Month: January 2012

HOUSTON (AP) _ A Houston teenager accused of shooting a classmate in the leg says he was defending himself from a group of boys who have been bullying him when he fired a handgun at [Read More…]

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ A nonprofit foundation has donated $500,000 to help out the financially strapped Texas state parks system, which faces a $4.6 million revenue shortfall this year. A statement issued Wednesday by the [Read More…]

LONDON (AP) _ Global intelligence analysis firm Stratfor has relaunched its website after hackers brought down its servers and stole thousands of credit card numbers and other personal information belonging to its customers. Chief Executive [Read More…]

EL PASO, Texas (AP) _ Defense Secretary Leon Panetta will address a “town hall” meeting of about 500 soldiers of the 1st Armored Division and family members at Fort Bliss. Panetta will appear Thursday afternoon [Read More…]

ANGLETON, Texas (AP) _ Authorities have arrested 10 current and two former students of a Southeast Texas high school on drug charges after a four-month investigation in which an undercover officer posed as a fellow [Read More…]

UNDATED (AP) _ A firm that tracks foreclosures says they were down 34 percent last year, but are likely to bump up this year. RealtyTrac says the reason for the drop was procedural delays that [Read More…]