Provides the latest RSS feeds for Texas News. 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 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:45:56 -0500 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:45:56 -0500 30 A motorcycle wreck on FM 729 in western Marion County killed a Diana man Saturday. Sixty-year-old James R. Patton was driving a motorcycle when he veered off the road and hit a mailbox, according to ... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20896801/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:56:04 -0500 Longview News-Journal http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20896801/ 0 KERRVILLE — Ten hours of retirement proved to be enough for former District Attorney Ron Sutton, who traded places with Amos Barton, his former assistant who’s now the boss, in th... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20896778/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:55:29 -0500 My San Antonio http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20896778/ The Texas quarterback was just a wide-eyed freshman playing his second college game in 2006 when No. 1 Ohio State and No. 2 Texas met in Austin and the Buckeyes waltzed out of town with a 24-7 victory... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20895616/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:55:05 -0500 MSNBC http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20895616/ ABILENE, Texas -- Jamie Meyer scored 49 points to help Abilene Christian overcome a 63-point effort by Renee Renz and beat Texas Woman's 147-143 in quadruple overtime on Monday night in a record-sett... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20894571/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:54:36 -0500 The Miami Herald http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20894571/ 0 Bexar County authorities have arrested a man in connection with a slaying that took place on New Year’s Eve. Shawn Lewis, 25, was arrested on Friday and charged with murder in connecti... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20896776/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:55:26 -0500 My San Antonio http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20896776/ About 50 jobs at the U.S. Steel plant in Lone Star will be cut as the company stops making certain steel pipes used in the automotive and mining industries. The shutdown will allow the company to foc... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20894263/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:56:03 -0500 Longview News-Journal http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20894263/ McALLEN, Texas (AP) -- Two contractors pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges Monday for offering thousands of dollars in kickbacks to four former Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District school... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20896808/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:32:23 -0500 Associated Press http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20896808/ Commuters will soon face fewer aggravations thanks to city plans to upgrade the technology that controls many Fort Worth traffic lights.Russ Wiles, who is managing the project for Fort Worth Transport... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20895610/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:01:18 -0500 Star-Telegram http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20895610/ — Q. How can I use e-mail marketing to keep repeat customers and get new customers? A. Your question will be answered with information provided by Constant Contact, which specializes in e-mail... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20894256/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 02:51:25 -0500 Corpus Christi Caller-Times http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20894256/ 0 The Parks and Recreation Department will host a walk and discussion with city forester Michael Nentwich from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at Eisenhower Park, 19399 N.W. Military Hwy. Nentwich wi... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20896777/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:55:28 -0500 My San Antonio http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20896777/ TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -- Trailing by 17 points in the second half against the No. 3 ranked team in the country, Florida State coach Sue Semrau issued a challenge to her squad. http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20896805/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:32:26 -0500 Associated Press http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20896805/ DALLAS (AP) -- President George W. Bush wants a gate installed along a public street to limit access to his new home in an affluent Dallas neighborhood, city officials said. http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20896809/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:32:22 -0500 Associated Press http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20896809/ — Former Police Chief Bryan Smith reported to his new assignment Monday as commander of the department's training division. The 27-year veteran of the police force last headed the division abo... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20896787/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 02:51:24 -0500 Corpus Christi Caller-Times http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20896787/ FORT WORTH — Vacant for more than eight years, the behemoth, former BF Goodrich landing-gear plant in far east Fort Worth has been bought by an investor group that has sold two parcels totaling ... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20895608/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:01:20 -0500 Star-Telegram http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20895608/ GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Left out of the national title game, Colt McCoy and Texas made the most of their trip to the Fiesta Bowl. They just hope they did enough to impress poll voters. McCoy hi... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20895480/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:08:48 -0500 New Jersey Online http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20895480/ By Josh Baugh - Express-News Citing the worsening global economy, Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff said Monday that the county is bracing for an $11.7 million shortfall in projected revenue t... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20896780/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:55:22 -0500 My San Antonio http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20896780/ Money that went unclaimed from a 2005 class-action fraud lawsuit settlement has resulted in a $100,000 boon for two Longview charities. The Nix, Patterson and Roach law firm, based in Daingerfield, d... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20896804/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:55:59 -0500 Longview News-Journal http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20896804/ Relatives grieve after learning about Sunday’s deadly helicopter crash in Terrebonne Parish, La. THE HOUMA DAILY COURIER/MATT STAMEY VIA AP http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20896795/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:01:21 -0500 Star-Telegram http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20896795/ Forgotten your password? ) Your Turn: Comments are the sole responsibility of the person posting them. You agree not to post comments that are off topic, contain links to sites other than... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20896785/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 02:51:22 -0500 Corpus Christi Caller-Times http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20896785/ FORT WORTH — The scars on Craig Buford’s abdomen hinted at the shooting that almost took his life 35 years ago in Denver.The 54-year-old, who moved with his wife to Fort Worth about a year... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20895609/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:01:21 -0500 Star-Telegram http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20895609/ State Rep. Joe Straus all but laid claim to the powerful office of House speaker Monday, holding a triumphant news conference in the Texas Capitol and laying out his vision for a new era of bipartisan... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20896782/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 02:51:27 -0500 Corpus Christi Caller-Times http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20896782/ 0 WASHINGTON — States and U.S. cities will receive $49 million in grants — including $97,853 for San Antonio — to provide job training for low-income people, Housing Secretary... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20896775/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:55:32 -0500 My San Antonio http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20896775/ Keeping the new Fort Worth VA clinic on track for a 2010 opening, expanding CHIP, improving the economy, and creating jobs in Texas through tax cuts and federal investment in transportation and infras... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20896796/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:01:17 -0500 Star-Telegram http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20896796/ A cold, gray and, in places, icy day left 48,000 North Texas customers without power as of 8 p.m. Monday. Reports of outages rose steadily from the 17,000 reported early in the day as more people arri... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20896798/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:01:13 -0500 Star-Telegram http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20896798/ The company proposing to build a pipe manufacturing facility in Gregory plans to invest about $1 billion. Local economic development officials say it could be the largest investment in the United Stat... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20894163/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 02:51:30 -0500 Corpus Christi Caller-Times http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20894163/ — A bus driver accused of pulling a pocket knife on three Mansfield sixth-graders has been fired by the district, officials said Monday. William Allen, 66, was arrested Dec. 19. He has been char... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20895613/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:01:13 -0500 Star-Telegram http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20895613/ — A 34-year-old clerk received a cut to her left eye Monday night while working her shift at a Flour Bluff convenience store, police said. At about 9:37 p.m., a man entered the store in the 98... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20896786/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 02:51:21 -0500 Corpus Christi Caller-Times http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20896786/ David Lister has lived in Midlothian for a month and a half, and he’s still not happy about it.Lister’s 6 acres south of town were annexed into the city in a three-year process that ended ... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20896799/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:01:11 -0500 Star-Telegram http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20896799/ Audrey and Will Pinkerton and daughters Kate, 7, and Alex, 12. They’re staying in their foreclosed-on rental house until they move into a house they bought. SPECIAL TO THE S-T/RICHARD W. RODRIG... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20896794/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:01:19 -0500 Star-Telegram http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20896794/ — The Cattery staff has been clawing its way to make its $4,200 monthly rent since the cat shelter moved to 4232 S. Padre Island Drive in May. Missie Bailey, volunteer and Cattery board member... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20896783/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 02:51:29 -0500 Corpus Christi Caller-Times http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20896783/ Christian Gimenez , another sub off the bench, sent a perfectly-placed cross into the box where Benitez, who entered the match in the 58th minute, bounced a shot past Toluca keeper http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20896810/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:50:12 -0500 Examiner http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20896810/ This is the final week for people who had property damage from Tropical Storm Ike to register for state and federal disaster assistance with the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The deadline is M... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20896802/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:56:02 -0500 Longview News-Journal http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20896802/ By Brian Chasnoff - Express-News A man and his son tried to break into a far West Side home on Monday, police said, but failed when the homeowner shot and injured the 15-year-old boy. The 3... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20896781/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:55:20 -0500 My San Antonio http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20896781/ 0 A citizen’s committee convened by the City Council to consider changes to Floresville’s charter sidestepped the council Monday and filed a petition to try to place 12 proposed cha... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20896774/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:55:30 -0500 My San Antonio http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20896774/ — That goal of being better than .500 in non-conference play no longer is attainable for the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi men's basketball team, but it doesn't diminish the importance of the Islande... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20896789/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 02:51:19 -0500 Corpus Christi Caller-Times http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20896789/ MIAMI (AP) -- Tim Duncan scored 19 points and grabbed nine rebounds, and the Southwest Division-leading San Antonio Spurs held off the Miami Heat 91-84 on Monday night. http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20896788/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 02:51:18 -0500 Corpus Christi Caller-Times http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20896788/ 0 The Bexar County Performing Arts Center Foundation has hired Rodney J. Smith as its general director. Smith is the former general manager of the Denver Performing Arts Complex, a historic, m... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20896779/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:55:25 -0500 My San Antonio http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20896779/ The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board canceled its meeting Monday to consider proposed rules that would affect uniform GPA calculations for high school students. Higher Education Commissioner... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20896803/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:56:01 -0500 Longview News-Journal http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20896803/ Students in the Hurst-Euless-Bedford school district should take fewer benchmark exams, according to a performance review issued last month by a state agency.However, H-E-B schools Superintendent Gene... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20896792/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:01:23 -0500 Star-Telegram http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20896792/ — In a trial that could change the landscape of Hispanic television in the U.S., broadcasting giant Univision Communications Inc. squares off today against the supplier of its popular telenovela... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20896791/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 02:51:29 -0500 Corpus Christi Caller-Times http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20896791/ For all its flaws — and there were many — the Fiesta Bowl was a highly entertaining and competitive football game with a storybook ending. It also came with a message for the BCS: You guys really ... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20895615/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:54:56 -0500 MSNBC http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20895615/ ** CORRECTS NAME OF TEXAS PLAYER TO QUAN CROSBY, INSTEAD OF JORDAN SHIPLEY ** Texas' Quan Cosby celebrates his touchdown against Ohio State during the third quarter of the Fiesta Bowl NCAA college foo... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20895606/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:40:23 -0500 Salt Lake Tribune http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20895606/ Apple Inc. founder and Chief Executive Steve Jobs (in 2007, above left, and in 2008, above right), looking to end health rumors, on Monday, said a hormone imbalance is to blame for his weight loss. http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20896790/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 02:51:17 -0500 Corpus Christi Caller-Times http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20896790/ By Erin Quinn and Van Darden Tribune-Herald staff writers Waco police say an officer was forced to shoot an out-of-control pit bull just after noon Saturday in a neighborhood near Beverly Hills. An... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20890862/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 01:06:49 -0500 Waco Tribune-Herald http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20890862/ Austin Dufault had 13, Higgins 11 and Jermy Jackson-Wilson and Tomlinson each scored 10.Colorado led 33-32 at the half but SMU used a 9-3 run to start the second half to take the lead for good. http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20893157/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:51:17 -0500 Examiner http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20893157/ Purdue guard Brittany Rayburn, front, drives to the basket and maneuvers around Texas guard Erika Arriaran in the second half of their game in West Lafayette, Ind. Rayburn led the Boilermakers with 19... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20892258/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:42:17 -0500 USA Today http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20892258/ AUSTIN (AP) -- An Austin woman who put mothballs in soup at a store's self-serve kiosk in 2007 has been ordered to undergo mental health treatment and to stay away from the grocery chain unless escort... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20893152/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:33:06 -0500 Associated Press http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20893152/ . A spokeswoman for Craddick said Monday that Rep. Craddick is not seeking re-election as Speaker and has released his pledges. When asked the reason for Craddick’s withdrawal from the race, t... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20892078/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:46:42 -0500 Austin Business Journal http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20892078/ By Gary Martin - Express-News WASHINGTON — After decades of work to end racial injustice, the Rev. Claude Black Jr. of San Antonio will receive national recognition here on the eve of ... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20893138/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:56:31 -0500 My San Antonio http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20893138/ A firefighter looks out from a fire-damaged portion of a homeless shelter, Monday, Jan. 5, 2009, in Paris, Texas. The fire tore through the small-town homeless shelter early Monday, partially collapsi... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20892253/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:50:57 -0500 eTaiwan News http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20892253/ LORMAN, Miss. -- Ricky Boyles scored 16 of his career-high 22 points in the second half to help Texas Southern take its first victory of the season, an 81-64 win over Alcorn State on Monday night.The... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20891215/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:55:20 -0500 The Miami Herald http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20891215/ By Erin Quinn Tribune-Herald staff writer The 16-year-old Elm Mott boy who authorities say was accidentally shot to death by another teen will be buried today as the investigation into his death con... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20892190/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 01:06:52 -0500 Waco Tribune-Herald http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20892190/ By Carl Hoover Tribune-Herald entertainment editor Forget about the New Year’s Eve countdown last week. The more important one, for Waco broadcasters and over-the-air television viewers, conti... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20890708/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 01:06:53 -0500 Waco Tribune-Herald http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20890708/ 0 By Mary Flood - Houston Chronicle With the family of a mentally ill man killed by police at one courtroom table and the four policeman responsible at the other, a jury was chosen Monday... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20893142/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:56:24 -0500 My San Antonio http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20893142/ By Tommy Witherspoon Tribune-Herald staff writer A five-time convicted felon who was caught in April dragging a stolen 740-pound stainless-steel tank behind a pickup truck was sentenced to 12 years ... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20893151/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 01:06:54 -0500 Waco Tribune-Herald http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20893151/ By Patrick Driscoll - Express-News Rather than bat around the legal merits of toll-road plans, the latest lawsuit by critics fights for the right to hang banners over city streets. The laws... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20893140/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:56:26 -0500 My San Antonio http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20893140/ By Creighton A. Welch - Express-News If you think San Antonio's new-home market couldn't get worse, hold on to your britches in 2009. Experts say the bumpy ride will continue through at leas... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20893141/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:56:28 -0500 My San Antonio http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20893141/ The snake that was found in the bed of the San Antonio River downtown on Sunday has been variously identified as either a diamondback water snake or a water moccasin by experts who saw photos of the r... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20893147/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:56:13 -0500 My San Antonio http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20893147/ By Erin Quinn Tribune-Herald staff writer It was miserable and cold Monday just before 5 a.m. when Anita Farrish walked to her North Waco driveway and noticed the back window of her 2007 Dodge Carav... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20890683/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 01:06:50 -0500 Waco Tribune-Herald http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20890683/ By Guillermo X. Garcia - Express-News After the withdrawal of Bill Richardson's name as an Obama administration Cabinet nominee, Hispanic leaders say they expect the president-elect to name ... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20893139/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:56:29 -0500 My San Antonio http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20893139/ By Jeorge Zarazua - Express-News The federal program to help consumers prepare their older television sets to receive digital broadcasts has run out of cash, weeks before a national civil ri... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20893145/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:56:17 -0500 My San Antonio http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20893145/ By Erin Quinn and Van Darden Tribune-Herald staff writers Officials continued Monday to investigate a house fire that killed a Hill County man. The fire broke out about 10 p.m. Saturday in a house ... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20890863/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 01:06:48 -0500 Waco Tribune-Herald http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20890863/ By Jerry Needham - Express-News The Bexar Metropolitan Water District's board Monday asked Gov. Rick Perry to appoint a lone conservator to guide the agency as it tries to emerge from years ... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20893143/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:56:20 -0500 My San Antonio http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20893143/ Florida State's Jacinta Monroe, left, and Alysha Harvin celebrate the Seminoles' 60-53 upset over No. 3 Texas A&M following their game in Tallahassee, Fla. Monroe led Florida State with 15 points ... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20892257/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:42:19 -0500 USA Today http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20892257/ CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Drake Reed scored 31 points to lead Austin Peay to an 82-79 victory over Eastern Kentucky on Monday night. Reed was 10 of 13 from the floor to help the Governors (7-7,... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20892925/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:08:25 -0500 New Jersey Online http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20892925/ P ARIS, Texas - Fire tore through a small-town homeless shelter early yesterday, partially collapsing the building and killing five men, fire officials said. The cause of the 3 a.m. blaze at the shel... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20892256/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:27:32 -0500 Boston Herald http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20892256/ Emmanuel Jones scored 28 points to help lead Texas-Pan American to an 88-84 win over Huston-Tillotson Monday night.Luis Valera added 16 points and 10 rebounds for Texas-Pan American (5-9). http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20893158/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:51:19 -0500 Examiner http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20893158/ Classes resume today for students in the Corpus Christi, Tuloso-Midway and West Oso Independent School Districts. They join the Calallen and Flour Bluff Independent School Districts which started clas... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20893148/ Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:48:52 -0500 Corpus Christi Caller-Times http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20893148/ By Elizabeth Allen - Express-News When hospital personnel in Houston told Tondra Edwards that two of her children would need to be flown to University Hospital in San Antonio, she said, &ldq... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20893146/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:56:15 -0500 My San Antonio http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20893146/ CEO Steve Jobs ended weeks of speculation Monday with an open letter saying that he has a hormonal imbalance that has caused him to lose weight. Apple has five store locations in the Dallas-Fort Worth... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20890807/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:46:46 -0500 Dallas Business Journal http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20890807/ The Rockport soldier whose body was found early Saturday two miles northeast of where his car went into Copano Bay died after he suffered blunt head trauma and drowned, Nueces County Chief Medical Exa... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20893149/ Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:48:50 -0500 Corpus Christi Caller-Times http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20893149/ By Erin Quinn and Van Darden Tribune-Herald staff writers A Bellmead family is without a home after an afternoon house fire. The fire broke out shortly after 1 p.m. Saturday at a house in the 1200 ... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20890864/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 01:06:47 -0500 Waco Tribune-Herald http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20890864/ A 69-year-old homebuilder from Corpus Christi who ran a long-shot campaign for governor in 2006 owes $21,000 in fines to the Texas Ethics Commission for filing reports late. http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20892251/ Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:48:50 -0500 Corpus Christi Caller-Times http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20892251/ She was among five named as state finalists for the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST) by a panel of master teachers, specialists and administrators. http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20892090/ Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:43:19 -0500 News 8 Austin http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20892090/ Texas Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers released an update of its 2004 report card, focusing on roads, highways, bridges and dams. http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20892092/ Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:43:08 -0500 News 8 Austin http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20892092/ The Southlake City Council today will consider banning the use of hand-held cellphones while driving in school zones.The ban would only apply when school zones’ lower speed limits are in effect.... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20889342/ Mon, 05 Jan 2009 21:33:10 -0500 Star-Telegram http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20889342/ 0 By Alejandro Martinez Cabrera - Express-News The Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office has ruled the death of a woman early Friday a homicide — the first of 2009. Dana Cla... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20889335/ Mon, 05 Jan 2009 21:27:40 -0500 My San Antonio http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20889335/ Gen. George W. Casey Jr. told reporters Monday the fight in Afghanistan won't be very different from what many soldiers have already seen in Iraq."The types of operations they will conduct and need to... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20889352/ Mon, 05 Jan 2009 21:21:48 -0500 Examiner http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20889352/ News ) - Several of the nation's largest airlines have joined in a lawsuit to block stronger federal rules on crew rest during the longest international flights.The airlines say that the Federal Aviat... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20889353/ Mon, 05 Jan 2009 21:21:45 -0500 Examiner http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20889353/ The Colleyville City Council will hear a proposal today to charge out-of-towners involved in accidents for emergency services.The city’s interim fire chief, Russell Shelley, will float the idea,... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20889341/ Mon, 05 Jan 2009 21:33:12 -0500 Star-Telegram http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20889341/ U.S. Steel Tubular Products Inc., a subsidiary of Pittsburgh-based U.S. Steel Corp., announced Monday it will exit the drawn-over-mandrel (DOM) tubular products business. It plans to close its DOM lin... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20886311/ Mon, 05 Jan 2009 21:17:00 -0500 Business Journal http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20886311/ ARLINGTON -- An unidentified man was shot late Monday afternoon as he walked from his car to a store in a central Arlington strip mall, Lt. Chad Gann said. The man, a Hispanic adult whose identity had... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20889343/ Mon, 05 Jan 2009 21:33:08 -0500 Star-Telegram http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20889343/ Waco police suspect somebody trying out a gun, perhaps received as a gift over the holidays, is to blame for dozens of vehicles having their windows shot out.So far no arrests. http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20889351/ Mon, 05 Jan 2009 21:21:50 -0500 Examiner http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20889351/ News ) - A Texas businessman faces up to five years in prison and paying more than $1 million in restitution over Hurricane Rita-related fraud.The U.S. Attorney's Office in Beaumont says 43-year-old L... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20889350/ Mon, 05 Jan 2009 21:21:52 -0500 Examiner http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20889350/ "It's the best in the world playing, so it'll be great competition," said Roy Oswalt about playing in the Classic. "Kind of like an All-Star team." (Getty Images) http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20889345/ Mon, 05 Jan 2009 21:03:16 -0500 Houston Astros http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20889345/ News ) - The state got permanent custody Monday of five of the seven children who authorities said they found in a filthy, rat-infested home where their mother had stored her miscarried fetus in the r... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20889349/ Mon, 05 Jan 2009 21:21:39 -0500 Examiner http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20889349/ - Facing the barrage of questions he always does in a postgame locker room, Jerry Jones didn't have any answers following Sunday's loss in Philadelphia. No one did. But two days later, after a litt... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20888048/ Mon, 05 Jan 2009 21:19:14 -0500 Dallas Cowboys http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20888048/ LIZ ANDRADE, FOLSOM, CA: Will the Cowboys continue to cater to Terrell Owens' whining? I was really disappointed when Bill Parcells quit, and I think this was due to T.O.'s attitude. Nick: Ok, but wi... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20888046/ Mon, 05 Jan 2009 21:19:16 -0500 Dallas Cowboys http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20888046/ - Looking back on the 2008 season won't be easy for the Dallas Cowboys, who finished 9-7 and without a playoff appearance for the first time in three years. Looking ahead - making off-season adjust... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20888047/ Mon, 05 Jan 2009 21:19:15 -0500 Dallas Cowboys http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20888047/ By Sara Inés Calderón - Express-News A Floresville man was the lone survivor of a helicopter crash in Louisiana that killed eight people Sunday afternoon. Steven Yelton of Floresville was... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20889338/ Mon, 05 Jan 2009 21:27:36 -0500 My San Antonio http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20889338/ Jean Hodes Quereau Born: Jan. 13, 1928, in Fort Riley, Kansas Died: Jan. 3, 2009, in San Antonio Preceded by: Her husband, Allen Quereau, and her son, Marshall Quereau. Survived by: Her brother,... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20889334/ Mon, 05 Jan 2009 21:27:44 -0500 My San Antonio http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20889334/ — Former Police Chief Bryan Smith returned to the department on Monday to his new assignment -- commander of the department's training division. It is the second time the 27-year veteran of th... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20889340/ Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:19:56 -0500 Corpus Christi Caller-Times http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20889340/ When the NFL’s free agency period begins on Feb. 27, 18 Texans are scheduled to hit the market – six as restricted free agents and 12 as unrestricted – unless they sign with the Texa... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20889344/ Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:30:34 -0500 Houston Texans http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20889344/ — Critics of a new ban against smoking in bars and pool halls filed two requests that the City Council reconsider the ban during its next meeting. If the council holds its ground, the groups f... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20886418/ Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:19:54 -0500 Corpus Christi Caller-Times http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20886418/ A day after Speaker of the House Tom Craddick drops out of the race, San Antonio Rep. Joe Straus announced he has the support of 94 Texas House members. Meanwhile, State Reps. John Smithee and Dan Gat... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20887903/ Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:14:57 -0500 News 8 Austin http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20887903/ The Austin Police Department said they have already begun making the changes outlined in a Department of Justice probe into APD's handling of race relations. http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20889339/ Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:14:45 -0500 News 8 Austin http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/20889339/