officer of Texas Funeral Service
Commission |
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Gov. Perry Appoints Three to Real Estate Research Advisory Committee |
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Gov. Perry Names Wood Chair of Texas Public Finance Authority |
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Gov. Perry Appoints Eight to Trinity River Authority
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03/23 to 03/29/2009 Pratt
on on vacation. News posted as whim and time allow! |
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(photos
from Texas Heaven: Fort Davis area) |
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From or about the
81st Legislature:
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Pratt: Essay on the Right of Self Defense |
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 Pratt
& callers question Sen. Duncan's position on disarming the law abiding |
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Attorney says "strengths &
weaknesses" needed in science curriculum
- he's right & Bob Craig continues to show his sell-out
status |
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Texas pension fund seeks new strategy |
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Stimulus funds growing vital for Texas
- B.S. |
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Texas is taking a greater interest in global warming |
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Democratic leaders get rare invite to Speaker's den |
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Texas
Senate's two-year budget includes $14.B in stimulus spending
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Highlights
from the Texas Legislature |
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Hutchison urges Perry to use stimulus for jobless |
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Video:
Hutchison and Perry scuffle on unemployment funds |
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Speaker "Gambling" Joe Straus says shield law vote may be
soon |
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Victim of beating at state school seeks lawsuit
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Bill would regulate 8-liners,
Amendment to ban 8-liners pulled down |
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Ogden: Stimulus money will boost programs while saving rainy
day fund |
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Bush honor stalled in House
- Democrats at work: shameful |
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Border security funding approved in Senate |
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Redistricting commission gets
initial OK - this,
not the status quo, is the perversion of how the process is
supposed to work |
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Proposed tax increase on tobacco would fund doctor incentive |
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Will rural Republicans support rooftop solar power in Texas
cities? |
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Queens in the Senate |
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State Sen. Nichols looks to tame tollway deals |
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House committee to discuss future of construction commission |
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For UT alumna in state House, health, education are top
priorities |
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Cap Wrap - Taco Trucks and Salvia Bans |
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Possible media shield law compromise |
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Q and A on top 10% law, up for debate soon |
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Senators issue plan for stimulus money |
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At session's midpoint, House passes no legislation |
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Senator Jane Nelson’s Right Nerve |
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Young lobbyist opposes Texas state dinosaur
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Budget fight almost a sure bet |
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Not all red-light cameras turn green for cities |
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Benefits snafu hits police survivors |
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Texas House honors ex-Tech QB Harrell |
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Texas Senate Approves Change In Top 10 Percent Rule |
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Will stem-cell debate derail the Senate budget? |
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Gov. Rick Perry defends stimulus refusal during visit to
Lubbock |
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Gov. Perry: Texas Must Work to Decrease Employer Burden,
Encourage Investment and Create Jobs |
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Tech, others, maybe a step closer to tier one status |
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Cloud looms over Texas budget |
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Over half the House signs on to PreK bill |
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Guns-to-work bill gets Senate okay |
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Senate panel asks workforce group to speak for bills |
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Lt. Gov. Dewhurst inducted into Texas Rodeo Cowboy Hall of
Fame |
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Dewhurst's lateness might hurt his bigger plans |
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Breath, blood tests would
increase under Senate bill
- bad bill |
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Tigua men-only rule raises lawmaker's eyebrows |
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Proposed state pay raises spark ire |
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Democratic leader quaffs shots in committee hearing, but… |
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Senate approves nurse staffing bill |
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Ways & Means drowning under flood of tax bills |
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Filmmakers could find it easier to get money if they work in
Texas |
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Irving ISD uses online textbooks, so unused copies state
must buy sit in a warehouse |
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Cap Wrap - Inmate HIV Screenings and Online GED's |
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Gov. Perry Reiterates Texas' Ongoing Disaster Recovery Needs
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Voter ID hearing in daylight forecasted and Democrat may
fashion deal |
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Bill would allow state employees to take safest route
instead of shortest |
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House plans 2-day voter ID hearing |
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Battle between Perry and Pitts heats up |
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Bill allows Texans to keep guns in cars at work |
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Supreme Court refuses ex-Border Patrol agents' appeal |
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Texas copilot killed in FedEx cargo plane crash in Tokyo |
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Anti-Wimp: Tables turned on Fort Worth armed robbers |
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No Insurance Clubs popping up all over the
country - just good medical
marketing, we'd have tons more great to good deals like this if we got rid
of the gov. and most 3rd party payer in health care. |
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Civics 101: National Weather Service |
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Dallas Cowboys draft series: Texas Tech QB Graham Harrell |
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American Airlines launching nonstop Eagle flights to six new cities from
D/FW |
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Ex-jailer in Bandera County indicted for jail sex |
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Allegations of a sexual assault being investigated at Mexia State School |
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Texas outpaces rest of U.S. in cutting toxic
emissions - this will actually upset,
not please, the greenie-weenies always complaining about Texas & lax rules! |
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Texas is No. 2 in trees, new study says |
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Perry announces $50M grant for Texas A&M |
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99-year sentence for Texas woman in mortgage case |
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2 Houston museums thrive despite recession |
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Shriners fight to reopen damaged Galveston medical center |
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ZZ Top closes the Houston Rodeo on a high note |
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When Dallas City Council candidates pose
half-naked with handguns - he's a
dangerous idiot. Not because of the guns but because his trigger fingers are
not indexed outside of the trigger guards - a great way to accidentally
shoot yourself of someone else. |
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State inspectors descend on Dallas County jails |
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New report shows small increase in Texas home prices |
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Financial reports show Texas insurance companies hit hard by Hurricane Ike
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Bill White can count on the mother-in-law vote |
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AG shuts down Twitter page |
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Dallas Police Department dropping police code for plain English |
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Dallas wife accused of making up kidnapping tale to cover tryst |
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Dad dies while trying to help son in Houston accident |
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3 arrested on arson charges for wildfires |
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Boerne teen linked to alleged school threat arrested again |
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In Texas, 28 percent of the workforce is uninsured |
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Hutchison not moved by Perry's economy claims
- hmm, we know what a great job the GOP Congress did in D.C. last 2 years
they were in charge. Pot and the kettle? |
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Hutchison stand on stimulus open to interpretation |
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Hutchison yet to declare candidacy |
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Governor addresses media executives at annual meeting |
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Gov. Perry Appoints Three to Credit Union Commission |
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Gov. Perry Appoints McAdams to Small Business Compliance Assistance Advisory
Panel |
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Obama: Beef up border security |
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Statement by Gov. Rick Perry on the Obama Administration's Plan to Combat
Mexican Drug Cartels |
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FBI arrests Conroe sergeant, 23-year veteran cop charged with robbing bank |
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Plant life to be killed near Rio Grande to reveal smugglers
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Homeless man dies trying to aid woman in SW Houston |
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Corpus Christi publisher honored by Texas Daily
Newspaper Association - sort of
like belonging to the buggy-whip industry at about 1910! |
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German press says Dallas' Victory project in danger of default |
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Union OKs strike at AT&T; contracts end April 4
- too bad they won't just fire them all |
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Commie-football:
Chelsea, Club America to play at Dallas Cowboys' stadium in July |
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Judge delays ruling on whether Bush will testify in presidential library
lawsuit |
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Some question Perry's transfer of funds to Texas
A&M - sure, everyone who is not an
Aggie questions it. They'd be praising the funds if they'd gone to their
school. |
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Poll: Bush is divisive for Texans -
but he's a moderate bi-partisan who tried to work with all sides! See what
that gets you. |
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Perry Appoints Four to Texas Board of Criminal Justice on Offenders with
Medical or Mental Impairments Advisory Committee |
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Officials: No evidence of new fights at Corpus state school |
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Another reversal for former officer in Dallas fake-drug trials
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Amid concerns, Big 12 bags sponsor |
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Layoffs slam Milam County economy |
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In Texas, White House says, only nominees
approved by Democrats will get the nod
- what about bi-partisanship, etc.??? See, it
never applies to democrats. |
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Bridge designer Santiago Calatrava meets with Trinity supporters in Dallas
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Former Pastor’s Attorney “Shocked, Dismayed” By Murder Indictment |
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Lawsuit filed against Border Patrol plans to spray Carrizo cane |
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U.S. won’t aerially spray invasive cane |
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Ambulance kills man fleeing deputy |
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Graveyard plaque honors African Americans buried |
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Texas Dems say energy is at risk |
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Cedar Hill mother arrested after death of infant who was left in car
overnight |
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Scientist at Dallas' UT Southwestern gets $1.5 million grant for cholesterol
research |
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Irving council to vote Thursday on contract for Texas Stadium demolition
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Houston's Methodist Hospital pays nearly $10M to settle fraud case |
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Despite unemployment rate drop, Houston now losing jobs |
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Study: Witness errors lead juries astray
- no kidding! Human error? This needed a study? |
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State wants to join lawsuit over potential shipwreck treasure |
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Baylor College of Medicine decides to put Houston hospital construction on
hold |
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Rice, Baylor College of Medicine step up merger talks |
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Dallas cop reassigned after incident with Texans player,
Dallas cop drew gun on Texans player, wife, police say |
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2 plead in Bush threat letters |
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Six Flags gets OK to sell alcohol |
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Update:
Prisoner back in custody,
Prisoner slips from handcuffs, escapes in Weatherford |
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School bus driver arrested in sex assault on girl |
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Friday: Blizzard conditions possible Lubbock northward |
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Grant for A&M System skipped usual approval process |
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Are lucrative TAKS rewards cost effective?
- is much of anything in public education truly cost effective? I don't
think much is. |
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Split vote upholds Texas education board ruling to ax evolution 'strengths
and weaknesses' rule |
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Credit card numbers stolen from Magnolia Cafe |
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TxDOT approves $1 billion road project in Grapevine, Southlake |
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Former Fort Worth Catholic Diocese priest convicted in sex abuse case
retrial |
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President of Dallas' Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital resigns |
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Gov. Perry Appoints Three to Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners |
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Bad day for a robbery |
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Charges dropped against man who had shootout with police |
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Dallas Cop Apologizes For Keeping NFL Player From Dying Mother In-Law |
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Teenager Found Strangled In Texas In 1983 Finally Identified |
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Gov. Perry Names Williamson Chair of Texas Lottery Commission |
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Gov. Perry Reappoints Hatchel to Board of Tax Professional Examiners |
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Gov. Perry Appoints Anderson to Angelina and Neches River Authority Board of
Directors |
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Gov. Perry Appoints Three to Governing Board for the Texas School for the
Blind and Visually Impaired |
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Gov. Perry Appoints Three to Texas Board of Criminal Justice |
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Texas Science Fair Winners to Earn Scholarships to Attend Governor's Science
and Technology Champions Academy |
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03/21& 22/2009 |
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From or about the
81st Legislature:
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Killeen Police Officer Dragged By SUV; Shoots Driver To Death |
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Virus Leads To Destruction Of 1-Million Chickens In Robertson County |
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Five Deaths In Austin May Be Linked To Deadly Strain Of Heroin |
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Texas Border Agents Find $3 Million Hidden In Bus |
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Lawmaker says 9 workers on leave over new fights at Corpus Christi State
School |
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PCA e-mails show company's reaction to salmonella contamination |
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A&M to get $50 million for national therapeutics center |
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Valley vets finish their walk to San Antonio |
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Fire at condo complex near University of Texas displaces 60 students |
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Disappearance of Piney Woods hermit baffles officials |
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Order bars alleged El Paso gang members from gathering |
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Amish builder brings tradition to Bolivar Peninsula
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03/20/2009 |
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From or about the
81st Legislature:
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Pickens pushes energy plan while accepting state award |
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New lead law targets children's library books
- nanny-state at work |
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Audit of ASU dorm project doesn't end squabble between universities |
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Texas-based U.S. Marshals receive numerous awards |
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Fights at Corpus Christi State School may have involved more residents |
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Plane lands safely at Austin airport after report of blown tire
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Dallas boosts security for 'Top Model' auditions |
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Amarillo is part of International Drug Trade |
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Survey says ... We're God-fearing Texans. Amarillo bucks trend. |
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Smaller Big Country? Many area counties losing population |
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Brazos Valley Growth Among Top 50 In The Country |
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Texans losing interest in state’s culture |
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Clerk Survives Shootout With Shotgun-Armed Robbers |
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Dallas ISD Board Members Outraged Over Cage Fights |
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Fighting in cage 'was the norm' at South Oak Cliff High School |
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Former Denison HS principal named in cage fighting allegations at Dallas
high school |
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Judge failed field sobriety test prior to arrest, reports show |
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Crane Collapses On Man At Texas Tire Center |
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Dallas County deputy to plead guilty in drug case |
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Child's burned body found huddled under bed |
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Beaumont native wins DC film festival honor |
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Annual Texas City disaster photo set for April 4 |
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San Angelo national sheep auction report |
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Compean, Ramos Talk To KFOX On Their First Day Of Freedom |
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Ethics complaint filed against El Paso county judge's chief of staff |
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Massive Fire Consumes Two Garland Homes |
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Editorial: Honor-bound on NAFTA trucks |
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Police discover meth and snakes in southeast Texas home after toddler found
wandering street |
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Dallas Sheriff Ordered To Stop Paying Overtime |
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Diverse economy is beneficial for Texas |
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Valley farmers assessing the damage of Mexican tariffs |
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Grand jury will hear evidence in Galveston hotel brawl |
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Couple Files Complaint After Wedding Day Arrest |
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Harris Co. residential appraisals show most flat or decreased |
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Fort Hood to get new hospital |
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Continental one step closer to Rio de Janeiro flight |
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Central Texas Photographer Wins National Honors |
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Watchful Central Texans Rescue Neighbor From Smoky Fire |
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Another
death tied to Austin nurse |
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Downtown Dallas' Elm Place tower scheduled for foreclosure
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03/19/2009 |
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From or about the
81st Legislature:
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Family feud set to end a family tradition called Camp Arrowhead |
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Dallas minister nearly gets scammed in Canadian secret-shopper ploy |
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Calatrava bridge over Trinity River moves closer to reality as steel arrives
from Italy |
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Dallas ISD records show school held 'cage fights' |
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Huge Park Lane retail project opening across from Dallas' NorthPark |
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Texas A&M student dead in Florida while on Spring Break drinking trip |
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Census shows growth in Texas isn’t slowing, Houston ranks 2nd in growth
behind D/FW |
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Census: D-FW adds more residents than any other U.S. metro area |
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9 Galveston police suspended over Backe arrest
- badge-heavy and out of control |
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Sullivan City man accused of smuggling Iraqis |
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George W. Bush to write memoir about 'decisions' |
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2 boys accused in Abilene school vandalism costing $200K |
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No bail for man accused of killing wife as she
cooked dinner - mac & cheese again!? |
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TYC vows to get answers about teen's hanging death at lockup |
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Houston Guardsman sues over job loss,
here's the
employer to boycott: Turner Industries |
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TABC in trouble with TCEQ over liquor destruction, spending tax dollars to
clean up alcohol! |
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Hutchison, John Carter holding Round Rock fund-raiser for her gubernatorial
campaign |
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$3.75 Million Bond Set For Store Manager Charged In Child Sex Case |
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“Tuna Does Vegas” Won’t Do Waco; Next Stop Could Be Court |
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Corpus Christi PD makes 12 arrests at the beaches |
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Advocacy Group Demands Corpus Christi State School Be Closed |
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Film depicts Texas Aggies at war |
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FAA grounds 2,800 Bell helicopters for inspection |
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Former Amarillo Tascosa teacher gives up appeal petition |
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Former
Royse City pastor pleads guilty to child porn charges |
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El Paso: Asst police chief files second lawsuit against department; lawyer
calls on Chief Allen to step down |
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City response to asst PD chief lawsuit: Firm support for Allen |
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Eyes on the Hill: Visit to Rayburn inspires Texas pride |
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Minyard wins $2.3M judgment against former CEO |
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UK buying 3 F-35B Joint Strike Fighters build in Fort Worth |
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Historic Dallas Billboard Working Again |
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UNT offering business courses in India |
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$300,000 in spare tire gets 2 men arrested at the Bridge of the Americas |
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Board releases bonds to dry berth Battleship Texas |
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T. Boone Pickens to receive award tonight |
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Don't Mess with Texas auditions are tomorrow on S Padre Island |
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State home care organization wants better pay for workers |
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Man reportedly walks into police station, confesses to homicide |
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Congressman proposes hurricane policy,
Perils of separate hurricane policies |
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Body found hanging in abandoned East Texas house |
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AAA survey: San Antonio has the cheapest gas |
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Ballot set for San Angelo elections |
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For 3rd time, man condemned in killing of Houston bar owner |
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Chief
Executive Magazine Ranks Texas Top State for Business for 4th Year in a Row |
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Dallas-Fort
Worth foreclosure listings jump by nearly 30% |
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Southwest
Airlines launches fare sale |
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State library turns 100
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03/18/2009 |
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From or about the
81st Legislature:
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Newborn found alive abandoned in old dryer |
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Lubbock authorities seize drugs from foreign Internet pharmacies |
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More feds to combat border violence |
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Fredericksburg hears of resort's water blues |
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Poll: Obama could defeat Palin in Texas in 2012
- meaningless poll |
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Update:
Senate confirms former Dallas mayor Ron Kirk as U.S. trade rep,
Senate begins nomination hearing on Ron Kirk for trade rep |
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ACLU: Texas' Border Star program a waste of resources |
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Editorial: Dallas, state should appeal Fastrill decision |
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Liberty Hill fire chief, wife accused of misappropriation of funds |
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Woman claims demon possession; acquitted of murder |
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Baylor professor to head Texas Association of Family and Consumer Sciences |
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Foam causes scare on UT campus |
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Cash infusion will help WhiteGlove expand reach in Texas |
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Pantex honored by National Security Administration |
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Anti-child abuse group member faces porn charges |
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600,000 Gallons Of Sewage Spilled In Amarillo |
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Hutchison Pushes for Honoring WASP |
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Freeport mulls later alcohol serving hours |
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Men Dead In Home Invasion; Suspect Wounded By Police |
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23-year-old accused of killing 2 brothers during robbery near Pleasant Grove |
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People Not Paying Attention To Tornado Warnings |
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Plano School PTA Treasurer Convicted Of Embezzlement |
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Texas AG: Beware of grandma scam |
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Hard Rock Cafe stages its Dallas comeback |
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Mexico Retaliates Against Truck Ban
- this Hoover-ish protectionism can plunge the world into Depression. |
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Man Dents Car With Fist, Unhappy Car Owner Points Gun At Him |
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Bugatti Dealership Coming To Dallas? |
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Young offender commits suicide at Texas Youth Commission facility |
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Texas death row inmate who ate his own eye loses appeal |
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Replay of blog and chat during Dallas Convention Center hotel debate between
Tom Leppert and Anne Raymond |
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Thieves take $3,400 in panties from Victoria's Secret in Hurst |
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Texas Crop Report |
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Inmates back at troubled Montage jail after refurbishment |
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Former El Paso Times editor Don Flores named Texas Southern University
regent |
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Shedding the 'Kay Bailout' label |
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Texas homeowners reassured on home sales |
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Comal officials make less than neighbors
- this is how it's done, a constant bidding up of government pay |
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Alpine Volunteer Fire Department Short-Handed |
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West Texas prison workers face contraband charges |
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Permian Basin oil patch jobs disappearing |
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Lack of rain stunts recovery of marshlands "hurt" by Ike |
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Alleged Houston brothel said to be like those in NYC, D.C. |
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Cops identify head found three years ago in city garbage truck |
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Imperial Sugar inks sweet sponsorship |
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Weatherford WWII hero profiled in new book |
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Former Gregg Co. Juvenile Detention Facility Officer Arrested |
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Texas, El Paso health workers kept out of Mexico |
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Denison receives $1.1 million gift for emergency medical services |
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Laredo invests in water desalination plant |
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Beaumont cop dragged by Cracker Barrel thief |
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Odessa City Councilman Michael Sanchez dies |
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Gov. Perry Honors Fall 2008 UIL State Champions |
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Williamson County declares drought disaster
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03/17/2009 |
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From or about the
81st Legislature:
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Animal advocates decry Texas horse feedlot |
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Texas couple accused of running prostitution ring |
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CIA releases newly declassified assessments of Vietnam War-era intelligence
through Texas Tech |
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Texas man survives six-story balcony fall
- but should he have? |
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Master chess players come from across the globe to Lubbock this week |
|
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AIG lays off six information technology employees at Amarillo offices |
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Robert Rodriguez has films for children and adults in the works |
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Customs agents find $1.9 million in cocaine |
|
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Man caught smuggling wife in speaker box |
|
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Dallas Fed report: Recession has landed full force in Texas |
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Austin-Bergstrom International Airport shines in international survey |
|
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Texas Company Recalls Peanuts Because Of Salmonella Concerns |
|
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Auditor Finds $37,000 Missing From Coolidge City
Hall Account |
|
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Former College Station Resident Arrested in Massive Houston Prostitution
Bust |
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Houston’s Elite Linked to Prostitution Ring |
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Police: Accused madame the "Heidi Fleiss of Houston" |
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High-priced hooker ring busted in Houston
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State will pay to remove sunken boats |
|
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Bus carrying Texans crashes in Mexico; 11 killed
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Beaumont police chief not yet sold on Red Light Cameras |
|
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6 Texas teams make it to NCAA tournament |
|
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Wachovia agrees to pay Texas $4 million fine |
|
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Texas Ending Problem Medicaid Contract |
|
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Medical Records Found Flying Around Parking Lot |
|
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State Farm teddy bears recalled after Corinth child swallows plastic eye |
|
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Dallas Judge Victor Lander: "Black folks have been cleaning up white folks
messes for hundreds of years" |
|
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North Texas Home Building Remains Flat |
|
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Sun Country to fly from DFW to Branson |
|
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Report: Dallas building vacancies to rise |
|
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121 Tollway gets a new name: Sam Rayburn Tollway |
|
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Huntsville business owner arrested in gambling investigation |
|
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Senate hearing to look into Houston Army recruiter suicides |
|
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Bar tries to mend fences after gay-straight mixer mishap |
|
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Remembering the Houston Shamrock Hotel |
|
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Toxic cloud fills Fort Worth home after bleach, drain cleaner mixed |
|
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March showers bringing April protests to Texas |
|
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Malnourished Texas Boy Improves |
|
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Meteorite hunter: Find near Aquilla nets $10,000 |
|
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Gohmert: Trip reinforces belief Gitmo should stay open |
|
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Perry Appoints Three to Texas Southern University Board of Regents |
|
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Mark Sanders, citing business demands, leaving East Texas city council |
|
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Improperly enforced travel policy cost Mesquite taxpayers more than $75,000 |
|
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East
Texas teacher on leave after bigamy arrest |
|
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Texas
man
in RNC Molotov cocktail case pleads guilty |
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03/16/2009 |
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From or about the
81st Legislature:
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Woman's death at Denton State School ruled a homicide |
|
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Officials:
Woman died after colliding with another resident at Denton State School |
|
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In D.C., Perry receives award, holds breakfast for Texas congressional
delegation |
|
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Rescuers relocate more than 200 horses, cattle seized in Hill County |
|
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Katy student ropes in $155,000 at Houston rodeo art auction |
|
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Go Tejano Day breaks Rodeo attendance record |
|
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Texas Southern U. debate coach, 88, instills pride, purpose for 60 years |
|
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Illicit goods keep flowing into prisons, guards rarely punished |
|
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Shamrock's annual St. Patrick's Day festival draws thousands of visitors |
|
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Untold victims of Ike going without FEMA aid |
|
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For Perry, a chance to bring supporters back into the fold |
|
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Kay beats Rick in new poll, but not by much |
|
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Poll: Hutchison, Abbott look strong, most voters favor photo ID mandate at
polls |
|
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Austin announces homegrown stimulus |
|
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immigrants caught in Texas, other states face lengthy detention with few
rights |
|
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Sportsman's Warehouse closing Texas stores |
|
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Austin to get Aston Martin dealership |
|
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AG
Gets Judgment Against Operation Targeting Texas Seniors |
|
|
Court
affirms Texas' schools moment of silence law |
|
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Lightning Kills A Lubbock-area Man On A Texas Beach |
|
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A&M students build library in Mexican town |
|
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Six Flags Over Texas to close Texas Giant for renovations in 2010
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Fort Worth teen accused of slitting man's throat before stealing car |
|
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Corpus Christi smoking ban opponents have 10,000 signatures |
|
|
Stanford scandal takes 28 Dallas jobs |
|
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‘Boll Weevil’ rail an idea whose time shouldn’t have come |
|
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Nurse convicted of killing husband has professional license revoked |
|
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East Texas shows sales tax gains |
|
|
A little bit of Texas history for you |
|
|
Hundreds cheer 'Extreme Makeover' family in El Paso |
|
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Despite Economy, SXSW Music Fest Draws Crowds |
|
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Oncor, Falcon Steel announce $100 million deal for wind lines to Dallas area |
|
|
College Station Operates Under Unlawful Red Light Camera Contract |
|
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Haskell's Lealonnie Alverez is 50th Sweetwater Jaycees Miss Snake Charmer |
|
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Texas Plants May Hold Cure For Cancers |
|
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Xcel Energy earns emergency assistance award |
|
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Gov. Perry Reappoints Hahn to Camino Real Regional Mobility Authority |
|
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Gov. Perry Appoints Six to Governor's Committee on People with Disabilities |
|
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Mexico
to put tariffs on 90 U.S. products after trucks blocked
- the Great Depression again if this continues - thanks Obama!
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|
03/14&15/2009 |
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From or about the
81st Legislature:
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Texas Training Pamphlet: 'Nice Guys' Who Wear Levis & Travel With Children
Likely Terrorists |
|
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HSC President Baldwin pays back Tech travel debt |
|
|
Texas Tech leaders: Private flights are
necessity |
|
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Punishment Usually Light For Texas Prison Guards Caught Smuggling
|
|
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Texas Teacher Retirement Fund Losses Bigger Than Expected |
|
|
Man Leaps Into Flooded Texas Storm Drain To Save 9-Year-Old |
|
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Officers Kill Dog, Then Use Tazer On Dog’s Deaf Elderly Owner |
|
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Man arrested in '07 armored car heist in Dallas |
|
|
Fort Worth pastor helps Illinois church heal after its tragedy |
|
|
Texas drought losses approaching $1 billion |
|
|
More Texas children getting free school meals |
|
|
Texas leads all other states in online state information, survey says |
|
|
Need for remedial courses increases at colleges |
|
|
Bush Freedom Institute: money talks. |
|
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Forced fights at Corpus Christi State School raise disturbing questions |
|
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Lawmaker pushes reform at immigration rally |
|
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Family unearths clues to missing Texas soldier's fate in Cambodia |
|
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DUI crackdown lands groom in jail |
|
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6 months after Ike, survivors still haunted by storm |
|
|
UT Medical Branch rehiring after layoffs |
|
|
How Texans voted in Congress last week |
|
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Valley veterans begin trek to San Antonio |
|
|
San
Antonio police say deputy pulls gun on officer |
|
|
Harris
Co. deputies arrest 6 after finding 13 alleged hostages
|
|
|
03/13/2009 |
|
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From or about the
81st Legislature:
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Bill filing deadline is 6pm today |
|
|
Bill seeks sales tax holiday for guns, ammo |
|
|
GPS for Domestic Abusers |
|
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Lawmakers search for cleaner, safer ways to deal with excess coal waste |
|
|
With unemployment move, Perry continues to focus on the right |
|
|
Perry will fight stimulus dollars for unemployment |
|
|
Sen. Eltife bucks governor, wants Fed $ for unemployment expansion |
|
|
Perry urges stimulus critics to be in Arlington Saturday |
|
|
Democrats rallying "troops" for tomorrow's hearing too |
|
|
Democrats will push to overturn Perry move to reject some stimulus funds |
|
|
Lawmakers keep sparring over stimulus vote |
|
|
Texas
Democrats, labor leaders blast governor's rejection of stimulus funds
for jobless |
|
|
House Committee Recommends Legislature Overturn Perry’s Rejection Of
Unemployment Stimulus Funds |
|
|
Correctional officers rally for 20% pay raises |
|
|
Speaker
Straus interview: keeping promises, property taxes, economic stimulus &
the budget. |
|
|
Christian files HB4184 to abolish all political subdivision ad valorem
(property) taxes |
|
|
Gallagher: Incentives for the video game
industry are an investment in Texas' future
- any "incentive" to any industry is an "investment" in Texas' future
but where do you draw the line? How about extremely low taxes and
regulation for ALL business so we get investment at every turn? |
|
|
Lawmaker wants to pay students for good
grades - & goofiness continues |
|
|
With Republicans Like That (Truitt & Carona), Who Needs Democrats?
|
|
|
Zaffirini Pulls Blogger Bill |
|
|
Seemingly Innocuous Bill Causes Controversy Among County Auditors |
|
|
PRO/CON: Should judges in Texas be appointed
or elected? - they should have
asked Pratt for the Con side. |
|
|
Editorial: Update on southern Dallas' legislative agenda |
|
|
Gattis pitches appraisal reform |
|
|
Bill Aims To Prevent Hiring Of Youth Sex Offenders |
|
|
BurkaBlog: Read bill, smack forehead |
|
|
Study confirms value of TEXAS Grant program |
|
|
Proposed windstorm changes could affect rainy day fund, coastal
residents |
|
|
Filed
bill would examine Legislature of the future
- silly bunch of populism. More people doesn't mean more laws or time is
needed. If Patrick were a true conservative he'd understand these
things, he's a populist. Some issues matter such as the number of state
reps. but how has that full-time, paid Legislature worked for California
and New York? |
|
|
Texans
will have to wait to openly tote a pistol |
|
|
|
City Hall Hustle: Who reads the 'Statesman'? Not its editors. |
|
|
Texas sales tax revenue down from last year |
|
|
Tuesday Morning Corp. CEO talks hard times for retailers |
|
|
Valley police chief fired over Pizza Hut job |
|
|
Neugebauer backs Farm Bill in talks with ag chief |
|
|
Texas Tech
hosting invitational International Grandmaster Chess Tournament |
|
|
Texas suspends fund that saves schools money |
|
|
Suit might block use of stimulus money |
|
|
Now every county has fire department |
|
|
Spring Break at South Padre Island |
|
|
On eve of break, worries of turmoil, violence in Mexico
|
|
|
Police: Truck Flew Over Pond, Parking Lot Before Hitting Temple Hotel |
|
|
Updated:
Bomb turns out to be packing material,
Part of College Station hospital evacuated due to bomb scare |
|
|
Records glitch slows some burglars' parole consideration |
|
|
Capital Metro spent millions, but still owes
Austin - the glory of mass transit! |
|
|
Economy may force school for autism students to close their doors |
|
|
Stars shine at Texas Film Hall of Fame awards |
|
|
And the ballot goes to ... the new Kinky Friedman movie |
|
|
Bankruptcy possibility looms for Six Flags |
|
|
Judge Orders Former Mammogram Provider To Retrieve Its Medical Records |
|
|
Abbott Takes Legal Action To Preserve Charitable Assets In East Texas |
|
|
Texas cattle losses approaching $1 billion |
|
|
6666 ranchers see win in fire appeal |
|
|
Tejano singer Emilio pleads guilty to DWI charge
|
|
|
Barbara Bush leaves hospital after heart surgery
|
|
|
AT&T hopes to gain concessions from unions,
Communication Workers of America picket in Amarillo |
|
|
American Eagle to add D/FW-Santa Fe flight |
|
|
Dallas Co. Commissioner Price ‘Stressed-Out’ in Recent Months
|
|
|
Armenian Genocide Resolution Puts Dallas Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson
In Spotlight |
|
|
One
In Custody After Two Shot Near East Texas Church |
|
|
71-Year Old Texas Woman Sentenced In $1.2 Million Embezzlement Case |
|
|
No-show mayor ousted from Sullivan City |
|
|
UTMB plans could fail if ‘ifs’ aren’t met |
|
|
Rolls-Royce to open marine facility in Galveston |
|
|
Houston firm sparks BofA proxy fight |
|
|
FEMA trailer park opens in Galveston |
|
|
Equusearch volunteers search for Sugar Land man |
|
|
Nacogdoches man must repay nearly $71 million |
|
|
Border officers seize $2M worth of drugs |
|
|
Racism Complaints From East Texas Factory Workers |
|
|
Amtrak
Train Crashes Near Gainesville, 4 Hurt |
|
|
Appraisal district error could cost Val Verde County $$ |
|
|
1000 Pound Armadillo Finds Home in North Texas |
|
|
Civil rights activists seek to halt Dallas convention hotel construction |
|
|
Federal appeals court denies city's attempt to build East Texas reservoir |
|
|
FBI to investigate Corpus Christi State School 'fight club' case, 3
jailed, 3 more wanted in Corpus Christi State School 'fight club' case |
|
|
Dallas attorney Phil Offill indicted on charges of conspiracy, fraud |
|
|
Smoking plane engine evacuates jetliner at Hobby |
|
|
Lawsuit Filed Over Babies' Blood |
|
|
Man crushed by 10,000 pounds of steel |
|
|
Weatherford shooting enthusiast not a fan of new ordinance |
|
|
State-of-the-art data security facility planned for downtown Waco |
|
|
Humble resident starts Texas Harmonica Academy |
|
|
U.S. Army makes use of Port of Port Arthur |
|
|
Harris Co. DA starts first “March Madness” DWI testing weekends |
|
|
17-year-old dropped from FLDS investigation |
|
|
Aloft San Antonio Airport hotel opening in city |
|
|
Second
suspect accused in De Jesus' kidnapping |
|
|
Plane
lands safely in Houston after struck by lightning
|
|
|
03/12/2009 |
|
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From or about the
81st Legislature:
|
|
Texas bill aims to protect reporters |
|
|
Powers: Changes to top 10 percent rule would preserve diversity |
|
|
Judge: Mexia State School-Mexia ISD Dispute Falls To Lawmakers |
|
|
Lawmakers eyeing Travis' plan for juveniles |
|
|
Faith in faith unites many legislators |
|
|
After marathon session, Senate advances bill to toughen voter ID
requirements |
|
|
Week starts to wrap up with stem cells, pre-k, insurance |
|
|
Perry
will block unemployment funds,
Perry Rejects $555 Million In Stimulus Money |
|
|
Gov.
Perry: Texans Who Hire Texans Drive Our State’s Economic Engine |
|
|
TPPF
praises Gov. Perry’s decision to decline stimulus funds |
|
|
Watson
Responds To Perry’s Decision To Reject Unemployment Stimulus Funds |
|
|
Perry
aside, House committee says to take unemployment money |
|
|
Author moves to cut cost of full-day pre-K bill |
|
|
Editorial: Giving the Texas pension watchdog some teeth |
|
|
Dixon: Don't let the Legislature take a wrong turn when it comes to
transportation |
|
|
State representatives recognize fallen officer |
|
|
House Postpones Consideration Of Resolution Honoring George W. Bush |
|
|
Licensing initiative would target puppy mills |
|
|
Bill seeks to change EMT rule on sex offenders |
|
|
Editorial: Voter ID bill foolishness
- and they wonder why they are losing readers |
|
|
Voter-ID debate soon shifting to the Texas House |
|
|
Fort Worth woman, 98, proves photo ID not always easy to get |
|
|
Darby urges caution regarding charges of abuse at San Angelo State
School |
|
|
Homer makes his case on Joint Resolution 53, taking AG off LRB |
|
|
Bill aims to make UTSA top-level Texas university |
|
|
Rising
to tier one will take time, money, political will |
|
|
Texas
Rangers looking into documents reported missing from House
parliamentarian’s office |
|
|
|
Texas Traffic Stop Nets Drugs Shaped Like Candy |
|
|
Lubbock Doctor Leads Group to Help Iraqis |
|
|
Texas getting $545 million for energy efficiency |
|
|
Peanut Corporation of America in debt to Plainview |
|
|
Corpus
police: Six warrants, one suspect in custody on ‘fight clubs’ |
|
|
Austin police sell 1,350 eight-liners |
|
|
Congress Hearings On Border Violence |
|
|
Federal grant to help spur business on border |
|
|
90,000-Pound Truck Goes Airborne, Slams Into Temple Residence Inn |
|
|
Austin prepares for Texas Film Hall of Fame Awards |
|
|
Study to help Texas determine its place in manufacturing sector |
|
|
Dell still the richest Austinite |
|
|
Galveston holding onto hope after Ike, recession |
|
|
TDCJ - Texas Tech Univ. lawsuit settled |
|
|
Most-wanted man caught in Amarillo |
|
|
Cornyn, others, propose "No Cost Stimulus Act" |
|
|
Booker woman arrested after alleged fork stabbing in Pampa |
|
|
Robber uses fake bomb at Panther Creek Chase Bank |
|
|
Embattled Bryan PD Chief No Billed by Grand Jury |
|
|
Money troubles cause problems for Rio Hondo ISD |
|
|
Editorial: Go slow on red-light cameras in Beaumont |
|
|
Former jail chaplain files lawsuit against Cameron County |
|
|
Ron Kirk one step closer to "Cabinet rank"
|
|
|
What Dallasites are billionaires? |
|
|
Dallas County’s Most Powerful Figure Revealed |
|
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Does DA Watkins Work Out during Work Hours? |
|
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Conviction Upheld By DNA Test Rapist Asked For |
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