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HOUSTON (AP) _ The average retail price for a gallon of gasoline jumped a nickel this week across Texas and drew closer to the $2 mark. AAA Texas on Thursday reported the statewide average was [Read More…]

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The Texas House today gave initial approval to a new tax on sexually oriented businesses. Rep. Senfronia Thompson’s proposal would repeal a $5-per-person fee that strip clubs were required to collect [Read More…]

LUFKIN, Texas (AP) _ A nurse who worked eight months at the busiest dialysis clinic in Lufkin is now charged over the deaths of five patients. The turbulent final month on the job for Kimberly [Read More…]

BRIDGEPORT, Texas (AP) _ A Bridgeport police sergeant died Thursday when his patrol car was struck by a fleeing vehicle. City of Bridgeport spokeswoman Amber Fogelman says Sgt. Randy White, 32, died at the scene [Read More…]

CORISCANA, Texas (AP) _ A week after a teen and his grandfather went missing while fishing, the teen’s body has been recovered from Richland Chambers Reservoir in Central Texas. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department says [Read More…]

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ A new going green project in Austin involves people power and balance. The city on Thursday unveiled a bicycle-sharing program for municipal workers who need to travel short distances for meetings [Read More…]

SAN MARCOS, Texas (AP) _ Hot water is flowing again at 14 Texas State University dormitories one week after a steam boiler problem cooled the taps. TSU president Denise Trauth, in a statement Thursday, thanked [Read More…]

The jury was dismissed

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The Texas Senate has adopted the $182.2 billion state budget for 2010-2011. The Senate voted 26-5 Wednesday to adopt the two-year budget, the most important bill lawmakers will consider during the [Read More…]

LUFKIN, Texas (AP) _ A former nurse has been charged with injecting 10 patients with bleach — killing five of them — at a dialysis center in Lufkin. Kimberly Saenz has been indicted by an [Read More…]