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  THE NEWS OF TEXAS  
"Texas shall be free and independent, or we shall perish in glorious combat."  - Juan Seguin at the burial of the remains of the Alamo defenders. Béxar, February 25, 1837. Texas Political Essentials
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Meet Willy the Whiner:

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02/03/2012

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Joint stipulation of facts in the Texas pre-clearance case

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Is an April 17 primary realistic?

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Texas GOP on primary schedule

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Prolonged redistricting fight keeps Texas in limbo

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Editorial: Texas redistricting negotiators must meet deadline

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Video of Craig James' fist bump with Dewhurst

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In State Senate race, Scott O'Grady details split with Florence Shapiro

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Air Force vet suspends state Senate campaign

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Only in Austin: a legal argument about whether it's the state capital

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Statement by Gov. Rick Perry on U.S. Senate Passing Congressional Insider Trading Ban

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Conversation with Obama has big impact on Fort Worth family

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State representative wants more protection for patients in state hospitals

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Michelle Obama is coming to Dallas next week

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Gov. Perry Appoints Elliott to North Texas Tollway Authority Board of Directors

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Paul for President news and similar
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Paul: States should resolve land management issues

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300 turn out in Elko for Ron Paul rally

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Paul gathers momentum among West’s Mormons

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Wearing Guns, and Support for Ron Paul, on Their Hips

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Ron Paul's ideas spark the imaginations of America's millennial generation

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Pratt: A True-Texan film: Deep In The Heart

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McLeroy: Texas' evolution teaching meets science standards

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KAMC Investigates: Frivolous Prisoner Lawsuits Costs State Money

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Robert Griffin III Delivers Closing Prayer At National Prayer Breakfast

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Texas Government Insider weekly edition

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Key state programs see budget holes - so do the budgets of taxpayers.

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Judge tells Texas public school officials in prayer suit to be neutral - his instruction is not neutral, making a point of remaining seated is a statement against the action being taken.

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State transportation boss talks of higher vehicle registration fees

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Texas readies a new weapon against 'doctor shopping' for prescription drugs

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Gov. Perry visits Circuit of the Americas

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DPS breaks ground on Pflugerville mega-center

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Hackers publish names, addresses of hundreds of Texas police officers

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Editorial: Texas hunters don't need silencers

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Powers of HOAs in Texas reduced

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Rice study: Hand counting votes leads to errors

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Obama's & the D.C. Democrats' War on Texas:
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AC refrigerant costs may outmatch Texas temperatures

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Who is the Big Reg?

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Borderland issues:
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Mexico migrants send home 7% more money

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Deported Dallas teen maintained alias in jail calls

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Customs agents in El Paso seize more than $200K in counterfeit sports items

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4 People Recovering in Nuevo Laredo After Being Rescued by Mexican Military

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Mexico Sending Thousands of Additional Troops to Michoacan

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Webb Co. Constable Going To Prison For Taking Bribe

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Mexico activist in Juarez women killings wounded

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Violence in Mexico curtailing faith-based missions

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Economy / Financial / Business
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Delta Airlines leaving Lubbock market

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Houston public broadcasting station cuts jobs

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Houston Ship Channel once again closed due to fog

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Burlington Northern plans $3.9 billion in capital spending

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Busey named venture partner at Austin Ventures

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Austin-based Hanger revamps its brand

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Higher Ed. / Colleges & Universities
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LCU Names New President, Tim Perrin of Pepperdine

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Texas Tech Law School Moot Court Team Wins Second National Title

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TTU SGA revises constitution regarding discrimination

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Tech Personal Financial Planning studies connection between finances, Twitter

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TTU College of Education receives grant to increase college readiness among students

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ACU, McMurry slightly down, HSU slighly up in enrollment

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Texas A&M Reports Record Enrollment For Spring Semester

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UH students support increased fee to fund new stadium

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Former UT dance instructor convicted of sexual assault

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UT astronomy professor recognized for research

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Leading Expert on the Climate Debate comes to Texas

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UTSA approved to offer psychology doctorate to treat returning vets

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Rice study: Hand counting votes leads to errors

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Local government spending, budgeting, hiring, stupidity & etc.:
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Water haulers defend taking from LCRA-owned Spicewood Beach well

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Austin Charter revision committee calls for larger City Council with district representation

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Mexia ISD letter stirs controversy

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Salado Civic Center may lose restroom facilities

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Discussion about citywide Corpus Christi plastic bag ban reaches new heights

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Dallas ISD Chief of Staff Claudia Rodriguez has resigned

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North Texas Water District Votes to Remain in Stage 3 Water Restrictions

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N-word leads to League City manager’s suspension

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Fort Bend County law enforcement departments get tactical vehicle

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Randall County prepares citizens for wildfires

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$4M grant for Galveston for water service

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Petrolia ISD signs off on Byers ISD consolidation

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Hilderbran: Permit standards are weak

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Fort Worth considers noise ordinance

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Upshur County commissioner surveys county’s West Texas property - why the heck does Upshur Co. own land in Baylor and Throckmorton counties? Because they didn't sell their school land as most did back in 1838.

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Rusk County Appraisal Board reaches deal with Luminant over power plant value

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Tatum ISD chief says Luminant deal will help keep planned bond tax rate low

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Rusk County court considers new election software

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EPA: Austin No. 8 for green power

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Whitehouse Police Chief Takes Leave of Absence

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Ex-soldier pleads guilty in Texas recruiting scam

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Webb Co. Constable Going To Prison For Taking Bribe

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Former Brown Co. commissioner serves jail sentence

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Aldine ISD police officer accused of assaulting, threatening woman

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Tyler school employee under investigation for sexual harassment

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Ex-Tatum police officer denies allegations

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Prosecutors close Armstrong inquiry, no charges

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El Paso District Attorney election: Jaime Esparza raises $95,845 in race

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Longview mayor makes re-election bid official

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Hidalgo politico owes nearly $195,000 in unpaid property taxes

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Susan G. Komen Foundation Caves, Will Continue to Fund Planned Parenthood - they claim to be focused upon saving lives but instead will fund the murder of thousands of baby girls. Sickening.

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SBC leader criticizes Komen reversal

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Source: Rangers' Josh Hamilton Has Addiction Relapse - very sad

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Hamilton Reportedly Relapses; Kinsler Offers Help

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Sixteen-Year-Old Boy Gets 20 Years For Killing His Sister

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Puppy That Survived 11 Stab Wounds To Be Adopted Friday - to grow up to maul someone

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Odessa Woman Dead After Daycare Bus Involved In Crash

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Fort Worth Lawyer Gets 10 Years For Stealing $200,000 From His Clients

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Non-Profit Needs More Funds To Give Low Income Teens Formal Wear - I wish I could say that this entire endeavor is unbelievable, sadly I cannot.

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Abilene car-seat distribution center running low on supply of "free" (taxpayer paid) seats - free car seats!

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2 convicted in Garland embezzlement scheme

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Austin Police: Homeowner shoots, kills man involved in car accident - not sure if this is an anti-wimp or an idiot yet, more information is required but, if the guy was on the sidewalk AND outside the fence, I can't see justification in shooting him unless there was an immediate threat we do not know about.

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Edinburg Man Sentenced To Federal Prison For Health Care Fraud and Identity Theft

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Police use pepper spray on unruly College Station student

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Ex-Stanford exec tells jurors bank's profits faked

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Slideshow: A peek inside the Perot Museum of Nature & Science

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Eggs Sold In Texas, 33 Other States Recalled

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Former Corpus Christi mayor, congressional candidate Jason Luby dies at 82

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8 Liner Raided In Driscoll

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European crossbred named junior grand champion steer at Fort Worth Stock Show

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Texas Athlete Crashes, Wins Gold at X Games

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Multiple Shootings in Fort Worth Are Gang Related, Police Say

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San Antonio PD officer slammed by DWI suspect on I-10

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Famous chef arrested in Houston on tax evasion charges

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Third suspect arrested in Brownsville home invasion, kidnapping

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Chemical fire reported east of Rio Hondo

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Former E. Texan NFL players talk about lawsuit against league

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'Geronimo' returns to Lufkin for 49th birthday, gets arrested

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Sheriff: 'Divine Intervention' Helped Searchers Find Missing Girl From Canton

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Man Arrested For Austin Home Invasion

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Robstown Police Don't Arrest Man Who Stole Donation Jar - ridiculous, it's property under the control of the store.

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Waco: Driver and passenger identified in 120+ mph vehicle crash

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Storms send massive trees into woman's house in Troup

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Federal judge denies attorney's request to drop charges against Calvin Walker in Beaumont ISD over billing case

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Texas judge: mental test for smoking passenger
 

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02/02/2012

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San Antonio panel sets date for key redistricting hearing

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Democrat Gibson abruplty pulls out of race for U.S. Senate

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Cruz, like Gingrich, warns of 'language ghetto' created by bilingual ed

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Craig James confronts Leach controversy

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Craig James on gay marriage: libertarian, sort of?

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Craig James gives Dewhurst some -- fist bump, that is

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Pratt: Whose values does Craig James represent?

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U.S. Senate Candidates Differ on Gay Marriage Ban in Texas

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Gallego leads in Democrat fundraising in primary for TX23

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Dan Huberty on running for re-election in HD127

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TFR Endorses Matt Rinaldi for the Texas House (HD115)

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Gov. Perry Appoints Sen. Nelson as Chair of Medicaid Reform Waiver Legislative Oversight Committee

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Galveston Democrat whines about GOP courthouse control

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Staples: Texas, Seguin are staying competitive

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Texas Billionaire Simmons Bankrolling Multiple Republican Causes

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Liberal Texas teachers seek special session to stop school cuts

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Texans could pay higher motor vehicle registration fees to bring in new money for roads - tax or fee, it's still more of our money going to government. At least a registration fee gets the hybrid & electric crowd.

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Gov. Perry Appoints Three to Finance Commission of Texas

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Paul for President news and similar
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Ron Paul says Latinos have become 'scapegoats'

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Ron Paul favors compassionate immigration policy

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Ron Paul tells Hispanic crowd he opposes DREAM Act

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Ron Paul aide suggests clout built in presidential race could land son on GOP ticket

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Paul gambles caucus states to amass delegates

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UIL 2012-2014 Reclassification and Realignment

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State parks donations break $1 million mark

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Did You See The Texas/Oklahoma Meteor?

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'Bee Cave Bob' makes his debut to predict weather in Texas

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Dallas-Fort Worth emerge from drought

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Laredo ranked least romantic city, Midland, Victoria, Odessa make top-10

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Emerging Ineffectiveness of the Emerging Technology Fund

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TPWD Proposes Opening Deer Hunting Near Dallas

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Borderland issues:
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2 Texas missionaries from Amarillo violently slain at ransacked Mexico home

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Weslaco man missing, truck driven to Mexico

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Officials worried about Swine Flu outbreak along the border

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Juarez Officers Ordered To Spend Nights In Guarded Hotels

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GOP Report: Justice Officials Were on Top of Fast and Furious

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Economy / Financial / Business
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Retail gasoline prices jump 13 cents across Texas

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Report: Texas led nation in announced Jan. job cuts

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Dallas Fed: ‘Texas Economy Continues To Grow’

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Texas farmers crop insurance demand may rise

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Abilene Businesses Affected By Recent Internet Outages

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Schlitterbahn: New waterpark, hotel for South Padre Island

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Fear, confusion over job security at American's Alliance base

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Unions going over proposed American cuts and changes

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Emirates new service from DFW to Dubai called "monumental"

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Farmers Insurance rate hike set for March

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Tesoro has red 4th quarter

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Sugar Land airport project fuels regional economy

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El Paso Electric asks state for rate increase

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Budweiser distributors protest money owed

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Cattle inventory for Texas at lowest point since 1960; drought blamed

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Janitors file lawsuit against CAT, others, over compensation

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Manheim to eliminate 70 positions in San Antonio

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Landry’s closes some Morton’s, but none in Texas

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Matador Resources opens on New York Stock Exchange

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Construction employment levels in Austin unchanged, analysis finds

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Higher Ed. / Colleges & Universities
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Texas Tech Names John Huffaker Vice Chancellor and General Counsel

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Tech researchers work to improve beef safety

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Wayland recruits hard in Panhandle and South Plains

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DAI reviews Amarillo College construction

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Sul Ross to host Geological Society of America meeting

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TSU Board of Regents donates thousands to Rick Perry - no kidding, one of the ways you get to be a regent - no matter who is governor.

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Bus carrying Austin College students catches fire

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UTA's College Park Center Opens

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Local government spending, budgeting, hiring, stupidity & etc.:
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4 years later, FBI investigation into city hall is over - with nothing, nada, zilch. Take that you rumor mongers! And KJTV-34, you owe apologies to several and especially former councilman John Leonard and Gary Boren.

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Bob Clark to be appointed Brown Co. commissioner in Precinct 1

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Abilene: Your burial could help pay to repave streets

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McDougal breaks off business in Irving, turns attention to downtown Lubbock

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Port San Antonio hires gov't program manager - gov't spending money to attract gov't!!!

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Kema to review new policy on horse-drawn carriages - typical. There's only one vendor in the city but they then move to create laws!

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League City council to discuss acting city manager

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Jeff Co. assistant DA Harry Lewis retiring

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Upshur Co. commissioners vote to notify Railroad Commission about wells on property

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Tyler Annexation Meetings Planned For UTT Health Science Center

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Bryan-College Station battles to keep hosting 7-on-7 tournament

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Tourism firms re-file can ban suit against New Braunfels

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Editorial: Dallas should follow El Paso’s model on group home regulation

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Allen says goodbye to retiring chief of police

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Harbor Ferry will run longer and have modern fare collection, backup boat

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Corpus Christi council should exercise its power to repair streets

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City Manager Involved In Hailey Dunn Search Accepts New Mexico Job

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Austin City Council Approves $1 Passenger Cab Surcharge between 9pm & 4am - talk about micro managing the free market!

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Wildfires
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Controlled burns begin in SE Texas' national forests

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Whitehouse Investigation Growing; Will Be Turned Over To Texas Rangers

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Former Police Sergeant Accused Of Sexually Molesting Woman He Arrested

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Grand jury indicts educator charged with improper relationship with student in Port Arthur

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Former Winkler Co. county attorney has law license suspended

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Ex-Houston PD officer found guilty on corruption charges

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Harris County DA Lykos: What investigator did is not an 'investigation'

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Update: Coach resigns, blasts district, South San football coach accused of sexual harassment

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Former Corpus Christi law firm operator Mauricio Celis granted review in lawyer impersonation case

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SAPD: Child sex suspect bragged about pedophilia on Facebook - and he's even more of a perverted moron as sex with a 14-year-old girl is not pedophilia unless she was a very late bloomer. Pedophilia is attraction to the pre-pubescent and that is why it is perversion, it's not just because the person is young.

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Midland man gets 16 years for seeking sex with teen boys - that is known as "pederasty".

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Millionaire from Houston legally adopts his 42-year-old girlfriend

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Abilene man found guilty of continuously sexually assaulting girl

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Brownwood cobra still unaccounted for, believed dead

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Rotan girl shot in head with a .38-caliber weapon doing well

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Trial date for ex-NFL WR Hurd set for April 2

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Man caught, 2 slain at Houston-area flea market

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Sheldon ISD: Students busted for using counterfeit cash in cafeteria

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Teens reportedly using vodka soaked tampons, gummy bears

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Judge delays Ft Hood suspect Hasan's trial until June

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Hasan defense attorney released from case

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Houston's Lakewood Church faces multi-million dollar lawsuit

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2 found slain in home near Godley

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Ex-Stanford exec says financier was intimidating

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East Texans kill, grill on cable TV cooking show

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Inured cow dumped in pasture near Grandview - you'd think it was a rustler as few ranchers would ever treat an animal in such a manner.

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DFW Airport Trespasser Taken Into Custody

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Redwater Teenager Charged With Capital Murder In Deadly Fire

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Arrest Made In Deadly Shooting At Harris Co. Flea Market

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Hays County activist O’Dell dies in motor scooter wreck

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Valero offers $25K reward in employee killing
 

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02/01/2012

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D.C. court says not to expect ruling in next 30 days

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Closing argument transcripts in the D.C. pre-clearance case

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Li: Legal wrangling over Texas redistricting misses the big story

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San Antonio court sets trial on state senate claims for February 8

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Voter registration cards delayed by redistricting battle

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Texas Democrats newly skeptical of April primary

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Craig James Talks Senate Race and West Texas on KFYO

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Craig James on Lubbock radio: 'If they wouldn't defend their own son, I don't want their vote' - but if they let their son tell lies and don't seem to care?

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Candidate Craig James goes to court over Texas Tech books

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At Senate GOP forum, James says Holder should be fired

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Leppert keeping up in Senate race with personal investment

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Cruz goes after Dewhurst over growth in state spending, Dewhurst parries

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Cruz says of endangered lizards: They make good cowboy boots

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Republican senate candidates debate in Austin

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O'Rourke out raising incumbent Reyes in El Paso U.S. House race - O'Rourke is far more liberal than Reyes!

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Texas senate candidate, Railroad Commissioner, Jones defends residency in two places - I think the "historic homes" argument is a strong one and is similar to how military members handle their voting address.

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Democrat state senator Wendy Davis calls for prayer for fair redistricting

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Hero pilot Scott O'Grady blasts Sen. Florence Shapiro for alleged lack of support - no wonder he's not gotten traction in this and the past campaign, he sounds a whiner. If it's all true, shame on Shapiro but O'Grady should be willing run on his own merits.

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Geise Named Governor’s Mansion Administrator

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Paul for President news and similar
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Ron Paul: Immigration problem not solved by barbed wire, guns

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Pro-Ron Paul PAC misses $$$ deadline, blames credit card company

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How does Ron Paul spend a buck?

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Austin lobbyist taps big-dollar Rick Perry supporters to fuel pro-Perry SuperPAC

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Texans dominated funding of several Republican Super PACs

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Rick Perry goes Rick Parody

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Texas schools chief: Testing has gone too far

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Interactive map shows rate of uninsured in Texas cities - no insurance does not equal no access to health care. I know, I didn't have insurance for about a decade.

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Texas teachers to show lawmakers impact of budget cuts

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Richmond State Supported Living Center finds little progress in compliance review

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Editorial: Coastal unity on windstorm insurance reform is a wise approach

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Film sheds light on San Marcos River

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Kimbrough lands new state job, this time at DPS

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Sullivan: Gambling Against Texas

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Borderland issues:
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Starr County Deputies take risk while fighting to keep drugs out

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Politicians were welcomed in Texas

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2 plead guilty in Brownsville to exporting ammo

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U.S. embassy says Texas missionary couple slain in Mexico

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Economy / Financial / Business
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American Airlines seeks 20% cut in labor costs

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AMR Corp. says it will cut 13,000 to 15,000 jobs

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AMR Lost $904 Million in December

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AMR layoffs could impact DFW hospitality industry

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American's layoffs loom large in bankruptcy case

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American's Alliance maintenance facility to close

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Southwest, AirTran flight attendants OK seniority agreement

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Spirit Airlines adds D/FW to Myrtle Beach flights

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Quintana buys Frontier Utilities

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Homeowners file separate suit over Kitec plumbing system damages

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Developers plan restaurant incubator near Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge

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TEF Investment in Continental Automotive Systems Inc. to Create 300 Jobs in Seguin

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Texas Crop Report

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USW, oil industry come to 'tentative agreement'

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Mexican charter flights may come to Weslaco

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Holly Energy Partners L.P. Reports Crude Oil Pipeline Leak in West Texas

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Ex-supercollider property new site fro Magnablend chemical plant

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Woodlake gold course files for Chapter 11

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South-Central Texas bankruptcies fall 25%

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Costa Rica Officials Come to Laredo for Business

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Highest sales pay in Austin: sales engineer

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Baptist Health System owner regains profitability

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Clear Channel owners to pump $300 million into Ryan Seacrest partnership

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Hearst Corporation announces new leadership appointments at the Houston Chronicle

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Texas oil fields ordered to begin disclosing fracking water, chemical use

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Houston tech companies merge services

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Abilene Housing Market Seeing Improvement

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SpaceX test fires new advanced engine, SuperDraco

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Bell sets release of civilian aircraft plans for February

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Bailing on a neighbor: State Farm says adios to Southeast Texas - only on older mobile homes. That's not "bailing on a neighbor".

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Higher Ed. / Colleges & Universities
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Texas Tech to implement student bus service to and from bars

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TSTC Issues Statement on Nursing Program Conditional Status

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Ranger College Spring Enrollment Reaches New Height

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Robert Griffin III heads to Washington for the National Prayer Breakfast and a meeting with the President and First Lady

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Concordia San Antonio offers MBA program

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Alcohol citations rising as freshman class size increases at Texas State

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Baylor praised for gluten-free menu

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Local government spending, budgeting, hiring, stupidity & etc.:
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New Lubbock Co. Jail Has Plenty of Room But Is Short on Staff

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Amarillo aims to make wastewater drinkable

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Fiesta Time at Denton ISD?

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Pratt: Closing Lubbock’s public pools as a water saving device is moronic

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Interview with Harris Co. Sheriff Adrian Garcia

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More Texas Cities Could See Red Light Camera Referendum

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Brownsville places ad for police chief position

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Red light camera violators owe Houston millions - don't pay!

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Complaint filed against city of Cleveland for alleged use of force during arrest

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Ex-Haskell police officer ordered illegal strip-searches, claims lawsuit

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Bexar Co. gets grant to demolish "modern" courthouse additions

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Committee recommends new utility fee to pay for Corpus Christi streets

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Dallas County commissioners consider new background checks for nominees

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Judge halts Dallas waste control plan

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Gilmer aims to standardize police sidearms to Glock 23

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City of Amarillo adopts new tax abatement guidelines

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Wichita Falls ISD computer system fails

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LCRA was selling water from well that has now run dry

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Fredericksburg councilman terms recall effort political, personal - what else would it be? It is inherently political and personal, so what?

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Lohn ISD Administrator Arrested for Felony Theft

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Whitehouse city officials under investigation

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State Employee Fired After Helping Friend Seek Hit Men To Kill Husband

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Former Texas priest accused of sexual abuse

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TSA agent arrested at DFW Airport for allegedly stealing iPads from luggage

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YES Prep teacher accused of sexually assaulting 16-year-old student

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Socorro ISD employee accused of inappropriate conduct with student

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DA backs inquiry of former Bayou Vista alderman

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Gatesville: Pastor Charged In Wife's Fiery Death

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Lawsuit Dallas County DA for unpaid credit card bill dismissed

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Overton police investigating assault charges against teacher

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Occupy Lubbock still going strong

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Mural artist ordered to remove controversial painting he had no permission to paint - sickening to see the comments posted after this story which, while recognizing the value of art (and it is nice), have zero regard for property rights. This is a big reason we are losing our country. We no longer teach the critical importance of the basic big-three: Life, Liberty and Property.

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One to hospital in accident involving Lubbock transit bus

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Tri-City Ambulance Fundraiser for Gordon & Strawn

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Fisher County youngster hospitalized after being shot at home

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Film group to honor Lubbock’s Barry Corbin; Midland’s Douglass McGrath, and; Dallas’ Meat Loaf

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16 Cleveland High School students sick on prescribed meds

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Four juveniles accused of distributing drug that sickened 16 students

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Child porn charges against San Antonian, reality TV offer

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Squatters Move Into Fort Hood Family's Home; Sell Personal Items

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Beaumont felon gets prison time for using gun in suicide attempt

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Armed customer shoots another customer in head at Houston FedEx store

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Recent rains create Brazos River logjam in Waco

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Lake Brownwood rises marginally this week

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FBI: Texas man promised girls shot at reality TV show in exchange for nude pics

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Houston woman claims $1 million lotto scratch-off prize

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Babysitter charged in toddler's disappearance

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El Paso policeman shoots 15-year-old beer-run suspect

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19 arrested in Big Bend area drug distribution operation

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Dogs That Mauled Texas Toddler Are Euthanized

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D.C. restaurant raises funds for Texas wildfire victims

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San Antonio man arrested in Lancaster, charged with East Lubbock murder
 

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DC Court: Closing arguments made in Texas redistricting case

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Judges skeptical of Texas in redistricting case

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Closing arguments wrap up in D.C. redistricting case

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Settlement talks on maps halted

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Texas GOP chairman’s take on the state of redistricting

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Jon Stewart, Lou Dobbs Spar Over Redistricting - what does Jon Stewart know about any of this? Nothing.

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Sen. Ogden's Lame-Duck Lunacy

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Just say "NO" to a special session on school finance in Texas

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Will conservatives jump into the school finance fight?

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District 15 GOP candidates weigh in on SBOE decisions

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Pratt: Democrats seem embarrassed to be, well, Democrats.

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Staples to talk government, property rights

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Report: Rep. Jim Jackson endorses Bennett Ratliff to replace him in HD115

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Patrick Fallon Endorsed By TFR (HD? Denton)

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State Rep. Berman Expected To Leave Hospital Soon, Has Cancer

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TCCA Judge Lawrence Meyers reimburses campaign for property taxes

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Craig James deposition hearing postponed

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Cruz, Dewhurst release returns, reveal charitable giving

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Cruz attacks Leppert as pro-gay rights, pro-immigrant as mayor

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DC: Defense moving toward accounting deadline, Conaway panel reports

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El Paso ISD: U.S. Rep. Silvestre Reyes campaign emails sent to employees

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VP Biden raises money in Fort Worth

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Looming Cut In Medicare Payments

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Paul for President news and similar
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Santorum, Paul campaign in Colorado

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Rand Paul: Ron Paul Needs a Win

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Ron Paul Heads to Nevada: Strategy Called ‘Odd’

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Will Ron Paul win more delegates this week than Gingrich, Santorum?

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Paul supporter gets roughed up at Gingrich rally

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Perry on Gingrich: He can 'operate in that shark tank of Washington, D.C.'

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Perry's fundraising plummeted in fourth quarter

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Perry fundraising slowed after campaign hit rough waters

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How Rick Perry's money machine went flat

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Texas' tech fund creates 820 jobs, invests $169M

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Official: State might have gone too far in disclosing tech fund jobs

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Science in Texas schools given a ‘C'

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Special Olympics TX Winter Games to kick off in Round Rock

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Obama's & the D.C. Democrats' War on Texas:
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Endangered Species Condoms? You can’t make this up, folks!

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Lubbock Liberal decries West Texas lack of understanding of Obama's action on Keystone pipeline

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Borderland issues:
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58 pounds of meth found at Pharr import lot

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Three former Tamaulipas governors being investigated

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Tequila 'weapons' cross Rio Grande for sales

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'Juárez officers are still doing their jobs:' Police killings blamed on New Juárez Cartel

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Economy / Financial / Business
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Astros to Remain Astros in the American League

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HP El Sauz Ranch General Manager Jerry K. Taylor to Retire

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Sodexo to manage concessions services at Circuit of the Americas

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Houston airport's first charter to Cuba takes off Thursday

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Texas could lose more than 70,000 jobs to China in next decade

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American Airlines, unions to meet Wednesday

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GM announces $200M stamping facility in Arlington

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RadioShack shares continue to plunge

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Austin foreclosure rates fell in Nov.

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Ryma Technology bringing ‘center of excellence’ to Austin

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Plano duo launches lemon-infused tequila

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Baylor grad starts riot with Austin film studio

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United to offer summer Rapid City-Houston flights

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Brownsville markets offer Mexican experience

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Higher Ed. / Colleges & Universities
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Red Raider Club, University Parking Services come out on top in Raider Park deal, others lost $400,000

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Texas Tech scientist (Global Warming apostle Katharine Hayhoe) sees intimidation effort behind barrage of hate mail - this weak mind is not worth an email so don't send one.

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Dan Law Field becomes Rip Griffin Park at Texas Tech

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TTU Researchers Help Keep Salmonella Out of Beef

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Texas State Technical College's Nursing Program Put on 'Conditional' Status

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Number of Doctoral Degrees Offered at HSU to Increase

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ACU Chief of Police Ellison elected president of Texas police association

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Bonura steps in as interim SWCID provost

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TJC announces anonymous tip system

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WTAMU police increase visibility after on-campus assault

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1st phase of WT renovation complete

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Amarillo College officially named first No Excuses college

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Baylor stadium contractor confusion cleared

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Taiwanese students teach Mandarin class at UTPB

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UTB, TSC begin process of re-branding

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New top dog on campus at Trinity University

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Longtime leader to step down at Alvin college

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Local government spending, budgeting, hiring, stupidity & etc.:
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Fort Worth council rejects spending $500,000 on aviation exhibit

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Referendum may end Boerne election litigation

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North Texas water restrictions unlikely to be lifted right away

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McAllen schools prepare for iPads, security deposit

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College Station considers using hotel taxes to attract sporting events

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Travis Co. commissioners lift burn ban

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Eastland Co Commissioners’ Court Lifts Burn Ban

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Tom Green Co. commissioners OK extension of housing assistance in county

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Commissioners approve repairs at Bell County probation center

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Advertising to be removed from 58 Corpus Christi bus benches to settle resident complaint about illegal signs

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Refugio Councilwoman Wants to Pay City Staff with Council Salaries

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Smith Co. taxpayers footing bill for lawsuit involving constable

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New Braunfels Utilities will seek legal confirmation from AG on EARIP funding

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Kerr County weighs options for financing exhibit center

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Grand jury blasts Harris Co. DA’s office for BAT vans probe

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Grand jury won't indict DA's office, but issues strong rebuke

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Former Military Recruiter Pleads Guilty in Recruiting Bonuses Scheme

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Former Copperas Cove chamber financial director sentenced

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TEA Opens Investigation into Andrews Special Ed. Teacher

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Charge against former Bayou Vista alderman dismissed

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Former El Paso Wells bank officer gets 8 months in bribery case

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Details of 911 call from the home of 448th District Court Judge Regina Arditti withheld for now

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Occupy Austin protesters start city cleaning petition

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Austin will continue power washings despite occupiers pleas to back off

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Resident beaten with baseball bats in Lubbock home invasion

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Man who allegedly attacked Plainview doctor indicted for retaliation

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Beaumont police announce 1982 death of girl closed

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Condemned killer from San Antonio dies in prison

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At death's door, condemned man confessed to 2 killings

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Rethinking the yard in drought-stricken regions

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San Antonio man arrested in cockfighting case

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Rewards Tripled For 2 Fugitive Central Texas Sex Offenders

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2 teens killed in Fredericksburg mobile home fire

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Baytown man tied to gun in DEA agent's slaying

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Opinion run as news: Court prizes property rights over common sense

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Texas Biomass Plant Explodes Injures Two

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Police: Man tried to steal beer truck in Austin

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Belton Taco Bell featured on national television show

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Palestine couple married for 75 years

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Small Plane Stolen From Athens Airport

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At least 4 dogs bite, chew toddler's face in Tarrant County mauling

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Granbury Woman Accused Of Using Bible To Smuggle Meth Into Jail

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Nacogdoches woman accused of leaving baby behind in chase; man at-large

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Amarillo Bishop upset by birth control mandate

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Midland Daycare Facility Employee Charged with Distributing Crack Cocaine

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DEA Raid on Odessa Adult Store

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Company Owner Buys Equipment City Already Purchased

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Testimony continues in trial of R. Allen Stanford

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Students fall ill at Cleveland HS

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Teenager in Kyle escapes attack after leaving school

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Sterling High School bus carrying girls' soccer team involved in crash

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Tyler: 3 teens held after 2 hurt in blow-gun darts attack

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Huffington Post story claims Lubbock has seen 3 acts of "extreme right-wing terrorism"

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Dallas-based Komen cancer charity halts grants to Planned Parenthood
 

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01/30/2012

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Settlement talks under way in Texas redistricting case

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Settlement discussions continue; deal possible Monday

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Settlement talk update

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Attorney: Texas redistricting talks have stalled

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Texas Dems, minority groups near huge win with redistricting settlement

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Testimony concludes in Texas redistricting trial

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Recap: Friday’s extraordinary exchange

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DOJ says San Antonio court should not shorten time for military ballots to go out

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DOJ on the meaning of the SCOTUS opinion

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Congressman Joe Barton looks poised to fight any deal on the interim maps

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Some Texas political campaigns can't gear up just yet

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Redistricting fight may delay political conventions in Fort Worth, Houston

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Texas House speaker's race back as a campaign issue in Republican primaries

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O'Grady suspends bid for Collin County seat in Texas Senate

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Tea Party 911 Supports Ken Paxton for Texas Senate (SD8)

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AFP Applauds State Senate Candidate Candidate Bob Hall (SD2)

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AFP Applauds Congressional Candidate Eddie Traylor (TX10)

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AFP Applauds Congressional Candidate Ernie Beltz, Jr. (TX10)

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AFP Applauds Texas Congressional Candidate Brian Matthews (TX25)

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TFR Endorses Jeff Leach of Plano for HD67

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TFR Endorses Scott Turner In New N. Texas House District, more

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State Sen. Chuy Hinojosa receives Border Texan award

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Burka on Perry and Texas polls

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Gov. Perry is back in Texas and spending time on the shooting range

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Perry re-election? He'd like you to think so

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Editorial: Perry can salvage dented reputation

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Perry to address CPAC conference

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Texas AFL-CIO endorses Democrat Paul Sadler for U.S. Senate

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Democratic hopefuls reflect on the party in Texas

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Texas Senate race highlights Republicans' internal struggle

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Ellis County U. S. Senate forum canceled

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KBH: We Need to Get Serious on Entitlement Reform

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The Biggest Little GOP Donors in Texas - amazing the pro-American things Mother Jones thinks to be dark or bad.

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Gov. Perry Reappoints Three to Humanities Texas

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Gov. Perry Appoints Jenkins to Upper Neches River Municipal Water Authority

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Obama offers help to Fort Worth job-seeker in online town hall event

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Paul for President news and similar
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Mike Conaway endorses Romney; other House members from NW Texas reserving opinion

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Paul not getting much debate spotlight time

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Ron Paul Is Placing Big Bets on Nevada

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Pro-life, anti-abortion rally draws thousands to Texas capitol

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New Law Could Cost Texas Pharmacies Business

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TX Medicaid combats overuse of kids' braces -- 22 visits a year!

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New Texas Strip Club Fees To Fund Sexual Assault Programs

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Texas commission approves 75mph for almost 1500 miles of Interstate highways

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More than 8,000 classrooms in Texas now above class size cap

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Texas ISD's continue big spending on non-core items

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Venable: Education Dollars Should Follow the Child

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School Finance Back in Dietz's Court

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New study: Texas spends 23 percent more on prisons

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Texas Files Suit Seeking Swift Enforcement Of Its Voter Identification Law

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Jimenez calls for photo voter I.D. card in Texas

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Comptroller Combs Unveils Comprehensive Website for Texas Economic Data and Insight

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Ranchers and farmers pitch in to help Gulf Coast

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TCEQ eases restrictions on Neches River water rights

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Obama's & the D.C. Democrats' War on Texas:
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Judge: Parker County not the place for couple's lawsuit against Range Resources

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Republicans to bundle Keystone approval with highway bill

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Senator Cornyn introduces legislation to authorize Keystone XL Pipeline

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Borderland issues:
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State Sen. Chuy Hinojosa receives Border Texan award

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Virtual guards to monitor remote Texas border crossing

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Juárez discloses safety strategies for city police

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Shootout In Juárez Kills 3 Near International Bridge, Juárez police repel coordinated truck-borne attack

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Federal jury in Pecos convicts alien smuggling ringleader

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8 people detained in East Texas for human trafficking

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Police catch suspected Zeta member accused in 75 drug cartel killings

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14 Illegal Immigrants in Custody After Chase in McAllen

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Economy / Financial / Business
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Comptroller Combs Unveils Comprehensive Website for Texas Economic Data and Insight

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AP Interview: JC Penney CEO talks about the chain, About J.C. Penney's CEO Ron Johnson

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Jeweler James Avery reflects on his 90 years

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South Texas farmers' optimism rises as rain falls

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Smuggling brings down Texas deer breeders

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Union Pacific enhancing rail service in West San Antonio

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Historic Galveston amusement pier to rise again

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Galveston's Pleasure Pier plan calls for retail center

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State legislatures try to win ethane cracker from Houston

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Exxon Mobil to sell Japanese subsidiary for $3.9 billion

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Lockheed Martin gets shot at $7.4 billion Korean fighter contract

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Devon focuses Barnett drilling on liquids

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Three Rivers files for $300M IPO

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Austin tech worker salary jumps 13% in 2011

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Health-care pay tops $218K in Austin

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1 million a magic number at Fort Worth Stock Show

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Auto insurance rates in Texas climbing

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Mexico banks expand in Texas

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TransPecos Banks selling Sierra Blanca Branch, only bank in Hudspeth Co.

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7-Eleven highlights new food at Dallas exhibit

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Austin among top 50 U.S. cities for manufacturing jobs

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Australia to re-think F-35 acquisition plans

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Higher Ed. / Colleges & Universities
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Director at American Commercial College Lubbock Leaves Amid Scandal

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Texas Tech archive receives grant for digitization

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Cotton Kings: Researchers test cotton for oil-spill cleanup

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Tech's public broadcasting ditches well-known call letters for new KTTZ

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Tech hosts conference to inspire female engineers

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Tech vice chancellor finalist for Arkansas chancellor position

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Letter: Tech says Leach paid what he had earned, including some bonus money

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LCU nursing program to host site review for accreditation

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Texas A&M System's payroll falls 3 percent

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Texas A&M Undergrads Write, Publish Research Journal

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Texas A&M moves forward with Big 12 exit plan

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Texas A&M president Loftin: Kyle Field upgrade may still force games to be moved

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Blocker building flooded on Texas A&M campus

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A&M Students Create ZeroTouch Technology

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HP Partners With Texas A&M, UT for New Undergrad Scholarship Program

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UT Offers RAD Self-Defense Courses - but opposes the only effective defense: a firearm

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Occupy UT sponsors tour of 'racist' campus landmarks

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Were UT regents smart to extend Mack Brown's contract?

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Over 800 Texas State students miss payments, drop classes

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6-Year TJC Mascot Duke Recalled Fondly

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Wiley College hosts sequel to historic debate that spawned Hollywood depiction

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WT student restrained by man in parking lot - Campus CHL anyone?

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Amarillo College enrollment drops 5%, vaccination rule blamed

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UTSA proposing tuition increase

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Drug charges dropped for UTEP students

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UT-Arlington getting off basketball stage

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Rice wins $2M grant to study relationship between science, religion

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Local government spending, budgeting, hiring, stupidity & etc.:
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Taylor County translators move forward

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City of Lubbock to Enact Stage 2 Water Restrictions in April

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Lubbock Mayor Tom Martin Talks State of the City and Water Usage

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Dog Owner Speaks Out Against "Leash Law," Pushes For Lubbock Dog Park - pushes for others (taxpayers) to pay for her desires. There is nothing stopping dog owners from creating their own dog-park privately.

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FW Council postpones vote on Air and Space museum exhibit

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Deja vu? Houston ISD procurement audit findings echo problems in grounds-keeping contract

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Houston, Texas Settles Red Light Camera Lawsuit

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Statesman editors favor smaller trash containers to move Austin to "zero-waste city"!

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Captive Austin Energy rate payer speaks

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San Antonio Convention and Visitors Bureau’s Matej secures national honor

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Justice Department approves SAWS-BexarMet consolidation

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Houston port commission ousts Dryer, appoints interim executive director

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Padre Island Seashore officials want input on proposed reclamation

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Dallas County ‘Day of Pardon’ gives young misdemeanor offenders a second chance

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Dallas ISD teacher calls on colleagues to hold 'sick-out' to protest longer workday

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Problems spur Gladewater officials to research animal ordinances

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Port Isabel mulls charter changes

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New Cameron County animal shelter in Olmito proposed

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T Bar Ranch to provide short-term water relief to Midland, region

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USDA $100,000 loan OK’d for new clinic in Presidio County

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Water trucked to central Texas town where wells ran dry

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DCTA (Denton) Shows-Off New Rail Cars

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7 Texas Panhandle counties under burn ban

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Wildfires
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Local fire chiefs react to wildfire arsonist

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High winds fan brush fire in Alpine

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Former San Antonio ISD employee accused of stealing district money

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Top FBI special agent in Dallas to retire in April

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New special agent in charge at Houston DEA

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Occupy Austin fights overnight power washings at City Hall

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Occupy Austin to protest school district

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Occupy Dallas Holds Vigil for Occupy Oakland thugs

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Occupy UT sponsors tour of 'racist' campus landmarks

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Fort Worth Mayor won't support pledge for same-sex marriage

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At homosexual conference leaders warn against too much focus on marriage over other issues

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Crash kills former Christian Women's Job Corps executive director - a terrible loss

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Harlingen assisted living resident accused, 3 hurt

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2 men fatally shot at Houston-area flea market

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Man arrested in El Paso home invasion

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Harold Branch, Texas Baptist pioneer, dies at age 92

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Fringe theater festival returns to Austin

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Round Rock ISD 10-year-old carried loaded gun in backpack

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Weekend downtown Austin power failure fully resolved

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Police: Man told officers bomb at KLRU was in a piece of meat

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FLDS bigamy trial moved to Midland

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Houston sports organizer Robert Dale Morgan passes away

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No Criminal Charges for Posed Air Force Casket Photo at Lackland AFB

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Girl Injured In Truck-Academy ISD Bus Crash Moved From Hospital To Rehab

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Car collides with passenger bus; driver flees

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North Texas City Among “Smelliest On The Planet”

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Ex-Granbury preacher pleads guilty to secretly taking photos

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7 cars stolen from Amarillo dealership

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Beaumont homeowner fires shots at burglary suspects

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Man arrested in San Antonio home invasion

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Drugstore workers tackle would-be robber in Fort Bend Co.

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Man arrested trying to break into police car at police station

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Mother and boyfriend pimped out daughter, 14, police say

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Police: Mom had 13 bags of cocaine in vehicle with toddler

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Houstonian in health care fraud must repay nearly $10M

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Police: Suicidal man's threat shuts down Garland park
 

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01/21-29/2012 On vacation, Pratt's back behind the mic on the 30th. Great guest hosts lined up so tune in.

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Delay in Texas primaries costs incumbents

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Ron Paul says his campaign's momentum will continue

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Can Texas’ national image survive the effects of Rick Perry’s failed presidential bid? - what absolute lunacy from the insecure non-Texan Texans!

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D.C. judges move up Texas redistricting arguments

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Stolen ambulance, frozen foods, arrest in El Paso

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Senate candidate Cruz raises $1M in 4th quarter

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Tea Party Express to endorse Ted Cruz for senate

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Small jet slides off runway in Orange

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Texas woman stranded in car in Idaho dairy pond

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Abilene man charged with stabbing, discarding puppy

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Federal jury in McAllen convicts alleged Mexican cartel hit man

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Woman jailed for trying to take gun to courthouse - ridiculous! She should have simply been told to take it back and put it in her car. I've told you these stupid courthouse checkpoints are little more than an extension of TSA-style big gov't.

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Bogus coin dealer in gets 5 years in prison following conviction in Amarillo

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Severe storms drench Texas, spawning tornadoes

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Tornado confirmed on Northwest Side of San Antonio

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Transsexual "widow" of firefighter sentenced to 50 days in jail

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Houston sportscaster Bob Allen to retire after 4 decades on the air - an amazing career in broadcasting, especially in a major market!

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Texas wineries win big in San Francisco

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TCEQ sends back application for Brazos water

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Galveston puts its entire traffic division on paid leave

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Galveston traffic supervisor resigns amid probe

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'Texas 7' inmate wins execution reprieve

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Eleven injured as 18-wheeler clips DART bus in Pleasant Grove

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Texan is first American to score Hat Trick in English Premier League soccer (communist football) action

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Report: Lubbock State Supported Living Center still deficient

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Senate candidate Craig James caught lying, again?

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US Senate hopeful James to release tax returns - did he report booster cash when he was at SMU?

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Texas scientists dive into the unknown to discover new life

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Poll finds Perry’s ratings sink to all-time low in Texas - such is a life in politics

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Texas tweaks tuition rule for illegal immigrants

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Slaton, TX: Burglar caught in house, shoots owner & guest, owner kills burgler with one shot

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Lubbock will no longer give warnings for water-restriction violators

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Bowie County Game Warden Shoots and Kills Suspect

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Texas executes convicted killer whose DNA tied him to woman's 1994 rape, strangulation death

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April Texas primary still could be saved

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Houston FD captain resigns after child porn charges

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Suspect attacks jailers with pepper spray, deputies say

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Matagorda County cries foul over EPA's foul-air claim

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Galveston judge fined $7,500 in malpractice lawsuit fight

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Klein ISD rescinds punishment in potty break case

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Ron Paul braves snowy Maine in hunt for GOP delegates

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Former head of Tom Green Co. Child Advocacy Center guilty of theft

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Mesquite High coach accused of improper relationship once led Dallas Academy team that lost 100-0

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Dallas-area woman found dead, wrapped in sheet beside street in Lubbock

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Report: Security for Rick Perry's presidential run cost state $800,000 - now let's hear all those who favor every wasteful government program wail about this which is certainly more of a legitimate gov't expense than most programs the libs favor.
 

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Supreme Court rejects judge-drawn Texas election maps

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AP: Supreme Court tosses out court-drawn Texas redistricting maps

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SCOTUS Tosses Out Activist Maps

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Texas AG Abbott: U.S. Supreme Court Says Federal District Court Erred in their Drawing of Interim Redistricting Plans for Texas

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Reaction from the parties to the SCOTUS ruling

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National roundup of stories on the Supreme Court decision

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Early reactions to SCOTUS ruling on Texas political maps

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SCOTUS ruling prompts cryptic tweets from Texas Republicans

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Supreme Court decision puts Texas primary in limbo again

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San Antonio court sets status conference for February 1st

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Meanwhile, in the DC court: Day 3 in the pre-clearance case

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Texas House District 85 file campaign finance reports

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Charles Perry leads in funds for HD83 rematch

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NRA Endorses Rep. Linda Harper Brown in HD105

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Sen. Mike Jackson pinch-hit for Perry during campaign for 15 days

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Former State Representative Bill Hollowell Dies At Age 83

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Doggett: Unlike Lamar Smith, I want Texas State in my district

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Gov. Perry Names de la Garza-Grahm Chair of Correctional Managed Health Care Committee

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Gov. Perry Appoints Bauer to Council on Sex Offender Treatment

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Federal legislators halt action on Internet piracy bills

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Houston Mayor Annise Parker endorses national drive for marriage equality for homosexuals

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Paul & Perry for President news and similar
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Perry Dropping Out a Letdown but Hometown Still Proud

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Perry's longtime presence in Paint Creek area still unites, divides voters

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Texas GOP politicians praise governor's run; political experts say he's unlikely to be V.P.

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Pratt: At least two good lessons from the Perry Presidential campaign

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Perry's former top adviser reflects on staff shake-up, failed campaign

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NH Perry advisers Carney, Young speak out on failed campaign

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It’s Freedom For Rick Perry’s Press Corps

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Rick Perry's presidential campaign in 90 seconds

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Perry just couldn't crack the stained-glass ceiling

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Overmisunderestimating Rick Perry - amazing how insecure liberals see Texans & conservatives

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Rick Perry and Jon Huntsman prove media wrong

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Perry's return home leaves Texas politics in uncertainty

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Texas Democrats Say Perry's Campaign Bad For State - Texas Democrats are bad for the state.

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Paul: SC primary could be a "significant" event

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Paul's place in SC uncertain given lighter effort

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Texas sonogram lawsuit back in Austin federal court

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Judge gives little hope for sonogram law opponents

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Texas health dept. assumes final say on doc hires

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Texas Government Insider weekly edition

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Endangered: Texas water and whooping cranes that winter on the Texas coast

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Obama's & the D.C. Democrats' War on Texas:
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Texas Lawmakers Decry Obama’s Pipeline Rejection

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Borderland issues:
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Federal official in to plead the fifth and not answer questions on 'furious'

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Juárez police officer gunned down

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Economy / Financial / Business
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Texas unemployment fell to 7.8% in December from 8.3% in Dec. of 2010

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Texas Unemployment Rate Reaches 2.5 Yr. Low

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Union: Deal reached with Cooper Tire in Texarkana

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Three San Antonio companies are “Best to Work For”

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KKR’s TXU Buyout Faces 91% Default Odds in Shale Boom: Corporate Finance

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Texas soon awash in craft-beer suds

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Spurs extend broadcast deal with Clear Channel

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Conn’s to close San Antonio location as part of store-closing plan

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Houston driving Texas' growth, economist says

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Houston business passengers like new scanners better

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Texas among top 10 states for LEED-certified space

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Southwest raised fares 10 percent in 2011

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7-Eleven completes purchase of 51 Exxon Mobil sites

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Columbia Packing investigated over possible illegal dumping of pig blood

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Tyler Carrier plant slated for closure

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Panhandle wind energy developers talk money

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Coke to shut center: Angleton distribution facility closing after more than a century

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Southwest Airlines to keep 24 AirTran cities, cut 6

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Higher Ed. / Colleges & Universities
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Abilene's Cisco College Loses Approval Of Its Nursing Program, more

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ACU Helps Apple Launch Textbooks For iPad

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DPS report: ACU bus driver in fatal crash may have dozed off

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Texas Tech Meat, Wool and Livestock Judging Teams Triumph

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Construction projects across Texas Tech campus still in progress

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Tech alumnus receives International Music Prize for Excellence in Composition 2011

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Former Baylor, MCC Lecturer Pleads Guilty In Child Porn Case

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ACC names architecture finalists for Highland Mall project

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UT Arlington enrollment is soaring, but why?

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Texas A&M-Kingsville to reinstate gas engineering program in August

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Debate arises over occupy UT's student organization status

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As TCU grows, adding more Greek organizations is a must

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Big East means big things for SMU

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LCU announces two candidates in search for new president

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TSC picks election date

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A&M board to meet on Big 12 matters

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UTSA business college dean to resign from position

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Texas Tech rejected Mike Leach settlement offer

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Local government spending, budgeting, hiring, stupidity & etc.:
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Texas Commission on Jail Standards Passes Taylor Co. Jail Inspection

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Robert Lee mayor, townspeople start laying emergency pipeline

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El Paso City Council recall: Mayor Cook may seek help with legal expenses

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Austin launches program to reduce traffic downtown

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Austin releases new sound permit rules for SXSW

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Bastrop to get $25M from HUD for wildfire recovery

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North Texas district may hold off on severe water restrictions

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Inside DFW Airport's Terminal Facelift

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Frisco city council denies Exide appeal

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Lubbock Health Department moving forward as city-county department talks continue

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Primera police chief fired amid domestic violence allegations

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Brown County official accepts plea deal, resigns from commissioner post

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Some City of Austin employees are paid $50 a month to leave their cars at home

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Hallsville Police Dept. stuck in limbo, fired officers fight back

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Hudson's police chief resigns amid criminal investigation

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Lubbock County reinstates burn ban

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Groveton coach arrested on improper relationship charge

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El Paso Commissioner Dan Haggerty cleared in new public corruption indictment

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Feds drop 2 charges in El Paso public corruption case

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American Legion employees in Lubbock accused of embezzlement

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Daughter of former Abilene Cooper football coach on upcoming 'Survivor'

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Cheating: 60 Clear Lake H.S. students disciplined

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Texas triple homicide suspect arrested in Louisiana

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Update: Verdict, no cruelty at AlpahTex Kennels, owners get dogs back, AlphaTex owner takes stand to defend Aiken-area kennel

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Indictment returned in North Texas heroin ring

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Dallas: conviction over $14M investment scheme

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Teen Injured In Bus Crash To Be Moved Out Of ICU; Driver's Condition Still Critical

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Parking war unfolds in Fort Worth, threatens hot spots

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Angelina County Courthouse camper appears on unrelated charge, changes name

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Some Pantex workers now eligible for compensation

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Eighteen people arrested in Newton County drug sting

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Occupy Group Protesting Along SPID in Corpus Christi

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DOD Ending Military Flights Through DFW
 

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Whither the Texas primary?

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Redistricting trial cuts to heart of the challenge

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Fort Worth Democrat testifies in Texas redistricting case

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Eddie Bernice Johnson testifies in redistricting case

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More pre-filed testimony

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Craig James seeks depositions against book

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Senate Candidate Ted Cruz Supports Keystone Pipeline

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Cruz Talks Senate Race and SOPA on KFYO<