AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ Texas House Speaker Joe Straus says he has about $3 million in campaign cash and has raised more than $650,000 from late February through June. The figures show that he’s given [Read More…]
GALVESTON, Texas (AP) _ The U.S. Coast Guard says a chemical tanker that went aground at the entrance to Galveston Bay has been refloated with no damage to the vessel. Coast Guard Petty Officer Jessica [Read More…]
COPPELL, Texas (AP) _ A Dallas-area mayor blamed for killing her daughter, and then herself, had faced a review of her city-related spending. A memorial service was scheduled Friday for Coppell Mayor Jayne Peters and [Read More…]
SAN ANTONIO (AP) _ A 39-year-old Army veteran who faked being a military hero will remain in custody until a judge in San Antonio decides whether to revoke his probation. Brian Culp, who served two [Read More…]
CROSBY, Texas (AP) _ A tip led animal rescue personnel to about 1,000 dogs, rabbits, hamsters and birds in dirty, cramped conditions in northeast Harris County. Meera Nandlal, with the Society for the Prevention of [Read More…]
MIAMI (AP) _ Federal authorities are conducting the largest Medicare fraud bust ever, with raids in five states leading to the arrests of dozens of suspects. Several doctors and nurses were among those authorities hoped [Read More…]
ROUND ROCK, Texas (AP) _ Computer maker Dell says it’s getting closer to settling investigations by regulators into its accounting and the actions of CEO Michael Dell. Dell Inc. said Friday it has proposed settlements [Read More…]
BEAUMONT, Texas (AP) _ Beaumont police searched for a gunman after a bank robbery in which a customer was wounded by a ricocheting bullet. Police say a branch of Wachovia Bank was robbed at 4:45 [Read More…]
A familiar name has been announced by Texas A&M University as the new Interim Vice President for Administration. Tom Taylor returns to the flagship campus, taking over for Russell Cross, who asked to return to [Read More…]
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ A whistle-blower lawsuit filed by a Texas A&M professor claims he was demoted after questioning the finances for construction of a medical building. The lawsuit filed this week in Austin by [Read More…]
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