TEXAS HEADLINES  2010 Q3  
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Headlines archived chronologically as originally posted in 2010, 3rd Quarter

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09/30/2010

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Pratt: Houston's mayor dances funny on White

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Burka: Houston mayor: under the bus again, Too late, Parker recants - posted after my column (above), how funny

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Rick Perry appointees lavish governor with campaign cash - and?

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White, Perry trade barbs over donors

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Third party attacks on Perry

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Perry campaign dubs White ‘the most mysterious liberal in the world’

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Bill White Calls for Electricity Usage Cap in Texas

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Reporter whines over his inability to make decision & do his job

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Dewhurst talk budget in campaign stop in the Permian Basin

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Lawmakers’ group offered UT stadium tour in return for donations

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DMN endorses Branch (R) in HD108, Miklos (D) in HD101, & Vaught (D) in HD107

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State rep. Eddie Lucio III hired as city attorney for Rio Hondo

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Herman: The TV faces of the Texas campaign season

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Will supposition, or evidence, drive legislation

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Black GOP group offers $5,000 to students denied aide by Rep. Sanford Bishop

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Texas pastors' group reborn -- in Las Vegas

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Conaway wants court date for 2 House Dems

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Neugebauer Unhappy About House Adjournment

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Cornyn remains vague on birthright citizenship

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Combest addresses his concerns for 2012 farm bill

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Cornyn Introduces Judge Saldaña to Senate Judiciary Committee

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Do Fiscal Decisions Hinder or Help Texas’ Economic Growth?

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State Medicaid chiefs see pressure on purse

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Cuts may hurt programs to keep troubled youths closer to home, juvenile advocates tell Texas panel - yes, we know. Not spending more an more money will plunge us all into the depths of Hell. The squealing has just started...

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Ex-TYC prison official's sex abuse trial moved to Lubbock

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126-million tax dollars going for highway upgrade to toll road

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Newt Gingrich, speaking in Frisco, says he'll announce presidential intentions by March

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TLR requests TWIA settlement information

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Obama's Federal War on Texas
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Houston-area House members backed NASA compromise

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Congress to take back Texas' unspent federal disaster funds

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Border issues:
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Arrests shed light on drug money pipeline into Mexico

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2 federal police officers killed in Juarez

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Grenades hurled at Matamoros City Hall

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At War In Texas - typical lib. securing the border is "right-wing" rant.

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Juárez Mayor, Other Mexican Mayors Say U.S. Worsens Mexican Violence By Returning Criminal Aliens To Border Cities

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Picking crops instead of political fights over immigration

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Perry says he "confronted" Obama on border security

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McAllen Man Shot and Likely Killed on Falcon Lake

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Economy / Financial / Business
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Investment woes hit Texas credit unions

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Texas' economy outperforming other large states

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Texas foreclosures half of national average

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San Antonio wooing West Coast companies

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Hackers blamed in BexarMet theft of $25,000

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Switch to nodal grid system could trouble Texas electric providers

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$62M wind-power transmission line project to go up in Carson and Gray counties

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Austin builder fined $51K for safety violations

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Austinite launches slot car racing business

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D-FW foreclosures hit starter, luxury homes

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Denton ISD gets set for Oncor fight

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TCEQ fines Valero for air emission event

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EPA fines BP $15 million for Texas City violations

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Allstate hiring 100 bilingual workers

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Texas woman sues Chesapeake, seeking royalties

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D-FW job growth second in nation

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Gas prices drop slightly in Texas, nationally

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Higher Ed. / Colleges & Universities
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Big 12 unveils new round-robin football schedule

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Tech sets 2nd consecutive student enrollment record

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TTU Prof publishes book covering political change in Texas history

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University of Texas wins $148K grant to study generosity

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Universities taking measures to avoid student suicides

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Southwest School of Art new name, degree program official

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Class papers show Tooley had fascination with gun control policy in U.S.

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Walk-ins increase for UT counseling services

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Section of UT library reopens after student shooting

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Investigators Try to Track UT Shooter Colton Tooley's Gun

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Texas State U Works on Campus Alert System

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Austin Community College annexation vexation

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Former Lamar women's & men's basketball coach, Drake, dies

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Baylor Democrats and Republicans partner to battle apathy

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Board recommends allowing some non-Baptist HBU trustees

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Parking Measures In Place To Ensure No Illegal Towing For Texas-OU Weekend

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Texas-OU Weekend, What to Know Before You Go

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Grayson County College refinances bonds to save money

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Petrolia ISD voters again reject tax hike

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Amarillo College awarded $642,663 Federal Grant

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New HD Broadcast Studio at WTAMU

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Local government spending & budgeting, etc.:
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Nolan Co. applies for solar energy grant

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Port Arthur City Council insults taxpayers with hefty raises for city employees

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Hempstead city council raises taxes, gives raises

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New Budget Means No Tax Hike in Hays County

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Del Rio tax increase approved

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El Paso reps OK expansion of public computers

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Growth has transformed the North Texas Tollway Authority

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Budget cuts force closure of Alamo tax office

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Rio Hondo hires safety director, city attorney

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Bexar County Democrat's ex-treasurer indicted

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Clancy challenges Dallas DA Watkins to series of debates

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Massive deal proposed to move water from counties east of Austin to San Antonio

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Lewisville man and woman arrested in murder-for-hire case

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Dallas County DA Watkins won't appear Sunday on 'Inside Texas Politics'

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United Way of Metropolitan Dallas changes funding policy as donation campaign begins

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2 Dallas police officers accused of beating man outside his Rylie home

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Pearland Pee-Wee: League stands firm on ban of brawling football teams

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Survey cites Houston roads among the worst

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Man dies mysteriously in Houston porn video booth

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Massive pipe organ is musical heart of Houston co-cathedral

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City of Eastland Enacts K-2 Ban Beginning Monday

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Katrina evacuee on Texas death row loses appeal

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Almost 90 year old: "I want to ride the Ferris wheel again"

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Aircraft re-registration requirement causing concern

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Neighbors say girl, 4, tried to sell pot

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7 arrested, 3 sought in USAA bank scam using bad checks - wow, look at this crew of losers

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San Antonio postpones apartment recycling vote - even considering this is horrible

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'Texas 7' escapee on death row seeks re-sentencing

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Travis Co. Constables Bust Fake Vehicle Inspection Sticker Scam

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More Troopers on Road for Texas/OU Game

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Hood County: daughter convicted in death of father

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Active Pipe Bombs Removed from Busy Parking Lot in Corpus Christi

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El Paso teacher accused of sex with dozens of kids, more

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Nueces County jury finds man guilty of sexual abusing same girl as twin brother

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Perryton man jailed in attempted abduction of a child

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Killeen man arrested in Virginia for allegedly sodomizing teen

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Beaumonter accused of assaulting LSU band director

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Editorial: No severance pay for double-dipping police chief

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Austin #9 on cities with 'most drunk driving offenders' list

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Man accused of holding his parents hostage at gunpoint in Garland

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3 fired Dallas police officers indicted in beating of motorcyclist

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Arlington police officer struck by drunken driving suspect

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Pet Owner Shoots at Neighbor in Dog Dispute

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El Paso Man Dies From West Nile Virus

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Houston charter school fight goes to federal court

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Galveston council divided on civil service fate

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Firefighters union claims Galveston violated bargaining

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Gregg County jury convicts man charges of improper photography

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Kilgore city manager to keep his job

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Houston: Katy Freeway hotel fire doused

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New Braunfels SWAT, hostage negotiators coax barricaded man from home

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Grayson County District Clerk to be sworn in

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Disabled airman surprised with mortgage-free home

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Hidalgo County poorest place in Texas

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Upshur County Commissioners Ban Public Comments At Meetings

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Gag order issued in Stanford fraud case

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Pantex contract extended for 1 year

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Deputies involved in Beaumont ISD traffic stop face 1 day suspension

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Judge rejects suit claiming racial discrimination in picking Austin PD brass
 

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09/29/2010

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White rolls out energy plan in Lubbock, Listener comments

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White slams management of Teacher Retirement System

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Houston Mayor Annise Parker rips Rick Perry

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Perry's lead among women bucks trend

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Texas news in context: Newspapers’ poll on governor’s race

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Houston firefighters endorse Gov. Perry for re-election , "because we have been able to work so well with him in Austin. That's a good working relationship that we've had that we expect to continue."

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Texas Governors' Race Goes National as Parties Eye Long-Term Gains

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Radnofsky blames Attorney General Abbott for errors on gay marriage, school funding

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Eastland pesticide incident blasted by candidate goofy-Gilbert

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Gilbert visits Midland

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Hank Gilbert says he won't repeat TDA mistakes

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Analysis: Texas House a not-so-bright bright spot for Democrats

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HD85's Heflin, others, give schools bad news about finances

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HD85: Landtoop's "Do We Know Joe" site compares issues with Heflin

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ObamaCare Fanatics: State reps: Rose, Frost, Cohen, Maldonado & Bolton

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Tea Party Express bus tour set to roll through Texas

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Burka: CQ Politics: R’s lead in social media “poll”

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TX30: Broden seizes the spotlight in race with Johnson, but can he capture votes?

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Congressman Randy Neugebauer Receives "Tax Fighter Award"

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What's not to like in GOP pledge?

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Not everyone should vote

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Houston voter fraud & vote-machine fire make the comics

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Charges against Commission on Jail Standards director thrown out

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How to stump a public utility commissioner

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Opinion: Taxpayer-funded lobbying is about raising taxes, not cutting them

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Texas Workforce Commission Hosts Texas Business Conference in Beaumont on Friday

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Texas updates Federal Quarterly Report Data on stimulus funds

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Absent from ‘pro-Islam’ bias vote, Berlanga lambastes fellow SBOE members - if it is "completely insignificant" then why is Berlanga and liberals so wound up over it? Think about that.

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Court upholds death sentence in Satanism case

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Calif. gov vetoes bill to reject Texas curriculum

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Border issues:
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Immigration check program goes statewide in Texas

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Obama’s Immigration Policy Reduces Threat of Deportation

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8 alleged traffickers, 1 sailor killed in Mexico shootout

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Juárez special report: 'It is terrorism'

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Grenade attack at Matamoros city hall today; 3 injured

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Falfurrias Border Patrol stop yields notorious gang member, authorities say

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Why so many Mexican mayors are targets in the drug war

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Canutillo girl, 6, robbed of life in Juárez violence

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14 charged with conspiracy to smuggle $3.1 million

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30 Gulf cartel suspects captured in Matamoros, Reynosa

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Police arrest 14 after finding $3.1 million in their luggage

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Economy / Financial / Business
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3 firms coming to InCube in San Antonio

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Corn Crops Doing Well for Panhandle-area Farmers

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Census figures show Abilene-area earnings down in 2009

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Hill Country power line seen as only option

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PUC could save more than $140 million on proposed lines

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W Austin Hotel ready to hire 300

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Strike 2 for Amarillo Dillas as 2 stadium rental checks bounce

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Austin's Car2go reaches 10,000 members

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Quick resolutions expected to hurdles in Southwest Airlines deal

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Fossil president, COO Michael W. Barnes resigns

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Bryan council agrees to third-party audit of BTU

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Update: Texas regulators give permit to Gulf coal plant , Regulators to rule on coal plant permit in Bay City

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Houston losing private-sector jobs - gov't

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Emirates sponsors Houston Texans suite

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Kohl’s opens San Antonio operations center, hires 200 employees

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Hyatt Regency in Hill Country named one of world's best family hotels

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Perry Announces $2.9 Million TETF Investments in Three Houston Companies

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TexStar to expand South Texas pipeline system

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El Paso's Apartment Occupancy Rate Increases; City Leads The Nation

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Most of state's foreclosures are filed on homes under $200,000

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Higher Ed. / Colleges & Universities
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Gunfire at UT highlights colleges’ response

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Gunshots terrorize UT-Austin

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DMN tries to claim that police & alarms stopped the UT rampage - complete falsehood. The shooter killed himself. Had he tried, he could have killed dozens in the time before police arrived. Remember, when seconds count, the police are only minutes away. We need campus CHL.

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Gunman's family speaks out

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Shooter remembered as quiet, smart

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YCT renews call for concealed carry on campus

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UT shooting reignites debate over guns on campus

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Shooting revives debate over allowing guns on college campuses

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Counseling resources available to those affected by UT shooting

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Research projects to further Tech’s goal of achieving tier-one status

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A&M-San Antonio celebrates its first chief - what a goofy photo!

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College of the Mainland sought to keep BP-suing attorney from renting room

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Comptroller Awards $388,000 in Equipment Grants to 9 Community Colleges

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Lamar University, City dedicate Jim Gilligan Way

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Local government spending & budgeting, etc.:
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Opinion: Taxpayer-funded lobbying is about raising taxes, not cutting them

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Travis County commissioners pass property tax hike

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Austin City Council calls special property tax meeting

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Harris County's financial well may be drying up

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Plainview council approves budget and tax increase

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Craig Watkins backs out of WFAA forum with Danny Clancy

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Sex with minor nets prison for Helotes ex-councilman

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Man’s Leg Severed In Freak Traffic Accident On Waco Bridge

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No indictment against Lubbock teacher accused in pot case

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Co. Judge Newman runs one final Taylor commissioners meeting

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Fort Hood may break record for suicides this year

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Backlogs linger at Houston crime lab

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Waco Police Join Probe Of Wreck Involving Local Morning DJ

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Poteet man faces new sex charges

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Seguin police arrest 13th person connected with August murder

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Neighbor: Accused shooter killed horses earlier

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San Antonio needs 'Tier 1' children's hospital, doctor says - so raise the capital and build one!

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Couple questioned in motel 'suicide'

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Backe sues Galveston police over 2008 brawl

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Judge rules against former-councilman Woods in Galveston council lawsuit

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La Marque police officer felt helpless at crash scene

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Texan convicted in VA benefits case is sentenced

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Red River Co. appoints new Precinct 4 commissioner

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Supreme Court unlikely to act on Fort Worth police brutality suit, city lawyer says

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Austin 'Meet the Lender' picked among best government events in U.S.

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Levee repair under way in middle Rio Grande Valley

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Father, son kidnapped in Mission, released unharmed

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Pee-Wee football brawl in Pearland caught on tape

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Arlington okays drilling permits

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Director of Amon Carter Museum to retire

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Corpus Christi remains among state's slowest-growing areas

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Cherokee County Commissioners court resembles ‘kangaroo court’

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Upshur Co. commissioners' court may nix public commenting

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Gary Boyd named to Gregg County commissioners court

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Runway Incursions at DFW Despite Perimeter Taxiway

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Denton County eyes jury donation program

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Bush Institute Launches Initiative For Principals

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Hinojosa embraces Bush Institute plan to hire outsiders as Dallas ISD principals

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Robber Kidnaps Policeman's Wife Near Katy Trail

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Woman found safe after driveway abduction in Houston

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Nosy Neighbor Nabs Dallas Bad Guys

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'I hope I didn't hit him too hard,' suspect told Dallas police investigating baby's death

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Arlington Rallies Fans For Rangers Playoff Run

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City of Socorro Residents Stage Walk Out on Council

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Anti-property rights & Liberty smoking ban for Missouri City on 1 October

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La Marque High School teacher cleared of sexual harassment

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2 in Sheriff's Department disciplined over chase that injured Fort Worth officer

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Fort Worth officer risks drowning to save sex assault victim from pond

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Police officer hurt as suspect tries to escape in Fort Worth

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DFW: Breakthrough on Loop 820, I-35W project

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Ennis cop caught on tape has history of trouble

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Rotten food, bugs found at stadium concession stands

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Jury finds Houston man guilty of practicing law without license

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Houston VA sees spike in female veterans seeking care

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Montgomery County bank robberies may be linked

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Sherman insurance agent accused of fraud

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Former Lubbock state school employee indicted for abuse

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7 Arrested In USAA Bank Fraud Ring

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Job-seeker says carnies attacked him during drug deal

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Owner of Winter Texan Tourist Spot Fears More Flooding

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Indictments Handed Down for Deadly Home Invasion

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East Texas Cowboys Against Cancer event turns tragic

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Two Houston firefighters killed in line of duty honored

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Ex-Central Texas Cop Headed To Prison For Child Porn Possession

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Two Waco Women Indicted After Kids Found Living In Filth

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Former treasurer for Bexar County Democratic Party indicted

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Student Planned "Hit" on Dallas ISD Officer

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Threat Against Fort Worth High School

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U.S. District Judge Janis Graham Jack will retire June 1

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Fannin construction incident interrupts AT&T service in Beaumont

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Dallas ISD's Hinojosa passed over for Las Vegas-area district post
 

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09/28/2010

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Voter registration deadline to vote in Nov. is Monday Oct. 4th

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National Democrats target Rick Perry with new TV ad

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Democrat Burka explains reasons why Dem Guv's are wasting $ on Perry attack

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Perry looks to enhance national profile

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Gov. Rick Perry wants to tighten sex assault penalties in Texas

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Texas gubernatorial debate to open to 4 hopefuls

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HUD Investigates Bill White over Funding

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Democrat White announces clean energy plan

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Embry: Stimulus funds make Perry's pitch easier

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White blames Perry for actions before he was governor

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Ag Commissioner Race Heats Up in Abilene, Gilbert repeats charges

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HD102: Garland mayor says no endorsement for Stefani Carter in race against Carol Kent

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Boom in political TV ads can be seen in Texas

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TX30: E.B. Johnson scandal gives Broden a chance, but most Dallas district residents disagree with him on issues

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HD85's Heflin voted against voter ID in the 80th Session - see the record here (pdf)

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Citizens' Group Helps Uncover Alleged Rampant Voter Fraud in Houston - and yet HD85's Heflin votes against Voter ID and says we have little problem with vote fraud in Texas!

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Many Choosing Jail Time Over Probation

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Innocence Project sues to clear arsonist Willingham - fools, there was much other evidence that he was indeed guilty.

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Baird to hold hearing on Willingham execution

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As immigrant ranks grow, Texas school districts teach moms and dads, too

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Texting Bans Don't Reduce Crashes, Study Claims

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What Texas can learn from Great Britain

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Texans lobbying to win House support for NASA compromise

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Border issues:
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Study: Americans not losing jobs to illegals

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Reynosa gunbattle leaves 9 dead

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Juárez special report: Cartels extract extortion 'quotas'

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Psychiatrists in Juárez go for therapy

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Economy / Financial / Business
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Texas bank welcomes legally armed customers in bid to deter robbers

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Cotton futures hit 15-year high

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Texas Does It Better

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CPS Energy's chief takes his final bow

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Report: Blacks' income half of whites in Austin - but that's Liberal Austin, how can that be?

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Amarillo minor-league baseball team's check for stadium rental bounces, Potter Co. Comm. Call Special Meeting Over Dillas

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Perry Announces $9.2 Million in TETF Investments in Three Companies

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Deal will move AirTran out of D/FW Airport

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D-FW late mortgage payments fell in July

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Dallas-Fort Worth apartment rentals surge in third quarter

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Man arrested in alleged computer hack that cost El Paso business $54K

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Judge OKs United-Continental deal

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Houston construction jobs drop, study says

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Port San Antonio earns international real estate recognition

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San Antonians named to Forbes 400

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Austin ranks 4th for most business users of social networks

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Higher Ed. / Colleges & Universities
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UT shooting

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UT campus closed for day, police investigating shooting

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UT shooter kills self in the Perry-Castaneda Library - and we don't need CHL on campus?

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UT Austin police say gunman dead, nobody else hurt

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Text messages, sirens warned of UT gunman, Fort Worth student says

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Shooter ID'd as Colton Tooley, 19.

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Photos From UT Shooting, More photos

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The scene inside Calhoun Hall on the UT campus

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KVUE Vault: UT Tower shooting remembered

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Classes at UT canceled for the day

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Witnesses to the shooting: ‘I was very vulnerable,’ adjunct instructor says - an ROTC member who cannot be armed due to the ban on campus CHL!

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John Lott ("More Guns, Less Crime") will speak near UT tonight

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Officials: Texas gunman was a student, acted alone

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Student gunman dead at UT-Austin; no other injuries, suspects reported

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Police: UT Gunman Was Sophomore Student Who Acted Alone

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Police carrying items out of home in South Austin

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Guns-Rights Address Unhampered By Guns-Wrong Demonstration

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Texas Tech's shuffle: Colleges to move locations

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UT pharmacy researcher wins $2.1M grant

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UT living up to its reputation in doctoral rankings, dean says

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Baylor, Texas Children’s Cancer Center researchers committed to improving patient outcomes, treatment for brain, bone cancer

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Texas A&M Foundation To Provide University $59 Million

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UTMB in Galveston over-admits students; offers full scholarships

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Man pleads guilty to slaying of UNT boss

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Comptroller Recognizes El Paso Community College for Technical Education

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SMU Football Player Arrested for Rape in Taylor Co.

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Local government spending & budgeting, etc.:
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County Commissioners to vote on tax increase

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Harris Co. leaders weight tax rate, hiring freeze

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Travis Co. commissioners voting to increase taxes

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Brownsville raises property taxes, increase utility fees

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Jefferson Co. leaders hung in there, balanced budget without tax increase

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Lampasas County commissioners OK budget, tax rate

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Coryell commissioners vote down hiring freeze

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Kerr County commissioners raise property taxes

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Two Reeves Co. Commissioners Skip Budget Meetings

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Midland County Courthouse Opens with New Furnishings and New Security

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Big Spring doctor, Bruce Cox, disciplined by Texas Medical Board

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KRBC News Reader Stays Calm During Spider Incident

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Lake Meredith's low water level forces lake siphoning

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Longtime Austin American-Statesman sportswriter Breazeale has died

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Landowner arrested in ranch shooting

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House now gone but citizen wins suit against San Antonio over demolition

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San Antonio closes cheaper airport parking to force users to park in more expensive lot

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Houston soldier held in slayings of 2 GIs in Iraq

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Bexar Metropolitan Water District will ask the Legislature to let ratepayers decide its fate

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Teen Arrested After Father Severely Beaten With Baseball Bat

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Popular Waco DJ Arrested After Weekend Wreck

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Inmate escapes from Lubbock work detail, schools lockdowns now lifted

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Transportation panel says funding shortfall is biggest challenge for Dallas-area roads

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Westbound LBJ Freeway reopens after semi crash in northeast Dallas

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Army recruiter accused of sex assault on teen in Hurst mall parking lot

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Metro-sexual Male Robs a Houston Bank

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Foresight Golf to take over Corpus Christi’s city-owned golf courses

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Suspect Pawns Item From The Pawn Shop Itself

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Suspected burglar leaves behind car at victim's Beaumont home

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Granddad charged after toddler shoots self

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WWII veteran beaten by robber in Wills Point home

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McAllen school teacher charged with molesting young relative

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Clopp leaves Kirbyville police chief post

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Gas Leak Forces Highland Village Elem. School Evacuation

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Dallas police release photo of man believed impersonating U.S. marshal

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League City mayor’s pricey pink golf cart stolen from driveway

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Ponder man facing trial in dad's starvation kills himself, authorities say

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More debris removal, damaged Corpus Christi motel

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Deputies: Woman, teen killed in suspected street-racing collision

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Baytown Threatened to Fine Anti-Camera Protester

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Texas Soldier Found Dead At Fort Hood Residence

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Victims Of Fort Hood Shooting Identified

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Man Charged In Shooting Near Hotel Housing Lon Morris Students

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San Angelo fugitive captured: Ernesto Muñoz

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Parents say bullies drove their son to take his life

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Pantex To Disassemble Thermonuclear Warheads

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Laura Bush expected to unveil major public school reform program, an initiative of SMU's George W. Bush Institute

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Lone Star axed by Fox after just 2 airings
 

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09/27/2010

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White blames Perry for actions before he was Governor

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Fikac: No taxable income? No problem. Or is it?

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Bill White's Padded Resume

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Pollster.com: TX: 46% Perry, 39% White (Blum 9/15-22)

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WFAA television interview with Perry

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WFAA television interview with Bill White

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Texas Gov. Perry: No parole for repeat rapists

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Texas Guv Candidate Bill White Talks Wind, Solar, and Urban Planning

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Liberal Jan Jarboe Russell: What will it take to beat Perry?

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PAC attack ad stretches truth while attacking Perry

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At State Fair kickoff, Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples plays cheerleader for Texas goods

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Young Conservatives of Texas announce endorsements in statewide elections

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Texas Weekly's Hot List for Texas races for 9/27

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Texas Assoc. of Business Political Arm Throws Its Weight Behind Landtroop in HD85

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Democrat Heflin again gets Farm Bureau backing in HD85

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Poll shows GOP's McGuinness with slight lead in HD 50 race

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HD122: Larson, Ali running low-key race for Corte’s House seat

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HD134's Ellen Cohen (Dem but you won't find it in her press release) releases poll showing lead

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HD78: Margo vs. Moody: Challenger says incumbent rode Obama in '08

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HD87 race hits the streets: Dem Bosquez & Republican Four Price

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Legal aid foundation honors Sen. Ogden

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Sen. Rodney Ellis' firm profits from bond business with local public agencies, including many he represents in Austin

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Why does a Democratic congressman (TX15) say Republicans 'blew it'?

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NFIB gives TX17's Chet Edwards an award

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Chet Edwards (TX17) pushes veterans issues, but outside groups focus on Pelosi

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Eddie Bernice Johnson no longer a SMU 2010 Distinguished Alumni Award winner

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Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson: 'I broke no rules' in scholarship flap

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Ron Kirk, mayor-turned trade rep, turns to politics ahead of midterms

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Texans unhappy with government, too

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Express-News: Struggling Texans need legal aid

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Hidalgo Co.'s Gallardo named Texas Constable of the Year

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Judge orders court of inquiry into Willingham's conviction, execution

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Gov. Perry Announces Steps to Increase Monitoring, Punishment of Sex Offenders

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Lawmaker's aunt caught in rebate fiasco

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Stimulus: Why Texas roads weren't 'shovel ready'

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Election Date Services: Texas to get 4 additional Congressional seats, "margin of only 38,005 to spare"

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Border issues:
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Eye scanners get test run on border

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Juárez reeling in the grips of drug war

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Sen. Cornyn, SW Border Senators Urge Administration To Include Ports Of Entry Funding Boost In President’s Budget

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Mexico police detain suspect in car bomb attack

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Mexican flag on ring upsets some at UT-Brownsville & TSC

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Roma raises property taxes in face of falling bridge revenue

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Border Patrol Agent Arrested

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Small-town mayor hacked to death in western Mexico

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Economy / Financial / Business
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Southwest Airlines To Buy AirTran For $1.4B, NYT story

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It's official: Continental cuts out free meals - and the slow slide from the best to a loser company continues

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Non-Residential Construction in Texas down 20.8% from 2009

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Construction employment in San Antonio down in August

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Texas factory activity up slightly

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Nonfarm employment in Texas is up 1.3% from 2009

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Healthcare reform means new rules for Valley businesses

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Austin #3 in fastest growing U.S. cities on MainStreet.com list

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Pennsylvania company plays the Texas ponies

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D/FW Airport working to revamp "antiquated" use deal

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Houston, D-FW will lead in home price gains, forecast says

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North Texas office leasing declines so far in 2010

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Higher Ed. / Colleges & Universities
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Early Decision: College Admission’s Secret Handshake

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Leaders debate whether Univ. Houston-Victoria should realign (possibly with TTU)

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Eddie Bernice Johnson no longer a SMU 2010 Distinguished Alumni Award winner

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Road renamed for Lamar baseball coach

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Mexican flag on ring upsets some at UT-Brownsville & TSC

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San Jacinto College gets $5M to upgrade communications

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Legree-Roberts monitoring 142 international students at CTC

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It's official: Texas Tech sets new fall enrollment record of 31,600

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Political contributions: UT employees prefer Democrats

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Local government spending & budgeting, etc.:
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Commentary: Accountability and the ACC taxing district

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City of Round Rock raises taxes

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San Juan balances budget, cuts not expected

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New $31 million Midland County Courthouse Opens

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As North Texas cities cut budgets, lobbyists emerge mostly unscathed

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Round Rock seeking less reliance on Dell sales tax revenue

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Jefferson County commissioners must not blink on budget battle

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Roma raises property taxes in face of falling bridge revenue

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Judge hears testimony on Irving's plan to finance $250M Las Colinas entertainment center

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Dallas County judge candidates call for order in the court

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Can Civility Return to the Dallas County Commissioners’ Court?

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Tax Hunters Ensure Smith County Collects Delinquent Dues

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Two-alarm fire damages Home Depot in San Antonio

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Judge Overturns Deaf Inmate’s Sexual Assault Of A Child Conviction

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Tourism Development Workshop in Bandera

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Honor awaits retired Texas Ranger Glenn Elliott

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Round Rock mayor to run for re-election

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Celina city council member, former Mary Kay Exec. VP, loses battle with illness

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Family violence in Carrollton requires SWAT response

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Fort Worth Episcopal group takes name dispute to federal court

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Houston mom of baby starved to death freed

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Ex-AG Gonzales to be questioned in lawsuit over his tenure

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Laredo police officer convicted in drug case

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Trew: Turkeys' use of old windmill towers a twist

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AG's Cyber Crimes Unit Arrests San Marcos Resident on Child Pornography Charges

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Austin considers leasing city owned building to Planned Parenthood for $1 per year

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Hays County officers: No endorsement for judge, sheriff

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Temple police arrest 3 home burglary suspects

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Gunmen rob 74-year-old man in Beaumont

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Man gets 18 years for eating drug evidence

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Police Investigate 2 Separate School Bus Accidents in N. Austin

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Cameron County may have to resolve SPI Birding and Nature Center issue

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Conroe ISD Middle School Teacher Accused Of Online Solicitation Of A Minor

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Plane Down in Burleson County, Pilot Walks Away Uninjured

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Pilot from Brookshire dies in helicopter crash

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Garland Church Celebrates Youth Pastor After Shooting Last Friday

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'It's about time,' say Texas Rangers fans eager for playoffs after 11-year drought

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Mesquite boy found safe after being taken by father

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Mesquite ISD stands by decision to turn away girls whose homecoming dresses were deemed too revealing

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2 Soldiers Accused Of El Paso Purse Snatching

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El Paso jockey killed during race at Hobbs track

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Kerrville trash leaving the county as transfer station starts diverting garbage to San Antonio landfill

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Police search for Houston cigarette bandit

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Harker Heights man turns 103, says faith key to long life

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Leander man sentenced to 30 years for seventh DWI

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Former Raider, Oiler George Blanda dies at 83

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Corpus Christi Motel Explosion Probe Continues

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Judge refuses to move trial of Collin clerk's office supervisors accused of falsifying records

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Jacquielynn Floyd: It's unfair to blame the State Fair for Texas' huge obesity rate - only an idiot would do so to start with.

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Dallas bus company fined $55,000 for violating ADA

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Austin Looking to Find a Location for Homeless RV Park
 

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09/25&26/2010

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Poll finds Perry has the numbers, but White has a shot

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Poll shows Perry leads White as early voting nears

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Energy moves into spotlight in governor's race - how do these writers let White get away with this?! The Texas permitting system the EPA objects to was adopted during the 1st Clinton Administration, long, long, long before Perry was Texas governor and yet White says it is Perry's fault - come on!

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Governor's race: A Q and A about energy

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Editorial: Perry's lead, resolve seem firm

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Improving education key issue in race for governor

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Bill White Unqualified To Be Governor, Says Democrat Running For Texas Supreme Court

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What Are Details Of Bill White’s “Self-Employed Business” From 1995?

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Andrea White: 'Passionate supporter,' but reluctant campaigner

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Anita Perry, a no-nonsense nurse, overcomes shyness in signing on to win votes for her husband

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Republicans put their own leaders in the cross hairs

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HD84 & HD85 hopefuls pound the pavement as election draws near

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HD78: Margo leads democrat Moody, GOP may retake seat

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Democrat Morning News endorses Driver's Dem opponent in HD113

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New Chet Edwards ad keeps focus on veterans

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Congressman Lamar Smith rips Holder over drug enforcement

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Schools could lose millions in state funding

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Senate Committee on Redistricting to make Amarillo & Midland stops

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House Redistricting and Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence subcommittees will be in Abilene on 10/27

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Bryan-Eagle editors lie to readers about SBOE resolution - see the description of the resolution in Kate Alexander's coverage in the Austin American-Statesman. Now compare that to the 2nd paragraph description from the Bryan Eagle. See the next to last paragraph in this Star-Telegram story.

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Border issues:
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Poll: More than half of Texas registered voters support Arizona-style immigration legislation

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Bexar Co. deputies stumble onto house full of suspected illegal immigrants

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Juárez special report: Violence worse than the revolution

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Why Mexico is not the new Colombia when it comes to drug cartels

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Economy / Financial / Business
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TXU Energy gives consumers ultimate price protection

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Workforce Commission chairman: Think hard before leaving your job

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Texas to invest in San Antonio InCube project

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Texas Hill Country may be America’s best-kept secret for wine production

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Higher Ed. / Colleges & Universities
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Obama administration seeks to politicize private universities

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Research in new applications may boost West Texas cotton industry

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Texas Tech pairing with private sector for wind research

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A&M clears résumés of 465 officials

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Couple shares struggle of losing posts at A&M - now let's have the stories about taxpayers not being able to keep their own homes due to raising property taxes.

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Local government spending & budgeting, etc.:
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Breckenridge raises taxes on citizens

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Taxpayers deserve answers on Beaumont ISD's actions

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Financial scandal at Grapevine-Colleyville ISD?

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Does Fort Worth need to spend $4.5 million on the Super Bowl?

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Will Galveston cave in to bullying from police union?

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Odessa council to examine pay of key officials

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Killeen raises taxes, fees, adds positions in 2010-11

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Closing of murder case involving UT grads opens window into shadowy business of marijuana dealing

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Two families: their love for grapes, wine and the vineyard lifestyle

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Los Lonely Boys eager to release new songs

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Bad credit could hurt your chances of becoming a police officer

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6666 Ranch to Hold Quail-Tech Field Day

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Rangers win AL West

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Cowboys beat Texans 27-13 for first win

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Thousands Pay Tribute To Texas High School QB Who Collapsed, Died

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Youth Pastor Shot Inside Garland Church

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San Antonio gets 'bike friendly' nod

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Edwards Aquifer-area eyes "Stage 5" drought limit program

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Pricy Bexar Co. Justice Center tower nearing completion

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Man shot in suspected home invasion

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Paddlers soon can use more of the San Antonio river

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Waco Woman Says Fire That Gutted Her Home Was Set To Cover Up A Burglary

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Man who led officers on chase and shot himself intended to commit 'suicide by cop'

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Pregnant Missouri City woman stabbed to death

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Texas police officer paints mural to improve image

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DEA effort draws 1½ tons of meds

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Texas teen doesn't let amputated leg stop him

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Austin: I-35 shut down for hours after fatal crash involving an 18-wheeler

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Dugas: 3,000 sign petition to keep deputy constables in Jefferson Co.

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Legendary Newton coach Barbay dies

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War veteran lands Texas acting gig

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Alleged Voter Fraud Rampant in Houston

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Fort Worth Police Excessive-Force Case Goes To Supreme Court

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Boil Water Notice For Corsicana

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Texas town turns out to honor state trooper it considers one of its own

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Dallas police chief sets the standard for dealing with brutality

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Enrollment is up at trucking schools

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Dallas Hopes to Attract More Games to Cotton Bowl

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Dallas County prosecutors to request release of deaf man convicted of 1990 child sexual assault

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Joske’s famous model trains get a new home in New Braunfels

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Man, 19, struck and killed by train in Rosenberg

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Helicopter crash in Waller County kills one
 

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09/24/2010

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Rasmussen Reports: Perry 48%, White 42%

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Poll: Texans overwhelmingly side with Perry in fight with feds over education dollars

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White gives Perry a slight opening on taxes

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Glass messing with Texas race - maybe but her #'s are down since the last polling

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Gov. Rick Perry says Texas has created more than 850,000 jobs, more than the other states combined - my guess is that it pained the Statesman folk to declare this 100% true as they generally love running down Texas and Perry.

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Bill White Makes Stop in Brownwood

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Democrats eye Texas gov.'s office amid tight polls

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Texas guv candidate Bill White talks wind, solar, and urban planning

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Texas Gov. Rick Perry fights climate action but embraces wind power

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Perry talks to editorial writers at convention

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NCEW = No comment for editorial writers - these folk act so self-entitled!

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National editorial writers slam Gov. Rick Perry for not taking questions following remarks

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State Rep. Legler hosts CHIP enrollment fair - yep, get more families on taxpayer subsidized insurance

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Burka: Grim poll numbers for Chet Edwards

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Iowa-based conservative group targets Edwards in new ad

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Hensarling takes Republican Pledge To America

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Neugebauer Touts New Republican “Pledge to America”

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Hutchison Named ‘Guardian of Small Business’ by NFIB

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Latino Dems should rethink loyalty

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Austin libs demonstrate they are disconnected from Texas

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Several healthcare changes now in effect

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Is health exchange a must-pass bill for 2011?

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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will miss deadline to rule on species' future

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Backpage.com adult ads draw AG ire

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This week's Texas Government Insider

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Perry Reappoints De La Garza to Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board

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Perry Reappoints Rucker as Presiding Judge of the Seventh Administrative Judicial Region

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SBOE approves resolution on Islam in textbooks - why would anyone oppose this unless they favored a "pro-Islamic" stance

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Texas schools win federal grants to reward top teachers

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State gets earful from I-35 drivers

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More TABC agents behaving badly - what a surprise, see: TABC needs to go the way of Prohibition

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Ames Jones responds to RRC budget cuts

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Willingham lawyers ask for exoneration hearing in Travis County

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Abilene State School Makes "Substantial Progress" Toward Compliance

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Obama's Federal War on Texas
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Poll: Texans overwhelmingly side with Perry in fight with feds over education dollars

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Get ready for the second civil war

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400 Pounds Of Marijuana Seized In Alice

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Border issues:
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Border mayors gather, draw scant interest in US

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Mexican journalist granted U.S. asylum because of gang threats

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Special report: Juárez reeling in grips of drug war

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Bar owner convicted of using teen immigrants as sex slaves

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Mexican Mayor Slain in Drug-Plagued State

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AK-47s among stash house seizures

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Economy / Financial / Business
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Gov. Rick Perry says Texas has created more than 850,000 jobs, more than the other states combined

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Gas prices hold steady in Texas, drop nationally

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Abilene's Fehr Foods Group to be acquired in $84M deal

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Disease from Mexico could devastate Valley citrus

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Texas rig count down by 12

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OSHA honors Brownsville ship recycler

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Walmart giving American Red Cross $5,000 to help Coastal Bend flood victims

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Six Flags gets $41 million cash infusion from Dick Clark Productions

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Jay Mcfarland Leaving KRLD, KRLD-AM going all-news

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New homes starting to shrink a bit in Dallas-Fort Worth and nationwide

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TXU Energy offers free charges in Dallas-Fort Worth to spark electric-car use

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Irving-based Reata Pharmaceuticals gets $800 million deal to develop kidney drug

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Valley cities take legal action against cable giant Time Warner Cable

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Dillard's lawsuit against Highland Mall back on

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Residents file legal challenge to Las Colinas entertainment center

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Higher Ed. / Colleges & Universities
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Hance, Cigarroa & McKinney: When it comes to profitable research, Texas universities are doing something right

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45 sign up for TSTC's new Abilene culinary arts program

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Texas Tech to Offer Grants to TTU-System Researchers for Market-Ready Technologies

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Texas Tech ranks in Top 25 in Wall Street Journal recruiters’ selections

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Sept. 24th in Texas History: The Daily Texan is born

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Huston-Tillotson getting $872.7K in federal funds

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A&M regents analyze budget

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Carrizo Oil & Gas donates $5 million to UT-Arlington

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Tx Southern U has highest violent crime rate of any Texas college; Rice ranks third

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UH breaks fundraising record, tops $100M

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A future change for Texas-OU?

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SMU’s LGBTQ campus experience examined, defined

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SMU engineers lead new DARPA research center

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Local government spending & budgeting, etc.:
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$3 billion in bond funding to be decided by Texas voters on Nov. 2

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Stafford MSD reduces total tax rate

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Property tax rate remains flat in Missouri City

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Firefighters dispute Galveston city manager’s budget

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Texas’ state fair, nation’s largest, opens Friday

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The Panhandle-South Plains Fair is underway with thousands expected

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Crime report for Big Country mostly up

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Texas firefighter accused of setting 2 wildfires

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Midland police nab eight people in counterfeit check scheme

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Cannon made in Mexico believed used at Alamo

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Dallas officers fired for alleged roles in beating

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Packaged alcohol sales in Lubbock reach 1 year mark

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Lubbock's sinking 98th Street to cost city 24 homes

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National Fireball Rally makes pit stop in Lubbock

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Bexar Co. jail dialysis idea preliminary, but has funding

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City of Hollywood Park lifts deer-feeding ban

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City of Killeen Trash Department Truck Strikes 7-Year-Old Boy Thursday

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Longtime Texas reporter Peggy Roberson dies

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State and Federal Law Enforcement Officers Arrest One of State's Top Ten Most Wanted Sex Offenders

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2 Texas men get probation in Mexican oil scheme

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FBI: family ran guns and drugs from Texas home

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Update: Boil order lifted, Water flows, but Panhandle still under boil order

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Party, efficiency key in Harris Co. district clerk's race

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Police ready for standoff but discover empty house instead

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Woman caught after taking police car, chased at speeds of more than 100 mph

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Sabine Pass is 'up in the air' after Hurricane Rita

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Texas principal hit by train after driving around crossing gate

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Crockett High School student hit, killed by train

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Police officer's case showed system was allowed to work; can same be said for Beaumont ISD scandal?

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Two dozen dead cats found in an Austin woman's apartment

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Pflugerville man cleared of any wrong-doing in shooting death of 18-year old

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Home invasion suspect shot to death - anti-wimp

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Houston could have to return more HUD funds

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Democrat Morning News endorses lib-democrat over proven-conservative for Collin Co. judge - Republican Self will win

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17-year-old charged with capital murder in death of McKinney robbery victim

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El Paso Filmmaker Educates Public On Autism Through New Documentary

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Former El Paso Astronaut Danny Olivas Finds New Job In Southern California

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Feds say El Paso Irvin teacher had child porn for years

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DFW-Bound American Flight Aborted In Phoenix

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T-6 crash at Lauglin AFB near Del Rio

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Del Rio city manager search narrowed to three

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Life in Dallas: 7-Car, Big-Rig Crash Ties-Up LBJ Freeway

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Driver trapped after truck crashes into southeast Houston grocery store

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Man hands fisherman his ID, jumps off Galveston rock pier into Gulf

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3 pranksters arrested for throwing acid bomb in Baytown cop's yard

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Homecoming queen nominee determined to beat leukemia again

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Galveston amends smoking ban, bars & other places back to smoking allowed - a small but important victory. Still the main issue is that government should not be able to regulate such behavior at all on private property.

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Duerstine: The clash of party philosophies in Tom Green Co.

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Champion EMS wants to expand into Hallsville

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3 dead in head-on collision near Luella

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County judge, sheriff's department disagree on animal cruelty case

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Falcon Dam releases increase

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Valley cities take legal action against cable giant Time Warner Cable

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Jefferson Co. candidate closer to getting name off ballot

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Texas DA tracks down murder suspect after 21 years

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Montgomery Co. jail inmate charged with capital murder found dead from hanging

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Librarian sexually assaulted in a Dallas library

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Ex-Police officer gets prison for faking camp

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Dalhart doctor's license suspended

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Rancher Manges dead at 87

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Fort Worth Sonic restaurant evacuated after bomb scare
 

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09/23/2010

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Gov. Perry: Legal Action Against U.S. Department of Education Necessary to Preserve Texas Education Funding

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Perry campaign contest offers Mike Leach clinic as one of prizes

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Embry: Can the base carry Perry to a win?

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Few signs of Valley surge for Bill White so far

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Without Perry, Edgewood ISD forum turns into Dem rally - as it would have been with Perry, that's why campaigns turn down these setup events

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Texas Ag Knows Bill White's An Obama Clone

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DMN endorses Dem. Weems for Railroad Commission

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HD45: GOP challenger Jason Isaac launches video advert

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HD45: Political commercials begin: Rose lies right off the bat

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Cornyn vows to try again on Valley hospital for vets

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Texas Republicans rush to embrace GOP's campaign 'Pledge to America'

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Sessions: GOP Governing Agenda is Common-Sense Solutions to Grow Jobs, Reduce Gov’t & Reform Congress

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Olson Endorses Pledge to America

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An interview with Eddie Bernice Johnson's Republican opponent: Stephen Broden

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Senators lobby for Texas storm aid

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Texas' child care subsidy system lacks measures to prevent fraud, report says

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Texas will stick with 1 adult per 11 kids at day care

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Crickets chirping in some Dem state rep & senate camps on Obamacare

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If only Texas redistricting could be simple and fair - few agree as to what is right, fair and best

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Texas Has 12 Counties With More Registered Voters Than Voting Age Citizens - this comes generally from a refusal to properly purge voting rolls. Democrats fought then Sec. of State Tony Garza's order to properly purge voting lists, they seem to want the dead to vote.

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In Texas, a fire kindles fears of voter fraud

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Texas budget might test if students need materials to study for new exams

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Texas State Veterans Homes open to all Gold Star parents

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New Documentary Details Inequities In Public Schools

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Combs to Chair New TechComm Steering Committee

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Obama's Federal War on Texas
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State of Texas Challenges Federal Government for Denying Texas' Application for Education Aid

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Gov. Perry: Legal Action Against U.S. Department of Education Necessary to Preserve Texas Education Funding

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Texas Leads Resistance to EPA Climate Action

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Border issues:
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$1.3 million worth of cocaine confiscated at border

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Matamoros policemen accused of extortion

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Juarez editorial ignites a beleaguered Mexico

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Big Bend Public Meeting Discusses Cooperation with Mexico

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Economy / Financial / Business
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Initial claims for jobless aid rise in U.S., dip for Texas

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Blockbuster files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection

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Flat-screen TV prices falling in time for the holidays

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Nolan Co. Angus breeder recognized

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UpWind Solutions acquires assets of KCWG’s blade services business

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New TB hospital opens: Texas Center for Infectious Disease

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San Antonio's Rivercenter Mall to focus on restaurants & entertainment

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El Paso, San Antonio, Houston lead U.S. in Hispanic-owned businesses

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$15 Million Need to Fix Roads to F1 Track

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Safety review at BP plant after steam accident

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Tenaska Frontier employees earn safety award

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A.H. Belo names former Nike exec to board

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Texas Industries reports $23.7M loss

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FBI: Hackers are targeting Houston energy companies

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El Paso makes West Texas asset buy

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Higher Ed. / Colleges & Universities
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Study shows big companies favor public universities

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UH has No. 1 entrepreneurship program for undergrads

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Liberal arts Longhorns have study spot thanks to $15M gift

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UTSA lands $12 million for health researchers, laboratories

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Midland College gets 600,000 dollars for Hispanic community work

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Tech leaders say funding cuts top issue facing university

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Tech Human Factors and Ergonomics Society honored for gold medal status

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Tech alumnus achieves fame, success in Hollywood, Walt Disney Studios

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Tech recognized at conference for its commitment to diversity - & they don't mean having more conservatives on the faculty, they don't care about that diversity

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A&M's Loftin: Cost analysis won't affect faculty reviews

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DMN Investigates: UT Southwestern moving longtime director of doctors-in-training program into new position

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Baylor College trustees pledge $15M for faculty recruitment

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University Lands sale hits new high

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Bastrop residents seek to keep ACC annexation question off ballot

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Local government spending & budgeting, etc.:
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Bad decisions increase city of Beaumont's legal costs

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Hiring cadets won't fix overtime problem in San Benito

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Dallas ISD's Hinojosa: "We overspent our budget"

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Hallsville City Council passes tax rate increase

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Kerrville settles ADA complaint at performing arts center

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McAllen police reject city contract offer, deadline looms

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Courthouse metal detectors a sign of a lost ethic

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Waller County raises property taxes

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Tyler City Council Adopts Modest Tax Rate Increase - rate is still 60% below level 15 years ago, Tyler still has one of the lowest tax rates in Texas by a large margin.

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Cameron County still grappling with heavy rains

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Valley flooding strands 16 dogs

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City to residents: Photograph flood damage

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Chapman Ranch post office returns to full service after floods

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Craig Watkins turns up heat in Dallas district attorney race with attack mailer

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DA Watkins Parties with College Students at Mavs Game

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Dallas DA Craig Watkins, GOP opponent Danny Clancy get personal in debate

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Bum Phillips: No pick on Texans vs. Cowboys on Sunday

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Lubbock High students robbed at gunpoint - but it's a gun-free zone!

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Jones County backs deal for pre-parole transfer facility

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Big Spring water reclamation plant (CRMWD) nearing construction

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Military hunts test to ID potential drug abusers

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Slaying Victims Found In Burning Home Were Shot, Stabbed Beaten

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Universal City bans driver texting

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Austin to consider stricter rules for mobile food vendors - that's right, keep harming business

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Prison for 3 in Texas in mailed marijuana plot

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"Get Your Licks On Route 66" Stops In Amarillo

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Amarillo gunman legally drunk when shot, killed

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Panhandle water lost in rupture

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Water main leak in Watauga disrupts water service

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Are Cotton Bowl execs paid too much?

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Do home-built airplanes come with barf bags?

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Burglars breaking into homes while residents sleep in Northwest Austin

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Truck drivers react to Obama proposal on texting

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One-spot: 5 years of Hurricane Rita coverage

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5 Years After Rita, Homes Still Not Fixed

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How did Port Arthur native Jimmy Johnson do on 'Survivor'?

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22-year-old Waco woman struck by train

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Admission to Padre Island National Seashore is free Saturday

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Corpus Christi Libraries to be Presented with State Library Grant Award

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Rangers move closer to AL West crown, beat Angels in 12

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Dogs found in 'skeletal state' in Parker County lead to cruelty charges

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Man jailed in limousine driver's shooting death in Fort Worth

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El Paso Irvin HS teacher jailed after child porn is found

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Grand Jury Indicts Former Dallas FBI Agent

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Conflict surrounds chimps set to move from New Mexico research lab to Texas

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Experiment a success: Texas cougars beef up Florida panthers

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Suspect shot, killed during southwest Houston home invasion - anti-wimp

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Taqueria employees, customers help Baytown cops catch teen robbery suspect

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Website launched to help lower Houston gang-related crimes

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Cardinal DiNardo blesses chapel on Bolivar

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Twelve Houstonians make Forbes' richest list

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Teen turns self in after escape from juvenile jail

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Six years of documents requested from City of Denison and police department

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Weslaco East High School cleans deep after discovery of four Staph infections

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Mission police bust alleged credit card fraud ring

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Howard County Fair To Return in 2011

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East Texas State Fair Starts

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Ector and Midland County Lotto Sales Some of the Tops in Texas

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Baby found alive in Sherman dumpster

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Fingerprint could prove innocence for deaf inmate

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Killeen police say 7 children injured in bus wreck

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Amarillo man, 90, victim of home invasion

 
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09/22/2010

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White talks up governor's power over the budget

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White blasts Perry over 'Ouija board' estimates

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Is Bill White interested in Higher Education?

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Bill White’s wife visits, campaigns in Lubbock

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Exclusive Interview With Andrea White

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