Month: April 2009

A former Texas A&M offensive lineman has a new trial date on aggravated robbery charges. The Brazos County District Attorney’s Office says

Texas A&M will test the enhanced Code Maroon emergency notification system Thursday. Click to hear WTAW’s Chris Clift talk with A&M’s Associate Vice President for Risk and Compliance Charlie Clark: For more information on the [Read More…]

An accident that tied up traffic for more than two hours

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ Texas 18-year-olds wouldn’t be able to buy cigarettes under a bill approved Wednesday by the state Senate. The Senate voted 25-5 to raise the legal age for buying tobacco products to [Read More…]

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ Gov. Rick Perry fired up an anti-tax “tea party” with his stance against the federal government and for state rights. Perry told the crowd Wednesday at Austin City Hall that officials [Read More…]

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ A witness who told lawmakers they “would hear from him” if they didn’t vote for a bill — was removed Wednesday from a hearing in Austin. Clay Laird of Hamilton spoke [Read More…]

HOUSTON (AP) _ A code enforcement official says a building that collapsed, killing one person and injuring two others, was scheduled to have a structural inspection the next day. The Houston Chronicle reports authorities said [Read More…]

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ Some small businesses operators in Texas say the new business tax has been unfairly burdensome. The tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee on Wednesday took up more than one dozen bills [Read More…]

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ Civil libertarians say personal freedom is under attack in Texas. The Texas Senate today passed a bill giving police broader authority to arrest people. The plan would create the new crime [Read More…]

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ A federal judge has ruled that the Texas Youth Commission improperly terminated two longtime employees in the aftermath of the agency’s sexual abuse scandal. The Dallas Morning News reports it’s a [Read More…]