Month: August 2010

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (AP) _ Interviews and records reviewed by The Associated Press reveal that officials at Prairie View A&M University were aware of a problem with hazing by student organizations long before the death [Read More…]

BEDFORD, Texas (AP) _ A Texas church school accepted then rejected a 4-year-old girl after learning her parents are homosexual. The Rev. Randall Foster with St. Vincent’s Cathedral School in Bedford, between Dallas and Fort [Read More…]

LUFKIN, Texas (AP) _ An autopsy has been ordered on a 4-month-old girl found dead in a hot SUV in downtown Lufkin. Detective J.B. Smith says the girl apparently was left in the SUV for [Read More…]

DALLAS (AP) _ Fans of some deep-fried food at this year’s State Fair of Texas must flash an ID to prove they’re legally old enough to eat the alcohol-laced goodies. Fair officials in Dallas on [Read More…]

PARIS (AP) _ Marcel Albert, a World War II flying ace hailed as a hero of the French “Normandie-Niemen” squadron based in the Soviet Union, has died in south Texas. He was 92. A statement [Read More…]

HOUSTON (AP) _ Houston police say a man who was dating a woman in 1984 has been charged with killing her and the couple’s infant daughter. Police on Wednesday announced the arrest of 56-year-old Charles [Read More…]

VINEYARD HAVEN, Mass. (AP) _ President Barack Obama will address the nation from the Oval Office and also visit troops at Fort Bliss in Texas on Tuesday to mark the end of U.S. combat operations [Read More…]

NEW BOSTON, Texas (AP) _ A financial adviser from the Dallas area has pleaded guilty to 59 felony counts related to mishandling of retirement funds of dozens of workers at community colleges. Sentencing is next [Read More…]

The City of College Station expects to be in the black after bringing a national softball tournament to the area. An application will be made to the Texas Comptrollers office for reimbursement of over $291,000 [Read More…]