Month: May 2012

FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) _ Federal lawmakers have proposed making the victims of the 2009 Fort Hood shooting rampage eligible for the Purple Heart. A bill introduced in Congress would remove the distinction between international [Read More…]

SAN ANTONIO (AP) _ A university report says a South Texas oil and gas bonanza supported nearly 48,000 jobs last year while creating overnight boom towns cashing in on a $25 billion economic windfall. The [Read More…]

RICHLAND HILLS, Texas (AP) _ A suburban North Texas couple is under investigation after an 8-year-old second-grader brought a loaded handgun to school. A police statement says the boy tried to put the gun on [Read More…]

HOUSTON (AP) _ Defense attorneys for an ex-officer accused of taking part in the videotaped beating of a 15-year-old burglary suspect are asking a judge to hold Houston’s police chief in contempt of court for [Read More…]

RICHMOND, Texas (AP) _ Deputies say a woman accused of snatching a 9-year-old Houston-area boy allegedly had an affair with his father and was upset that the relationship ended. The Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office [Read More…]

HOUSTON (AP) _ Houston leaders have announced $151 million in federal funds will be used to fix years-old housing damage from Hurricane Ike. The September 2008 hurricane devastated Galveston and also spread storm-related damage north [Read More…]