Polygamy Cases Dropped
Last Updated: 4:09 PM 09/04/08 -
Child Protective Services says so far the custody cases for 235 children have been dropped. (Full Story) |
Dogs Die In Houston Animal Control Truck
Last Updated: 5:15 PM 09/03/08 -
The deaths of eight dogs that became overheated in a city animal control truck has some animal welfare activists calling for the animal control officer to be fired. (Full Story) |
Gov. Perry Asked To Halt Execution
Last Updated: 4:42 PM 09/03/08 -
More than 20 ex-judges and prosecutors asked Governor Rick Perry to stop the scheduled execution of Charles Dean Hood. (Full Story) |
Texas Health Employees Unqualified
Last Updated: 5:15 PM 09/03/08 -
A state audit report released today shows most employees at the five agencies of the Texas Health and Human Services Commission don't get required training. (Full Story) |
2 Intruders Shot, 1 Killed, At North Texas Home
Last Updated: 10:02 AM 09/03/08 -
Police say a homeowner wrested a shotgun from an intruder and shot him and a fellow intruder in his suburban Fort Worth home.
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State Rep.'s Worker Suspected In Fatal Beating
Last Updated: 12:14 PM 09/02/08 -
Authorities say a ranch worker hired by a Texas lawmaker is a suspected illegal immigrant now wanted in the fatal beating of a young Hispanic man. (Full Story) |
Small South Texas Town Dreams Big
Last Updated: 12:10 PM 09/02/08 -
Fresh off his electoral victory in May, Granjeno Mayor Vicente Garza Jr. has embarked on a quixotic project.
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Teen Convicted Of Mother's Death Seeks New Trial
Last Updated: 11:59 AM 09/02/08 -
A South Texas teen convicted of killing his mother is seeking a new trial on the grounds some witnesses contradicted their official police statements. (Full Story) |
Caldwell Police Cruiser Accident
Last Updated: 10:02 AM 09/03/08 -
A 19-year-old was upgraded to fair condition Tuesday after being hit by a Caldwell police cruiser. (Full Story) |
President Will Skip GOP Convention Due to Gustav
Last Updated: 6:16 PM 08/31/08 -
President Bush will skip the Republican National Convention on Monday and travel instead to Texas to meet with emergency workers and people who evacuated the Gulf Coast as Hurricane Gustav bore down. (Full Story) |
Perry: Texas Should Brace for 45,000 Evacuees
Last Updated: 12:55 AM 08/31/08 -
Residents in counties ravaged by Hurricane Rita three years ago began leaving Saturday as Gustav strengthened into a powerful Category 4 storm. (Full Story) |
Central Texas Family Killed Walking Along Interstate
Last Updated: 10:26 PM 08/30/08 -
The four victims were pronounced dead at the scene Thursday night after the SUV crested a hill and struck the four just after 10 p.m. as they walked in the middle of the frontage road. (Full Story) |
Judge Wants Indictments Against Victoria Officials Spelled Out Or Will Drop Charges
Last Updated: 1:16 PM 08/28/08 -
A district judge's ruling calls for District Attorney Stephen Tyler to clarify the alleged wrongdoings of Victoria's mayor, police chief, former city attorney and a police lieutenant or the majority of the charges against them will be dropped. (Full Story) |
Gas Explosion Rocks Portion of Central Texas
Last Updated: 1:08 PM 08/28/08 -
Flames flashed 400 feet into the air Thursday but no injuries were reported when a natural gas plant exploded near the Central Texas town of Stairtown. (Full Story) |
Nearly 3 Tons Of Pot Seized In South Texas
Last Updated: 1:05 PM 08/28/08 -
Border Patrol agents say they've seized more than 5,600 pounds of marijuana at a drug packaging operation near the Rio Grande.
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Chet Edwards Speaks At DNC
Last Updated: 12:24 PM 08/28/08 -
From possible v-p candidate to featured speaker at the democratic national convention, it has been a busy week for central texas congressman chet edwards. (Full Story) |
Missing Oil Well Royalties Have A Normangee Family Asking Questions
Last Updated: 11:10 PM 08/27/08 -
Texas is full of oil wells that pump, churn and earn people money. But not all oil heirs see the royalty money that's rightfully theirs. (Full Story) |
TX-TF1 Prepares for Hurricane Gustav
Last Updated: 11:00 PM 08/27/08 -
Texas Task Force 1 (TX-TF1) and its sponsoring agency, the Texas Engineering Extension Service (TEEX), are preparing for the mobilization and deployment of search and rescue assets due to a potential landfall of Hurricane Gustav. (Full Story) |
Harris County Children Found Home Alone
Last Updated: 5:22 PM 08/27/08 -
An emergency custody hearing is expected to be held to determine who will care for four children found alone in 'deplorable' living conditions in Harris County. (Full Story) |
Border Patrol Struggles To Keep Newly Hired Agents
Last Updated: 5:03 PM 08/27/08 -
Law enforcement officers wanted: must work graveyard shifts alone in remote towns along the Mexican border, put in long hours and perform well in triple-digit temperatures.
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Nader Seeks Write-In Status in Texas
Last Updated: 11:13 PM 08/26/08 -
Supporters of presidential candidate Ralph Nader and his running mate filed with Texas officials today for Nader's write-in status in the November election. (Full Story) |
Semi Crashes Into Dallas McDonald's
Last Updated: 11:09 PM 08/26/08 -
Tuesday evening, a semi-truck crashed into a McDonald's at Interstate-20 and Great Southwest Parkway in Grand Prairie. (Full Story) |
Judge Lets Indicted Half-Ton Woman Remain Home
Last Updated: 7:27 PM 08/26/08 -
A nearly half-ton South Texas woman charged in the death of her 2-year-old nephew will await trial at home.
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3 Arrested In 2 School Threats
Last Updated: 7:22 PM 08/26/08 -
Police have arrested three people in separate incidents of threatened violence coinciding with the first day of school.
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Magistrate Orders Woman Held Without Bond
Last Updated: 7:15 PM 08/26/08 -
A 25-year-old mother who federal prosecutors accuse of trying to prostitute her young daughter was ordered held without bond Today in San Antonio. (Full Story) |
Texas Scores Low On SAT's
Last Updated: 5:29 PM 08/26/08 -
SAT scores for the most recent high school graduating class are at the lowest level in nearly a decade. (Full Story) |
13-Year-Old Sentenced To 15 Years In Murder Of Waco Teen Friend
Last Updated: 11:54 AM 08/26/08 -
A 13-year-old boy who admitted stabbing a teenage friend to death earlier this summer received a 15-year sentence today in a plea agreement. (Full Story) |
Inmate Recaptured, Leaving 5 Fugitives At Large
Last Updated: 11:03 AM 08/26/08 -
Authorities have recaptured a third inmate who escaped from the Curry County Jail in Clovis, New Mexico. (Full Story) |
Bryan Police: Alcohol Involved in Fatal Teen Crash
Last Updated: 11:23 PM 08/25/08 -
The Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) report is in for two of the three teens killed in a car crash earlier this month. (Full Story) |
Preventing Tardiness
Last Updated: 7:16 PM 08/24/08 -
This year in San Antonio, the dress code will include an ankle bracelet for students who have skipped school one too many times. (Full Story) |
Alcoa Sets Dates for Employee Layoffs at Rockdale Smelter
Last Updated: 11:39 PM 08/22/08 -
Layoffs for approximately 100 employees will be effective August 31st; layoffs for an additional 60 will be effective September 7th. An additional 140 employees will be notified in the fourth quarter. (Full Story) |
Cell Phone Use Banned In 18 San Antonio School Zones
Last Updated: 4:56 PM 08/22/08 -
Drivers passing through nearly 20 school zones in San Antonio will soon have to stop talking on their cell phones - or at least get a hands-free device. (Full Story) |
Man With Bullet In Head Acquitted Of Charges From Robbery
Last Updated: 4:53 PM 08/22/08 -
A Jefferson County jury acquitted a 19-year-old man today of felony charges from a robbery that left him with a bullet lodged in his forehead. (Full Story) |
Texas Gas Prices Fall To Average $3.55
Last Updated: 4:38 PM 08/21/08 -
The average retail price of gasoline in Texas tumbled 9 cents this week to settle at an average $3.55 per gallon.
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Allen Man Gets 2 Years In Prison Over Fake Postage
Last Updated: 4:28 PM 08/21/08 -
An Allen man must serve two years in federal prison and repay more than $314,000 in a fake postage meter scam.
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Heartland Flyer Ridership Up
Last Updated: 4:25 PM 08/21/08 -
Ridership on Amtrak's service between Oklahoma City and Fort Worth, Texas, continues to rise as gas prices remain high.
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Jenny The Elephant To Stay In Dallas
Last Updated: 6:16 PM 08/20/08 -
Jenny the elephant is staying in Dallas. The Dallas Zoo today announced the five-ton pachyderm will remain at her home of 22 years -- instead of being sent to a wildlife park in Mexico.
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More Sect Members Could Face Charges In Texas Polygamy Case
Last Updated: 5:49 PM 08/20/08 -
Five men from a polygamist sect raided by Texas authorities in April stand accused of sexually assaulting children.
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Floodwaters Close U.S. 83 In Starr County
Last Updated: 4:46 PM 08/18/08 -
Heavy rain today flooded more than 400 homes in Starr County and emergency officials closed U.S. 83. (Full Story) |
Manhole Cover Thefts In Lufkin
Last Updated: 1:45 PM 08/18/08 -
It's an open case - someone has been stealing manhole covers in Lufkin. (Full Story) |
Investigations Find No Wrongs In Police Taser Use
Last Updated: 10:29 AM 08/18/08 -
A Texas newspaper says Houston police fired Taser
stun guns nearly 1,700 times, but the department has found no
wrongdoing - despite investigating about 70 complaints. (Full Story) |
"Hands on a Hardbody" Lawsuit Settled
Last Updated: 7:17 PM 08/17/08 -
An East Texas car dealership has settled a lawsuit filed by the widow of a man who killed himself just after dropping out of the dealership's widely recognized "Hands on a Hardbody" contest. (Full Story) |
Eldorado Kids Could Be Back In Foster Care
Last Updated: 5:19 PM 08/17/08 -
Texas child welfare authorities want eight of the youngsters put back in foster care.
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State Drops Custody Cases for West TX Polygamist Sect
Last Updated: 11:00 PM 08/16/08 -
Texas child welfare authorities have dropped custody cases for 34 children from a polygamist group in West Texas. (Full Story) |
Armed and Educating: TX Town Allows Guns for Teachers
Last Updated: 12:03 AM 08/17/08 -
Later this month when classes start, a tiny Texas school district may be the first in the nation to allow its teachers and staff to carry guns for protection. (Full Story) |
Politicians to Pay for Campaign Rule Breaking?
Last Updated: 8:21 PM 08/16/08 -
The Texas Ethics Commission is considering a recommendation that would make politicians pay fines themselves when they break rules on campaign finance. (Full Story) |
Snake's Alive: Missing Viper Back at Galveston Aquarium
Last Updated: 8:18 PM 08/16/08 -
A venomous snake that's gone missing twice in the last month from its Galveston aquarium has turned up again. (Full Story) |
Unemployment Up in TX, Down in B/CS
Last Updated: 7:07 PM 08/16/08 -
Officials say the Texas unemployment rate rose slightly to 4.7 percent in July as the state begins to feel the effects of the national economic slowdown. (Full Story) |
GOP Leaders Remember 'Super Chick' Anne Armstrong
Last Updated: 11:15 PM 08/15/08 -
Some of the most influential faces in politics sat side by side in Rudder Auditorium Friday to honor a Texas trailblazer. (Full Story) |
Man Denies Allegations Of East Texas Swingers Club
Last Updated: 4:06 PM 08/15/08 -
An East Texan accused of helping run swinger parties that forced children to have sex took the stand today -- to deny the charges.
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