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  Houston Woman Uses Children To Steal Puppy

  Posted 7:21 AM 5/21/2012

  HOUSTON (AP) - A Houston woman used her two small children to help in the theft of an expensive puppy from a Houston pet store. A surveillance video shows the woman and two kids, accompanied by two men, ask to see a $3000 English bulldog puppy. And while the children are petting the (More)

  
  

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  Former Priest Convicted of Solicitation of Capital Murder

  

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  Posted 9:52 PM 5/17/2012

  DALLAS - A jury is deliberating the punishment for a former Catholic Priest convicted of trying to hire someone to kill the man who accused him of abuse in 2008. 

  John Fiala was found guilty of solicitation of capital murder. The alleged victim was 16 and Fiala was the Priest of a rural West Texas Parish.

  He faces up to life in prison.

  As you may recall, Fiala was a member of a religious order that served Rockport.

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  Ex-Houston Cop Not Guilty in Teen Suspect Beating

  Posted 1:46 PM 5/16/2012 by Associated Press

  HOUSTON (AP) - A former Houston police officer was found not guilty Wednesday of official oppression in the videotaped beating of a 15-year-old burglary suspect, prompting an outraged response from black community leaders who called the verdict an injustice. Andrew Blomberg, 29, was (More)

  
  

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  Inactive Missile Drops from Fort Hood Chopper

  Posted 1:13 PM 5/16/2012 by Associated Press

  KILLEEN, Texas (AP) - A 6-foot-long inactive training missile accidentally fell from a military helicopter into field near Fort Hood, implanting itself in the ground and causing the brief evacuation of nearby homes but not harming anyone, officials said. About 100 homes in a nearby (More)

  
  

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  Two Injured in Explosion at Nixon Fracking Site

  Posted 10:29 AM 5/16/2012

  NIXON, Texas (AP) - Emergency officials say a fiery explosion at an energy company site in South Texas has left two workers with burns. The Gonzales County Sheriff's Office says the explosion happened early Wednesday at a Vann Energy location near Nixon. A sheriff's (More)

  
  

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  Growing Gorge Threatens Texas Homes

  

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  Posted 1:00 PM 5/15/2012

  RICHMOND, Texas - Residents in one Texas neighborhood are worried as a large gorge, big enough to swallow a home, continues to grow. Homeowners in Richmond have dubbed the large ditch the "Fort Bend County Grand Canyon." "Look at this. This is, like, unbelievable," said (More) • Video (1)

  
  

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  El Paso Deputy Charged In Fatal Hit And Run

  Posted 7:14 AM 5/15/2012

  EL PASO, Texas (AP) - A veteran West Texas law officer has quit after being accused in a deadly hit-and-run traffic accident while off duty. Officials say Raymundo Carranza had been an El Paso County Sheriff's deputy for 17 years. Carranza resigned Monday as he faces a charge of (More)

  
  

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  Bishop Man Sentenced to 12 Years on Federal Drug Charges

  Posted 3:55 PM 5/14/2012

  BROWNSVILLE - A former reserve officer for the Nueces County Constables Office was sentenced to 12 years and 7 months in federal prison today on drug charges.

  Mercedes Perez, 54, of Bishop was convicted of conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute cocaine and heroin, as well as (More)

  
  

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  Three Shot at Bachman Lake in Dallas

  Posted 12:05 PM 5/14/2012

  DALLAS (AP) - Dallas police say a man died and two women were wounded by a gunman who fled after the shootings near a lake. Police on Monday searched for the suspect and tried to determine what sparked the attack. Investigators say the shootings happened Sunday night in a (More)

  
  

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  Reporter Alleges Firing Over Stripper Work

  Posted 7:59 AM 5/11/2012

  HOUSTON - A former Houston Chronicle reporter announced Thursday she has filed a federal gender discrimination complaint alleging she was fired because she failed to disclose she also had worked as an exotic dancer.Sarah Tressler, 30, alleges she was fired by the newspaper in March (More)

  
  

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  Baby, 58 Dogs Rescued From Filthy North Texas Home

  Posted 7:51 AM 5/11/2012

  SPRINGTOWN - Authorities responding to a tip from a concerned citizen found 58 dogs living in filth without food and water - and a baby in a crib surrounded by the animals' waste.The situation was found at a house near Springtown, almost 30 miles northwest of Fort Worth. (More)

  
  

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  Marijuana Seized From Candles Shipment

  Posted 7:48 AM 5/11/2012

  EL PASO - A legitimate load meant for lighting up has yielded nearly a ton of marijuana at a West Texas border checkpoint.Customs and Border Protection officers in El Paso say $1.4 million worth of marijuana was discovered in load of candles from Mexico.Officers at the (More)