Month: May 2010

The 12-member panel responsible for determining the fate of a former Marine, convicted in the slayings of his ex-girlfriend and her brother, adjourned Wednesday night without reaching a decision.

The College Station City Council and Citizens For Wellborn spent two hours over a barbeque lunch venting some frustrations and generating some emotions. At the end of Thursday’s first-time gathering the city council agreed to [Read More…]

A correction to our story about next year’s parking fees at the Texas A&M University campus in College Station. June Broughton at A&M Transportation Services says parking fees will stay the same next year for [Read More…]

Bryan ISD has released preliminary results of its 2010 TAKS tests. Superintendent Mike Cargill says he’s pleased with the numbers, especially in math and science around the district and students in BISD middle and high [Read More…]

WASHINGTON (AP) _ The CEOs of United and Continental airlines are telling Congress their merger will be good for consumers, airline employees and the small communities that rely on them for service. United’s Glenn Tilton [Read More…]

ROBERT, La. (AP) _ BP says it has resumed pumping heavy drilling mud into a gushing well in the Gulf of Mexico in a bid to stop the flow of oil. The operation, known as [Read More…]

DALLAS (AP) _ A spokesman says the Army has a new procedure for checking the backgrounds of enlistees who claim prior military service. Army recruiting spokesman Douglas Smith told The Associated Press on Thursday that [Read More…]

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ Independent monitors have turned up more problems at a long-criticized institution for the mentally disabled in Texas. A report examining conditions at the Lubbock State Supported Living Center found the facility [Read More…]

IRVING, Texas (AP) _ Retail gasoline prices continue to drop across Texas going into the Memorial Day weekend and the start of the summer vacation season. The weekly AAA Texas survey released Thursday shows the [Read More…]