Infomaniacs
Month: September 2010
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CS Council Discusses Local Ban on Text/Cell Use While Driving
Texting while driving will remain legal in College Station where allowed outside of school zones. But the City Council wants the practice to stop. Councilman Dennis Maloney was among those calling for state and/or federal [Read More…]
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Bryan Bar Owner Arrested
Mixing miscommunication and alcohol landed the owner of a Bryan bar in jail. Police were called to the Flying “W” by Coulter Airfield Wednesday night. Officer Jon Agnew says the bar owner went across the [Read More…]
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A&M Regents Hear Legislative Strategy
One of the first subjects at Thursday’s quarterly meeting of the Texas A&M University System Board of Regents was preparing for next year’s legislature. Reductions in state funding wasn’t lost by an A&M Corps of Cadets [Read More…]
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Boyfriend Gets Life in Child’s Death
HOUSTON (AP) _ A jury has sentenced a Houston-area man to life in prison without parole for raping his girlfriend’s 4-year-old daughter shortly before the girl died last year. Harris County District Attorney Patricia Lykos [Read More…]
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Tease Up the Beehive; State Fair Opens
DALLAS (AP) _ Get ready for some fun — the State Fair of Texas opens Friday in Dallas. It’s the largest state fair in the nation — with nonstop performers, more than 70 amusement rides, [Read More…]
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Brazos County Republican Party to Hold Political Rally
If Vice President Joe Biden isn’t your cup of tea, there might be a political rally for you this weekend. Wise Up! Rise Up! Conservative Victory Rally is Saturday at the Wolf Pen Creek Amphitheater. [Read More…]
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Despite National Drop, Texas Gas Prices Steady
IRVING, Texas (AP) _ The average price of gasoline in Texas is holding steady at $2.57 this week. The weekly AAA Texas price survey released Thursday said the national average dropped 2 cents to $2.71, [Read More…]
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Perry Addresses Editorial Writers at Convention
DALLAS (AP) _ Republican Gov. Rick Perry isn’t meeting with newspaper editorial boards as he campaigns for re-election, but he did speak at a meeting of editorial writers. Perry on Thursday addressed the National Conference [Read More…]