Month: April 2010

Issues surrounding carrying concealed guns on college campuses in Texas are coming to a head at A&M this week. Students who are part of the group, Texas A&M Students for Concealed Carry on Campus, display [Read More…]

With unemployment

A new organization has moved to the area. Lutheran Social Services of the South, a non profit organization dedicating to providing services for foster children, is holding an informational session Thursday. Click to hear WTAW’s [Read More…]

DALLAS (AP) _ A federal grand jury has indicted a 52-year-old east Texas man, accusing him of allegedly possessing a pipe bomb unlawfully. Larry Gene North of Henderson is held in the Smith County Jail [Read More…]

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ A new state incentive for Texans to buy energy-efficient appliances didn’t last long — less than a day. The state began accepting rebate reservations Wednesday for the Texas Trade Up Appliance [Read More…]

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ State sales tax collections were down 7.8 percent in March, compared with the same month a year ago. Texas Comptroller Susan Combs said Wednesday that the state collected $1.46 billion in [Read More…]

WACO, Texas (AP) _ A man allegedly shot by Billy Joe Shaver outside a Waco-area bar in 2007 has testified in the aggravated assault trial of the Texas country singer-songwriter. Shaver’s accused of shooting Billy [Read More…]

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ Texas has nearly wiped out a backlog of concealed handgun permit applications. Department of Public Safety officials said Wednesday only 34 applications are considered late _ down from about 8,300 in [Read More…]

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ Lotto Texas is on a record losing streak for players after 48 drawings and nobody winning the top prize. The estimated jackpot Wednesday night was $72 million. No tickets matched all [Read More…]