Month: June 2009

Three people, including two Caldwell High School graduates, died early Saturday in a one-vehicle accident in Washington County.

HOUSTON (AP) _ Texas financier R. Allen Stanford could find out Monday if he will be freed on a bond of half a million dollars or stay locked up until his trial. Stanford has been [Read More…]

HOUSTON (AP) _ A Houston couple who awoke to the sounds of gunfire found a man they didn’t know shot to death in their bathroom. Police spokesman Jodi Silva said the couple were asleep when [Read More…]

BASTROP, Texas (AP) _ Investigators are trying to determine the cause of a house fire that killed an elderly couple in Bastrop County. Roger Alvarado with the Bluebonnet Volunteer Fire Department said firefighters were called [Read More…]

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) _ He’s the former Texas Rangers baseball team president who later was appointed as a U.S. ambassador. Many know him as the younger brother of CBS newsman Bob Schieffer. Others remember [Read More…]

DALLAS (AP) _ Texas Baptists have announced an initiative that church leaders hope will help more Hispanics bridge the education gap. About 5,500 churches affiliated with the Baptist General Convention of Texas are being invited [Read More…]

Allegations of First Amendment rights violations made by the American Civil Liberties Union of Texas have elicited a response from the Navasota Independent School District.

Brazos County Commissioners have two special called meetings in the next two days to consider candidates for the Precinct 4 Justice of the Peace position. Click to hear WTAW’s Chace Murphy talk with Brazos County [Read More…]

Triple-digit temperatures mean increased outdoor water usage, which means a bigger strain on the local water supply. But the city of College Station’s Jennifer Nations says the water system is keeping up for now. Click [Read More…]

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas is looking into complaints of religious freedom violations in public schools. The civil rights group Thursday filed an open records request with Navasota Independent [Read More…]