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DPS: Turn Around, Don't Drown
Last Updated: 12:25 PM 11/21/09 - The National Weather Service and the Texas Division of Emergency Management are urging people to learn the dangers of driving into flooded roadways.
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Texans Can Check Web Site for Swine Flu Vaccine
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Last Updated: 7:59 PM 11/20/09 - The Texas health department is making a flu vaccine locator available on its Web site to help people find the vaccines for both seasonal flu and swine flu.
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First Hearing for Accused Ft. Hood Gunman Saturday
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Last Updated: 3:48 PM 11/20/09 - Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, the Fort Hood psychiatrist charged in the shooting rampage on Nov. 5 at Fort Hood, will have his first court hearing in his hospital room on Saturday, according to his attorney, John Galligan. (Full Story)
Texas Unemployment Edges Up - Down for B-CS
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Last Updated: 2:41 PM 11/20/09 - The Texas seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose slightly to 8.3 percent in October, up from 8.2 percent a month ago, and continued to trend well below the U.S. seasonally adjusted unemployment rate of 10.2 percent. (Full Story)
Op Ed: Sen. Ogden Praises Texas Transportation Award
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Last Updated: 1:56 PM 11/20/09 - November 20, 2009) - The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) recently recieved a National Roadway Safety Award for its Safety Bond Program. State Senator Steve Ogden was among the Texas delegation that accepted the award. (Full Story)
Gates Announces Fort Hood Shooting Investigation
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Last Updated: 1:07 PM 11/19/09 - Defense Secretary Robert Gates is putting former Army Secretary Togo West and former Navy chief Vernon Clark in charge of a broad Pentagon review of the circumstances surrounding the Fort Hood shootings. (Full Story)
Texas Specialty License Plates On Sale Thursday
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Want to customize your ride? An updated selection of personalized license plates is now available for purchase online. (Full Story)
Gov. Perry Could Decide Condemned Killer's Fate
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Robert Lee Thompson, 34, was not the triggerman but got the death penalty for a fatal shooting 13 years ago; the actual shooter was tried separately and got life in prison. (Full Story)
Palin Book Tour To Include Central Texas Stop
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Last Updated: 1:41 PM 11/18/09 - Sarah Palin’s national book tour will include a stop next month at Fort Hood, but the event has not been announced or included on the preliminary list of tour stops, according to a published report. (Full Story)
Texas Ranks 39th On Healthiest States List
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Texas listed at No. 39 in nationally recognized health organization’s annual list of healthiest and unhealthiest states. (Full Story)
Mental Issues Raised as 2nd Texas Inmate of Week Set to Die
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A condemned prisoner who volunteered for execution and in recent weeks changed his mind is hoping a court spares him from a trip to the Texas death chamber. (Full Story)
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