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08/23/2010 includes news
from 8/21&22/2010 |
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Rasmussen: Perry 49%, White 41%, 7% undecided |
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New poll, old story: Perry leads White |
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Obama approval rate in Texas drops to 34 percent |
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Governor
Perry Addresses National Guard Association Convention In Austin |
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Trial lawyer PAC calls Perry a "coward" for not debating,
see the advert |
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Bill White Supports President Obama’s Policies And Presidency, Says Fellow
Democrat |
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Texas Voters Have Two Clear Choices This November |
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Perry declines education survey
- why respond? This group sends out anti-GOP & Perry propaganda frequently. |
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Business deals eclipse governor's race |
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Perry's Spare Schedule Feeds Transparency Concerns |
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Read far-left silliness on the Texas guv race in The New Republic |
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Libertarian gubernatorial candidate visits
Lubbock - that photo is frightening. |
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Dallas billionaire biggest donor to Rove
political committee - great! |
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Flores launches "Fire Pelosi" fundraiser ahead of the House Speaker's Texas
trip |
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Averitt likely return to Texas statehouse as
lobbyist - no surprise. The RINO was
too ill to be Senator but not too ill to cash-in. Overall getting rid of
this RINO and replacing him with conservative Birdwell is great for Texas. |
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Lieutenant governor discusses current issues affecting Texas |
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Use of stipends by Texas legislators disputed |
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DeLay, co-defendants back in Texas court |
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Texans' Tax
Breaks Trigger Spending |
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Combs aide: Franchise tax take off half a billion |
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Breaking from GOP, Ron Paul supports NYC mosque project |
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Proposed "Texas Bottle Bill" For Recycling
- you are free to recycle now without gov't action. |
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Crickets move into their summer home at the Capitol |
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Proposal: State could make its own electricity
for Capitol complex - government
doesn't need to be in the electric generation business. The idea might work
but it should be bid entirely to the private sector. |
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TxDOT says taxes, fees could rise |
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Still waiting for 'asphalt fairy' to fix the
roads - Perry championed private
investment in roads, very different than raising taxes. |
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More in Texas choose home schooling |
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School districts face financial fears
- come on, most all of them spend like crazy |
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Report: Austin State Hospital employees lied about abuse by nurse |
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Texas to require insurers to justify 'unreasonable' premium rate rises |
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DPS: 1 million Texans register as donors |
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Texas DPS appoints its first female deputy director
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Texans need quicker notice of pollution danger |
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Vanity license plate contractor My Plates moves touted auction to January |
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Border issues:
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Economy /
Financial / Business
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Higher Ed. /
Colleges & Universities
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Local government
spending & budgeting, etc.:
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Waco's Water Main Woes Over, Restrictions Lifted
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Thousands brave heat to celebrate Israel in downtown Dallas |
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River Walk parade honors national softball champs |
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Coach Burned Trying To Save 2 Sons From Fire Is Out Of The Hospital
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Hale Co. raid results in firearms indictments |
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Kenny Kernell gets Hale Co. GOP nomination for Commissioner, Pct. 3 |
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It’s a battle of the opposites in clash for the Bexar DA’s office |
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Sewage spill eyed as E. coli shuts Leon Springs pizzeria |
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A heartfelt bond: Two Knox City men get high-tech pumps |
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Man dies after stop by Coppell police |
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Man Flees, Then Shoots Himself In Confrontation With Hewitt Police Officer
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Central Texas Teen Killed When Motorcycle, School Bus Collide |
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Sky High Rescue: Man Saved After Getting Trapped Nearly 100 Feet In Air
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San Antonio River Authority opposing state's change in water standards |
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SAPD mourns officer’s accidental death,
San Antonio policeman drowns at Port Aransas |
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Final report in on Fort Hood tragedy |
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Searchers look for
missing plane |
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Killeen police arrest Fort Hood soldier in series of laundry room rapes |
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Some fear Lance Armstrong inquiry will hurt
charity - you think?! |
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Dallas County's alternative sentencing program lets low-level offenders do
time at home |
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850 unsolved murders from 2004 to 2009 in the Houston area |
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Dyess Tests Soil Contaminated in 1958 Crash |
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Grand jury in Lubbock: 428-count drug indictment |
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Amarillo Builder Charged With Murder Of Wife,
more |
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Austin hit with a 38-percent increased murder-rate |
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Leander mayor resigning from Capital Metro board, smell of scandal |
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Protesters briefly block Fort Hood convoy |
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Protest group goes topless in Downtown Austin |
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New Leander high school named after fallen Marine
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State parks in the Valley have differing water problems |
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Gun, frying pan used in attempted robbery |
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Man rescued from burning Port Arthur home |
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Pearland Little League moves closer to title |
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At least 24 Houston-area salmonella cases may be linked to massive egg
recall  |
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18-Wheeler Collides Head-On with a Truck North of Petronila |
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7-car pileup snarls traffic on Gulf Freeway |
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Man Uses Shotgun To Blow Hole In Girlfriend's Car |
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Arlington has 114,000 outstanding warrants |
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Bartonville reacts to rumored development |
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Fort Worth ethics inquiry focused on the wrong people |
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Fort Worth's streetcar romance hasn't gone as planned |
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All 4 Wichita County Jail inmates in custody |
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Grass, debris fire in San Leon chars more than 60 acres, trailers, cars,
boats |
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Legal bills at issue in Stanford’s hearing |
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Gridlock at Harris County Criminal Justice Center a mounting problem
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Houston PD officer accused of stealing money from citizens during traffic
stops |
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Man confesses to fatally stabbing brother in Fort Bend County |
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Valero Alamo Bowl begins preparations for college football season |
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Burleson race driver dies in crash at Iowa Raceway |
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Austin: Emotions raw after plea in West Campus murder case |
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City of Ferris To Demolish Woman’s Home |
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Tomball day labor site raises controversy |
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Panhandle man accused of punching SD trooper |
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Not guilty verdict in 2007 Austin murder case |
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Robstown
Fire Chief Richard Gonzalez is free on bond following arrest Saturday |
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Dallas'
Park Cities Baptist Church names Rev. Jeff Warren as pastor |
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Travis
Co. sheriff busts illegal poker game |
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Amount
of copper being stolen in Austin now has the city council considering an
ordinance to crack down on recyclers |
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Perfume
Created For Texas by Saks Fifth Ave. |
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17
people charged in Lubbock area for running drug "smurfing" conspiracy |
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Gregg
Co Commissioner Barbee has resigned |
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Houston
traffic ticket turns into three-year-long saga
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08/20/2010 |
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Bill White campaign "in need of HURRICANE
EVACUEES for a short scene."- I
wonder if he'll do a backroom deal with the production company with campaign
money that he can turn around and profit a million on? |
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Perry wants stiffer penalties for human traffickers |
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Anti-Perry effort in DC stirs controversy in Texas |
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Austin lobbyists line up for Rick Perry fundraiser |
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Perry ad hits White over potential tax hikes |
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Bill White visits Grayson County |
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Fountain: Dems Lose On Birdwell (Get Used To It) |
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Libertarian
candidate Burwell withdraws from HD85 race, leaves Republican Landtroop vs.
Democrat Heflin |
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John
Cullar withdraws from Senate race against Birdwell |
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Report: Liberal "Back to
Basics PAC" to run newspapers ads across the state calling Gov. Perry a
traitor - dumb idea, it makes them look
small |
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George W. Bush is star of Democrats' ad campaign |
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Prominent Texas Republican joins Obama-is-Muslim conspiracy crowd |
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Rep. Rob Orr
Represents Texas at National State Legislators Gathering |
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Rep. Kay
Granger: Plucking the Lame Duck |
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Texas Supreme Court sets hearing in effort to get travel records from the
governor's protective detail |
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Salmonella cases are up in Texas, but link to recalled eggs unclear |
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This week's issue of the Texas Government Insider |
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Texas collaboration creates 'Advising Corps' |
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Texas would benefit from investing in charter schools |
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IBM says state must change to avoid recurring data center troubles |
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SBOE-managed
school fund has millions invested in BP, Philip Morris, News Corp., New York
Times - so what? Another thing for
libs to rail against. |
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Perry
Appoints Hernandez and Threadgill to State Commission on Judicial Conduct |
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Perry
Appoints Honaker to Texas Board of Occupational Therapy Examiners
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Perry
Appoints Hahn to Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board |
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Border issues:
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Economy /
Financial / Business
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Higher Ed. /
Colleges & Universities
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Local government
spending & budgeting, etc.:
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Red
Light Cameras Increase Accidents in Baytown |
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Dallas-Fort Worth takes a leap forward in Forbes' rankings of most stressful
cities |
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Four men hospitalized after shootout, collision in Oak Cliff |
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Houston: More than 800 murder cases over the last six years have yet to
result in an arrest |
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Photos: Pearland in Little League World Series |
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Update:
Ex-astronaut Lisa Nowak given 'other than honorable discharge' from Navy,
Panel reportedly wants Nowak out of Navy |
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RIP: Dermatology pioneer Chernosky dies at 84 |
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2 face sex trafficking charges |
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Lubbock halfway house worker indicted, sexual abuse |
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Three of four inmates captured after Wichita Falls jailbreak
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El
Paso fugitive sex offender arrested in Lubbock |
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Architects tap Tower of the Americas as lasting icon |
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El Paso mayor Castro (well-named) to attend Ramadan event |
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Feds settle Kelly AFB lawsuit, agree to pay $1 million over contamination |
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Juvenile, 2 Men Arrested In Stabbing Death Of Waco-Area Storeowner
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Crews Make Headway In Waco Water Main Repair; Situation Still Critical
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Hill Country enviro-hypocrisy gets a reprieve |
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Men Burned In Texas Oilfield Accident Were Engulfed In Flames
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Victoria attorney indicted for possession and distribution of child
pornography |
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McAllen Mayor Not Moving Forward with Plans to Sell Park
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Feral Hog Events Make Light Of Major Nuisance |
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$35K
in fines: Overdue books can add up at Temple library |
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Fort Worth leaders rule that it's OK for gas company employees to serve on
city drilling committees |
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Abilene PD: Ma'am, Is That a Gun in Your Pants? |
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Ex-Temple ISD Bus Driver Guilty of Sex Assault |
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Grand jury indicts office manager in Bevil Oaks MUD theft |
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Men accused of Aryan brotherhood ties could face death for 2008 killing |
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Houston-area woman mauled by pack of dogs |
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Austin may regulate pedicabs soon
- growth of gov't never ends... |
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Austin council limits historic landmark program |
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Girl, 5, Dies in Pellet Air Rifle Shooting |
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Mesquite man sentenced to life for fatally beating 4-month-old daughter |
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Santa Rosa police chief on probation |
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Parents Put Ad In Paper As Daughters Punishment |
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Storage building fire at H-E-B tennis facility burns firefighter |
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Johnny Bailey, the four-time Little All-American from Texas A&I, dead at 43 |
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Corpus Christi man indicted in child sex sting |
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Repair Truck Thief Crashes Into Dallas Church |
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Child of Married Lesbians Denied Enrollment into
Bedford Church School - good |
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HAZMAT Called to Baylor Grapevine |
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Man pleads guilty, can still appeal constitutionality of sex offender
registry |
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Casting calls announced for movie based on Carthage crime story |
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Correctional officer accused of bringing contraband to work |
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Deputy Constable Hurt In Head-On Wreck |
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800-pound Kerrville man fights to stay alive |
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Police: San Antonio man shoots pregnant girlfriend, turns gun on self |
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Ex-detention center worker wasn’t supposed to travel alone with women |
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Abilene: Flores guilty of capital murder, to spend life in prison without
parole |
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Leander
council member apologizes for choking mayor |
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Pilot
lands safely after bird crashes through windshield |
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08/19/2010 |
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White Discusses
Ethics during Tyler Stop |
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Bill White pushes education reform on East Texas campaign swing
- more spending, less accountability, really, read his plan. |
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Gas-tax dustup points to stylistic difference between White and Perry |
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Case of Perry aide and wife show how things work in Austin |
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5th
Court of Appeals: Brian Birdwell stays on the ballot |
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Libertarian Candidate For Governor Discusses Platform on KFYO |
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Lib newspaper writer laments money in court races |
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Redistricting effort difficult challenge
- Frankly there are some awfully dumb, ignorant people when it comes to this
subject. For some reason they cannot understand the simple dynamics of
one-man, one-vote. |
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Angle raising money in North Texas today |
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On campaign trail, Obama puts focus back on Barton |
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Barton calls drilling moratorium stupid |
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Edwards criticizes Flores' health care plan for veterans |
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Texas Supreme Court denies Democrat's ballots
request - told you. |
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Huckabee Guest Speaker at Abilene Fund Raiser in October |
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Federal lawmakers’ donors include earmark beneficiaries |
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Hutchison joins Hill caucus to help military families |
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Garland Rep. Driver says he welcomes Travis County review of expenses |
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Editorial:
House needs to probe Garland rep's expense scam |
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Perry appoints Sinha to fill vacant seat in 360th District Court |
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Gov. Perry Appoints Dean as Judge of the 309th District Court |
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Restoration being done on Texas Capitol |
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Illegal immigrant care costs exceeded $250 million last year in Texas |
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State budget could be 'ugly' if Medicaid funding goes down |
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HD50's
McGuiness: Improving Voting and Elections in Texas |
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Cost Of Government Day |
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William Murchison: Kilpatrick's legacy of lyrical written treasures
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Advocates argue for more reform of T. Don Hutto, other private detention
centers |
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Border issues:
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Economy /
Financial / Business
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Higher Ed. /
Colleges & Universities
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Local government
spending & budgeting, etc.:
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Waco Water Situation Critical due to Main Break; Threat Of Rationing Looms |
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Line Break Forces Water Conservation in Coleman
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Water main break on Brownsville |
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Two men badly burned in oil field explosion near Lamesa |
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Tow truck driver involved in deadly crash did not have CDL |
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Exonerated inmate builds new life as a free man |
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Brownsville ban may not be in the bag |
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Hill Country power line is branded unnecessary
- so now all the hypocrite greenies who want the wind power but oppose the
lines to get it there may can rest easier. |
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Donation to fund arboretum at Lady Bird center |
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Closing Arguments Thursday In School Bus Driver’s Sexual Assault Trial
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Jurors Find Legally Blind Waco Woman Guilty In Biker’s Death |
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Uvalde water plan would be win-win |
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Lake Brownwood Water Situation Results in Jail Time,
more |
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RIP: Rocha was city attorney for towns in South Texas, Hill Country |
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"Man" jailed after tot slapped, kicked |
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New Braunfels artist is among U.S. Mint's best |
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3 accused of cheating on taxes in San Antonio |
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5, from defunct company, accused of dumping grease into creek |
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Update:
Council votes 7-4 to expand property rights violations,
San Antonio council to vote on killing the bar biz today, draconian
smoking-ban - at least they've backed
off on outlawing smoking outdoors along the Riverwalk. So some Liberty is OK
but not in your own private property! Commies. |
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Accused airline worker says he found phone, forgot to turn it in |
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Fort Worth streetcar plan is all cart and no horse |
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Katy teacher arrested on child porn charges |
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HPD officer accused of falsifying medical form to stay on worker's comp
|
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Waco
policeman accused in double-dipping scandal reinstated by arbitrator |
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Austin: Pizza Hut employees fired after photos show them licking utensils,
posing X-rated with food |
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McKinney gunman left chilling Internet messages before shooting |
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Roger Clemens Charged With Perjury In Steroid Case |
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Houston ranks among most stressful cities |
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Four inmates break out of jail in Wichita Falls |
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Rash of burglaries reported in League City |
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Tiki Island man gets 45 years for killing wife |
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Jailer accused of smuggling drugs into facility |
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Boy Falls Through Bellaire Church Roof |
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Dallas businessman Perot gives $20 million to M.D. Anderson |
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Carrollton City Council to discuss K2 |
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Guadalupe County calls for vote on dog licenses |
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Webb County has new fire chief |
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Patriot Guard plans gathering in Central Texas |
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Crash near Eden scatters melons |
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New rule would require seat belts on new motorcoaches |
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Hole in Southwest jet blamed on metal fatigue |
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Residents challenge Brownsville on blocking public comments
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Austin police officer indicted on indecent exposure charge |
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W Hotel Austin light towers donated to soccer club |
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Wellborn petition ruled irrelevant |
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Re-Vote on Val Verde Co. commissioner will be on separate ballot |
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Robbers steal $750,000 in gold from jeweler in Richardson |
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Dallas man, 67, pleads guilty to downloading child porn, S&M images |
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Texas City On List Of “Most Underrated” |
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Man tells Corpus Christi police he was robbed by fake officers |
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Court reinstates indictment in Austin cold case murder |
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Dallas police chase with carjacking suspect ends beside Love Field runway |
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Father
to Stand Trial for Infant's Brain Damage |
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Austin
police officer allegedly exposes himself at strip club
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Federal
Grand Jury Charges Brownwood Dentist with Health Care Fraud
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08/18/2010 |
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Perry pounces on White over taxes -- again |
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TAB Statement
on Bill White’s Pro-Tax Transportation Scheme |
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Embry: Can Perry turn transportation into an advantage? |
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Garland Rep. Joe Driver's ethics lapse turns his race into one to watch |
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Travis County DA is reviewing Garland lawmaker's travel billing practices |
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Fort Worth Democrat sues to get on ballot
- without merit |
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Swinford considers career as lobbyist |
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Legler signs Texas Conservative Coalition pledge |
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Public hearing on West Texas redistricting slated for today in Lubbock |
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Illegal immigration gets a committee hearing in the Texas House |
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Tax collections putting the hurt on state budget |
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Arlington encouraged to seek gambling venue soon or lose out |
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Rep. Oliveira (D-Brownsville): Cuts will dominate next session |
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Emerging research university presidents set to testify before state
lawmakers Thursday |
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Neugebauer (TX19) Would Change 14th Amendment |
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Ron Paul for president in 2012? Stay tuned... |
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NRCC plans TV ads for Chet Edwards-Bill Flores race |
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U.S. House candidate Flores opposes spending
bill to bailout gov't employee unions
- good |
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Texas' proposal to sell OU license plates stirs up passions on both sides |
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Can Austin lawyer Howard Wolf remake a dysfunctional TxDOT? |
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Texas AG Sues 2 Former National Guard Commanders |
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Texas high school seniors score about the same
this year on ACT exam - but with much
more $ |
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Obama's Federal
War on Texas
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Border issues:
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Economy /
Financial / Business
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Higher Ed. /
Colleges & Universities
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Local government
spending & budgeting, etc.:
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New election ordered in Val Verde Co. Democrat Primary commissioner's race |
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Bexar Metropolitan Water District says $25,000 missing |
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McKinney gunman once licensed in law enforcement |
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Unexploded Bomb Found In Trailer After Police Station Shootout |
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Police Station Gunman Killed Himself |
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'I enjoy watching people beg for their life,' McKinney shooter Patrick Sharp
told Facebook friend |
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Chireno: Where the Web gets tangled |
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Rusk District Attorney Recovers From Brain Surgery |
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Houston will never forget two victims |
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Biggest Loser invites former Lubbock finalist back for audition
- Louis is a friend, best of luck |
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South Plains voters could join water district, adopt new taxes, regulations |
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Drought-tolerance technology could aid West Texas water supplies |
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Heavy rains flood streets across Amarillo |
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Canyon commissioners approve Atmos operations rate increase |
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Austin tops green/quality of life ranking |
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Bastrop police chief arrested on DWI |
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Texas Deer Breeder Sentenced for Smuggling |
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Court dismisses suit of mistreatment after Rita |
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Utah judge cancels polygamous sect leader's hearing |
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Members of Austin church use family vacation to distribute Bibles
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Brownsville delays bag-ban hearing amid confusion |
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Attorney: Police chief acted in self defense |
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Freeport leaders eye buffer zone between chemical plant |
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2 East Texans plead guilty in Child Pornopgraphy cases |
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10th Court of Appeals Rules In Favor of City of College Station, againt
Wellborn |
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Suspect Drives Head-On Into Texas Police Car |
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Sinkhole on North Beach swallows truck in Corpus Christi |
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Texas Motor Speedway announces 2011 race schedule |
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Allstate gets behind Super Bowl volunteers |
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Baby passed out when dad slapped her for crying too much, mom testifies |
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Garland man arrested after firing BB gun at off-duty Dallas cop's car |
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NTTA OKs Southwest Parkway, toll agency's first Tarrant County project |
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$80 million freeway addition to Trans Mountain Road green lighted for El
Paso |
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Dozens Of Starving Animals Seized In Van Zandt Co. |
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Galveston judge shoots down gun ban worries |
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Historic Baker Hotel set for redevelopment |
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Proposal to change Houston council terms appears dead |
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Dallas-area youths charged in woman's death |
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Lois the corpse flower lives on |
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Dancers prance around side of Dallas skyscraper |
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10-year-old Texas boy claims meteorite discovery
|
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Central Texas to grow by bounds |
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San Antonio again named one of most 'playful' cities in US |
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Limestone Co. Assistant Prosecutor Arrested On Child Porn Charges
|
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Former DA indicted for misappropriating funds |
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Texas Historical Commission criticizes bid process, wants roof consultant
for McLennan County Courthouse |
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Brownsville attorney gets six years prison in theft case |
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Wasterwater spill in Canyon |
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Borger's getting a new hospital |
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Storm winds damage buildings, trees Tuesday evening in Slaton |
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Houston City Council votes down ordinance for special election on term
limits |
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1
Accused Of Sugar Land Home Invasions
|
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08/17/2010 |
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DeLay condemns 'the criminalization of politics' -- critic says 'Hammer
belongs in the slammer' |
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White
won't rule out debt, taxes to pay for roads |
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Obama, Perry and the mosque near Ground Zero |
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Anti-Perry ads may have more impact down ballot
- Maybe, but remember that Kronberg engages in wishful thinking about 23
hours per day. He's the proto-Liberal who sees the world as he wishes it as
opposed to how it is. |
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House officials say probe of lawmaker possible (Joe Driver) |
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Texas Lawmaker (Driver) Vows to Correct Billing
Mistakes - mistakes? Bull Sh** |
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Is Rep. Patrick Rose living off of his campaign
account? (HD45) - Dems doing the same
as Driver |
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Texas House is now really in play |
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Punishment phase for Dem fundraiser Mauricio Celis begins Oct. 1 |
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Radnofsky &
Senator Uribe: A South Texas Tour |
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After
Doggett targets Perry, GOP targets Doggett
- his opponent is tops! |
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Congressman Neugebauer (TX19) discusses hot topics with citizens of
Levelland |
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Chet
Edwards latest Dem to oppose so-called ‘Ground Zero Mosque’ |
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Undercount could cost El Paso House seat
- prove it's an "undercount". Notice how this is always claimed. |
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Texas to re-bid IBM data center contract |
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Texas seeking 1,500 new food stamp workers |
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BP sends state of Texas check in full for oil spill cleanup
|
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Pratt: Are
many local Texas officials any different from D.C. Democrats? |
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Conflicting outlooks on state budget |
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State finances kept afloat by dedicated taxes |
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Texas takes first step toward high-speed-rail funds |
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Lib opinion: Food stamp fund too important to be compromised |
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Obama's Federal
War on Texas
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Border issues:
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Economy /
Financial / Business
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Higher Ed. /
Colleges & Universities
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Local government
spending, etc.:
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Update:
Police suspect Texas gunman planned slaughter,
Gunman dead after opening fire outside McKinney Police Department,
Gunman
Dead After Explosion At McKinney Public Safety Building |
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Smith Unit prison (near Lamesa) inmate shot during escape attempt |
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Dumas hitchhiker dies following accident |
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Former Temple ISD bus driver on trial for sexual assault |
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San Antonio police detain group accused of firing gun from SUV |
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Rangers have Texas-sized aspirations, fortitude |
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Texas tests won't feature NPR host's work,
more - Libs want us to be sensitive
to everyone else but they are never to be asked to be sensitive to
traditional American society. |
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Questions Linger as Shrimp Season Opens in Gulf |
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Pampa man indicted for child pornography |
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Muleshoe police confirm killing, few details |
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Amarillo man indicted in home invasions |
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Fighter with prosthesis wins case — for now |
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Wind Damages Buildings in Bastrop
|
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Update:
Former APD officer guilty in drug case,
Jury could decide the fate of a former Austin cop accused of dirty dealings
with hookers |
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Anti-Government movement builds in Austin-
good |
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3rd trip to Texas death chamber for grieving dad |
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Allstate: Average fine for speeding in school zone is $211 |
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Canseco Homers in Independent League Debut with Laredo Broncos |
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Terrifying Shirtless Man With Ponytail Really Likes The Cowboys |
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Jerry Jones Got His Rotator Cuff Fixed |
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Liberal Bias at Home of Bush Presidential
Library? - I'd bet yes. |
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Badu Gets Probation For Nude Video Shoot in Downtown Dallas |
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Groundwater conservation moving ahead around Del Rio |
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Officers' complaint leads to Watauga police chief's demotion |
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El
Paso mass transit bus slams in to minivan, injuries |
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Mom handling firefighter's estate during sex-change dispute |
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Elderly man found beaten in bloody northwest Houston home |
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Drugs, Guns, Fake Cash Found After Freeway Shootout in Houston |
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Homeowners protesting Pearland annexation plan |
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Veteran Houston PD Officer Accused Of Forging Doctor's Note |
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Aerial spray operation planned in west Harris
County to fight West Nile Virus |
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Second water line break in Tahoka shuts off water city-wide |
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CBS hires former Texas Tech football coach Leach as a college football
analyst |
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Panola County outlaws outdoor burning |
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Kerrville to go to stage 1 water restrictions |
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Police arrest man for DWI with child |
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Juvenile suspect involved in Lubbock murder arrested |
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2 teens charged with attempted capital murder of cyclist in Austin |
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Silverton's first PRCA rodeo is big success |
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Former Midland ISD employee arrested, misappropriation of funds charged |
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About 1,000 treated at free Waco dental clinic |
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FEMA Center Opens in Port Isabel |
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Weslaco sex offender 'strikes again' |
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Jasper teacher facing new charges of sexual contact with child |
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Vidor man charged with online solicitation of 11-year-old |
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Gentry hires famous 'Racehorse' Haynes as attorney |
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Tyler in the
Running for Two Downtown Awards |
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Chinati Foundation names new director |
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Texas WMU unanimously elects new leader |
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Williamson County commissioners consider social networking policy
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Ex-NASA
worker pleads guilty to stealing flight suit |
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Woman
Struck by Lightning in Brown County
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08/16/2010 |
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TFR launches BillWhiteForTaxes.com today |
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Tom DeLay cleared by Justice Dept. after 6 years
- where does he get his good name back? |
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Tom DeLay pleased DOJ ends criminal probe |
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DeLay says he's ready to fight state ethics charges |
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Dem Lt Governor candidate in Lubbock, taking shots at Perry & Dewhurst |
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Chavez-Thompson doesn't shy away from Obama
- she's a union-thug, she loves Obama |
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A.G. Abbott speaks about Obamacare & more at appearance in Paris |
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White release some tax returns, still refuses to release returns from time
as Clinton Admin. official |
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Libertarian, Kathie Glass, campaigning hard for governor |
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Texas Reps. Kleinschmidt, Rose face challenges from the left, right |
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State rep. Joe Driver (R-Garland) billed twice for travel, admits double
billings
- this is fraud and Joe Driver should leave the House immediately. It may
give the seat to the Dems but that's the high price we all pay for such
behavior. |
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Neugebauer named taxpayer hero by watchdog group |
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Big Country, Texas lawmakers named 'Taxpayer Heroes' |
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Editorial: Rand Paul's alleged misadventures at
Baylor leave room for doubt -
shameful editorial |
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Union PAC
Cash Flowing to Dems Yields $10 Billion in Bailout Funds |
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Texas Supreme Court upholds reprimand of Judge Sharon Keller |
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Schenck resigns as lottery commissioner, joins A.G. office |
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Gov. Perry
Appoints Aliseda to Texas Military Preparedness Commission |
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Disasters show flawed system of oversight |
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Editorial boards are on the sidelines of public opinion |
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Texas to issue $7.8 billion in short-term debt |
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Texas holding about $2 billion in unclaimed property |
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Prison officials: Deep cuts would endanger public safety |
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South
Texas DA, AG’s office clash on approach to voter fraud cases |
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Texas
to receive Federal charter school grants |
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Obama's Federal
War on Texas
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Border issues:
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Economy /
Financial / Business
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Higher Ed. /
Colleges & Universities
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Presidio Co. Judge resigns early, un-opposed candidate to take over 9/1 |
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Williamson Co. tightens belt under close watch |
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Tom Greene Co. commissioners go for stealth tax increase |
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Wichita County passes 8% tax increase |
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Galveston Co. eyeing cuts in taxes |
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Budget
proposal reflects lean times in Friendswood |
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Gregg County commissioners eye tax rate below the Effective Rate, a tax cut
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Del Rio council looking to raise taxes |
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Proposed tax increase for Potter County |
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Texas: Red Light Camera Company Spends $230,648 to Fight Public Vote |
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E-books may be future for schools
- isn't it funny how the same folk who cry about energy use and global
warning are also pushing this? |
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Police 'fusion center' on the way for San
Antonio |
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Texas International Cotton School is in session |
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Dance-hall dig site slowly giving up secrets |
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Presidio County to appoint county auditor |
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La Villa mayor arrested on prostitution, official oppression charges |
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TCEQ cites man North of Alpine claiming water system is public, owner says
it is not |
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Developer claims City of Paris violated Open Meetings Act |
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On the road with
the Texas Commission on the Arts: Lubbock |
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Court: Voters will decide Guadalupe County's JP
election - once again, the rules
don't matter |
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Giraffe at San Antonio Zoo dies |
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Aransas Pass marine afire burns 19 boats |
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Police Make Quick Arrest After Waco Home Invasion Robbery |
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McLennan Co. DA choosing words carefully in re-election bid |
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Victoria man fulfills urge for cowboy living through chuckwagon ministry |
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Hispanic farmers file class action lawsuit
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Banks help clean up blight in Arlington |
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Kidnapped College Station woman died from stab wounds, autopsy finds |
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Hurricane-damaged Galveston island DPS office to reopen |
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McKinney businessman seeking write-in status for Collin Co. District Clerk |
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City leaders comment on Jose Canseco coming to Laredo |
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Houston considering "gang safety zone", whatever ridiculous thing that is |
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Houston PD: Security Guard Kills Man Who Threatened Him |
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Gainesville man shot multiple times after shoplifting incident
- be armed, be ready, be safe, live |
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Woman rescued off coast of Galveston |
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Plano coming to terms with new identity, needs |
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San Antonio Mayor Castro calling shots in bid to
ban smokes - he's well named |
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Water concerns for Pampa residents |
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Judge tosses 3 drug charges against former Austin policeman; jury
deliberating 4th |
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MetroRail Service Stopped by Cow Tongue
- super stupid |
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No Action Regarding Bryan City Manager; Meeting Continues |
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Man killed in bar fight; beaten with beer bottles in Donna |
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Montgomery’s investigation of city secretary continues |
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Dallas motorcycle officers collide near North Central; 1 injured |
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Fired Dallas police officer and girlfriend were drinking before she was
beaten, records say |
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Jerry Jones is Recovering From Mysterious Surgery |
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Texas vs. Nation All-Star game moving from El
Paso to San Antonio - what a shame,
it looked great in the Sun Bowl |
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Austin: Felony Charges Pending on HEB Rotessiere Chicken Thief |
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Free
tacos, 'vertical dance' on Dallas skyscraper to accompany secretive product
launch Tuesday |
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Get
Paid for Turning in Dallas County Traffic Deadbeats? |
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08/14&15/2010 |
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R.G. Ratcliffe: A few minutes with Governor Rick Perry |
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Candidates getting personal on social sites |
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Gubernatorial 'Cap and Trade' Conflict
- buying that Bill White doesn't support the general idea of cap-&-tax is
like the folly of those who believed Ann Richards when she promised all the
lottery money would go to education. |
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Dallas Morning News editors stump for Bill White & fake "ethics" reform |
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White jabs at Perry at Amarillo rally |
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White campaigns in Perry's hometown county |
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Texas ag commissioner hopeful (Democrat) Gilbert resists court's order that
he pay consultant $40,000 |
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Hank Gilbert's latest troubles |
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State Rep. Jim Keffer: Texas better off than neighbors |
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Members of Congress campaigning back home find constituents remain angry |
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Democrat Edwards finally vulnerable after all these years? |
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Sen. Hutchison visits West Texas. starts bus tour |
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Two Texas Congressmen are part of the Socialist Caucus - Democratic
Socialists of America |
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Cornyn predicts GOP majority will take two cycles |
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Analysis: Cornyn thinks GOP has a big political winner in Ground Zero mosque
controversy |
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Pelosi pulled strings to let dying Dallas lawyer
Baron try experimental cancer drug -
a good example of why it's foolish to support all the government regulatory
agencies such as the FDA because you think they are "independent". They
become tools of the ruling elite, mostly at your expense. |
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Bexar Co. GOP picks retired general to challenge Democrat commissioner |
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Tax-free weekend for school supplies, other items kicks off Friday |
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New curriculum system CSCOPE to bring big changes to schools across Texas |
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Ongoing Battle to Restore Parental Rights in Texas |
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Scott Burns: Future Medicare may be cheap but unavailable |
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DNA test may cast doubt on executed Texan's guilt
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Teacher pay isn't that bad if you consider their number of work days in
regular school year |
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Government in SE Texas seems to finally realize that layoffs are no longer
off-limits |
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More testimony in Del Rio election fraud trial |
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Legal safeguards recommended by Timothy Cole advisory panel |
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Obama's Federal
War on Texas
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Border issues:
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Economy /
Financial / Business
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San Antonio Northside team wins Senior League Softball World Series
championship |
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New 17,000 square-foot
mosque opens in San Antonio |
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Kidnapped College Station Woman Found Dead |
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Officer hurt in crash with suspect out of hospital |
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Dispute escalates over wild animals in Kerr County |
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Hockley sheriff looks back on first year
- he may be a good man but he took office in a shameful manner |
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Small-town museums across South Plains preserve heritage with some
off-the-wall trinkets |
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Six good reasons town of Sanderson survives |
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Ex-Spur, NBA All-Star Alvin Robertson hauled back to Bexar Co. jail |
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Concern about synthetic marijuana is very real |
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31 nabbed during prostitution sting in San Antonio |
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Prostitution Sting Lands Abilene Woman Behind Bars |
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RIP: Esteban “Steve” Jordan, conjunto accordionist extraordinaire, dead at
71 |
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Heat Sends 8 Soldiers To Fort Hood-area Hospitals; Two Are In Serious
Condition |
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Suicide Watch Ordered For Ex-Central Texas Cop Facing Prison Sentence
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Woman charged with kidnapping, sexual assault |
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San Antonio honor flight given warm send-off |
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Major Manhunt Underway For Suspect In Deadly Stabbing
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Haitian earthquake survivor finds medical care, strength in Dallas |
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Fort Worth firefighters battle pallet blaze |
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Man, 75, burned in Fort Worth house explosion |
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Many Dallas County drivers found to get only probation in DWI manslaughter
cases |
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Man who left Vietnam as orphan connects with family he didn't know he had |
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Houston Texans' cheerleaders calendar |
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Aldine football coach out of ICU after shooting in attempted carjacking |
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John O'Quinn vintage cars sell for $5.5 million |
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Gulf driller from Houston plans to celebrate
with a cigar - good man! |
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Teen's suspected killer beaten in jail |
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Spring man sought in taqueria guard's killing |
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RIP: Sport fishing boats designer Stewart Campbell |
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Texas mayor in middle of profanity-laced rap video
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Leander mayor says council member tried to choke him
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Austin Police Cheif Helps Catch Suspected Thief |
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Austin police officer is suspended for 30-days after being charged for DWI
|
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Austin school superintendent releases results of parent phone survey
|
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Abilene woman hits robber with baseball bat |
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Nueces Co. DA's office tackles case backlog |
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Eastland Celebrates Airport Expansion |
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Texan among four slain in gunfire at Buffalo, NY restaurant
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Bedbugs are biting in southwest Houston |
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Texas, New Mexico towns still duel over Billy the Kid |
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Galveston ISD's spending on security begs for attention |
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Baylor professor's new book connects preacher scandals, hot-tempered
religious debates from our times to Roaring 20s |
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More than a dozen West Texans have won Lotto
|
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08/13/2010 |
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No debating that Perry's a candidate in control |
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Perry: Education is key |
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Gov. Perry gets award from Brownsville Economic Development Council |
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Perry, White 'in a game of chicken' |
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Website: Bill White for Taxes "Harvard Bill takes Texans for fools" |
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Goofy Hank Gilbert envisions Texas as biofuel
hub - let the market decide |
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Public can offer input on critical redistricting issue at Lubbock hearing |
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Birdwell answers Democrats' suit in Dallas court to remove him from November
ballot |
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As usual, Democrat state rep. Lon Burnam of Fort Worth plans to push state
income tax |
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A reminder of what Texas Democrats truly stand for |
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Hey, Big Spender: Chet Edwards |
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Flores sidesteps question about supporting House GOP Leader Boehner |
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Gohmert to Anderson Cooper: 'You're better than this. You used to be good' |
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East Texas Congressman and Anderson Cooper argue over 'terror babies' |
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NAACP Asked
to Fulfill Pledge to Repudiate Racial Slurs Against Black Conservative |
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Democrats are ignoring the will of the people |
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Christmas Mountains to Sul Ross State? |
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Texas chiropractors can't zap fat or treat diabetes, board says |
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This week's Texas Government Insider |
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"No
Bonds for Billionaires" Fined by Texas Ethics Commission |
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2 quick Lotto Texas winners put state in bind |
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Texas gets $150M from jobless claims extension bill |
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Exonerated Texan must choose between $2.2 million or lawsuit to seek the
truth behind his conviction |
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Val Verde Co. democrat primary lawsuit trial ends
- a glimpse into how the Democrat election fraud
machine works |
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Graduation for 1st class in advanced DPS training |
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Texas ranks high on lists of wasteful spending |
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Obama's Federal
War on Texas
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Border issues:
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Economy /
Financial / Business |