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UT, Texas A&M Systems to Open Joint Library

Posted: 6:49 AM - The University of Texas and Texas A&M University systems will dedicate a new joint library to house about 1 million books culled from the general and reference holdings of the state's top universities.

Brazos Valley Museum Honors Military Personnel

Posted: 05/23/2013 - The Brazos Valley Museum of Natural History is pleased to announced its participation in Blue Star Museums, a collaboration among the National Endowment of the Arts, Blue Star Families, the Department of Defense, and more than 2,000 museums across America to offer free admission to all active duty military personnel and their families from Memorial Day, May 27, through Labor Day, September 2, 2013. Leadership support has been provided by MetLife Foundation through Blue Star Families.

Montgomery County Holds No Refusal Weekend

Posted: 05/23/2013 - The Montgomery County District Attorney has announced that the Regional DWI Task Force, which consists of multiple law enforcement agencies throughout the county, will be operating throughout Memorial Day weekend to cut down on driving while intoxicated (DWI) and boating while intoxicated (BWI) cases with the hope of preventing fatalities on Lake Conroe and on our roadways.

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Shelton, Underwood Coming to Aid of Oklahomans

Updated: 9:31 AM - Blake Shelton has a date and location for his benefit and fellow Oklahoman Carrie Underwood is writing a large check to help benefit those affected by this week's storms in their home state.

NY Senator: Assaults Let Military Culture Continue

Updated: 9:30 AM - Charges that an Army sergeant secretly photographed and videotaped women at West Point are part of a military-wide pattern of sexual misconduct, U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand said Thursday.

Nixon Library Hosts Reunion for Vietnam POWs

Posted: 5:33 AM - U.S. Navy Lt. Commander Doug Burns was on a night reconnaissance mission searching for enemy trucks when he was shot down by anti-aircraft fire and taken prisoner during the Vietnam War.

Obama Sees Narrower Terror Threat, Defends Drones

Posted: 05/23/2013 - President Barack Obama sought Thursday to advance the U.S. beyond the unrelenting war effort of the past dozen years, defining a narrower terror threat from smaller networks and homegrown extremists rather than the grandiose plots of Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida.

I-5 Bridge Collapse Caused by Truck Hitting Span

Updated: 9:51 AM - MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) - The Washington State Patrol chief says the Interstate 5 bridge collapse into the Skagit (SKA'-jiht) River at Mount Vernon was caused by an oversize truck.

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Suspect in Port Allen Slaying Arrested in Texas

Posted: 8:35 AM - West Baton Rouge Parish sheriff's deputies say an Addis man accused of fatally shooting a 36-year-old Plaquemine man during an alleged drug deal was arrested Wednesday in Texas.

Officials to Remind Boaters About Zebra Mussels

Posted: 8:08 AM - Wildlife officials are reminding boaters headed to some Texas lakes for the Memorial Day weekend to drain, clean and dry their watercraft to help prevent the spread of zebra mussels.

UT, Texas A&M Systems to Open Joint Library

Posted: 6:49 AM - The University of Texas and Texas A&M University systems will dedicate a new joint library to house about 1 million books culled from the general and reference holdings of the state's top universities.

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