Articles by Bill Oliver

BUDA, Texas (AP) _ The family of a soldier who lost his dog tags in Italy after being wounded during World War II says they

COCKRELL HILL, Texas (AP) _ Officials say three people died in a Cockrell Hill apartment fire. Fire Marshal Robert de los Santos says investigators are still looking for the cause of Saturday’s fire in the [Read More…]

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ Two men are dead after a shooting outside a Travis County strip club. Sheriff’s spokesman Roger Wade says deputies were called to the Pink Monkey Cabaret about early Monday morning and [Read More…]

The American Legion honored those who died in service to their country Memorial Day morning at the Earl Graham Post 159 in Bryan. Former WASP Catherine Cheatham, was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal for her [Read More…]

The 1000th American serviceman killed in Afghanistan hailed from Texas. Family members told the Associated Press (AP)

GRANBURY, Texas (AP) _ One person was killed and another received minor injuries when a plane they were in crashed near Granbury. The aircraft crashed Friday in a neighborhood about a mile north of a [Read More…]

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ Lawyers for Ector County schools and the University Interscholastic League won’t release documents that might show how a 22-year-old Haitian immigrant fooled high school coaches and administrators into thinking he was [Read More…]

WASHINGTON (AP) _ A spokesman for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ Texas leaders today asked state agencies to trim their upcoming budget requests by 10 percent in anticipation of a shortfall that could reach $18 billion. The request to lower future state [Read More…]