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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Texas Guardian.com http://www.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/10/id/42acbe017a594c30/ en-us Sun, 05 Jul 2009 23:49:20 -0400 Sun, 05 Jul 2009 23:49:20 -0400 30 Washington, July 5 : It's not communication overload but peer behaviour that determines whether people use their laptops or smart phones during a meeting, say researchers at The University of Texas at Austin. http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/515283/cs/1/ Sun, 05 Jul 2009 00:30:10 -0400 Texas Guardian.com http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/515283/cs/1/ The limb of a cypress tree crashed into the San Antonio River Sunday afternoon in front of Joe’s Crab Shack, completely blocking the waterway and giving tourists a surprise splash. “It ki... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25891021/ Sun, 05 Jul 2009 23:27:07 -0400 My San Antonio http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25891021/ Police are searching for two men who robbed a Planet K store on the Northeast Side late Saturday. Two suspects wearing black and with stockings over their faces walked into the store in the 2100 bloc... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25891020/ Sun, 05 Jul 2009 23:27:09 -0400 My San Antonio http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25891020/ The future of Shriners Hospitals for Children in Galveston and five other medical facilities around the nation hung in the balance Sunday as the international organization opened its 135th Imperial Co... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25891023/ Sun, 05 Jul 2009 23:27:02 -0400 My San Antonio http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25891023/ Dr. Stephen V. Sprinkle, associate professor of practical theology at TCU, encourages gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender supporters at Sundance Square Sunday night to make their voices heard in re... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25891027/ Sun, 05 Jul 2009 23:30:57 -0400 Star-Telegram http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25891027/ In March of 1943, with Hitler's troops devouring Europe, Noe Salinas was a teenage plumber's helper making 25 cents an hour to support his grandparents in Corpus Christi. And all his buddies were head... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25891024/ Sun, 05 Jul 2009 23:27:00 -0400 My San Antonio http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25891024/ Authorities in Rusk County are investigating the death of a 19-year-old man whose body was found Saturday near his home east of Henderson. A sheriff's dispatcher said more information would be releas... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25891029/ Sun, 05 Jul 2009 23:27:34 -0400 Longview News-Journal http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25891029/ AUSTIN — Critics who engineered the recent ouster of State Board of Education Chairman Don McLeroy, in part because of his strong religious beliefs, could end up with someone even more outspoken... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25891018/ Sun, 05 Jul 2009 23:27:14 -0400 My San Antonio http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25891018/ Police arrested a 40-year-old man over the weekend on a stalking charge after a woman claimed he followed her, called her and threatened to kill her, according to an arrest affidavit. Marzouq Sad Abd... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25891017/ Sun, 05 Jul 2009 23:27:13 -0400 My San Antonio http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25891017/ SAN FRANCISCO -- Astros manager Cecil Cooper has repeatedly called his team's quest to reach .500 "climbing the mountain." It's a climb Houston has been making the entire season and one Cooper would l... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25891028/ Sun, 05 Jul 2009 23:02:54 -0400 Houston Astros http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25891028/ Texans tired of big government and taxes rallied on courthouse and Capitol lawns on the Fourth of July, at times interrupting the remarks of Sen. John Cornyn in Austin. http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25891030/ Sun, 05 Jul 2009 23:01:50 -0400 Associated Press http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25891030/ A woman who died Saturday evening after a five-vehicle crash was identified as Lisa McGarity-Hodges, 48, authorities said. The accident occurred on the city’s South Side around 6:30 p.m. on S.W... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25891019/ Sun, 05 Jul 2009 23:27:11 -0400 My San Antonio http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25891019/ AUSTIN — More than a year after the Texas Department of Transportation was labeled an out-of-control agency in need of reining in, lawmakers made their decision: No TxDOT reforms were put into s... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25891022/ Sun, 05 Jul 2009 23:27:04 -0400 My San Antonio http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25891022/ — Corpus Christi Police are asking for help in finding equipment stolen from a police officer on Sunday morning. According to police, an officer had placed his equipment and uniform in his 200... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25890055/ Sun, 05 Jul 2009 22:21:53 -0400 Corpus Christi Caller-Times http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25890055/ — Two men were stabbed early Sunday at a hotel in the 1100 block of Shoreline Boulevard early Sunday. According to police, a 29-year-old man was found with cuts on his head and two cuts on his... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25891025/ Sun, 05 Jul 2009 22:21:51 -0400 Corpus Christi Caller-Times http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25891025/ — A 39-year-old man who died Saturday after being struck by a truck on Friday has been identified as Patrick O’ Neil Hopkins of Alice. Police officials said Hopkins was crossing the 5700... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25891026/ Sun, 05 Jul 2009 22:21:50 -0400 Corpus Christi Caller-Times http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25891026/ DALWORTHINGTON GARDENS — Lynn and Cynthia Remsing have a 7-acre front yard in this small, increasingly affluent Tarrant County city now dotted with $1 million mansions.But theirs is like none ot... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25889522/ Sun, 05 Jul 2009 21:19:10 -0400 Star-Telegram http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25889522/ Charles Leon Barnett Born: Sept. 22, 1932, in Sherman Died: July 2, 2009, in San Antonio Military: Army, 1956–58 Survived By: His wife, Mary Clement Barnett; daughter, Melissa Barnett; son... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25889521/ Sun, 05 Jul 2009 21:15:13 -0400 My San Antonio http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25889521/ ARLINGTON -- Jurickson Profar and Chris Garia joined the Rangers organization on Sunday, but their connection to the Major Leagues began long before that. http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25889145/ Sun, 05 Jul 2009 20:52:45 -0400 Texas Rangers http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25889145/ Dustin Nippert is going to pitch for the Rangers on Tuesday against the Angels. The Rangers are going to pitch Vicente Padilla back to either Wednesday or Thursday while he continues to deal with sore... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25889146/ Sun, 05 Jul 2009 20:52:43 -0400 Texas Rangers http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25889146/ The Colorado Rockies pitcher had to alter vacation plans to the theme park after learning Sunday he'd been selected to the squad. Outfielder Brad Hawpe will also be joining him for the All-Star game J... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25889523/ Sun, 05 Jul 2009 20:51:33 -0400 Associated Press http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25889523/ BEDFORD -- A fire raced through an apartment complex late Saturday afternoon, damaging at least eight apartments and forcing more than 20 residents out of their homes, authorities said Sunday.No injur... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25887879/ Sun, 05 Jul 2009 19:09:54 -0400 Star-Telegram http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25887879/ (07-05) 08:07 PDT Texas City, Texas (AP) -- Authorities in Texas have accused a man of wrapping a 20-foot chain around his teenage son's neck and spraying him in the face with Mace. http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25887512/ Sun, 05 Jul 2009 19:09:21 -0400 San Francisco Chronicle http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25887512/ After getting shut out in the first two games of their series against the Giants, the Astros got another terrific start from ace Roy Oswalt and walloped three home runs to salvage the finale with a 7-... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25887880/ Sun, 05 Jul 2009 18:43:12 -0400 Houston Astros http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25887880/ Pancho Villa's Mexican Restaurant and the San Ann Market are among the few businesses along Pennsylvania Avenue in San Antonio. Across the street is the Lookin' Good Salon. Professional businesses suc... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25887640/ Sun, 05 Jul 2009 18:37:46 -0400 TBO.com http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25887640/ SAN ANTONIO, TX -- A San Antonio man was arrested Sunday in the killings of girlfriend, their 2-year-old daughter and another man, police said. The 26-year-old woman, the toddler, and a male acqua... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25887878/ Sun, 05 Jul 2009 18:30:50 -0400 ABC 13 http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25887878/ SAN FRANCISCO - Miguel Tejada was able to take only a few steps inside the visitor's clubhouse at AT&T Park on Sunday morning before he was met by teammate Hunter Pence, who gave him a congratulatory ... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25886049/ Sun, 05 Jul 2009 16:31:09 -0400 Houston Astros http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25886049/ NASA satellite images could soon give information to nut growers about their orchard's health, allowing them to stay ahead of plant stress issues, pests and diseases that could affect crop yield and q... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25886050/ Sun, 05 Jul 2009 16:30:04 -0400 Associated Press http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25886050/ BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) -- Hundreds of anxious shoppers watched as city officials used power saws to cut 2-by-4s during Home Depot Inc.'s ribbon-cutting ceremony for its 102,700-square-foot building cente... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25886052/ Sun, 05 Jul 2009 16:30:02 -0400 Associated Press http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25886052/ July 5, 2009 · Tens of thousands of people gathered at hundreds of rallies across the country on Saturday to celebrate Independence Day, but also to protest federal government spending and taxe... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25884104/ Sun, 05 Jul 2009 14:45:06 -0400 NPR http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25884104/ ARLINGTON -- Second baseman Ian Kinsler is one of five candidates to make the American League All-Star team by way of the Sprint Final Vote competition. http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25884038/ Sun, 05 Jul 2009 14:22:23 -0400 Texas Rangers http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25884038/ ARLINGTON -- Despite missing more than half of his team's games because of injuries, Rangers outfielder Josh Hamilton has been selected to the American League starting lineup for the All-Star Game. http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25884039/ Sun, 05 Jul 2009 14:22:21 -0400 Texas Rangers http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25884039/ NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- The shooting death of former NFL quarterback Steve McNair raised questions Sunday about his relationship with the 20-year-old woman whose body was found alongside him in his d... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25884463/ Sun, 05 Jul 2009 14:21:12 -0400 Associated Press http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25884463/ ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) -- The Dallas Cowboys' new $1.15 billion stadium would probably be off-limits for underground drilling under the team's contract with the city of Arlington. http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25884464/ Sun, 05 Jul 2009 14:21:11 -0400 Associated Press http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25884464/ States that allow debt collectors to seize consumers' wages have sharply higher bankruptcy rates than neighboring states that prohibit or strictly limit the practice, an Associated Press analysis has ... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25884465/ Sun, 05 Jul 2009 14:21:10 -0400 Associated Press http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25884465/ Denton County Sheriff's investigators believe the cab driver was robbed and then killed after picking up two men near a bus station in Dallas who wanted to go to Wichita Falls. Freedom Cab Co. said th... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25882943/ Sun, 05 Jul 2009 12:16:26 -0400 Associated Press http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25882943/ McALLEN, TX -- This week jurors in Corpus Christi are expected to watch the graphic abuse of the developmentally disabled on grainy cellphone videos showing the state's most vulnerable wards forced t... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25882939/ Sun, 05 Jul 2009 12:03:46 -0400 ABC 13 http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25882939/ — More than 1.6 million fans registered for tickets to Michael Jackson’s memorial service over the two-day registration period that ended Saturday. Only 11,000 tickets will be given out ... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25882942/ Sun, 05 Jul 2009 11:41:44 -0400 Corpus Christi Caller-Times http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25882942/ — “Cops & Doughnuts” is more than a punchline. It’s now a bakery in Michigan — owned by nine full-time employees of the Clare Police Department. The newly renamed baker... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25880471/ Sun, 05 Jul 2009 09:29:48 -0400 Corpus Christi Caller-Times http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25880471/ — Joey Chestnut chomped down a record 68 hot dogs, capturing his third straight July Fourth hot-dog eating contest at Coney Island, an annual showcase for flamboyant hot dogging contestants eage... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25880088/ Sun, 05 Jul 2009 07:23:10 -0400 Corpus Christi Caller-Times http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25880088/ The Women in Business Alliance and the Cen-Tex African American Chamber of Commerce will present Debbie A. Young, vice president at J.P. Morgan in Dallas, who will speak on the topic of “Financi... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25876977/ Sun, 05 Jul 2009 04:13:09 -0400 Waco Tribune-Herald http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25876977/ WINONA -- More than 500 racers are converging on the East Texas area this week for the 2009 International Kart Federation 4-Cycle Speedway Grand Nationals. http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25876988/ Sun, 05 Jul 2009 03:29:42 -0400 Tyler Morning Telegraph http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25876988/ The fireworks at Hammons Field on Saturday night had little to do with Independence Day. Tim Smith smacked a grand slam and drove in a career-high seven runs, while John Whittleman homered twice and ... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25876921/ Sun, 05 Jul 2009 03:44:36 -0400 Texas Rangers http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25876921/ Harold Teel helps out with the clean-up at the Nueces County Child Advocacy Center. About 100 other members of Fellowship of Oso Creek divided into four groups and ventured into the community to help ... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25877610/ Sun, 05 Jul 2009 03:09:20 -0400 Corpus Christi Caller-Times http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25877610/ LEFT: Joseluis Diaz, 9, Elsa Diaz, 8, and Isaac Sanchez, 7, wave to the floats as they pass by Saturday during the Stars and Stripes Parade on Shoreline Boulevard. About 35 groups took part in the Sta... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25877611/ Sun, 05 Jul 2009 03:09:18 -0400 Corpus Christi Caller-Times http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25877611/ — A year ago, finding late-inning relief often was a roll of the dice for the Hooks. This season, T.J. Burton has provided a dose of stress relief for the Corpus Christi contingent. Burton&#... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25877612/ Sun, 05 Jul 2009 03:09:17 -0400 Corpus Christi Caller-Times http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25877612/ Naturally, my fashion ears perked up when City Council members started dressing down. On Tuesday, Larry Elizondo went for a short-sleeve, plaid number. Normally muted Priscilla Leal was flowy and flor... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25877613/ Sun, 05 Jul 2009 03:09:14 -0400 Corpus Christi Caller-Times http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25877613/ FILE - In this May 11, 2009 file photo, soldiers from the U.S. Army First Battalion, 26th Infantry take defensive positions at firebase Restrepo after receiving fire from Taliban positions in the Kore... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25875943/ Sun, 05 Jul 2009 01:58:27 -0400 Star-Telegram http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25875943/ FORT WORTH — The gay community has long been perceived as quiet and somewhat passive in Fort Worth, where many say they don’t feel comfortable holding hands in Sundance Square.It’s q... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25875944/ Sun, 05 Jul 2009 01:58:26 -0400 Star-Telegram http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25875944/ On the holiday celebrating when American colonists declared their independence with signatures, hundreds of East Texans braved near triple-digit temperatures in Longview and Gilmer to sign petitions c... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25875449/ Sun, 05 Jul 2009 01:55:00 -0400 Longview News-Journal http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25875449/ The fruits of freedom gushed forth from the ground on May 26, 1973, as Waco residents gathered for the dedication of a fountain to commemorate the fight for freedom during the Vietnam War. The Freedo... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25875113/ Sun, 05 Jul 2009 02:02:20 -0400 Waco Tribune-Herald http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25875113/ The July Fourth holiday marks the busiest travel weekend of the summer, and airlines were able to fill their planes by offering great deals earlier this year.Hope you got one, because travel experts s... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25875940/ Sun, 05 Jul 2009 01:58:31 -0400 Star-Telegram http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25875940/ Eric Alva lived and breathed the Marine Corps for 13 years. Then he earned a dubious slice of American history by becoming the first GI injured in the Iraq invasion in 2003. He stepped on a mine three... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25875928/ Sun, 05 Jul 2009 01:54:39 -0400 My San Antonio http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25875928/ A man was hospitalized at Wilford Hall Medical Center with several gunshot wounds early Saturday, a San Antonio Police incident report stated. Police do not have suspects in custody in connection wit... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25875930/ Sun, 05 Jul 2009 01:54:36 -0400 My San Antonio http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25875930/ I'm not indifferent to the talent and legacy of Michael Jackson. “Thriller” was the first music video that truly mesmerized me, especially viewing it for the first time from a war zone in ... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25875931/ Sun, 05 Jul 2009 01:54:29 -0400 My San Antonio http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25875931/ The Metropolitan Planning Organization Bicycle Mobility Advisory Committee will discuss cycling in the city and the county at 6 p.m. on Wednesday in the Community Room of the VIA Metro Center at 1021 ... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25875933/ Sun, 05 Jul 2009 01:54:32 -0400 My San Antonio http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25875933/ measure_popularity=true; mistats.msr = 'DFW|ST'; mistats.cmsid='GUID: | Story: 1469365'; mistats.pagelevel='Story'; mistats.pagename='Story: 1469365|You may need to get out your umbrella'; mistat... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25875941/ Sun, 05 Jul 2009 01:58:30 -0400 Star-Telegram http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25875941/ It might not have the name recognition of the Gilmer Yamboree or the Tyler Rose Festival, but for 37 years, Ore City residents have flocked to their own community homecoming every Fourth of July. "An... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25875945/ Sun, 05 Jul 2009 01:55:01 -0400 Longview News-Journal http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25875945/ The murmurs began almost as soon as Bruce Leslie came to San Antonio in 2006 to lead the Alamo Colleges. Leslie, who formerly ran the Houston Community College system, was going to fashion the Alamo ... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25875926/ Sun, 05 Jul 2009 01:54:41 -0400 My San Antonio http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25875926/ The iconic Sulak’s Cafe in West has closed. Owners Jerry and Sharon Mazanec have decided to move to Junction in the Texas Hill Country where they will serve their fare in Plumley’s Countr... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25874864/ Sun, 05 Jul 2009 02:02:16 -0400 Waco Tribune-Herald http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25874864/ There is no saint named Nolan, but Grilli was granted a special exemption and got to use Nolan. He said his parents would've been surprised if he hadn't done that and they supported him. http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25875378/ Sun, 05 Jul 2009 01:32:31 -0400 Texas Rangers http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25875378/ The Witte Museum is lowering its Monday admission rate to $5. The temporary rate is valid through Labor Day. For more information, call: (210) 357-1900. http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25875929/ Sun, 05 Jul 2009 01:54:35 -0400 My San Antonio http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25875929/ FRISCO, Texas -- Jeff Cunningham scored twice in a 2-minute span of the first half to lead FC Dallas to a 2-1 victory Saturday night that extended the New York Red Bulls' road winless skid to 23 game... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25875021/ Sun, 05 Jul 2009 01:53:22 -0400 The Miami Herald http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25875021/ Nine months pregnant and expecting any moment, Julie Ledford instead rushed her husband to the emergency room at Texas Health Fort Worth hospital with severe abdominal pains a year ago. When Eric Ledf... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25875455/ Sun, 05 Jul 2009 01:58:27 -0400 Star-Telegram http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25875455/ CARTHAGE — The quest for natural gas has been called this century's gold rush, and more area gas companies are getting creative in their extraction techniques. Instead of conventional downward ... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25874958/ Sun, 05 Jul 2009 01:54:58 -0400 Longview News-Journal http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25874958/ — @1-Graphic head:Rockport/Aransas Bay & northward Capt. Don Schultz Start out targeting the spoil islands along the ICW for trout, using live croakers or Norton Sand Eels in the Texas Roach... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25875939/ Sun, 05 Jul 2009 00:58:12 -0400 Corpus Christi Caller-Times http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25875939/ Danika Garcia loved to flip through books and pretend she was reading. The curious 22-month-old usually had a stuffed animal in her hand and a big smile on her face. But everything had changed by the... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25875935/ Sun, 05 Jul 2009 01:54:22 -0400 My San Antonio http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25875935/ — A 24-year-old female was thrown off a jet ski and cut her neck on a tree stump Saturday along the bank of a privately-owned lake in Bluntzer, a Nueces County Sheriff's Office official said. ... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25875937/ Sun, 05 Jul 2009 00:58:15 -0400 Corpus Christi Caller-Times http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25875937/ Only a freshman, Mathisen secured a place in the heart of the Wildcats’ batting order, hitting .407 with five home runs, a team-best 54 RBI and 34 runs scored. Mathisen showed a discerning eye, ... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25875448/ Sun, 05 Jul 2009 00:58:11 -0400 Corpus Christi Caller-Times http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25875448/ It's become a given among mental health professionals that jails are now the largest psychiatric hospitals in the country. In Bexar County, as in others around the nation, roughly one out of four inma... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25875936/ Sun, 05 Jul 2009 01:54:26 -0400 My San Antonio http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25875936/ — It hardly was a wonderful day in the neighborhood for the Hooks. Tulsa’s Mr. Rogers had a lot to do with that. Starter Esmil Rogers tossed seven sharp innings to lead the Drillers to... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25875746/ Sun, 05 Jul 2009 00:58:13 -0400 Corpus Christi Caller-Times http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25875746/ To the next lawyer who finds himself on the opposing side of a divorce case from Waco attorney Dick McCall, here are some words of advice: If he pulls his lucky Baylor University baseball cap low over... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25874863/ Sun, 05 Jul 2009 02:02:17 -0400 Waco Tribune-Herald http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25874863/ — Las Brisas Energy Center officials are watching the national debate on carbon dioxide emissions closely and say proposed legislation would not deter their project. Managing partner Kathleen ... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25875938/ Sun, 05 Jul 2009 00:58:11 -0400 Corpus Christi Caller-Times http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25875938/ July 4th was another sizzler in San Antonio as a record high temperature of 103 was recorded by the National Weather Service. On a day when the normal reading was 94, the mercury hit 103 at 4:41 p.m.... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25875932/ Sun, 05 Jul 2009 01:54:30 -0400 My San Antonio http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25875932/ The San Antonio area observed Independence Day with a variety of gatherings that promoted national and neighborhood pride and gave residents a chance to forget about the 103-degree heat by watching pa... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25875934/ Sun, 05 Jul 2009 01:54:33 -0400 My San Antonio http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25875934/ Three suspects were arrested Saturday in the slaying of a taxi driver whose slashed and burned body was found two days ago by Justin firefighters west of Alliance Airport, a spokesman for the Denton C... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25875942/ Sun, 05 Jul 2009 01:58:29 -0400 Star-Telegram http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25875942/ Markwardt Properties gutted the 64 rooms in this phase, added some insulation, replaced the roof and skylights and changed over to compact fluorescent lighting. Officials await a certificate of occupa... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25874904/ Sun, 05 Jul 2009 00:58:01 -0400 Corpus Christi Caller-Times http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25874904/ Josh Hamilton's expected return to the Rangers' lineup has been pushed back another day. The Oklahoma RedHawks' home game on Saturday night was rained out. Hamilton was expected to lead off and play ... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25874198/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 23:19:10 -0400 Texas Rangers http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25874198/ — Hundreds of butterflies soon will find a new home at the South Texas Botanical Gardens & Nature Center. Botanical gardens officials hope to open the 2,800-square-foot butterfly house in late... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25874572/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 22:44:56 -0400 Corpus Christi Caller-Times http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25874572/ Jim Pair with Mortgage Associates Corpus Christi recently was elected president of the National Association of Mortgage Brokers. “There’s going to be strong reform in the industry,” ... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25874573/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 22:44:54 -0400 Corpus Christi Caller-Times http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25874573/ — There are more than 50,600 adults in Nueces County who don’t have a high school diploma. Del Mar College with the help of CCISD hopes to change that. The role of the college will be ev... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25874571/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 22:44:57 -0400 Corpus Christi Caller-Times http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25874571/ Young provided the big hit an inning later. Taylor Teagarden doubled with one out in the second, and Elvis Andrus and Ian Kinsler both walked. Young laced a double to drive in all three runs. http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25874199/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 23:19:11 -0400 Texas Rangers http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25874199/ — The hands of some juveniles who once held spray paint cans to create graffiti now hold paint brushes to help the city remove it. The Corpus Christi Police Department’s Graffiti Task Fo... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25874570/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 22:44:59 -0400 Corpus Christi Caller-Times http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25874570/ Posted on: Saturday, 4 July 2009, 12:29 CDT Workers and inmates alike in Texas prisons say they are struggling to endure long summer days with sweltering temperatures. The Houston Chronicle report... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25872417/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 21:24:17 -0400 RedOrbit http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25872417/ Gregory V. Mickel, the four-year veteran of the San Antonio Police Department who was arrested last week on charges of sexual assault and official oppression, posted bond and was released from Bexar C... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25873416/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 21:22:29 -0400 My San Antonio http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25873416/ Floyd Martin Waltman Born: March 26, 1920 in Quarryville, Pa. Died: June 29, 2009 in San Antonio Preceded By: Daughter, Mary Elizabeth Waltman; sisters, Emma Weaver and Florence Hess; brothers, Ken... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25873417/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 21:22:27 -0400 My San Antonio http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25873417/ reports the Rangers have signed Luis Sardinas, a 16-year-old shortstop from Venezuela. Financial terms are unknown but Baseball America reports the signing bonus was in excess of $1 million. Sardinas... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25873000/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 21:00:09 -0400 Texas Rangers http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25873000/ Justin Smoak, the Rangers' highly touted first base prospect, has been promoted to Triple-A Oklahoma City. "More than anything, we felt he was ready for a challenge," general manager Jon Daniels said... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25872999/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 21:00:09 -0400 Texas Rangers http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25872999/ SAN FRANCISCO -- Astros ace Roy Oswalt will make his first start of July in Sunday's series finale against the Giants hoping duplicate the success he had last year from July until the end of the seaso... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25873419/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 20:59:58 -0400 Houston Astros http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25873419/ WOODWARD, Okla. (AP) -- Former President George W. Bush was greeted by thunderous applause on the Fourth of July as he told thousands of spectators in a rural Oklahoma rodeo arena that the U.S. was "t... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25873420/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 20:58:59 -0400 Associated Press http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25873420/ — As a girl in the Philippines, 34-year-old Army Spc. Malourdes Galusha remembers family members dreaming of coming to America. “Some of them tried, and it never happened,” said th... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25872739/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 20:25:53 -0400 Corpus Christi Caller-Times http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25872739/ The Austin Symphony Orchestra's annual concert and fireworks show at Auditorium Shores attracts tens of thousands to the shores of Lady Bird Lake every year. http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25872993/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 20:20:46 -0400 News 8 Austin http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25872993/ — The remains of two suspected undocumented immigrants were found Friday on separate ranches near Falfurrias, border patrol officials said. U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents on a routi... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25872004/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 18:17:21 -0400 Corpus Christi Caller-Times http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25872004/ ELLIS COUNTY -- A small plane went down in rural Ellis County Saturday morning, but there were no serious injuries, according to a Department of Public Safety spokesman in Waco.The pilot was treated o... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25870575/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 17:13:56 -0400 Star-Telegram http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25870575/ In Texas, there's just Shiner now, and it's growing. The brewery now produces 400,000 barrels a year, 10 times what it did 20 years ago, and distributes to 39 states. Brewery officials said it sells e... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25871547/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 18:12:11 -0400 News 8 Austin http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25871547/ — A 39-year-old man struck about 9:50 p.m. Friday while crossing the 5700 block of Leopard Street died following surgery early Saturday, police said. The 35-year-old driver of a 1995 Chevrolet... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25872005/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 18:17:23 -0400 Corpus Christi Caller-Times http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25872005/ — A 19-year-old man fell asleep about 12:30 a.m. Saturday and drove a 2000 Toyota Camry into the bedroom wall of a home in the 7200 block of Sun Valley Drive. No one was injured, police said. ... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25872003/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 18:17:24 -0400 Corpus Christi Caller-Times http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25872003/ — A 19-year-old man nearly bit off another man’s nose early Friday, police said. The men argued inside a vehicle about 3:40 a.m. in the 2800 block of Sarita Street, according to a police... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25872002/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 18:17:26 -0400 Corpus Christi Caller-Times http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25872002/ Admission to the park is $10 a carload. No alcohol or personal fireworks are allowed. Begun in 1963 at Rose Stadium, the fireworks show was held at Rose Stadium before moving to Lindsey Park in 1994. ... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25870245/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 16:31:53 -0400 Tyler Morning Telegraph http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25870245/ — In the midst of a miserable season last year, the Hooks were still able to boast about their team MVP, Drew Sutton. His sudden acquisition of power and consistency had shot him up the ranks in... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25870574/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 16:13:02 -0400 Corpus Christi Caller-Times http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/25870574/