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

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08/23/2010 includes news from 8/21&22/2010

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Rasmussen: Perry 49%, White 41%, 7% undecided

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New poll, old story: Perry leads White

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Obama approval rate in Texas drops to 34 percent

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Governor Perry Addresses National Guard Association Convention In Austin

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Trial lawyer PAC calls Perry a "coward" for not debating, see the advert

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Bill White Supports President Obama’s Policies And Presidency, Says Fellow Democrat

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Texas Voters Have Two Clear Choices This November

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Perry declines education survey - why respond? This group sends out anti-GOP & Perry propaganda frequently.

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Business deals eclipse governor's race

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Perry's Spare Schedule Feeds Transparency Concerns

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Read far-left silliness on the Texas guv race in The New Republic

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Libertarian gubernatorial candidate visits Lubbock - that photo is frightening.

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Dallas billionaire biggest donor to Rove political committee - great!

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Flores launches "Fire Pelosi" fundraiser ahead of the House Speaker's Texas trip

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Averitt likely return to Texas statehouse as lobbyist - no surprise. The RINO was too ill to be Senator but not too ill to cash-in. Overall getting rid of this RINO and replacing him with conservative Birdwell is great for Texas.

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Lieutenant governor discusses current issues affecting Texas

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Use of stipends by Texas legislators disputed

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DeLay, co-defendants back in Texas court

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Texans' Tax Breaks Trigger Spending

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Combs aide: Franchise tax take off half a billion

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Breaking from GOP, Ron Paul supports NYC mosque project

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Proposed "Texas Bottle Bill" For Recycling - you are free to recycle now without gov't action.

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Crickets move into their summer home at the Capitol

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Proposal: State could make its own electricity for Capitol complex - government doesn't need to be in the electric generation business. The idea might work but it should be bid entirely to the private sector.

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TxDOT says taxes, fees could rise

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Still waiting for 'asphalt fairy' to fix the roads - Perry championed private investment in roads, very different than raising taxes.

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More in Texas choose home schooling

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School districts face financial fears - come on, most all of them spend like crazy

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Report: Austin State Hospital employees lied about abuse by nurse

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Texas to require insurers to justify 'unreasonable' premium rate rises

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DPS: 1 million Texans register as donors

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Texas DPS appoints its first female deputy director

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Texans need quicker notice of pollution danger

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Vanity license plate contractor My Plates moves touted auction to January

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Border issues:
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Pratt: Are current border enforcement schemes worth the money?

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Drones, agents to increase - a feint to push amnesty

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Fear of violence hurts Acuña business

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1 dead in Mexico shootout on border with El Paso

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Birthright citizenship debate has major implications for DFW

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Kidnapping suspect arrested at international bridge

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Grenade attack at the Matamoros PGR offices

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Investigation Under Way After Bullet Strikes UTEP Campus

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Gov. Perry Reacts To Bullet Hitting UTEP From Juarez Shootout

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Family Fears Stray Juarez Bullets Could Reach West Side El Paso Neighborhood

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Immigrant center guard held in groping of women

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Fiscal Burden of Illegal Immigration on United States Taxpayers

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Police: San Juan teen randomly kidnapped, found in Reynosa

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Economy / Financial / Business
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Combs aide: Franchise tax take off half a billion

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Dallas' Wyly brothers break silence, deny charges in SEC fraud allegations

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Talking with Texas Toyota plant's new chief

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Tootie Pie hasn't tasted real success

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Texas to require insurers to justify 'unreasonable' premium rate rises

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Emmis Corp. privatization stalled... again

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New Braunfels ranch slated for 2,400-acre, mixed-use development

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Delta adds Austin-to-Cancun flight

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HP makes $1.5B bid for 3Par, topping Dell's offer

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Exclusive tour of Austin's luxury W Hotel and Residences

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Workers Recovering From Sales Tax-Free Weekend

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Commercial building down 39% in D-FW

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Frisco ISD new home starts increase 47 percent

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More Air Monitoring Stations In Barnett Shale

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Oncor gives $1 million to Dallas recreation centers

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Hearings into cause of oil spill begin in Houston

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Consolidative trading prevails after cotton hits new seasonal highs

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Krispy Kreme introduces ice cream products in San Antonio

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Moore County has beef with Swift expansion

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How much would Austin F1 track be worth in naming rights?

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Higher Ed. / Colleges & Universities
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Wayland Baptist Univ. unveils new strategic plan for the next 5 years

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St. Mary’s U. (San Antonio) ranked No. 1 in the nation based on service

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Colleges under pressure to raise graduation rates

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UT ranked No. 5 in ‘public good’

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Baylor education deemed 'Best Buy'

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Perry's remarks on A&M cuts draw criticism

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UTA Accelerated Nursing Program Now Permanent

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200 protest Rice decision to sell radio station to UH

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Do Texas universities need higher appropriations?

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TSTC offers solar energy program

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Technology is UT Tyler's Biggest Initiative for Coming Year

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UT Tyler Faculty Awards

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Local government spending & budgeting, etc.:
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Tax rate stays the same in Potter County - the Effective Rate was lower so this is a tax increase

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Canyon looking to raising taxes 1.3%

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Proposed Tax on Lubbock homes up $50.35; two public hearings set

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Austin ISD to vote on tax increase and $716 million dollar budget

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Beaumont ISD spending soars; basketball arena may be next

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Brownsville voters have spoken before on city debt issues

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Denton Firefighters Fight Proposed Cost-Cutting Move

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El Paso commissioners to discuss proposal to raise taxes by 4 cents

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As appraisals drop, taxpayers pay less?

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Pennies Add Up: Property Tax Burden Totals

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Bexar County upgrades its financial management systems

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Henderson ISD calls $39.2 million bond election

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Burns: Why Dallas County needs a tax increase - see how the Left thinks? Having a low tax rate is seen as a failure as opposed to a success!

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Waco's Water Main Woes Over, Restrictions Lifted

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Thousands brave heat to celebrate Israel in downtown Dallas

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River Walk parade honors national softball champs

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Coach Burned Trying To Save 2 Sons From Fire Is Out Of The Hospital

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Hale Co. raid results in firearms indictments

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Kenny Kernell gets Hale Co. GOP nomination for Commissioner, Pct. 3

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It’s a battle of the opposites in clash for the Bexar DA’s office

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Sewage spill eyed as E. coli shuts Leon Springs pizzeria

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A heartfelt bond: Two Knox City men get high-tech pumps

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Man dies after stop by Coppell police

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Man Flees, Then Shoots Himself In Confrontation With Hewitt Police Officer

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Central Texas Teen Killed When Motorcycle, School Bus Collide

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Sky High Rescue: Man Saved After Getting Trapped Nearly 100 Feet In Air

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San Antonio River Authority opposing state's change in water standards

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SAPD mourns officer’s accidental death, San Antonio policeman drowns at Port Aransas

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Final report in on Fort Hood tragedy

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Searchers look for missing plane

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Killeen police arrest Fort Hood soldier in series of laundry room rapes

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Some fear Lance Armstrong inquiry will hurt charity - you think?!

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Dallas County's alternative sentencing program lets low-level offenders do time at home

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850 unsolved murders from 2004 to 2009 in the Houston area

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Dyess Tests Soil Contaminated in 1958 Crash

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Grand jury in Lubbock: 428-count drug indictment

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Amarillo Builder Charged With Murder Of Wife, more

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Austin hit with a 38-percent increased murder-rate

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Leander mayor resigning from Capital Metro board, smell of scandal

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Protesters briefly block Fort Hood convoy

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Protest group goes topless in Downtown Austin

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New Leander high school named after fallen Marine

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State parks in the Valley have differing water problems

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Gun, frying pan used in attempted robbery

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Man rescued from burning Port Arthur home

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Pearland Little League moves closer to title

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At least 24 Houston-area salmonella cases may be linked to massive egg recall

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18-Wheeler Collides Head-On with a Truck North of Petronila

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7-car pileup snarls traffic on Gulf Freeway

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Man Uses Shotgun To Blow Hole In Girlfriend's Car

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Arlington has 114,000 outstanding warrants

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Bartonville reacts to rumored development

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Fort Worth ethics inquiry focused on the wrong people

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Fort Worth's streetcar romance hasn't gone as planned

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All 4 Wichita County Jail inmates in custody

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Grass, debris fire in San Leon chars more than 60 acres, trailers, cars, boats

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Legal bills at issue in Stanford’s hearing

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Gridlock at Harris County Criminal Justice Center a mounting problem

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Houston PD officer accused of stealing money from citizens during traffic stops

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Man confesses to fatally stabbing brother in Fort Bend County

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Valero Alamo Bowl begins preparations for college football season

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Burleson race driver dies in crash at Iowa Raceway

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Austin: Emotions raw after plea in West Campus murder case

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City of Ferris To Demolish Woman’s Home

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Tomball day labor site raises controversy

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Panhandle man accused of punching SD trooper

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Not guilty verdict in 2007 Austin murder case

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Robstown Fire Chief Richard Gonzalez is free on bond following arrest Saturday

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Dallas' Park Cities Baptist Church names Rev. Jeff Warren as pastor

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Travis Co. sheriff busts illegal poker game

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Amount of copper being stolen in Austin now has the city council considering an ordinance to crack down on recyclers

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Perfume Created For Texas by Saks Fifth Ave.

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17 people charged in Lubbock area for running drug "smurfing" conspiracy

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Gregg Co Commissioner Barbee has resigned

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Houston traffic ticket turns into three-year-long saga
 

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08/20/2010

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Bill White campaign "in need of HURRICANE EVACUEES for a short scene."- I wonder if he'll do a backroom deal with the production company with campaign money that he can turn around and profit a million on?

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Perry wants stiffer penalties for human traffickers

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Anti-Perry effort in DC stirs controversy in Texas

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Austin lobbyists line up for Rick Perry fundraiser

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Perry ad hits White over potential tax hikes

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Bill White visits Grayson County

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Fountain: Dems Lose On Birdwell (Get Used To It)

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Libertarian candidate Burwell withdraws from HD85 race, leaves Republican Landtroop vs. Democrat Heflin

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John Cullar withdraws from Senate race against Birdwell

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Report: Liberal "Back to Basics PAC" to run newspapers ads across the state calling Gov. Perry a traitor - dumb idea, it makes them look small

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George W. Bush is star of Democrats' ad campaign

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Prominent Texas Republican joins Obama-is-Muslim conspiracy crowd

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Rep. Rob Orr Represents Texas at National State Legislators Gathering

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Rep. Kay Granger: Plucking the Lame Duck

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Texas Supreme Court sets hearing in effort to get travel records from the governor's protective detail

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Salmonella cases are up in Texas, but link to recalled eggs unclear

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This week's issue of the Texas Government Insider

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Texas collaboration creates 'Advising Corps'

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Texas would benefit from investing in charter schools

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IBM says state must change to avoid recurring data center troubles

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SBOE-managed school fund has millions invested in BP, Philip Morris, News Corp., New York Times - so what? Another thing for libs to rail against.

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Perry Appoints Hernandez and Threadgill to State Commission on Judicial Conduct

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Perry Appoints Honaker to Texas Board of Occupational Therapy Examiners

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Perry Appoints Hahn to Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

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Border issues:
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Perry wants stiffer penalties for human traffickers

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Houston: 63.33% of babies at LBJ Hospital born if illegal immigrant mothers

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Ex-Texas immigrant detention guard arrested

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$530K found in tire at El Paso border crossing

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Border security worries valley police

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Valley police chiefs lobby governor for greater say on border issues

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Reynosa isn't safe for visitors, city's economic secretary says

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Economy / Financial / Business
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Texas tops in job creation; Georgia nation's worst

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Texas unemployment rate holds steady

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Sales Tax Free Weekend Items: What avoids sales tax

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Despite some good news, Dallas housing outlook gets gloomier

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American Airlines may face $25 million fine from FAA

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Texas Mutual marks 12th straight dividend

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Delta launching new service from San Antonio to Cancun in 2011

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Editorial: Pednernales Co-op board given warning - will it listen?

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Higher Ed. / Colleges & Universities
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Colleges seeking elite status urge lawmakers to protect funds

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Legislation successful in helping Texas universities raise funds in push for tier-one status

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Bailey says Texas Tech on roll in tier-one progress

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Pratt: Do Texas universities need higher appropriations?

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Technology At Texas Tech Could Prevent Salmonella Outbreaks

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Texas Tech and Cisco College announce partnership

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Alamo Colleges board OKs tuition, tax boosts

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Tyler Junior College holds final hearing on tax increase

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UTSA will pursue WAC membership

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TCC, Lee College sign transfer agreement

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Regents approve two new doctoral programs at Texas State

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UT research veteran switches to Seton studies

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A&M System to get Internet boost

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Brent Musburger believes Mike Leach will be coaching next year

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Realignment a concern for UTEP, NMSU

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Pickax Sculpture Arrives At UTEP Campus

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Local government spending & budgeting, etc.:
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Winkler Co. Commissioner: Hospital Board Must Make More Budget Cuts

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Money worries force Houston Metro to slow rail plans - good.

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Bexar Metropolitan Water District hires firm to investigate finances

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City of Plainview raises taxes on residents

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Van Zandt County Constables Request Higher Salaries

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Budget woes could mean pay cuts in Cameron County

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Fort Worth's top librarian recommends closing three branches

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Red Light Cameras Increase Accidents in Baytown

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Dallas-Fort Worth takes a leap forward in Forbes' rankings of most stressful cities

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Four men hospitalized after shootout, collision in Oak Cliff

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Houston: More than 800 murder cases over the last six years have yet to result in an arrest

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Photos: Pearland in Little League World Series

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Update: Ex-astronaut Lisa Nowak given 'other than honorable discharge' from Navy, Panel reportedly wants Nowak out of Navy

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RIP: Dermatology pioneer Chernosky dies at 84

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2 face sex trafficking charges

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Lubbock halfway house worker indicted, sexual abuse

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Three of four inmates captured after Wichita Falls jailbreak

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El Paso fugitive sex offender arrested in Lubbock

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Architects tap Tower of the Americas as lasting icon

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El Paso mayor Castro (well-named) to attend Ramadan event

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Feds settle Kelly AFB lawsuit, agree to pay $1 million over contamination

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Juvenile, 2 Men Arrested In Stabbing Death Of Waco-Area Storeowner

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Crews Make Headway In Waco Water Main Repair; Situation Still Critical

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Hill Country enviro-hypocrisy gets a reprieve

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Men Burned In Texas Oilfield Accident Were Engulfed In Flames

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Victoria attorney indicted for possession and distribution of child pornography

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McAllen Mayor Not Moving Forward with Plans to Sell Park

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Feral Hog Events Make Light Of Major Nuisance

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$35K in fines: Overdue books can add up at Temple library

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Fort Worth leaders rule that it's OK for gas company employees to serve on city drilling committees

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Abilene PD: Ma'am, Is That a Gun in Your Pants?

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Ex-Temple ISD Bus Driver Guilty of Sex Assault

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Grand jury indicts office manager in Bevil Oaks MUD theft

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Men accused of Aryan brotherhood ties could face death for 2008 killing

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Houston-area woman mauled by pack of dogs

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Austin may regulate pedicabs soon - growth of gov't never ends...

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Austin council limits historic landmark program

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Girl, 5, Dies in Pellet Air Rifle Shooting

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Mesquite man sentenced to life for fatally beating 4-month-old daughter

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Santa Rosa police chief on probation

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Parents Put Ad In Paper As Daughters Punishment

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Storage building fire at H-E-B tennis facility burns firefighter

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Johnny Bailey, the four-time Little All-American from Texas A&I, dead at 43

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Corpus Christi man indicted in child sex sting

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Repair Truck Thief Crashes Into Dallas Church

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Child of Married Lesbians Denied Enrollment into Bedford Church School - good

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HAZMAT Called to Baylor Grapevine

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Man pleads guilty, can still appeal constitutionality of sex offender registry

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Casting calls announced for movie based on Carthage crime story

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Correctional officer accused of bringing contraband to work

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Deputy Constable Hurt In Head-On Wreck

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800-pound Kerrville man fights to stay alive

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Police: San Antonio man shoots pregnant girlfriend, turns gun on self

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Ex-detention center worker wasn’t supposed to travel alone with women

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Abilene: Flores guilty of capital murder, to spend life in prison without parole

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Leander council member apologizes for choking mayor

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Pilot lands safely after bird crashes through windshield

 
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08/19/2010

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White Discusses Ethics during Tyler Stop

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Bill White pushes education reform on East Texas campaign swing - more spending, less accountability, really, read his plan.

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Gas-tax dustup points to stylistic difference between White and Perry

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Case of Perry aide and wife show how things work in Austin

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5th Court of Appeals: Brian Birdwell stays on the ballot

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Libertarian Candidate For Governor Discusses Platform on KFYO

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Lib newspaper writer laments money in court races

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Redistricting effort difficult challenge - Frankly there are some awfully dumb, ignorant people when it comes to this subject. For some reason they cannot understand the simple dynamics of one-man, one-vote.

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Angle raising money in North Texas today

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On campaign trail, Obama puts focus back on Barton

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Barton calls drilling moratorium stupid

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Edwards criticizes Flores' health care plan for veterans

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Texas Supreme Court denies Democrat's ballots request - told you.

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Huckabee Guest Speaker at Abilene Fund Raiser in October

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Federal lawmakers’ donors include earmark beneficiaries

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Hutchison joins Hill caucus to help military families

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Garland Rep. Driver says he welcomes Travis County review of expenses

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Editorial: House needs to probe Garland rep's expense scam

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Perry appoints Sinha to fill vacant seat in 360th District Court

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Gov. Perry Appoints Dean as Judge of the 309th District Court

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Restoration being done on Texas Capitol

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Illegal immigrant care costs exceeded $250 million last year in Texas

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State budget could be 'ugly' if Medicaid funding goes down

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HD50's McGuiness: Improving Voting and Elections in Texas

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Cost Of Government Day

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William Murchison: Kilpatrick's legacy of lyrical written treasures

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Advocates argue for more reform of T. Don Hutto, other private detention centers

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Border issues:
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Unguarded border bridges could be route into U.S. - do understand this? We don't even guard all the bridges! How can you believe Obama or anyone who claims to that substantive efforts have been made to protect the border?!

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39 suspected illegal immigrants in Laredo house

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Illegal immigrant care costs exceeded $250 million last year in Texas

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Body of Kidnapped Mayor Dumped in Northern Mexico

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Mexico Under Siege, Business Heads Plead as Drug Gangs Terrorize Wealthy City

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Juárez city council ex-member killed

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Ex-FBI Agent Charged With Hiring Illegal Immigrants

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Gov. Perry Calls for Increased Penalties for Human Traffickers

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Mexico's new tariff list may hurt Texas

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Economy / Financial / Business
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Survey: Small businesses still suffering

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Houston ranks No. 10 in high-salary jobs

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Texas worker deaths up nearly 4 percent in 2009

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Rim companies fail to pay again

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Even with Texas' sales tax holiday, back-to-school shoppers may button down spending

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Lawsuit blames infant's death on emissions from BP's Texas City refinery

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Residents unaware BP's Texas refinery released chemicals

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Oil Rig Hearings Move To Houston

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New Braunfels-based Dean Word Co. marks 120 years

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New acute-care hospital planned for New Braunfels

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Austin Energy buying $2M in solar panels

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Thousands of Texas Workers Don’t Get Paid

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RadioShack buying back $500M in shares

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D-FW foreclosure filings hit nine-month high

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Higher Ed. / Colleges & Universities
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Texas colleges suffer from administrative bloat

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New dean named at Collin College

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Renovation makes TCU stadium louder

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WT expects more than 8,000 to enroll

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Former Texas A&M Head Football Coach Emory Bellard Dealing With ALS

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Texas research universities celebrate passage of bill that will help them compete for tier-one status

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Local government spending & budgeting, etc.:
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Collin Co. commissioners p

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ropose tax rate drop, 17-year trend of not raising taxes

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City of Pecos Spends Thousands in Return for Bad Street Repairs

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San Antonio's new multi-million dollar dispatch system a failure?

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Broke Brownsville approves $2.3 million for sports park

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Austin City Council goes solar

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Waco Water Situation Critical due to Main Break; Threat Of Rationing Looms

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Line Break Forces Water Conservation in Coleman

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Water main break on Brownsville

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Two men badly burned in oil field explosion near Lamesa

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Tow truck driver involved in deadly crash did not have CDL

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Exonerated inmate builds new life as a free man

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Brownsville ban may not be in the bag

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Hill Country power line is branded unnecessary - so now all the hypocrite greenies who want the wind power but oppose the lines to get it there may can rest easier.

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Donation to fund arboretum at Lady Bird center

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Closing Arguments Thursday In School Bus Driver’s Sexual Assault Trial

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Jurors Find Legally Blind Waco Woman Guilty In Biker’s Death

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Uvalde water plan would be win-win

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Lake Brownwood Water Situation Results in Jail Time, more

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RIP: Rocha was city attorney for towns in South Texas, Hill Country

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"Man" jailed after tot slapped, kicked

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New Braunfels artist is among U.S. Mint's best

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3 accused of cheating on taxes in San Antonio

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5, from defunct company, accused of dumping grease into creek

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Update: Council votes 7-4 to expand property rights violations, San Antonio council to vote on killing the bar biz today, draconian smoking-ban - at least they've backed off on outlawing smoking outdoors along the Riverwalk. So some Liberty is OK but not in your own private property! Commies.

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Accused airline worker says he found phone, forgot to turn it in

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Fort Worth streetcar plan is all cart and no horse

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Katy teacher arrested on child porn charges

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HPD officer accused of falsifying medical form to stay on worker's comp

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Waco policeman accused in double-dipping scandal reinstated by arbitrator

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Austin: Pizza Hut employees fired after photos show them licking utensils, posing X-rated with food

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McKinney gunman left chilling Internet messages before shooting

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Roger Clemens Charged With Perjury In Steroid Case

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Houston ranks among most stressful cities

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Four inmates break out of jail in Wichita Falls

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Rash of burglaries reported in League City

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Tiki Island man gets 45 years for killing wife

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Jailer accused of smuggling drugs into facility

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Boy Falls Through Bellaire Church Roof

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Dallas businessman Perot gives $20 million to M.D. Anderson

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Carrollton City Council to discuss K2

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Guadalupe County calls for vote on dog licenses

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Webb County has new fire chief

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Patriot Guard plans gathering in Central Texas

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Crash near Eden scatters melons

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New rule would require seat belts on new motorcoaches

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Hole in Southwest jet blamed on metal fatigue

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Residents challenge Brownsville on blocking public comments

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Austin police officer indicted on indecent exposure charge

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W Hotel Austin light towers donated to soccer club

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Wellborn petition ruled irrelevant

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Re-Vote on Val Verde Co. commissioner will be on separate ballot

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Robbers steal $750,000 in gold from jeweler in Richardson

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Dallas man, 67, pleads guilty to downloading child porn, S&M images

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Texas City On List Of “Most Underrated”

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Man tells Corpus Christi police he was robbed by fake officers

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Court reinstates indictment in Austin cold case murder

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Dallas police chase with carjacking suspect ends beside Love Field runway

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Father to Stand Trial for Infant's Brain Damage

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Austin police officer allegedly exposes himself at strip club

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Federal Grand Jury Charges Brownwood Dentist with Health Care Fraud
 

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08/18/2010

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Perry pounces on White over taxes -- again

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TAB Statement on Bill White’s Pro-Tax Transportation Scheme

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Embry: Can Perry turn transportation into an advantage?

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Garland Rep. Joe Driver's ethics lapse turns his race into one to watch

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Travis County DA is reviewing Garland lawmaker's travel billing practices

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Fort Worth Democrat sues to get on ballot - without merit

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Swinford considers career as lobbyist

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Legler signs Texas Conservative Coalition pledge

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Public hearing on West Texas redistricting slated for today in Lubbock

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Illegal immigration gets a committee hearing in the Texas House

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Tax collections putting the hurt on state budget

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Arlington encouraged to seek gambling venue soon or lose out

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Rep. Oliveira (D-Brownsville): Cuts will dominate next session

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Emerging research university presidents set to testify before state lawmakers Thursday

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Neugebauer (TX19) Would Change 14th Amendment

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Ron Paul for president in 2012? Stay tuned...

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NRCC plans TV ads for Chet Edwards-Bill Flores race

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U.S. House candidate Flores opposes spending bill to bailout gov't employee unions - good

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Texas' proposal to sell OU license plates stirs up passions on both sides

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Can Austin lawyer Howard Wolf remake a dysfunctional TxDOT?

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Texas AG Sues 2 Former National Guard Commanders

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Texas high school seniors score about the same this year on ACT exam - but with much more $

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Obama's Federal War on Texas
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Texans question Obama's NASA transition assistance for Florida

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Border issues:
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Illegal immigration gets a committee hearing in the Texas House

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DEA: Man accused of using tractor-trailers to distribute cocaine

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Murder suspect arrested at Gateway International Bridge

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Women reportedly recruited for cartel killings

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Drug War Also Hitting Churches In Juarez, Rest Of Mexico

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Are so-called “sanctuary policies” a draw for illegal immigrants? - so-called? Sanctuary was the term chosen by the advocates of this stuff years ago!

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Requiem for a Border City

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Cash-strapped state spends million on services for undocumented immigrants

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Irrigation district, others hit with border fence lawsuit

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Economy / Financial / Business
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Gov. Perry Announces Fortune 500 Company to Create Nearly 300 Jobs in San Antonio

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Report: Jobs, exports up in Texas

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South Plains' 2010 cotton crop looks promising, but rain still needed

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Texas Is Dominating the Recession: How?

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American Airlines to charge for front-row seats - truth crazier than fiction!

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Entergy says lower fuel prices will offset rate increase

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Exxon Mobil cancels $4B deal with Kosmos

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Dallas-area homeowners insurance rates vary widely, analysis finds

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Seguin honored for Caterpillar project

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Three El Paso companies make 100 fastest-growing Hispanic-owned businesses list

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Higher Ed. / Colleges & Universities
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Trinity University still #1 in regional college rankings

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LCU President helps incoming freshmen move in to residence halls

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Tech continues climb through U.S. News' college rankings

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Emerging research university presidents set to testify before state lawmakers Thursday

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Big Country colleges rank well on national report

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Editorial: Texas colleges need faster rate of degreed students

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UH deal finding no fans at KTRU

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UH leader gets $75,000 raise, contract now pays $500,000

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Comptroller visits TSTC, praises JET program

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Baylor moves up to 79th on U.S. News 'Best Colleges' list

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Two men arrested in copper wire theft at UT

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Local government spending & budgeting, etc.:
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Taxpayers on the hook for $2.4 trillion - in local gov't debt

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Are many local Texas officials any different from D.C. Democrats?

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Tax protesters pack Midland City Hall - great job, excellent quotes from citizens

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3 Kendall Co. governments facing tough budgets

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San Antonio gets police, fire budget details

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Former mayor Hardberger sounds alarm on not funding his San Antonio park

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Pollution police proposed for Harris County - more insanity

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Some City of Austin workers accused of padding timecards

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Residents urge Fort Worth to keep libraries open - it's always cut something else!

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City of Austin buys energy-saving upgrade for transportation fleet

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Austin City Council to take closer look at budget proposal

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Brownsville holds public hearing on budget

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Nueces County elected officials eligible for pay hike

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'UTMB tax' not what expected

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New Braunfels Council favors no tax hike

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Harris Co. Sheriff, commissioner take sides over jail budget

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Smith County Residents Express Anti-Tax Sentiments

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Smith County Budget/Tax Debate Continues

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Chandler Council Votes For Revenue Bonds To Fund Plant Repairs

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New election ordered in Val Verde Co. Democrat Primary commissioner's race

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Bexar Metropolitan Water District says $25,000 missing

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McKinney gunman once licensed in law enforcement

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Unexploded Bomb Found In Trailer After Police Station Shootout

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Police Station Gunman Killed Himself

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'I enjoy watching people beg for their life,' McKinney shooter Patrick Sharp told Facebook friend

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Chireno: Where the Web gets tangled

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Rusk District Attorney Recovers From Brain Surgery

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Houston will never forget two victims

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Biggest Loser invites former Lubbock finalist back for audition - Louis is a friend, best of luck

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South Plains voters could join water district, adopt new taxes, regulations

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Drought-tolerance technology could aid West Texas water supplies

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Heavy rains flood streets across Amarillo

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Canyon commissioners approve Atmos operations rate increase

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Austin tops green/quality of life ranking

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Bastrop police chief arrested on DWI

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Texas Deer Breeder Sentenced for Smuggling

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Court dismisses suit of mistreatment after Rita

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Utah judge cancels polygamous sect leader's hearing

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Members of Austin church use family vacation to distribute Bibles

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Brownsville delays bag-ban hearing amid confusion

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Attorney: Police chief acted in self defense

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Freeport leaders eye buffer zone between chemical plant

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2 East Texans plead guilty in Child Pornopgraphy cases

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10th Court of Appeals Rules In Favor of City of College Station, againt Wellborn

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Suspect Drives Head-On Into Texas Police Car

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Sinkhole on North Beach swallows truck in Corpus Christi

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Texas Motor Speedway announces 2011 race schedule

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Allstate gets behind Super Bowl volunteers

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Baby passed out when dad slapped her for crying too much, mom testifies

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Garland man arrested after firing BB gun at off-duty Dallas cop's car

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NTTA OKs Southwest Parkway, toll agency's first Tarrant County project

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$80 million freeway addition to Trans Mountain Road green lighted for El Paso

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Dozens Of Starving Animals Seized In Van Zandt Co.

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Galveston judge shoots down gun ban worries

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Historic Baker Hotel set for redevelopment

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Proposal to change Houston council terms appears dead

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Dallas-area youths charged in woman's death

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Lois the corpse flower lives on

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Dancers prance around side of Dallas skyscraper

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10-year-old Texas boy claims meteorite discovery

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Central Texas to grow by bounds

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San Antonio again named one of most 'playful' cities in US

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Limestone Co. Assistant Prosecutor Arrested On Child Porn Charges

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Former DA indicted for misappropriating funds

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Texas Historical Commission criticizes bid process, wants roof consultant for McLennan County Courthouse

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Brownsville attorney gets six years prison in theft case

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Wasterwater spill in Canyon

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Borger's getting a new hospital

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Storm winds damage buildings, trees Tuesday evening in Slaton

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Houston City Council votes down ordinance for special election on term limits

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1 Accused Of Sugar Land Home Invasions
 

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DeLay condemns 'the criminalization of politics' -- critic says 'Hammer belongs in the slammer'

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White won't rule out debt, taxes to pay for roads

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Obama, Perry and the mosque near Ground Zero

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Anti-Perry ads may have more impact down ballot - Maybe, but remember that Kronberg engages in wishful thinking about 23 hours per day. He's the proto-Liberal who sees the world as he wishes it as opposed to how it is.

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House officials say probe of lawmaker possible (Joe Driver)

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Texas Lawmaker (Driver) Vows to Correct Billing Mistakes - mistakes? Bull Sh**

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Is Rep. Patrick Rose living off of his campaign account? (HD45) - Dems doing the same as Driver

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Texas House is now really in play

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Punishment phase for Dem fundraiser Mauricio Celis begins Oct. 1

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Radnofsky & Senator Uribe: A South Texas Tour

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After Doggett targets Perry, GOP targets Doggett - his opponent is tops!

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Congressman Neugebauer (TX19) discusses hot topics with citizens of Levelland

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Chet Edwards latest Dem to oppose so-called ‘Ground Zero Mosque’

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Undercount could cost El Paso House seat - prove it's an "undercount". Notice how this is always claimed.

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Texas to re-bid IBM data center contract

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Texas seeking 1,500 new food stamp workers

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BP sends state of Texas check in full for oil spill cleanup

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Pratt: Are many local Texas officials any different from D.C. Democrats?

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Conflicting outlooks on state budget

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State finances kept afloat by dedicated taxes

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Texas takes first step toward high-speed-rail funds

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Lib opinion: Food stamp fund too important to be compromised

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Obama's Federal War on Texas
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Proposed federal alcohol law could limit West Texas wineries' growth

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Feds strengthen rules on offshore oil drillers

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Border issues:
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Mexico Adds Tariffs in Trucking Dispute

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Alleged Juárez trafficker extradited to U.S.; 51 die in Juárez

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Mexico's Drug War Hits Historic Border Cantinas

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Congress considers changing ‘anchor' law

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Mayor of Mexican city kidnapped by armed gang

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Bill White claims border counties not getting proper help

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Witnesses: 2003 Texas Syndicate hit a botched job

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Texans Set Record Demand For Electricity Monday

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Landmark’s Dobie Theaters next to UT-Austin to close Sunday

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Shake-up at Pedernales Electric Co-op?

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Saks shutters Plano store, 65 jobs lost

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Port of Harlingen turning basis could require dredging due to flooding

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Six Flags rides out tough times

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Downtown's "green building" set for makeover

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Houston home sales drop 24% in July

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Green economy could grow big profits in Texas, Waco

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Higher Ed. / Colleges & Universities
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UH board considers plan to buy Rice radio station - error in story, they are not the first Texas univ. to operate 2 stations, Texas Tech does KOHM & KTXT

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Tuition deregulation boosted Texas university administrator ranks - exactly what we've seen in public schools

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Rice, UT-Austin top Texas universities according to Best Colleges 2011 rankings

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Texas A&M Fares Well In 2011 U.S. News Rankings

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ACC Round Rock campus opening Aug. 27

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TCU stadium renovation forces venue change for Armed Forces Bowl

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New Jones Hall almost complete at Amarillo College

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Local government spending, etc.:
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Pratt: Are many local Texas officials any different from D.C. Democrats?

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Bexar Co.'s University Health System to recommend tax hike

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Lubbock County Commission approves tax rates, raises for themselves

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Potter Co. commissioners grant raises for themselves, looks at tax increase

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Proposed Bryan budget avoids tax hike, layoffs

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Voters will decide if Sherman city council members get pay raise

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Collin Co. commissioners vote to scale back employee retirement package - almost unbelievable, how much they are giving employees for their retirements funds!

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Editorial: Hardin Co. should focus on balancing county budget without tax hike, not preserving government jobs

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Kerr County puts freeze on hiring

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Hale County employees could see raises, including elected officials

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Dallas County officials vote down property tax rate increase -same rate is a tax increase

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El Paso Co. to dissolve Child Welfare Board amid cutbacks - local gov. is simply too big

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Texas City to assess $5 user fee for dike

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Dallas mayor makes direct appeal on Love Field concession deals

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Open government folly at Commissioners Court

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Group to protest Brownsville decision on public comments

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Update: Police suspect Texas gunman planned slaughter, Gunman dead after opening fire outside McKinney Police Department, Gunman Dead After Explosion At McKinney Public Safety Building

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Smith Unit prison (near Lamesa) inmate shot during escape attempt

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Dumas hitchhiker dies following accident

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Former Temple ISD bus driver on trial for sexual assault

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San Antonio police detain group accused of firing gun from SUV

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Rangers have Texas-sized aspirations, fortitude

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Texas tests won't feature NPR host's work, more - Libs want us to be sensitive to everyone else but they are never to be asked to be sensitive to traditional American society.

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Questions Linger as Shrimp Season Opens in Gulf

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Pampa man indicted for child pornography

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Muleshoe police confirm killing, few details

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Amarillo man indicted in home invasions

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Fighter with prosthesis wins case — for now

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Wind Damages Buildings in Bastrop

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Update: Former APD officer guilty in drug case, Jury could decide the fate of a former Austin cop accused of dirty dealings with hookers

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Anti-Government movement builds in Austin- good

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3rd trip to Texas death chamber for grieving dad

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Allstate: Average fine for speeding in school zone is $211

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Canseco Homers in Independent League Debut with Laredo Broncos

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Terrifying Shirtless Man With Ponytail Really Likes The Cowboys

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Jerry Jones Got His Rotator Cuff Fixed

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Liberal Bias at Home of Bush Presidential Library? - I'd bet yes.

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Badu Gets Probation For Nude Video Shoot in Downtown Dallas

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Groundwater conservation moving ahead around Del Rio

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Officers' complaint leads to Watauga police chief's demotion

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El Paso mass transit bus slams in to minivan, injuries

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Mom handling firefighter's estate during sex-change dispute

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Elderly man found beaten in bloody northwest Houston home

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Drugs, Guns, Fake Cash Found After Freeway Shootout in Houston

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Homeowners protesting Pearland annexation plan

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Veteran Houston PD Officer Accused Of Forging Doctor's Note

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Aerial spray operation planned in west Harris County to fight West Nile Virus

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Second water line break in Tahoka shuts off water city-wide

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CBS hires former Texas Tech football coach Leach as a college football analyst

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Panola County outlaws outdoor burning

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Kerrville to go to stage 1 water restrictions

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Police arrest man for DWI with child

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Juvenile suspect involved in Lubbock murder arrested

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2 teens charged with attempted capital murder of cyclist in Austin

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Silverton's first PRCA rodeo is big success

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Former Midland ISD employee arrested, misappropriation of funds charged

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About 1,000 treated at free Waco dental clinic

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FEMA Center Opens in Port Isabel

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Weslaco sex offender 'strikes again'

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Jasper teacher facing new charges of sexual contact with child

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Vidor man charged with online solicitation of 11-year-old

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Gentry hires famous 'Racehorse' Haynes as attorney

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Tyler in the Running for Two Downtown Awards

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Chinati Foundation names new director

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Texas WMU unanimously elects new leader

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Williamson County commissioners consider social networking policy

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Ex-NASA worker pleads guilty to stealing flight suit

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Woman Struck by Lightning in Brown County
 

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TFR launches BillWhiteForTaxes.com today

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Tom DeLay cleared by Justice Dept. after 6 years - where does he get his good name back?

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Tom DeLay pleased DOJ ends criminal probe

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DeLay says he's ready to fight state ethics charges

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Dem Lt Governor candidate in Lubbock, taking shots at Perry & Dewhurst

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Chavez-Thompson doesn't shy away from Obama - she's a union-thug, she loves Obama

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A.G. Abbott speaks about Obamacare & more at appearance in Paris

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White release some tax returns, still refuses to release returns from time as Clinton Admin. official

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Libertarian, Kathie Glass, campaigning hard for governor

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Texas Reps. Kleinschmidt, Rose face challenges from the left, right

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State rep. Joe Driver (R-Garland) billed twice for travel, admits double billings - this is fraud and Joe Driver should leave the House immediately. It may give the seat to the Dems but that's the high price we all pay for such behavior.

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Neugebauer named taxpayer hero by watchdog group

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Big Country, Texas lawmakers named 'Taxpayer Heroes'

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Editorial: Rand Paul's alleged misadventures at Baylor leave room for doubt - shameful editorial

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Union PAC Cash Flowing to Dems Yields $10 Billion in Bailout Funds

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Texas Supreme Court upholds reprimand of Judge Sharon Keller

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Schenck resigns as lottery commissioner, joins A.G. office

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Gov. Perry Appoints Aliseda to Texas Military Preparedness Commission

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Disasters show flawed system of oversight

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Editorial boards are on the sidelines of public opinion

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Texas to issue $7.8 billion in short-term debt

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Texas holding about $2 billion in unclaimed property

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Prison officials: Deep cuts would endanger public safety

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South Texas DA, AG’s office clash on approach to voter fraud cases

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Texas to receive Federal charter school grants

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Obama's Federal War on Texas
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EPA: Frisco air has too much lead under new rules

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Doggett Amendment Targets and Punishes Texas’ Schools

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Abilene Adult Day Care closing due to Medicare cuts (brought on by Obamacare)

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Border issues:
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Going gaga over 'terror babies' plot

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Border Patrol sees spike in suicides

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Man from San Antonio caught at border with $78,000 worth of marijuana

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At least 2 grenades hit Televisa TV station in Matamoros

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The doctor opts to stand and fight in Juárez

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Customs service chief: Texas-Mexico border is secure

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More massacres in Ciudad Juarez

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Economy / Financial / Business
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Charitable groups' giving curtailed

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New restrictions on credit card companies to take effect Aug. 22

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Texas cotton, with South Plains help, forecast for record-breaking crop

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Pump prices fall as crude oil declines

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Reports say Israel to "purchase" F-35s

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New revelations, criticism on Hurd exit from HP

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H-E-B no longer title sponsor of Houston's Thanksgiving Day Parade

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Billionaire Carl Ichan buys Anadarko shares

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Austin Ventures closes $38.7M purchase of logistics business

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Spill-shy tourists head to Texas

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Fort Worth cash grain prices

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New Rangers owners make first front-office hire

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Report says Texas has second-highest fees in the country for home closing

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Higher Ed. / Colleges & Universities
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Rice only Texas university in Forbes top 25 best list, at #25

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Alamo Colleges looking to raise tax rate

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Alamo Colleges launches campus in Floresville

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Amarillo College tax increase?

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Austin Community College district looks to raise taxes

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Paris Jr. College has new women's residence hall, new men's hall underway

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Texas Lutheran University's interim president settling into role

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Original faculty member among College of the Mainland retirees

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UT given $490K for college readiness study

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$105 million renovation scheduled for TCU football stadium

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Presidio Co. Judge resigns early, un-opposed candidate to take over 9/1

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Williamson Co. tightens belt under close watch

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Tom Greene Co. commissioners go for stealth tax increase

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Wichita County passes 8% tax increase

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Galveston Co. eyeing cuts in taxes

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Budget proposal reflects lean times in Friendswood

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Gregg County commissioners eye tax rate below the Effective Rate, a tax cut

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Del Rio council looking to raise taxes

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Proposed tax increase for Potter County

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Texas: Red Light Camera Company Spends $230,648 to Fight Public Vote

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E-books may be future for schools - isn't it funny how the same folk who cry about energy use and global warning are also pushing this?

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Police 'fusion center' on the way for San Antonio

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Texas International Cotton School is in session

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Dance-hall dig site slowly giving up secrets

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Presidio County to appoint county auditor

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La Villa mayor arrested on prostitution, official oppression charges

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TCEQ cites man North of Alpine claiming water system is public, owner says it is not

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Developer claims City of Paris violated Open Meetings Act

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On the road with the Texas Commission on the Arts: Lubbock

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Court: Voters will decide Guadalupe County's JP election - once again, the rules don't matter

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Giraffe at San Antonio Zoo dies

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Aransas Pass marine afire burns 19 boats

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Police Make Quick Arrest After Waco Home Invasion Robbery

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McLennan Co. DA choosing words carefully in re-election bid

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Victoria man fulfills urge for cowboy living through chuckwagon ministry

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Hispanic farmers file class action lawsuit

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Banks help clean up blight in Arlington

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Kidnapped College Station woman died from stab wounds, autopsy finds

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Hurricane-damaged Galveston island DPS office to reopen

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McKinney businessman seeking write-in status for Collin Co. District Clerk

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City leaders comment on Jose Canseco coming to Laredo

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Houston considering "gang safety zone", whatever ridiculous thing that is

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Houston PD: Security Guard Kills Man Who Threatened Him

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Gainesville man shot multiple times after shoplifting incident - be armed, be ready, be safe, live

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Woman rescued off coast of Galveston

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Plano coming to terms with new identity, needs

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San Antonio Mayor Castro calling shots in bid to ban smokes - he's well named

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Water concerns for Pampa residents

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Judge tosses 3 drug charges against former Austin policeman; jury deliberating 4th

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MetroRail Service Stopped by Cow Tongue - super stupid

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No Action Regarding Bryan City Manager; Meeting Continues

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Man killed in bar fight; beaten with beer bottles in Donna

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Montgomery’s investigation of city secretary continues

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Dallas motorcycle officers collide near North Central; 1 injured

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Fired Dallas police officer and girlfriend were drinking before she was beaten, records say

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Jerry Jones is Recovering From Mysterious Surgery

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Texas vs. Nation All-Star game moving from El Paso to San Antonio - what a shame, it looked great in the Sun Bowl

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Austin: Felony Charges Pending on HEB Rotessiere Chicken Thief

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Free tacos, 'vertical dance' on Dallas skyscraper to accompany secretive product launch Tuesday

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Get Paid for Turning in Dallas County Traffic Deadbeats?

 
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R.G. Ratcliffe: A few minutes with Governor Rick Perry

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Candidates getting personal on social sites

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Gubernatorial 'Cap and Trade' Conflict - buying that Bill White doesn't support the general idea of cap-&-tax is like the folly of those who believed Ann Richards when she promised all the lottery money would go to education.

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Dallas Morning News editors stump for Bill White & fake "ethics" reform

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White jabs at Perry at Amarillo rally

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White campaigns in Perry's hometown county

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Texas ag commissioner hopeful (Democrat) Gilbert resists court's order that he pay consultant $40,000

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Hank Gilbert's latest troubles

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State Rep. Jim Keffer: Texas better off than neighbors

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Members of Congress campaigning back home find constituents remain angry

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Democrat Edwards finally vulnerable after all these years?

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Sen. Hutchison visits West Texas. starts bus tour

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Two Texas Congressmen are part of the Socialist Caucus - Democratic Socialists of America

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Cornyn predicts GOP majority will take two cycles

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Analysis: Cornyn thinks GOP has a big political winner in Ground Zero mosque controversy

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Pelosi pulled strings to let dying Dallas lawyer Baron try experimental cancer drug - a good example of why it's foolish to support all the government regulatory agencies such as the FDA because you think they are "independent". They become tools of the ruling elite, mostly at your expense.

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Bexar Co. GOP picks retired general to challenge Democrat commissioner

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Tax-free weekend for school supplies, other items kicks off Friday

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New curriculum system CSCOPE to bring big changes to schools across Texas

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Ongoing Battle to Restore Parental Rights in Texas

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Scott Burns: Future Medicare may be cheap but unavailable

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DNA test may cast doubt on executed Texan's guilt

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Teacher pay isn't that bad if you consider their number of work days in regular school year

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Government in SE Texas seems to finally realize that layoffs are no longer off-limits

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More testimony in Del Rio election fraud trial

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Legal safeguards recommended by Timothy Cole advisory panel

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Obama's Federal War on Texas
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GOP 'can't have the keys back,' Obama says in Dallas

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Expanding EPA reach could hurt agriculture

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Border issues:
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Summit aims to mobilize Latino community amid 'dangerous situation' - they're not helping by falsely telling their followers that there is so much hate against immigrants. No doubt there are a few bigots but the current concern over the border is not anti-immigrant and it is not hate-based.

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Perry: “Let’s quit playing around,” D.C. Must Heed Border Warning Signs

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Valley heads split on Perry's letter urging Obama on border security

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Police dispatch: Cartel members may seek rivals in El Paso

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More Illegal Immigrants Obtaining Licenses

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'Ilegales' Sells Out Twice At Plaza Classic Film Festival

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Going gaga over 'terror babies' plot

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Economy / Financial / Business
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Houston firm tied to bribes

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Rural land prices falling across Texas

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USAA's CEO took home $2.15 million in 2009

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Comanche Peak nuclear power plant turns 20, uneventfully

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Is the mark Whitacre made at GM permanent?

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For Southwest Airlines team, work means always having to say you're sorry

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Blackstone private equity firm to buy Dynegy for $540 million

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Xcel files plan to cut 900 megawatts of coal-fired electrical power

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Saab turboprops wait in Abilene till they may fly again

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Dog food recall from Texas company

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McLennan County wheat farmers may profit from overseas price shifts

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Expanding EPA reach could hurt agriculture

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San Antonio Northside team wins Senior League Softball World Series championship

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New 17,000 square-foot mosque opens in San Antonio

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Kidnapped College Station Woman Found Dead

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Officer hurt in crash with suspect out of hospital

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Dispute escalates over wild animals in Kerr County

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Hockley sheriff looks back on first year - he may be a good man but he took office in a shameful manner

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Small-town museums across South Plains preserve heritage with some off-the-wall trinkets

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Six good reasons town of Sanderson survives

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Ex-Spur, NBA All-Star Alvin Robertson hauled back to Bexar Co. jail

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Concern about synthetic marijuana is very real

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31 nabbed during prostitution sting in San Antonio

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Prostitution Sting Lands Abilene Woman Behind Bars

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RIP: Esteban “Steve” Jordan, conjunto accordionist extraordinaire, dead at 71

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Heat Sends 8 Soldiers To Fort Hood-area Hospitals; Two Are In Serious Condition

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Suicide Watch Ordered For Ex-Central Texas Cop Facing Prison Sentence

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Woman charged with kidnapping, sexual assault

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San Antonio honor flight given warm send-off

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Major Manhunt Underway For Suspect In Deadly Stabbing

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Haitian earthquake survivor finds medical care, strength in Dallas

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Fort Worth firefighters battle pallet blaze

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Man, 75, burned in Fort Worth house explosion

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Many Dallas County drivers found to get only probation in DWI manslaughter cases

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Man who left Vietnam as orphan connects with family he didn't know he had

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Houston Texans' cheerleaders calendar

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Aldine football coach out of ICU after shooting in attempted carjacking

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John O'Quinn vintage cars sell for $5.5 million

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Gulf driller from Houston plans to celebrate with a cigar - good man!

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Teen's suspected killer beaten in jail

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Spring man sought in taqueria guard's killing

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RIP: Sport fishing boats designer Stewart Campbell

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Texas mayor in middle of profanity-laced rap video

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Leander mayor says council member tried to choke him

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Austin Police Cheif Helps Catch Suspected Thief

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Austin police officer is suspended for 30-days after being charged for DWI

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Austin school superintendent releases results of parent phone survey

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Abilene woman hits robber with baseball bat

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Nueces Co. DA's office tackles case backlog

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Eastland Celebrates Airport Expansion

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Texan among four slain in gunfire at Buffalo, NY restaurant

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Bedbugs are biting in southwest Houston

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Texas, New Mexico towns still duel over Billy the Kid

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Galveston ISD's spending on security begs for attention

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Baylor professor's new book connects preacher scandals, hot-tempered religious debates from our times to Roaring 20s

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More than a dozen West Texans have won Lotto
 

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No debating that Perry's a candidate in control

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Perry: Education is key

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Gov. Perry gets award from Brownsville Economic Development Council

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Perry, White 'in a game of chicken'

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Website: Bill White for Taxes "Harvard Bill takes Texans for fools"

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Goofy Hank Gilbert envisions Texas as biofuel hub - let the market decide

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Public can offer input on critical redistricting issue at Lubbock hearing

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Birdwell answers Democrats' suit in Dallas court to remove him from November ballot

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As usual, Democrat state rep. Lon Burnam of Fort Worth plans to push state income tax

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A reminder of what Texas Democrats truly stand for

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Hey, Big Spender: Chet Edwards

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Flores sidesteps question about supporting House GOP Leader Boehner

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Gohmert to Anderson Cooper: 'You're better than this. You used to be good'

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East Texas Congressman and Anderson Cooper argue over 'terror babies'

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NAACP Asked to Fulfill Pledge to Repudiate Racial Slurs Against Black Conservative

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Democrats are ignoring the will of the people

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Christmas Mountains to Sul Ross State?

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Texas chiropractors can't zap fat or treat diabetes, board says

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This week's Texas Government Insider

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"No Bonds for Billionaires" Fined by Texas Ethics Commission

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2 quick Lotto Texas winners put state in bind

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Texas gets $150M from jobless claims extension bill

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Exonerated Texan must choose between $2.2 million or lawsuit to seek the truth behind his conviction

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Val Verde Co. democrat primary lawsuit trial ends - a glimpse into how the Democrat election fraud machine works

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Graduation for 1st class in advanced DPS training

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Texas ranks high on lists of wasteful spending

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Obama's Federal War on Texas
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Will federal action affect state education spending? - two libs discussing issues pretending not to be libs

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Border issues:
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Health, jobs called keys to border security - same old liberal, failed-to-be-wrong, mantra: everything bad in the world is caused by not enough government welfare.

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White, Perry clash on issues tied to border security

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Narcotics cash flow into Mexico crucial target, U.S. ambassador says

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Cartels out to control society, ICE expert says

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Valley lawmakers comment on 'birthright citizenship'

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Economy / Financial / Business
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US corn, soybean, cotton headed for record year

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Texas retail gasoline prices rise

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