Weather likely played a part in a one-vehicle crash Thursday that killed a Burleson County man. Authorities say Edwin Moravec was southbound on Texas 36 near Lyons when he lost control of his pickup and crashed into a storm drain. Moravec, 84, was pronounced dead at Burleson-St. Joseph in Caldwell. He was wearing his seat [...]
NEW YORK (AP) _ Susan G. Komen for the Cure, the renowned breast-cancer charity, is facing an escalating backlash over its decision to halt breast-screening grants to Planned Parenthood. Some of Komen’s local affiliates are openly troubled, and at least one top official has quit, reportedly in protest. Dallas-based Komen has been deluged with negative [...]
FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) _ A military judge has delayed the murder trial for the Army psychiatrist charged in the Fort Hood shooting rampage until June. Attorneys for Maj. Nidal Hasan argued Thursday they didn’t have all the evidence they needed to be ready for the March trial. Prosecutors insisted they didn’t need more time, [...]
HOUSTON (AP) _ The first major metropolitan area in Texas is emerging from the state’s historic drought. The U.S. Drought Monitor’s weekly map posted Thursday classifies the Dallas-Fort Worth area as being not in drought for the first time since July. Texas has been in the grips of the most severe one-year drought in state [...]
DALLAS (AP) _ A Dallas teenager deported to South America under a false name never expressed concern during jailhouse phone calls that she was misidentified as an illegal Colombian immigrant. In a recent television interview, 15-year-old Jakadrien Turner said she tried repeatedly to convince Houston police she had lied when she initially identified herself to [...]
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ Houston trial lawyer Jason Gibson has dropped out of the Democratic primary race for the U.S. Senate. In a statement released Thursday, Gibson says he is endorsing former state Rep. Paul Sadler for the Democratic nomination. Gibson said he is a strong supporter of organized labor and did not want to [...]
HOUSTON (AP) _ Retail gasoline prices have jumped 13 cents across Texas. AAA-Texas on Thursday reported the average price at the pump statewide was $3.38 per gallon. The association says nationwide gasoline prices increased 7 cents, to settle at an average $3.45. Texarkana and Dallas have the most expensive gasoline statewide, at $3.40 a gallon. [...]
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ A close friend of Gov. Rick Perry’s who was fired as a Texas A&M University System executive after brandishing a pocket knife has a new job: assistant director of the Texas Department of Public Safety. The Austin American-Statesman reports Jay Kimbrough is the new second-in-command at the DPS. Director Steve McCraw [...]
FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) _ A military judge on Thursday could decide whether to delay the murder trial for the Army psychiatrist charged in the Fort Hood shooting rampage. Maj. Nidal Hasan will be back in court at a hearing when his attorneys are expected to tell the judge why they’re seeking the delay. The [...]
