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DPS Steps Up DWI Enforcement for Labor Day

Posted: 4:38 PM AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) will increase DWI patrols from August 19 – September 5, which includes the Labor Day holiday weekend. DPS troopers will focus DWI patrols in high-risk locations at times when alcohol-related crashes are most frequent. The enhanced patrols that target impaired drivers are funded through a grant from the Texas Department of Transportation.

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Texas Jury Awards Nearly $1M to West Nile Victim

Updated: 9:03 AM A Texas jury has awarded nearly $1 million to a Union Pacific worker who sued the railroad giant after claiming he was infected with West Nile virus while on the job.

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Kirby Dendy Named Chief of the Texas Rangers

Posted: 2:24 PM AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) and Texas Public Safety Commission has announced the appointment of Kirby Dendy as assistant director/chief in charge of the Texas Rangers effective September 1, 2012. Dendy had served as second in command of the Texas Rangers since 2011. His promotion follows the retirement of Ranger Chief Hank Whitman.

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Fort Hood Suspect's Trial on Hold Over Beard

Posted: 3:02 PM The trial for an Army psychiatrist charged in the deadly Fort Hood shooting has been put on hold while an appeals court considers his objections to being forcibly shaved.

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Aphid Excrement Blamed for Sticky Glaze

Updated: 11:43 AM An unwanted, sticky glaze showing up in several parts of Texas has been blamed on recent rains and what bugs leave behind.

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Thousands of Dead Fish Litter Galveston Beaches

Updated: 3:47 PM Thousands of dead fish are washing ashore along the Texas coast from the Colorado River to Galveston Island and Parks and Wildlife biologists suspect low oxygen levels off shore may be to blame.

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Texas' Prison Population Down 2,500 Since '11

Posted: 12:00 PM Texas historically has one of America's highest incarceration rates per capita but has slipped to its lowest level since 2008, falling to fourth overall among the 50 states.

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Air Force Relieves Commander Over Sex Scandal

Updated: 11:01 AM The fallout from a sex scandal at Lackland Air Force Base widened Friday, when the military ousted the top commander over the basic training unit where investigators say dozens of female recruits were sexually assaulted or harassed by their male instructors.

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AWOL Soldier Gets Life Term for Fort Hood Plot

Updated: 4:31 PM An AWOL soldier convicted of planning to blow up a restaurant full of Fort Hood troops has been sentenced to life in prison by a federal judge in Texas.

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Texas Gas Prices Up Sharply on Oil, Ethanol Costs

Updated: 4:41 PM The price for gasoline in Texas has jumped sharply, increasing by 13 cents on what analysts say is pressure from oil prices and a drought-driven boost in the cost of ethanol.

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Judge to Sentence AWOL Soldier who Plotted Attack

Updated: 5:13 AM An AWOL soldier convicted of planning a "massive attack" on a restaurant full of Fort Hood soldiers as part of his religious mission is expected to be sentenced Thursday in Texas federal court.

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Terrorism Expert May Testify at Fort Hood Trial

Updated: 5:13 AM A military judge was to decide if a terrorism expert will testify during the trial of the Army psychiatrist charged in the deadly Fort Hood shooting rampage.

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