TEXAS HEADLINES  2009 Q4  
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Headlines archived chronologically as originally posted in 2009, 4th Quarter

 
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12/31/2009

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New Year's Eve news:

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DMN 2009 Texan of the Year: The heroes of Fort Hood

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The List: Most influential Texas politicians of the decade

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The five biggest Texas political stories of 2009

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The List: Top Texas political storylines of the decade

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Top Texas political moments of 2009

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Washington Chronicles: Remembering Texas political legends who've died this decade

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The most bizarre Texas stories of the decade

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Top 10 nation and world stories of 2009

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Good riddance to 2009, even the true stuff

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New year will bring new jobs to San Antonio bases

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Dallas, Irving, Frisco offer different takes on the changes of the decade

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Decade in Dallas-Fort Worth sports was a tumultuous 10

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The stories that shaped Houston 2000-2009

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Katrina evacuees, space shuttle disaster among Dallas-Fort Worth's top stories of decade

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In 2005, thousands sought refuge in Texas from Hurricane Katrina

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Top 10 most read stories of 2009 on Star-Telegram.com

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First decade of 21st century brought notable change to the Borderland

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El Paso optimism: What will the next decade bring to the border? Good things, leaders say

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Decade in review: El Paso corruption inquiry goes on

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Shuttle Explosion Over Texas Unforgettable, Tylerite’s Photos Still Published 6 Years Later

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Commercial real estate year in review: Bidding adieu to a brutal year

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Slide show: Top 10 National/World Stories of the year

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For airlines, 2009 carried ugly surprises and one big miracle

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Fort Sam starting a different New Year's tradition

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D-FW office leasing, construction down for the year

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Rainbow Lounge raid, Annise Parker’s election dominate Texas headlines in 2009

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Technology Predictions Are Mostly Bunk

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Rare New Year's "Blue Moon" Rings In 2010

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Texas liquor stores are closed on New Year's Day - state law

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Today's news:

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Special section of Fort Hood mass-murder news

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Statewide Republican Filer reports are here

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Perry tells supporters, in Baselice poll, he’s +13

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What the Perry campaign sent out today: details of the Baselice poll

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Hutchison Named Finalist for “2009 Porker of the Year” By Citizens Against Government Waste

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Alvarado expresses "disgust" at effort to push him out of Democrat governor's race

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Jimmy Buffett fans promote Kinky; will Jimmy?

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State rep. Garnet Coleman files for re-election

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Atty. Grier Raggio files to take on congressman Pete Sessions

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Join the Joe Straus Revolution. (Huh?) - Garrett should figure out that is was a "revolution" by conservative-haters to end conservative leadership - it was not about Craddick as a person.

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Glenn Bass drops HD 48 bid, enters Travis County JP race

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Carona would consider run for mayor if Leppert doesn't seek re-election - get him out of the Senate!

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Texas Tech coach saga:
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E-mails show animosity toward Leach from Tech officials

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Lubbock news anchor interviews Tech chancellor

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NewsChannel 11 speaks with Mike Leach

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YouTube video surfaces of Adam James in the "closet"

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Tech fires Leach; attorney vows fight

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Tech chancellor confident school won't owe Leach money

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Home of Red Raider James gets added security

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Chat replay: Chuck Carlton on Mike Leach, bowls and more

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Texas Tech assistant coach who criticized Adam James now offers support

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Good listener emails: One, Two

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Baylor head coach Art Briles is a leading candidate to replace Leach

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Fans in Austin surprised over Tech coach's firing

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Texas law on meningitis vaccination takes effect tomorrow

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New state laws take effect with new year

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State to review food stamp application process

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Editorial: State board's business should be education

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Under Fire: Discrimination and Corruption in the Texas National Guard

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Texas grandmother led big green-card marriage scam

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State official finds peace at Central Texas monastery

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Secrecy of chief federal judges questioned

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NW Houston homeowner shoots 2 suspected burglars, self

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Suspect Killed In Corpus Christi Home Invasion

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Texas City teen's gun death: accident or homicide?

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Montgomery Co. officials probe apparent kidnapping

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'Cat burglar' steals Far North Dallas family's goods – and peace of mind – as they sleep

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John Montford to Government Motors as adviser - democrats from all directions seem to be getting in on the GM money game!

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Driver Arrested In Death Of Waco Motorcyclist On Christmas Toy Run

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Vehicle Fire At Waco-Area Gas Station Threatens Explosion

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CPS Energy agrees to pay share of nuclear costs

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Dallas start-ups' goals are both economic, charitable

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Fitch assigns AA- rating to Texas State University System bonds

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Central Texas toll roads raked in $16M last quarter

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Man claims abuse by late San Angelo priest, View the Diocese lawsuit papers

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Air Force steamrolls Cougars in Armed Forces Bowl

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Cotton Bowl hopes to regain elite status again

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Teacher arrested, accused of zip tying unruly student

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Former Laredo banker arrested on theft charge

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Arrest Made In Violent Waco Home Invasion

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ExxonMobil: Flaring in Baytown is not hurting production

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5 in custody after shooting inside Dillard's at Sugar Land's First Colony Mall
 

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12/30/2009

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Special section of Fort Hood mass-murder news

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Statewide Republican Filer reports are here

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Hutchison promises highway shakeup - but like Democrats will not explain how to pay for it all

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Hutchison releases transportation plan, but not how she would fund it

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Hutchison says race is "dead even"

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Burka: Rethinking transportation policy

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El Paso Lawmaker (democrat) Leads Transportation Hearings

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Gov. Perry: TX home appraisals fairer in 2010

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Austin Democrat Marc Katz says his relatives will give 'in the millions' to his lieutenant governor bid  - once again, when was the Democrat Party the party of the poor little guy, the working class?

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Katz’s family to put own millions into Lt. Gov. bid

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'Davie Dewhurst sandwich,' anyone?

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Swinford seat (HD87) to have serious race

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State Rep. David Swinford explains reasons for retiring

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Conservative Frank Corte leaving Legislature (HD122)

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Former school board president jumps into GOP state house primary (HD96)

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Joe Clement, former DPS trooper, files for HD69 GOP primary race

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Some Tea Party, 912 Project groups look like same old political factions

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EDITORIAL: Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott right to join others over tax inequity

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AAA-Texas wants texting while driving banned

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Texas homeowners' insurance rates drop to No. 2 in new study

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Texas Tech coach saga:
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Texas Tech's coach Mike Leach puts fate in hands of court

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Leach's court petition - includes details of his contract with Texas Tech (pdf)

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Tech has fired coach Mike Leach, video with attorney just after firing

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Excerpts from Craig James' interview on ESPN radio

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See the "shed" and so-called "electrical closet", hardly punishment!

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Next step in Mike Leach firing: attorney to sue Texas Tech

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Texas Tech fires coach Mike Leach; lawyer: 'Fight has just begun'

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Replacing Leach won't be easy for Tech

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Leach termination letter released

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'Insubordination' forces Leach out at Texas Tech

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Statement from Mike Leach regarding termination

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Ex Prison Guard Arrested In Death Of Ex-Wife’s Boyfriend In Coryell County

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Belton Police Officer Accused Of Threatening Neighbor With Gun

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Lawyers target worker in exotic animals case

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Court clash starts today in CPS Energy's fight over project

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Perry Appoints Bricker to the State Board of Educator Certification

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New EPA rules will challenge Houston

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Former Potter County employ files suit, alleges firing due to race & sex

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Brownsville school vice principal accused of soliciting sex from students

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Recession May Mean No Forced Robin Hood Payment From Dallas ISD

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Sun Bowl Fans Tour El Paso In Frigid Temperatures

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Dallas County jail guard quits after inmate's 'lap dance'

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Egypt & Morocco's purchase of more F-16's has Fort Worth production line busy

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Conroe: Hundreds honor life of former DPS trooper, Marine

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Beaumont officer shoots man with knife at mall

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Smith County Deputy Placed On Leave After Stabbing Incident At His Home

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Texas man accused of fatally shooting 10-year-old daughter

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Elderly women attacked by rapist in their homes

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Man turns over live grenade to San Antonio police

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Cargo ship burns in Houston Ship Channel

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Inmate attacks attorney at Galveston courthouse

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Time Warner willing to go to binding arbitration with Fox

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Plainview man arrested following gunfire, three-day manhunt

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Settlement reached in Webb Co. Tax Assessor Office lawsuit

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Houston Islamic school confirm panty-bomber was a student

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Fire burns $12 million home near Rice University

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Baytown, Texas Residents Demand Vote on Red Light Cameras

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Jacksonville alcohol sales election petition meets muster in Cherokee Co.

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Austin has 10th best job market

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Teacher Retirement System of Texas reports record 3rd Quarter earnings

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Biologists suspect red tide in Corpus Christi inner harbor fish kill

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Giant Propane Tank Catches Fire in Travis County

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TV blackout of sold-out Sun Bowl game lifted

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Houston PD Names Interim Police Chief

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Pilgrim's Pride pays $4.5 million to settle inquiry into undocumented workers

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Legendary fiddler Hall dies at 93

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Liberty Police Investigating Whether Clerk's Death Was Hate Crime

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Convicted judge Jackson recovering after heart attack

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US Airways Jet With Blown Tire Lands Safely At San Antonio Airport
 

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12/29/2009

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Special section of Fort Hood mass-murder news

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Statewide Republican Filer reports are here

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December 29th in Texas history: Texas becomes the 28th state

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Hutchison video hits Perry on healthcare - what? She's the U.S. Senator. The governor has no role.

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U.S. Border Watch backs Debra Medina

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Hutchison lays out transportation plan - "The senior U.S. senator from Texas gave little detail on how to pay for it all,..."

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Hutchison wants high-speed rail between San Antonio, Dallas, Houston

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Restaurateur Victor Leal to seek Swinford seat (HD87)

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Frank Corte (R-San Antonio HD122) no seeking re-election

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Hill Country election documentary streaming at Texas Tribune

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Pete Sessions is silent on e-mail sent to accused banker

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Karl Rove divorces after 24 years

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Ron Paul to campaign for son in January

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New butterfly house aflutter at Fair Park's Texas Discovery Gardens

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Six people on Hondo special election ballot

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Aggies bowled over at Independence Bowl, special-teams blunders

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Perry Donates Perini Steak to Food Bank

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Alamo Bowl reacts to Leach suspension

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Leach suspended after player alleges abuse

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Fans react to Coach Leach's suspension

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A look at Coach Mike Leach's contract

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Song produced supporting Leach

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Former Tech players support suspended Leach

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Leach attorney files petition to stop suspension

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Mike Leach-Texas Tech saga may not end well

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Mike Leach wants court order to coach Alamo Bowl

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Brownwood man arrested for shooting video of young girls at mall

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New Houston mayor Parker to take mayoral oath in private

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Mayor White appoints commission to study Houston term limits

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Houston's balloon monsters, banners, streamers to vanish Friday - stupid anti-business rules

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Brownwood cop arrested

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13 Dallas officers put on leave after shooting

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Hunt for prison guard extended to Florida

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Houston judge resigns after oppression conviction

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SMU building evacuated after apparent acid leak

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Road clearing after dump truck hits truck carrying acid, catches fire

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Panama Canal expansion sets off race among Gulf ports

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Snow moves across western Texas

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El Paso expecting record 4th snowstorm

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At least nine tornadoes touched down in Dec. 23 storms

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A&M Presidential Search On Pace for Early 2010 Finalist

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Corpus Christi: Woman Finds Handgun Inside New Recliner

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Padre National Seashore lifts dog ban

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Forensic exam confirms bones found in Jim Wells County were missing man's

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Bat flies into child's hospital room, leaves through elevator shaft

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Texas Stadium Implosion May Get A Corporate Sponsor

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American Airlines Inc., Southwest Airlines Co. stocks roll with terror, crash, oil punches

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Fort Worth school district trustee goes overboard with rhetoric

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Arlington, Kennedale cheerleaders are national champs

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Texas man caught in immigration no man's land

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Armed Crooks Take $3.5M In Jewels From Lewisville Store

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Imperial Sugar to get $345M in insurance settlement

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High speed rail group forms in Commerce

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San Antonio commuters are switching to alternative transportation

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Former Avery city secretary pleads not guilty

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Nacogdoches County inmate stabs jail guard in head with pen

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Texas AG: Homeowners can get exemptions on up to 20 acres

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Ex Prison Guard Arrested In Death Of Ex-Wife’s Boyfriend In Coryell County

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Manufacturing industry strengthening in Waco, statewide

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Marshall Woman Guilty of Bank Robbery

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Guns, women, and the Brady Campaign

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New Laws to Improve Appraisal Process Take Effect January 1

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Texas kidnap victim sends text message from trunk

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Proper reprieve for University of Texas biological field laboratory

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Lockhart fire chief's son and daughter-in-law indicted for arson

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Men guilty of kidnapping attorney receive probation

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Edwards: Global warming isn't about science
 

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12/28/2009

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Special section of Fort Hood mass-murder news

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Statewide Republican Filer reports are here

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High Plains Vintners: Panhandle grape-growers combine passion and science

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Hutchison: Perry all talk, no action vs. ObamaCare - what action can he take? He's not in the Senate as you are Senator.

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Hutchison to unveil transportation plan

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Texas, other states, should oppose unethical 'Nebraska compromise'

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State rep. Swinford rumored to be announcing retirement - another blow to NW Texas leadership brought on by RINO's

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Swinford will not seek re-election

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Mark Griffin Files For State Representative District 84 - a RINO of the first order!

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Emma Barrientos, wife of retired senator, dies

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Update: De-signing Shami, Signs of Shami - typical, Democrats posts signs illegally in right-away far more often than Republicans

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Deli owner Katz to file for Lt. Gov. in Dem Primary

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It's an all-Austin Democratic tiff for lieutenant guv

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Miles-traveled tax being scrutinized - a killer tax for rural Texans

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Texas truck fees draw scrutiny - another attack on farmers & rural Texans

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Lawmakers consider overhaul of vehicle registration fees

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Finger-pointing grows on state education board

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Michael Barone opines upon Texas political environment

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Terror suspect's Houston visit raises questions

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Lawmaker, Harvey Hilderbran, proud to be target of FLDS compound's ire

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Texas manufacturing sector sees improvement in December

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Commercial foreclosures jump 27% in North Texas

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Austin reports highest commercial foreclosures increase

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Bexar Co. narcotics deputies probed by FBI

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Farmers find source of income renting land to hunters

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Pharr waives court fees for unpaid traffic tickets

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Lubbock region now up to 8 Swine Flu deaths

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Tulia,Texas man pleads guilty to kidnapping charge

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Texas Spends Upwards of $2M in Stimulus Cash to Caulk Seven Homes

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This December marks one of coldest in Austin - but they keep passing Global Warming regulations in Austin!

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Does big-time college football deserve its big tax breaks?

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Man shot to death by Austin police officer and deputy

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Texas family uninjured after central La. plane crash

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East Texas Man Saves 83-Year-Old From House Fire

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Pilgrim’s Pride emerges from Ch. 11

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East Texas towns fear Pilgrim's Pride job cuts

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Van Zandt County DA to probe deaths of 2 children who drove toy 4-wheeler into creek

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Housing for homeless to open in long-vacant downtown Dallas high-rise

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Houston delays requirement for biodegradable yard waste bags

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Survey: Texas is the 11th most religious state

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Paschal High football player found dead at school track

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Abilene's first black councilman dies

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State Trying To Certify Alleged Teacher Stabber As An Adult For Trial

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Major work planned on San Antonio’s River Walk

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Gov. Perry Places Friendly Independence Bowl Wager with Gov. Perdue

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Perry Appoints Five to Interim Committee to Study Dyslexia and Related Disorders

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Perry Reappoints Polunsky to the Texas Public Safety Commission

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Perry Appoints Wall to the OneStar National Service Commission

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Perry Appoints Wright to OneStar Foundation

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Perry Appoints McElhaney to the 73rd Judicial District Court

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Police in Texas investigating possible hate crime

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Update: Fine ESPN story with more detail, Tech suspends Leach, Leach would not apologize for actions - rightly from my reading of the detail, Tech suspends head football coach Mike Leach

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Hays County releases video of UT football player D.J. Monroe's arrest
 

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12/24-27/2009

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Gov. Perry Activates State Resources as Winter Storm Threatens Texas Communities

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East Texas Tornados
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Tornado causes severe damage to parts of Lufkin

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Lufkin residents and crews cleaning up tornado damage

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Lufkin residents' property destroyed, spirits dampened, not broken

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The Aftermath Of Pre- Christmas Tornados in Lufkin

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Lufkin And Longview Assessing Twister Damage

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FedEx Freight Longview Faces Tornado Damage

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Strong storms destroy or damage several Lufkin homes; tornado spotted in parking lot of Lufkin restaurant

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Veterans' facility on Ford Chapel Road is 'gone'

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Tornado cuts swath of destruction through East Lufkin

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Families clean up, change holiday plans in storm wake

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Lubbock International Airport reopens, flights scheduled

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Blizzard warning until noon in some Panhandle & S. Plains areas

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Power outages reported in Amarillo

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Texas man hopes tamale sales will fund campaign

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Bexar Co. Democrats' treasurer has left ire in his wake

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Judges offer short reprieve to tenants facing eviction

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Ex-car dealer Jerry Reynolds wouldn't trade shift to radio

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San Antonio police shoot robbery suspect

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CPS Energy seeks $32 billion in STP damages

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Bums' urban tent camp facing closure

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Smoky fire burns at Valero Texas City this morning (12/24)

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Cleric linked to Fort Hood shooting suspect a target in Yemen raid on al-Qaeda hideouts - Special section of Fort Hood mass-murder news

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It's a white Christmas Eve in Dallas-Fort Worth

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Thieves crash van through Dallas City Hall to steal ATM

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Officer hurt in possible beer run gone awry

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Four Amarillo churches, funeral home hit for copper

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Houston's Hobby airport suffers power loss, delaying travelers

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Rare blizzard strikes West Texas - absolute B.S. about never having had one before

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Texas' ranching birthplace buried in funding limbo

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Caprock Wine Co. files for bankruptcy

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Oak Point girl shot and killed at home on Christmas Eve

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Health care bill's tax on indoor tanning worries Dallas salon owners

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Developer, wife to be sentenced March 19 in Dallas City Hall corruption case

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SMU routs Nevada in Hawaii Bowl, 45-10

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Some schools ditching traditional spelling tests - typical

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Texas troops’ thoughts turn to home - May God bless and keep each one of them.

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Man dies when Dallas commuter train runs over him

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UTMB sees a reversal of fortune, Rather than cutting 3,800 jobs, Isle employer is likely to gain employees

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Ike victims can stay in mobile homes until summer

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Officials: Bexar Co. jail guard supplied inmate with hacksaw

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District 83 race shaping up as the one to watch in 2010

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South Plains crops overcome challenges

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Officials: Tech must be careful with mental health policy

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Issue of Dallas' next mayor isn't so clear-cut

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Dallas, Irving, Frisco offer different takes on the changes of the decade

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2 children die when toy 4-wheeler goes into Wills Point creek

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Arlington move has Cotton Bowl closer to BCS goal

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Dallas-Fort Worth better than most metro areas for job seekers, study says

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GM workers in Arlington donate $75,000 in toys

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Cynthia Woods Mitchell, Houston patron of the arts, dies at 87

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Rural residents worry about Barnett Shale disposal wells

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Staying alive: Texans remain in playoff hunt

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Texas prison guard accused in Rosenberg slayings, alleged to have stabbed wife and mother-in-law to death in front of children

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Cornyn’s fight to cut debt carries political price

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22 and counting: Mystery fires rattle Houston

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Sun Bowl coverage from the El Paso Times

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Downtown Houston statue will honor former secretary of state James A. Baker III, will be near Bush monument

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Stranded on death row: Victims' families differ in reactions to Fabian Hernandez's sentence

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Election 2010: Republicans candidates vow to regain House seat No. 78

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Eliot Shapleigh and Marisa Marquez: Ethics Commission enhances city's future

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El Paso GOP chairman for county to quit for return to ministry

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El Paso corruption inquiry goes on

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Life in El Paso, next to a war zone

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School districts as employers, landlords

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'Texas' board back on feet, group moves past shake-up

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County wants state to pay for rail upgrade for hurricane evacuation plans

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Mission bridge under scrutiny

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2009 Pan-American Intercollegiate Team Chess Championship in South Padre Island this week

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Albany rancher, author Bob Green laid to rest

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Despite cutbacks, dean says Texas Tech still committed to Abilene

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Underfunded Republican challenger for Chet Edwards' House seat uses Google ads to boost profile
 

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12/23/2009

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Special section of Fort Hood mass-murder news

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Statewide Republican Filer reports are here

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CNNMoney: Don't mess with Texas: More Americans moving in

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Burka banned from KERA's governor debate panel

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Burka: On being banned - "I am a writer, and I have opinions, but I do not regard myself as an “opinion writer.”" That says it all! Liberals are never opinion writers when spewing forth leftism but, anyone known to be a conservative who writes even a straight story is automatically assigned a label as a right-wing flack!

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Burka blacklisted as panelist for Hutchison-Perry debate

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Why Texas Monthly will not be a part of the Texas Debates this time around

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TEA Party activist files to run against Congressman Mike Conaway

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AJ: Who won’t fill Isett’s House seat

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Perry Appoints Havran to Humanities Texas

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GOP candidate De La Garza to run as Democrat in Collin County DA race

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State auditor asked to review Texas food stamp system

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Statewide Impact Expected From Dallas County Voting Machine Case - it's all bogus or an admission by Democrats that their voters are stupid, or both.

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Controversy arises over poster linking Census 2010, religion

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Census 2010: Officials say El Paso risks being undercounted

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2009 farm income dropped from record high

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Texas exonerees file lawsuit over 'excessive' fees

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Texas counties take different approach to common indigent defense problem

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Gunmen fire at Mexican eatery with U.S. mayor inside

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Texas border mayor says he wasn't target in Mexico

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Bexar County Jail escape plot thwarted

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Work still stalled on historic Roma bridge

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Frisco councilman pledges to lose weight or give $25,000 to charity

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Plano-based Genband to buy Nortel's VoIP business

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Poll: Top headlines of the decade (San Antonio paper)

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River Walk work good investment

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New year will bring new jobs to San Antonio bases

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CPS Energy: Nuclear expansion could cost $18.2 billion

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Dallas firm's celeb index shows public's not buying what Tiger's selling

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After 50 years, Mesquite's Big Town Bowlanes closing

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South Texas rancher sets aside 1,300 acres for ocelot - meow

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Harris Co. education board moves to eject trustee Michael Wolfe

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Montgomery Co. deputies locate missing murder parolee

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Forest Hill police officer on leave after arrest

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Blaze leaves family of nine homeless

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12-Year-Old Waco Girl Called Police While Parents Were Attacked

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Red Light Cameras Coming To Conroe

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Redflex Profit Nosedives as Motorists Ignore Photo Tickets - wonderful!

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Ex-bus monitor files whistle-blower lawsuit against Brownsville ISD

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Cameron Co. D.A. files lawsuit against Commissioners' Court

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Escaped otters delay Houston flight

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One bridge goes up as other goes down over Trinity River

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Rescued boater: 'I was totally helpless'

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Failure to show as witness earns man a correctional Christmas - great headline

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Marathon call: Beaumont ER doctor tends to stricken fellow runner

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SWAT standoff in North Austin ends

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UTMB's National Biocontainment lab earns $5 million in funding

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Lindsay passes new smoking ordinance

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Community Is Praying For Couple Hurt In West Texas

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Time Warner and Fox Network continue wrangling in Austin

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A Waco streetcar desired

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Drug truck plunges in Rio Grande near Donna

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TCU's Patterson is AP Coach of the Year

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Bexar Co. Dems pledge $277,000 to cover missing funds, debts

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Deputy dog killed chasing burglary suspects in Harris Co.

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Kerrville Woman Calls 911 Over Dinner

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Former Houston Policewoman to Plead Guilty on Drug Sales Charge

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Number of active rigs down 15 to 1,178 nationwide, Texas unchanged

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Migration slowdown could dent Texas' gains in 2010 Census

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Tornado watch issued for 53 Texas counties

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Snow blankets west El Paso - photo

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Pasadena man faces felony stalking charges

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Watauga man faces charge of sexual assault of a child

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Houston ringleader of truck theft scheme sentenced

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America’s Most-Decorated Living Soldier Dies In Waco

 
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12/22/2009

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Special section of Fort Hood mass-murder news

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Statewide Republican Filer reports are here

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The List: Most influential Texas politicians of the decade

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Critics chide Hutchison's procedural vote

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Protesters gather at Hutchison's Austin office

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Texas Tea Party groups rally on Hutchison's health care filibuster vote

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Dallas Morning News Defends Sen. Hutchison's Filibuster Vote

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Governor race brings troops into argument

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Senate battle lost, Hutchison continues to fight Democrats' health plan

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Cornyn blasts health reform as giveaway to insurance industry

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At mayhem central, we relish team of Hutchison and Earle

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Hutchison v. Perry: Big Drama, And History Too?

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Perry's health care focus is on wellness, lawsuit limits

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Abbott files for re-election, Ted Cruz bows out

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Statement by Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott related to the Senate's Health Care Bill

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Take Cover: Borris Miles Again Aims At Legislature

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Isett Retirement A Loss For Taxpayers

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Quorum Report speculates that either Mark Griffin (RINO-Supreme) or Mike McDougal (RINO-Junior) may run for HD84

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Shapleigh won't seek any office in 2010 election

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Sen. Kip Averitt (R-Waco) files for re-election

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Perry Appoints Brashears to the Brazos River Authority Board of Directors

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Perry Appoints Collins to Trinity River Authority Board of Directors

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Perry Appoints Watson to Governor’s Committee on People with Disabilities

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Jack McDonald (Dem) gives up race against congressman McCaul (R-Austin)

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Alabama defector a gift to Rep. Pete Sessions, NRCC

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Texas To Destroy Baby Blood Taken Without Consent

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Tyler Paper Tell Off Texas Municipal League (TML)

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Census 2010 forms will not ask citizenship questions, says bureau director

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Thefts revealed in Texas lottery records

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Pratt: Lotto or casino, gamble without my money

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Too many Texas students waiting for charter school slots

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Nonprofit helps refugees resettle in San Antonio

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Bexar Co. foreclosure filings at record high

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Texas Tech pulls plug on Abilene courses

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Former Hockley Co. Chief Deputy Pleads Guilty to Drug Ring Charges

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Charges Dropped Against Teacher Who Had “Fallen In Love” With Teenage Student

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Rice University faces more cuts

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Austin hotel rates down, still best of TX metros

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Houston hotel occupancy slides

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Pearsall policeman arrested twice over weekend

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Constable defends actions in botched custody case

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Laredo City Council joins campaign for bookstore - this is all so stupid as Barnes & Noble have already stated they are looking at placing a large B&N store in the market. Politicians are all climbing on board so that when the inevitable happens they can all take credit.

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$5M in cocaine found in passenger bus

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Dallas County loses in election dispute

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Attorney David Duncan: Suit says liberty taken

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Coleman priest says accident was caused by floormat caught in accelerator pedal

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UT law students, faculty helped get slain Juárez woman's mom asylum

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Brownsville plan to ban plastic bags meets opposition, finds support

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Deputies: Couple in their 80s found dead in apparent murder-suicide

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Texas auto shop pokes fun at Obama's Nobel Prize

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Convicted felon jailed for 22,000 rounds of ammo

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Port Arthur PD Chief won't bow to pressure from Quanell X

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Beaumont council votes not to rehire firefighter

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Bride marries arriving groom at Texas airport

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Radio Host Runs 500 Miles For Research

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Judge appoints Houston attorney to monitor company

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Court bans sale of Word; Microsoft has fix ready

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Magazine picks Fort Worth's Fairmount as one of 'South's Best Comeback Neighborhoods'

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Officials identify man who killed himself as firefighters battled house fire

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Clerk, El Paso county at odds over hiring freeze: Sanchez gets court order to fill vacancies

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Rescued elderly sailor's boat towed to Galveston

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Arlington Police Search For Serial Bank Robber

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Officer Doubled Legal Speed Limit at Time of Fatal Crash: Police

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UT-Arlington graduate student arrested on child pornography charges

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Investigator says Dallas constables intimidated employees on tickets, fundraising

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1000 Animals Have Died Since Being Confiscated From Pet Importer

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Officer Shoots, Kills Burglary Suspect

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Police: Texas City woman turns tables on masked home intruders

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Texas Legal Legend Joe Hunter Reynolds dead at 88

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Ex-lawyer imprisoned for extorting wife's lovers

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Red tide fish kill in Corpus Christi area

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Houston: Convicted judge out on bond during appeal

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Hidalgo County jailer arrested for false report

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Teens In Car With Killed Deputy In Stable Condition

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Sweetwater to host Southwest Energy Summit

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San Antonio Woman Gets Lost Diamond Ring Back

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Oilman sues Fort Stockton mayor for slander

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Midland JPs' bad bookkeeping costs county $13,000

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SEC, state regulators move against Triton Financial

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Home Sales Up Big In North Texas

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Thief Steals Gifts from Abilene CPS Office

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Randy, Evi Quaid plead not guilty in fraud case

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Midland Among Safest City In U.S.

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Neighbors outraged after dog that chased away thief is shot by police

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Former MP at Naval Air Station Corpus Christi gets 10 year prison sentence

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Nueces County taxing entities urged to 'stand together' against appraisal district

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El Paso to build electric car charging stations - my experience in El Paso says that soon there will be extension cords attached and running to local homes!

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Thieves leave luxury cars 'sitting on bricks' in downtown Houston apartments

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41 children adopted in large Houston ceremony

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Convenience Store Owner Arrested for Tax Fraud Under New Law

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Dallas Expands Dangerous Building Crackdown
 

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12/21/2009

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Special section of Fort Hood mass-murder news

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Statewide Republican Filer reports are here

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Perry: Senator Hutchison misleads Texans on her bad vote

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Texas Tea Party groups rally on Hutchison's health care filibuster vote

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In health care debate, Hutchison's bark comes with little bite

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Hutchison and Earle: Haven't we met before?

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Will voters want Hutchison to stay put?

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Shami adds political techies to the team, more

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Justice Jeff Brown files with Texas GOP for Supreme Court place 3

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Burka: The down-ballot Democrats

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Hank Gilbert files with Texas Democrats for Ag. Commissioners

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Kinky all about the balance in things

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Ronnie Earle runs for lieutenant governor

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State Rep. Betty Brown has filed for re-election

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State rep. Susan King files for re-election

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Special ornament represents District 85

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Perry Appoints Bleyzer to Texas Emerging Technology Fund Advisory Committee

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From DeLay's dancing to town hall protests: This year's Top Ten moments for Texans in DC

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Where Are They Now? Robert Mosbacher Jr.

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Loophole lets mentally ill Texas juveniles go free

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Texas Supreme Court overturns $14 million judgment awarded to Mercedes family

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Texas Panhandle's Palo Duro Canyon at center of debate over wind-power transmission lines

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Texas slow to spend funds to weatherize homes

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Texas firm presses Pentagon on lost Army truck contract

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Off-duty Dallas officer shoots man during struggle

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Police: Ex-trooper killed while fleeing crash

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$2 million worth of marijuana found under melons

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Hearne Man Arrested Following Shootout During Police Chase

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Hallsburg Teacher Charged With Improper Relationship Seeks Dismissal

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Police find meth lab in hotel near downtown San Antonio

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Volunteers help overburdened CPS

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ADA improvements coming to River Walk

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Reality of war overshadows honor for Texas National Gaurd commander

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Teachers Taking Complaints About Paperwork to School Boards

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Time running out to vote on Longhorn license plate

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Amarillo Police Academy put on hold

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Private company will train military, law officers in Hudspeth County

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70-year-old woman arrested in Amarillo drive-by shooting

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2009 UIL state football titles

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Pharr woman pleads guilty to health care fraud

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Former state judge enters DA's race in Hidalgo Co.

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DPS Trooper Indicted for Disorderly Conduct

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Ex-trooper killed after fleeing scene of crash

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Austin home prices still falling

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McKinney shopping center tops list of Dallas-Fort Worth commercial foreclosure postings

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Report: 6.3M Texans will travel for the holidays

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Zale Corp. responds to reports of canceled orders

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Houston Mayor Promotes Gay Tourism

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Parker overcame self-doubt in march to Houston mayor's office

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Big Texas Toy Run draws 60,000 bikers

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Kennedale Man In Custody For Fire That Killed 3

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Cowboys Cheerleaders Deploy to Middle East, Korea

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Former Dallas Council Member Mattie Nash Dies at Age 87

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Investigators: Woman beaten to death during home invasion

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Harris County judge who propositioned defendant gets 30 days in jail

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Charter, magnet schools dominate U.S. News & World Report top schools list

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Texas Careers now Kaplan College

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It's natural gas to the rescue in global warming fight

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Man busted for bilking $5 million in insurance scheme

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A Five-Alarm Fire Hits Runaway Bay

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Liquor sales will not save Cuney

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Kerrville hostage situation ends safely

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Gun and Ammunition Recall

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Heroic effort in Lubbock to save injured American Bald Eagle
 

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12/19&20/2009

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David Dewhurst's College Football Challenge

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GOP candidate for governor, Debra Medina, knows she's a long shot

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Muench: Beto O'Rourke would have beaten the honorable Silvestre Reyes for Congress

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McCaul among Democrats' House targets in 2010

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Democrats try to stake claim in Texas

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Ronnie Earle runs for lieutenant governor - heaven help us!

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Legislative leaders eye spending cuts to deal with looming budget hole

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Results kept secret when judges review peers

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Texas law bars atheists from office - suits me

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Dad turns self in over shooting case

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Restoration of historic courthouse in Boerne nearly complete

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Judge authorizes sale of Blanco monastery

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Lil Wayne show on in Laredo after pot probe

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Editorial: The Alamo needs a new custodian - broke newspaper writers telling us how to run the Alamo! The DRT has done well for a century, leave 'em alone.

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Dallas County constables, others keep little-used tactical units

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84-year-old founder of Dallas' City Ballet reveals identity she hid for years - fascinating story

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XTO deal is latest in Fort Worth's snakebit trend with big corporate headquarters

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Border violence: Political infiltration poses worry

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Fort Bliss soldier shot, killed at party

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El Paso manufacturer takes expansion as sign of sector recovery

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Sophomore's big day leads Aledo to Class 4A state title

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Euless Trinity works overtime to capture third state title

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Abilene High wins Class 51 Division II sate championship

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2009 UIL state football titles

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Some experts warn of 'death spiral' for F-35 joint strike fighter

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Texas fire officials predict below-normal threat

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Malpractice limits, expanded incentives aim to close gap in rural medical care

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Freedom of information: How much would you pay for public information?

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4 new VA clinics opening in Houston suburbs after a surge in patients

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A bell almost as old as Fort Worth

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Ex-Californians bring cancer fight to Lubbock

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Austin lawyer wins posthumous bout with legendary O'Quinn

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Editorial: Landmark status used as a loophole for the wealthy

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6 or 10 Housing Markets Where Prices Have Gone Up Are In Texas

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Killeen Home Sales See Sharp Increase

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San Saba County couple arrested for murder of child

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Waco couple Injured in Friday Morning Home Invasion
 

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12/18/2009

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Special section of Fort Hood mass-murder news

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Statewide Republican Filer reports are here

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Texas jobless rate drops for 1st time in 16 months, now 8% even

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Gov. Perry, economists optimistic about Texas unemployment report

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Amarillo lowest in state at 5.3%, Lubbock 2nd lowest at 5.4%

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Abilene at 5.9%, down from 6.1%, Austin & Round Rock rate fell to 6.9%

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Houston’s unemployment rate dips to 8.2 percent

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San Antonio area unemployment falls to 6.8 percent in November

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San Antonio’s economic forecast expected to be positive, Perryman reports

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Hutchison Votes With Democrats To End Republican Filibuster

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Gov. Rick Perry uses defense bill vote to swipe at Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison on health care

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Sen. Hutchison Votes with Democrats to Stop Filibusters

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Carol "Multi-Name" Strayhorn's Complicated Political History because it was too easy!

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McNeely: Kinky for what?

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Reps. Coleman, Dunnam and Gallego endorsed Houston Mayor Bill White - libs backing libs, what news.

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Jim Landtroop tries again for Heflin's House seat

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State Rep. Carl Isett will not seek re-election, Isett's statement

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Former state rep. Miles to challenge Al Edwards

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Tx Medical Assoc. endorses both docs running for GOP HD127 nomination

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Dewhurst surveys progress at UTMB rebuild

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The five biggest Texas political stories of 2009

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Texans in Washington: Ron Paul goes from ridicule to respect

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New face in growing field to face Chet Edwards says he has national backing and money in the bank

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Conservatives Positioning, Grab for TEA-Party Cash

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Perry Names Gasko Chair of State Advisory Council on Early Childhood Education and Care

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Perry Appoints Three to Texas State Board of Examiners of Dietitians

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Perry Appoints Roe Texas County and District Retirement System Board of Trustees

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Perry Appoints Matthew to Texas Juvenile Justice Advisory Board

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Perry Reappoints Nelson to the Public Utility Commission of Texas

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Perry Appoints Five to Task Force to Reduce Child Abuse and Neglect

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Perry Appoints Emerson and Thomas to Texas Military Preparedness Commission

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PRO/CON: Should Texas adopt a tax per mile to help pay for better highways?

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Texas lawmakers become frequent flyers on private payers' dime, study finds

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Steep decline in death sentences given in Texas

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Death penalty leader: Texas or California?

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Bexar Democrats' woes mount

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Guest blog: How regulation could cost Texas jobs

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Schumer, Cornyn team up on military voter registration

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State sued over long wait for food stamp applicants

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Texas orders nearly 7.25 million swine flu doses

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Editorial: Traffic data contract is government folly to the extreme

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Texas schools wait to find out if they'll lose funding after swine flu absences

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Taxing Entities Want Money Back From Nueces Co. Appraisal District - Democrats & RINO's keep blocking reform

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Nueces County Appraisal District won't refund past year's surpluses

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Fort Hood Ramps Up Gun-Registration Policy - dumb, wouldn't have changed a thing

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Does Southwest Airlines see another 'Frontier' in its future?

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Everest College to open in Fort Worth

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Thieves add insult to injury for Houston church

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Luby’s expects half-full plate in 2010

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Gun accidentally goes off during lunch inside Sherman restaurant

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Webb County Corrections Officer charged with DWI

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Iraqi Refugees In Houston

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Part of rat found in frozen veggies claims East Texan

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Dallas Driver Who Killed Cyclists Gets 2 Years in Prison

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Elsa City Judge Facing Investigation & Possible Charges

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All Harris Co. jailed suspects to get ICE check

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Judge removed in child's death case

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Civil rights lawyer challenges judge over Houston FD inquiry

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Frustrated with Dallas Can! students, Ross Avenue business fight back

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Tech anthropologist works to save dying Comanche language

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East Texas authorities think suspect could head toward Lubbock

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Former Hill Country DA, Ron Sutton, indicted

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Second Member Of Polygamist Group Sentenced

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Former Judson High teacher sentenced to 15 years for threats

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Texas Longhorns play for national title Saturday, in volleyball

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Sun Bowl officials: Ticket sales trump safety worries

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Sun Bowl officials: Condoleezza Rice expected to attend Sun Bowl

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Austin woman knits hundreds of caps for missionaries

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Austin-Round Rock safest in U.S.

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Dallas-area mall bans body-in-trunk T-shirts

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Report of tiger (animal, not the philanderer) seen in Brazoria County

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Potter Co. revises its jail policy over DWI incident

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Eastfield College Professor Calls Cross a Swastika

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Ex-Denton County Official Arrested For Shoplifting

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Fort Worth fisherman lands a big one

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Deadly Truck Explosion Forces Evacuation In Dallas

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Crude oil set for biggest weekly gain since October

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Century-old graffiti uncovered at the Alamo

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Robstown prison faces unannounced inspections after inadvertent inmate release

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Dallas housing poised for a rebound – but how big?

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Dumas officer shoots, kills armed man

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Former Bryan Little League Treasurer Arrested For Embezzlement

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Couple sentenced to prison after Beaumont stop

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Police: Man who shot his wife, himself, dies

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Car Jacking Leads to Double Stabbing

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Former Cop Gets Probation For Giving Booze, Showing Porn to Teens

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Garland Man Re-Arrested On New Child Porn Charges

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Suspect wounded when Dallas officer's gun discharges during struggle

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Bulletproof vest saves Houston cop's life in shootout with suspects

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La Marque ISD police chief indicted

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Update: Jury convicts judge who asked defendant for sexual favors, Judge's official oppression case moves forward in Houston

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Former jailer found guilty of sexual abuse of children

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Rapper Willie D guilty in Houston to wire fraud

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New Wind Energy Jobs Coming to Abilene?

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UT regents will discuss moving Brackenridge Field Laboratory

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Hale County completes obligations after 2006 voting violations

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Bomb threat on American Airlines plane at Austin airport

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Houston librarian beaten after asking patron to quiet down

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Jury slams BP with $100M judgment for mystery leak
 

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12/17/2009

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Special section of Fort Hood mass-murder news

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Statewide Republican Filer reports are here

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Texas Retailers Association PAC Endorses Gov. Perry for Re-election

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Rick Perry's bio: Now you see it, now you don't

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Kinky defends qualifications for agriculture commissioner

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Shami calls for change at Odessa appearance

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Shami runs on a create-jobs platform in Midland visit

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Strayhorn continues to explore Democratic bid for comptroller - good grief!

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Landtroop joins race for HD85 to unseat Heflin, Plainview Daily-Herald story

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HD 84's Carl Isett will NOT re-election

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Tea Party leader opposes Congressman Conaway's re-election

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Boston Tea Party Anniversary: Berman Addresses Small Crowd Of (about 50) Demonstrators

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Bill Hobby: The Texas Political Atlas

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SBOE update: Playing with fire or circling the wagons?

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Report: State employee turnover at a 5-year low

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Update on stimulus spending in Texas

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CPPP group says "stimulus" lifts 640,000 Texans from poverty - this group has no credibility

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Texas Workforce Commission warns of texting scam

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TDCJ wants 5th prison officer out after escape

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Gov. Perry: IRS Approves Texas’ Request to Back School Bonds

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Legal aid group demands action on food stamp applications

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Thornberry: Doubling Down on Failed Economic Programs Won’t Create jobs, No Way to Govern

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18 Texas economists, including UH and Rice profs, protest Obama's new stimulus plan

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Healthcare reform bill to take large toll on Texas seniors

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Editorial: Swine flu epidemic mishandled again

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An edge for Texas firm in Army truck war?

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Final Adequate Yearly Progress results show that 81 percent of Texas schools and districts meet standards

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Embezzlement alleged at Waller Co. Area Chamber of Commerce

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Amarillo lawyer indicted for theft of at least $200,000 from clients

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FBI Raids Van Horn, Culberson Co., Justice of the Peace's Office

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State rests in judge's official oppression trial

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Former Cameron Co. District Attorney Expected in Court

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Democrat fundraiser Mauricio Celis now indicted in Pecos County

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Judge sets Jan. 2011 trial in Stanford case

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Coryell County plans for new reservoir

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Dallas utility workers sue alleging discrimination

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Whataburger Employee Fired for "Being Honest"

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Latino voters indicate limited patience for immigration reform

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Austin losing millions of dollars to haul away recyclables

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Soriano: Austin's recycling contract

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Dual-language looks good, but can Austin afford it? - even if free it does NOT look good

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New Harris Co. court will offer options for mentally ill criminals

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Houston: 23-year Missing Woman Mystery May Be Solved

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Houston Executive with Pride Intl. Accused Of Bribery, Charged with Violating Foreign Corrupt Practices Act - to this day I don't understand how the U.S. government can make something a crime which happens in another country. A bit too much like the U.N. for my taste.

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Southwest adds non-stops from San Antonio

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Alamo Colleges could lose millions in merger

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San Antonio miniature golf course seen as historic

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Audit: Texas A&M athletic dept. lacks control of its finances

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Autopsy: McLennan Co. Inmate Died of Drug Overdose

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Waco historic figure, despised journalist William Cowper Brann's grave desecrated, more

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FLDS: State rests its case in punishment phase

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Rescued sailor ends up in Texas homeless shelter

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2,000 Santa's in East Texan's decorations

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UFOs Spotted around Monahans in Ward Co.

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Port Arthur man indicted in hurricane fraud

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Toy dart gun recalled after Port Arthur child died

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Global electric car builder to use Texas firms' storage system

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30 Homes Annexed into Abilene

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Explosions at Dyess AFB part of training exercise

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Brownwood Saves $60 K by Turning 1996 Ford into Fire Truck

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Wind Turbines & Health Effects - tell us something we didn't already know

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Dallas Cowboys Get a Theme Song - why can't they say "those Cowboys", "them Cowboys" is horribly wrong English and makes you sound ignorant

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Pastor, family surprised by furniture after losing home to fire

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Cooke County Clerk’s Office honored by State

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Stockyards exhibit shines light on Texas' beginnings

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Juarez scaring some OU fans away from Sun Bowl; CBS Sports ranks game high

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Forbes lists El Paso as top city in income growth

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SMU's Cox Gets High Praise from Military

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State Fair Of Texas Loses Title As Biggest In The Country - no loss to Texas, read the story

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Texas gasoline prices slip 4 cents

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Gas line explosion North of Lubbock injures one

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Man killed near Tomball in suspected street race

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Killeen Woman Sentenced to Probation for Theft of Public Funds

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Man with The Colony patch not cop in Texas City

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Bedford man used 2 preschool daughters for porn

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Woman found not guilty in husband's death

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Burned baby homicide investigation in Port Arthur

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Kidnapping suspect arrested

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Two dead after adult daycare shooting apparently fueled by jealousy

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Luling woman among rapist’s recent targets

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At Least Two People Detained Following Shooting and Standoff in Downtown Wichita Falls

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Shooting victim identified from downtown Wichita Falls incident

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Cop Involved in Fatal Accident Was Drunk: Police

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Cross-dressing crook pulls pistol during bank heist

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Robbers terrorize East Texas apartment

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Woman dies 25 years after vicious assault; police launch homicide investigation

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Bridge of the Americas shut down; car with possible bomb being inspected

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Murder parolee reported missing from Magnolia home

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Three Mile Radius Evacuated During Downsville Chlorine Fire

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Ray Price to receive Honorary Doctorate from A&M-Commerce

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Another SpaceX rocket test possible tonight near McGregor

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Spanish company secures financing for first private toll road in North Texas

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Irving City Council extends consulting deal with Heritage Crossing developer Delbert McDougal

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Dallas ISD places Kimball High principal, assistant principal on paid leave

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Farmworkers lawsuit ends with mistrial

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Temple couple jailed on Arson Charges

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Bridge of the Americas reopens after car inspected for possible bomb

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Man found not guilty of murder in stepson's death
 

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12/16/2009

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Special section of Fort Hood mass-murder news

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Statewide Republican Filer reports are here

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Farouk The-Quaker Shami no sham as a Democrat

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Farouk Shami rock-star to some East Texans - Hoovers says his firm's sales are around $27 million - about 3% of what he is claiming his firm is worth.

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Does the Kinkster qualify for ag commissioner?

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Kinky defends qualifications for agriculture commissioner

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Kinky Friedman Files Election Papers

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Kinkster to Shami: Got $200? Change your name. More ethnicity, race-centered talk from Democrats. It never stops. Shami said it's time for a brown governor! It seems to me that this talk is almost always coming from the Left that claims the rest of us are focused upon race (claiming conservatives are racist.) Saying it's all in fun is the same excuse the old segregationist democrat bigots used too.

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Friedman believes agriculture position winnable - not by him in Nov.

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Mark Davis: Why isn't Medina invited to KERA debate? - because they didn't want to invite her.

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Will GOP fringe voters force runoff in governor's race? - no

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Perry jokes that former buddy Al Gore has "gone to hell" on climate change issue

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Dewhurst to form redistricting committee

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Senator Dan Patrick sits down with the Texas Tribune

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Bryan businessman Bill Flores running for HD17 in GOP primary amidst a crowd of candidates

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Nine Texas mussels considered for endangered list - just great, I wonder what Liberty will be trampled save these? Quite a bit the story leads one to believe.

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Editorial: Texas Open Meetings Act must be defended

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Editorial: Don't weaken Open Meetings Act

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Texas hailed for public emergency readiness - hmm, yet another area Texas is tops in and it's an area where the Governor actually has a big role. Yet Hutchison, Medina and Democrats will keep telling us how bad off Texas is.

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Texas gets a new "go-to-guy" (FEMA) for hurricane relief

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Texas Windstorm insurer considers 5% rate increase

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Lawsuit Against Texas Paying Tuition for Illegal Immigrants

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Texas Access to Justice Foundation Awards New Grants for Pilot Projects Impacting the Texas Legal Delivery System

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Texas Facilities Commission elects Terry Keel new exec. director

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Senate Committee To Consider Waco Mammoth Site For Nat’l Park

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Democrats unveil new immigration plan; GOP says it's a job killer

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Texas Rep. Ralph Hall Would Set Age Record On Christmas 2012

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Sen. Cornyn Urges Federal Official to Comply with Open Records Request for Global Warming Research

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Cornyn won't block Senate confirmation of Army procurement chief

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Rep. Ted Poe asks Congress to honor court martialed Navy SEALS

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Army tells Rep. Michael McCaul contested truck contract under review

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Washington Fiscal Insanity in Texas Terms

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Texas Running Out Of Money To Build Roads - then pause until we have the money, it's not a crisis

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Texas death row inmate who used smuggled phone loses appeal

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Analysis: Short Yellows Boost Revenue for Texas Cities

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Combs to Begin New Reviews of County Appraisal Districts

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Perry appoints members to the Texas State Technical College System Board

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Burka: How Houston Hispanics voted, uh, didn’t vote

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Gun-buy reporting pushed

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Guns and suicide: International perspective

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Identity Of Baylor Coed Struck By Truck On I-35 Released

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Baylor University counselors, students cope with freshman's apparent suicide attempt

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Swine Flu Claims The Life Of Waco-Area Elementary School Student

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Editorial: Mayor making right moves in CPS ordeal

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CPS Energy partner says it's time for decision

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Texas pecan crop down but not out

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Ex-San Antonio mayor Hardberger going back to work as a lawyer

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IBM buys Austin software company

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Pampa Teen Immortalized in New Movie

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Balch Springs parents battle school over 4-year old son's long locks

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El Paso Corp. releases new information on Bushland explosion

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Van Horn's hope is in hotel, El Capitan seen as a jump-start to revitalization

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Gun-wielder at WT A&M sentenced - hmm, gun-free-zone didn't stop this non-student from bringing a weapon on campus.

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TAMU police investigating assault report - according to Sen. Duncan and other anti-CHL reps, these things don't happen on campus

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Businessman Alvin New wins runoff for San Angelo mayor

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Wind blade repair company may be headed to Abilene

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Round Rock police officer arrested for prescription fraud

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Austin Cop Indicted for Punching Suspect While in Handcuffs

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Dallas Cop Under Investigation For Having Sex In Patrol Car

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La Marque police officer cleared in shooting of woman

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Houston lawyer, family members found dead in California home

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Houston police infiltrate escort site, bust prostitutes

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Arlington man pleads guilty to possessing child porn

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Houston's police chief to resign at end of year

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Funding granted for Houston PD fingerprint lab

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Shell shipping 5,000 jobs overseas

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Firefighter speaks for his job; Beaumont suit would overturn arbitrator's reinstatement order

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Man dies in Houston crane accident

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McAllen, Valley say final goodbyes to Brand

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Thieves ransack house, even take dog treats, Tyler police raise funds to help

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Demand for heat suspected as cause of Corpus Christi power failure

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Nueces commissioners OK funds to counsel jurors exposed to disturbing evidence

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Nueces appraisal district deceived the public, county judge says

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Oak Ridge North Mayor Fred O’Connor indicted allegedly violating conflict-of-interest laws

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JCS Chief To Toss The Coin At Fort Worth's Armed Forces Bowl

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Report: TCU negotiating to open season against Oregon State at Cowboys Stadium

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3,500 tickets remain for Sun Bowl

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Tom Hicks selects Nolan Ryan-Chuck Greenberg group for Texas Rangers

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Belo Corp. CFO retires, Carey Hendrickson named successor

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7-Eleven to buy New England Pantry - very nice stores obtained

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Southwest releases May schedule, adds 41 flights

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El Paso's historic Plaza Theatre project concludes

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El Paso Electric, Texas Gas Service Announce Proposed Rate Hikes

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Update: El Paso FBI executes warrants at Internet cafes, homes, FBI executes warrants at El Paso Internet cafes, homes

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City employee jailed over missing funds from Dallas Arts District parking garage

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Dallas Water Workers File Discrimination Lawsuit

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Dallas Police Looking For Armored Car Robber

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Jerry Jones Offers $25 Million For Pacquiao-Mayweather Fight

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Cowboys Stadium's transformation to basketball arena nearing completion

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2 Dozen Dallas PD Crime Cameras on the Fritz - and they do nothing for crime when they work

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Alcohol sales law draws a crowd to Farmers Branch council meeting

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Restaurateur stakes bet on downtown Dallas' emerging east end

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Influence of evangelist Oral Roberts felt across North Texas

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McDonald's deal with AT&T makes Wi-Fi free at most U.S. restaurants

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Rival gangs fighting for power in Webb County Jail

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Angry investor storms Texas firm armed with gun and bottle of wine

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Construction equipment arrives at Texas City Dike

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80-year-old man rescued at sea 10 days after setting sail from Houston

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Bexar County Democrats are missing $200,000

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Warren appointed as Hale County Republican chairman

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Punishment phase for FLDS member begins with testimony

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Overnight rainfall sets local record in McAllen

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FAA tells Midland airport head not to restrict air park

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Oil jumps as US crude supply falls

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OSHA cites four contractors in deaths of workers at Austin West Campus high rise

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Laredo could be largest US city without bookstore

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Bedford man guilty of making porn images of toddlers

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Harlingen man jailed for stra