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Dallas To Spray Some Areas For West Nile Virus
Posted 8:10 AM 6/18/2013
DALLAS - Health authorities in North Texas will begin spraying for West Nile virus after detecting a significant increase in the type of mosquito that primarily carries the virus.The city of Dallas will spray from trucks through early Wednesday morning. Neighborhoods being targeted (More)
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2 Paramedics, Baby Hurt In Houston Ambulance Wreck
Posted 8:06 AM 6/18/2013
HOUSTON - Houston police have arrested a suspected drunken driver after his SUV allegedly ran a red light, hit an ambulance and knocked the emergency vehicle on its side.Houston police say the wreck early Tuesday left two paramedics who were in the ambulance and a baby boy in the SUV (More)
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Recovery Continues In Eagle Pass After Flooding
Posted 7:58 AM 6/18/2013
EAGLE PASS - More areas that flooded in a South Texas border county have reopened after weekend storms dumped 17 inches of rain on Eagle Pass.Maverick County and Eagle Pass leaders on Monday night announced a major highway - Thompson Road - has been cleared, inspected and reopened. (More)
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Some Eagle Pass Shelters Close After Flooding
Posted 7:55 AM 6/17/2013
EAGLE PASS - More than a foot of rain dumped in South Texas forced evacuations in Maverick County but the weather has eased and some shelters closed.Emergency officials say the county received 17 inches of rain in a 24-hour period since Friday. Some families in Eagle Pass who (More)
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4 Dead In Fatal San Antonio Crash
Posted 7:52 AM 6/17/2013
SAN ANTONIO - Four people are dead after a fatal San Antonio crash in which their vehicle was struck by a driver fleeing police.The Sunday evening crash occurred after two drivers confronting each other at an intersection. One driver had a handgun and appeared to threaten the other (More)
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Man Who Killed Ex-Girlfriend Shot Dead
Posted 7:49 AM 6/17/2013
ROUND ROCK - Austin-area police say an officer fatally shot a man who allegedly killed his ex-girlfriend, then refused to stand down when confronted by authorities.Police in Round Rock say they were called to a disturbance Sunday after 5 p.m. Neighbors called 911 after the man had (More)
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Plea reached in cartel informant's shooting death
Posted 5:17 PM 6/15/2013
EL PASO, Texas -- An ex-federal informant and Mexican drug cartel member has pleaded guilty to murder as part of an agreement with prosecutors for the slaying of a fellow cartel member and fellow informant. The El Paso Times reports that Ruben Rodriguez-Dorado has been sentenced to (More)
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Ex-West Texas jailers sentenced in bribery scheme
Posted 5:15 PM 6/15/2013
ODESSA, Texas -- Seven ex-jail guards from West Texas have been sentenced to federal prison for taking bribes from prisoners. An eighth former guard received three years of probation. The formers jailers were arrested and indicted in January. They all worked for Community (More)
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Gov. Perry Signs 'Merry Christmas' Bill Into Law
Posted 4:01 PM 6/14/2013 by Associated Press
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Surrounded by sleigh bell-ringing Santa Claus impersonators, Gov. Rick Perry on Thursday signed a law protecting Christmas and other holiday celebrations in Texas public schools from legal challenges - but also stressed that freedom of religion is not the same thing as (More)
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Judge Bans Fort Hood Suspect's Defense Strategy
Posted 2:34 PM 6/14/2013 by Associated Press
FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) - A military judge will not allow an Army psychiatrist to tell jurors that he shot Fort Hood soldiers to protect Taliban leaders in Afghanistan. The judge said Friday that Maj. Nidal Hasan's "defense of others" strategy fails as a matter of law. Col. (More)
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Texas Senate Expected To Approve Voter Maps
Posted 8:09 AM 6/14/2013
AUSTIN - The Texas Senate is scheduled to vote on the state's political maps and a new sentence for 17-year-olds convicted of capital murder.Gov. Rick Perry called the Legislature into special session last month to make permanent a temporary redistricting plan drawn last year by a (More)
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Arlington Officer Charged In Steroids Ring Fired
Posted 8:07 AM 6/14/2013
ARLINGTON - A North Texas police officer accused of protecting an alleged drug dealer and helping sell anabolic steroids to department personnel has been fired.Arlington police Chief Will Johnson on Thursday afternoon announced the firing of Officer Thomas Kantzos. He'd been with the (More)
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