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Pelosi Says Texas, Four Other States Will Lift House Democrats
Last Updated: 9:10 PM 02/10/12 - House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi predicts that five large states will put Democrats in striking distance of gaining control of the House after the November elections.
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Judges: Texas Should Work to Keep Primary in April
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Last Updated: 8:21 PM 02/10/12 - A three-judge federal panel wants the Texas primaries to remain in April and is ordering that the state continue negotiating with minority rights groups over voting maps. (Full Story)
Border Crossing System Trims Wait Times
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Last Updated: 1:05 PM 02/10/12 - Federal officials say a pilot program designed to make it quicker for pedestrians to enter the U.S. from Mexico has reduced wait times by 26 percent at a West Texas crossing. (Full Story)
Two Texas Abortion Clinics Fined for Fetus Disposal
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Last Updated: 12:44 PM 02/10/12 - Texas environmental officials have fined two women's health clinics and an Illinois waste disposal company they contracted for improperly disposing of fetuses in a landfill. (Full Story)
Richardson indicted For Firing Shots Into A Crowd
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Last Updated: 1:39 PM 02/10/12 - Brandon Keith Richardson was indicted on a first-degree felony charge of murder for the death of Brice Bennett. (Full Story)
Austin Hasten Charged With Three Third-Degree Felonies
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Last Updated: 8:39 PM 02/10/12 - Hasten was indicted on charges of assault of a public servant, intoxicated assault with a vehicle and an accident involving severe bodily injury or death.
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Appeals Court Denies Rehearing On Sonogram Rule
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Last Updated: 10:34 AM 02/10/12 - A federal appeals court has denied a request to reconsider a lawsuit challenging a Texas law that requires doctors to perform a sonogram before an abortion. (Full Story)
Police Probe Noose Found Near Black Student's Car
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Last Updated: 10:23 AM 02/10/12 - A noose and menacing note allegedly found next to a black student's car at a Texas high school has launched a police investigation. (Full Story)
Dallas Police Detective Retires After Probe
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Last Updated: 10:03 AM 02/10/12 - A Dallas police detective has retired after an investigation found he improperly kept thousands of family violence case files in his home and had more than 500 instances of suspects hurting victims again. (Full Story)
Hearing May Determine If Ex-DA Faces Investigation
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Last Updated: 10:52 AM 02/10/12 - A judge holds a hearing on whether an ex-prosecutor should face a formal investigation of allegations that he hid evidence and wrongfully sent a man to prison for nearly 25 years. (Full Story)
East Texas Woman Faces Life For Sex With Boy, 13
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Last Updated: 9:07 AM 02/10/12 - A Southeast Texas woman who exchanged hundreds of calls and text messages with a 13-year-old boy faces up to life in prison for having sex with him. (Full Story)
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