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 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:19:16 -0500 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:19:16 -0500 30 By Laura Zamora / Staff Writer – The UNT softball team fought until the last pitch in a 6-4 loss to the No. 12 Oklahoma Sooners on Wednesday in Norman, Okla. The Mean Green (7-8) gained moment... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33015182/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:48:58 -0500 North Texas Daily http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33015182/ Former WASPs Lucile Doll Wise (center right) of Arvada, Colo., and Elizabeth Smith (center left) attend a Congressional Gold Medal ceremony to honor the Women Airforce Service Pilots on Capitol Hill i... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33015170/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:47:41 -0500 My San Antonio http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33015170/ Fundraising efforts by the San Antonio chapter of Ducks Unlimited has qualified the organization for a place in the President’s Top 100 list this year. The list identifies chapters that raise t... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33015169/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:47:40 -0500 My San Antonio http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33015169/ The Pennsylvania woman accused of using the Internet alias Jihad Jane to recruit people for violent jihad had dropped out before reaching high school and was married at age 16. It was the start of a ... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33015168/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:47:39 -0500 My San Antonio http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33015168/ A UTSA athletic department official and County Judge Nelson Wolff said Wednesday they are fearful a United Football League franchise in San Antonio would hamper the school's efforts to attract sponsor... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33015167/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:47:38 -0500 My San Antonio http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33015167/ The newest members of the Birdy family, Christelle (left) and Lonise (in the arms of her adoptive father) are welcomed to San Antonio. Then it was off to their new home for spaghetti and, to remind th... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33015166/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:47:37 -0500 My San Antonio http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33015166/ A babysitter accused of beating an infant to the verge of death — causing severe, permanent brain damage — was acquitted Wednesday evening. Maria Mendoza, 40, remained silent as jurors filed by th... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33015171/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:47:35 -0500 My San Antonio http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33015171/ UTSA student Bradley Banks (left) struggles with a UTSA campus police officer at the tech building dedication ceremony. Banks was protesting the increase in tuition at the university. He was arrested ... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33015172/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:47:34 -0500 My San Antonio http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33015172/ No one can question Leticia Cantu's knowledge of City Hall. Over the past five years, Cantu has worked for four City Council members — not to mention her recent temporary stint in Mayor Juli&aa... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33015173/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:47:32 -0500 My San Antonio http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33015173/ The grit, oils and chemicals that stream off of parking lots built above the Edwards Aquifer Recharge Zone are supposed to be captured in man-made basins to stop them from seeping into and contaminati... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33015174/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:47:30 -0500 My San Antonio http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33015174/ Eight candidates are vying for two open spots on the Alamo Colleges board of trustees, including a former college administrator, a former city councilman, three students and a lawyer. Two other board... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33015175/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:47:28 -0500 My San Antonio http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33015175/ The 2010 Senior Games of San Antonio will take place April 8 to 18 at sites across the city, featuring 28 competitions that range from archery to volleyball. The games are open to adults, 50 years of... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33015176/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:47:27 -0500 My San Antonio http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33015176/ (key word here) exercising their right to engage in consensual sex are being stalked and relentlessly chastised by a militant-style religious group known as Repent Amarillo. The zealots tout themselve... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33014552/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:28:20 -0500 Examiner http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33014552/ A listening session to receive residents' feedback on the Texas Department of Agriculture's nutrition programs is scheduled for 10 a.m. today at the West Erwin Church of Christ Family Life Center. http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33013776/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:09:14 -0500 Tyler Morning Telegraph http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33013776/ CORPUS CHRISTI — When the nation called during World War II, Maxine Edmondson Flournoy of Corpus Christi was among the more than 1,000 who answered. On Wednesday the nation called her and the ... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33015177/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:59:07 -0500 Corpus Christi Caller-Times http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33015177/ Corpus Christi Police Department Training Academy instructor, Sgt. Travis Pace, shows local youth the S.W.A.T. team's tactical vehicle, nicknamed the "bear," Wednesday afternoon during the academy's f... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33015178/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:59:05 -0500 Corpus Christi Caller-Times http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33015178/ John McNeil of New Braunfels thumbs through one of the thousands of books on sale during the Brandeis used book sale Wednesday at the Sunrise Mall. The annual used book sale will run through Monday. A... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33015179/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:59:03 -0500 Corpus Christi Caller-Times http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33015179/ Corpus Christi Symphony Orchestra presetns string bassist and composer Edgar Meyer at 8 p.m. March 13 at the Performing Arts Center at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. Cost: $20-$85. Information: ... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33015180/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:58:53 -0500 Corpus Christi Caller-Times http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33015180/ The City of Corpus Christi Parks & Recreation Department invites swimmers to compete in its St. Patrick’s 5000-Meter Swim on March 13, 2010 at Collier Pool, 3801 Harris Drive. Come test your enduran... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33015181/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:58:50 -0500 Corpus Christi Caller-Times http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33015181/ Tuesday, the 15-member board wrapped day one of public testimony on its proposed textbook changes. The board's decisions affects the textbook content around the country, because Texas is one of publis... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33014547/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:53:23 -0500 News 8 Austin http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33014547/ Robinson resident Jane Thomas, 54, is the area’s only licensed wildlife rehabilitator. She cares for 600 to 800 animals each year but does not get paid. Individuals wanting to help can send a do... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33013147/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:38:05 -0500 Waco Tribune-Herald http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33013147/ Former minister Matt Baker was disciplined last month at the McLennan County Jail for “making obscene sexual hand gestures” toward two female jail inmates, according to jail records. The ... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33013148/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:38:04 -0500 Waco Tribune-Herald http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33013148/ A Waco man was arrested Tuesday after police say he assaulted his girlfriend — for the third time in eight months — and then threatened to kill the detective assigned to the case.Thomas Fe... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33011404/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:38:01 -0500 Waco Tribune-Herald http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33011404/ Here is bad news, but just how bad is hard to gauge.Waco’s sales tax rebate for March fell 17.21 percent from March 2009 — so what already was shaping up as a mediocre budget year for reba... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33013150/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:38:00 -0500 Waco Tribune-Herald http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33013150/ mdeller@star-telegram.com FORT WORTH -- A Tarrant County jury took just 38 minutes Wednesday to convict a 23-year-old man of raping a longtime family friend in 2008 after threatening to kill her ... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33012305/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:29:22 -0500 Star-Telegram http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33012305/ The Justin man's skillful maneuvering of his truck to safely stop an SUV with an unconscious woman behind the wheel earned him national recognition Wednesday. http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33013139/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:29:21 -0500 Star-Telegram http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33013139/ tshurley@star-telegram.com, eayala@star-telegram.com ARLINGTON -- The state ordered the Jean Massieu Academy in Arlington to close this summer after revoking its accreditation as a school distr... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33013140/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:29:21 -0500 Star-Telegram http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33013140/ On-site spay/neuter clinic : Opened Feb. 21, 2009, at the Chuck Silcox Animal Care and Control Center, 4900 Martin St. The clinic has altered 1,612 dogs and cats.* http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33012306/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:29:20 -0500 Star-Telegram http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33012306/ tshurley@star-telegram.com AUSTIN -- The State Board of Education neared the finish line on its revision of social studies curriculum standards Wednesday, but not before hearing from several peop... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33013141/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:29:20 -0500 Star-Telegram http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33013141/ From Roger Staubach to Tony Romo, Nolan Ryan to Jerry Jones and Dirk Nowitzki to Fort Worth Mayor Mike Moncrief, the musical compilation is a good-natured attempt by the Super Bowl XLV Host Committee ... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33012304/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:29:19 -0500 Star-Telegram http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33012304/ mikelee@star-telegram.com A team of university researchers has concluded there's likely a link between a series of small earthquakes at Dallas/Fort Worth Airport and an injection well used to get... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33013138/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:29:19 -0500 Star-Telegram http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33013138/ Mexico travel warnings The State Department urges Americans to take these precautions in Mexico: Travel on main roads during daylight hours, particularly toll roads, which are generally more secure.... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33012308/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:29:18 -0500 Star-Telegram http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33012308/ A pioneering female aviator, she was one of the 1,102 Women Airforce Service Pilots in World War II. She was an avid golfer who played with the legendary Byron Nelson, a Dallas bowling champion and, f... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33013142/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:29:17 -0500 Star-Telegram http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33013142/ Sacks like this, by the Raiders' Derrick Burgess (56) and Kevin Huntley (94), became the overriding theme of David Carr's career with the Houston Texans. http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33012302/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:28:48 -0500 San Francisco Chronicle http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33012302/ Dallas will host the WBO Welterweight title fight between Joshua Clottey and boxing’s superstar and No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter, Manny Pacquiao, on Saturday night. An expected crowd of 40,000 wil... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33012301/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:24:58 -0500 North Texas Daily http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33012301/ UNT will participate in the second World Investigators Conference today until Saturday at the Sheraton Hotel at 400 N. Olive St. in Dallas. The conference features seminars in the private investigati... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33013143/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:24:57 -0500 North Texas Daily http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33013143/ Students enrolled in the construction engineering technology program are pleading with school officials who are nearing a decision that would terminate the program. This semester 130 students are enr... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33013144/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:24:56 -0500 North Texas Daily http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33013144/ Colorful balloons and streamers glittered throughout the University Union during the 62nd Annual UnionFest on Wednesday. Students weaved through the bright decorations and crowds, visiting numerous t... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33013145/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:24:55 -0500 North Texas Daily http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33013145/ There has been a lot of talk recently about UNT’s drive to achieve Tier One Research status. Administrators have hyped the goal as a catalyst to improve the university’s national prestige. Region... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33013146/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:24:53 -0500 North Texas Daily http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33013146/ Stephen Wood's family is not a stranger to the world of financial aid, but he still feels the pressure of finding help paying for college. Wood, 18, plans to attend LeTourneau University and study co... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33011356/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:24:07 -0500 Longview News-Journal http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33011356/ KATY, Texas -- Patrick Sullivan's free throw with 2.3 seconds left lifted Southeastern Louisiana to a 79-78 overtime victory over Texas State in the quarterfinals of the Southland Conference tourname... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33011623/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:22:14 -0500 The Miami Herald http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33011623/ AUSTIN (KXAN) - A cave rescue this week by Austin firefighters brought the need for training to the forefront. The city has a vast system of more than 300 caverns running beneath it. A KXAN crew crawl... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33012161/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:20:27 -0500 KXAN 36 http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33012161/ AUSTIN (KXAN) - He is used to working on big productions and now the city of Austin has called on local filmmaker Robert Rodriguez to help catch Google's attention. Wednesday http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33012162/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:20:26 -0500 KXAN 36 http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33012162/ PFLUGERVILLE (KXAN) - Hundreds of flower vases have disappeared from a Pflugerville cemetery and now police are investigating. The thefts are happening at the Cook-Walden Capital Parks Cemetery in Pfl... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33012163/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:20:24 -0500 KXAN 36 http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33012163/ Dallas Mavericks (43-21) The Mavs' offensive juggernaut continues to roll along. In the last six games of their 11-game winning streak, Dallas shot 51 percent from the floor, 36.3 percent from three-p... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33012243/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:02:41 -0500 Sports Illustrated http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33012243/ BRYAN, Texas (AP) -- A former Marine was acquitted Wednesday in the stabbing death of a Rice University basketball player during a 2007 fight outside a College Station bar. http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33013151/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:57:47 -0500 Associated Press http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33013151/ Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) in their official capacities for illegal harm and harassment of Whooping Cranes at and adjacent to Aransas National Wildlife Refuge in violation of the Endan... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33011382/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:50:04 -0500 Earth Times http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33011382/ jzsmith@star-telegram.com HOUSTON -- Shale-gas fields such as the Barnett Shale in North Texas are a "game-changer," a "veritable shale gale" that could account for 50 percent of the U.S. gas sup... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33010759/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:47:09 -0500 Star-Telegram http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33010759/ Auto dealers are ready for spring both meteorologically and economically after coming off the worst year for new car and truck sales in more than two decades -- part of a tumultuous 18 months. The spr... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33010760/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:47:08 -0500 Star-Telegram http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33010760/ HOUSTON, March 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Charles D. Fraser, Jr., M.D., an internationally recognized leader in pediatric and congenital heart surgery, has been appointed surgeon-in-chief at Texas ... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33009331/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:44:38 -0500 RedOrbit http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33009331/ “I expect us to make the top four,” freshman defenseman John Paul Kellogg said. “If we play up to our potential I think we can win nationals.” The UNT roller hockey team massacred the Louisia... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33010761/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:42:55 -0500 North Texas Daily http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33010761/ With spring break around the corner and vacation time being filled with spending money, students may want to look ahead to plan their budgets. The Student Money Management Center is sponsoring the Bu... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33010762/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:42:54 -0500 North Texas Daily http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33010762/ A five-year fellowship program for graduate students will end in August when classes during the summer II session are complete. The Priddy Charitable Trust Fellowships in Arts Leadership is a program... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33010763/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:42:52 -0500 North Texas Daily http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33010763/ As the UNT men’s basketball team celebrated its second conference championship and bid in the NCAA Tournament with the Mean Green faithful, it became clear that the team’s shortest player had left... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33010764/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:42:49 -0500 North Texas Daily http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33010764/ Junior guard Josh White’s free throw with less than three seconds left sealed UNT’s second Sun Belt Conference Tournament title in the last four years. The three-point victory earned the Mean Gre... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33010765/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:42:48 -0500 North Texas Daily http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33010765/ A relative of a Kirby councilwoman remains jailed after he allegedly beat a child with some pliers at his Northeast Side home, officials said. Leonard Phillips, 74, was booked into the Bexar County J... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33010756/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:41:41 -0500 My San Antonio http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33010756/ AUSTIN - Scores of Texans brought their versions of history before the State Board of Education Wednesday, and before national news media drawn to the board's months-long struggle to satisfy conflicti... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33010758/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:41:34 -0500 My San Antonio http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33010758/ THE ASSOCIATED PRESS OREM, Utah -- Wendell Preadom scored 22 points and hit the go-ahead basket to lead Houston Baptist to an 80-77 victory over Chicago State in the first round of the Great West C... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33009935/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:24:15 -0500 Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33009935/ Put your walking shoes on, grab a corndog and get set to enjoy all this Texas tradition has to offer! The rodeo takes place on March 12th-27th, with fairgrounds opening at 10am. The whole family will ... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33009961/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:21:50 -0500 Examiner http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33009961/ Now, that downtown area is being transformed into a movie set for part of the remake of the film "True Grit." The original movie, released in 1969, earned John Wayne an Academy Award for Best Actor. T... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33009956/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:47:47 -0500 News 8 Austin http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33009956/ KATY, Texas — Ashton Mitchell scored 20 points to lead top-seeded Sam Houston State to a 62-57 victory over Nicholls State in the first round of the Southland Conference tournament Wednesday. ... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33007670/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:12:27 -0500 Sign on San Diego http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33007670/ Ginger Payne BORN: July 11, 1947, Tampa, Fla. DIED: March 9, 2010, San Antonio SURVIVORS: Her sister Leila Payne; brothers Sidney and Ed Payne; nephew Tavis McGeachin; and nieces Julie Payne and ... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33008386/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:57:57 -0500 My San Antonio http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33008386/ A natural gas well operates at the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport in Texas in May 2008. A study found that the operation of a saltwater injection disposal well used in the natural gas extract... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33006324/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:40:34 -0500 USA Today http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33006324/ Don McLeroy, former Texas State Board of Education chairman, talks with new chairwoman Gail Lowe during a break in a meeting of the board where hearings on a new social studies curriculum were taking ... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33007002/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:40:28 -0500 USA Today http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33007002/ City Theatre . The show has gone on four nights a week for the last few weeks, but, if you haven’t already done so, catch it now because it ends soon. http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33007497/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:38:06 -0500 Examiner http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33007497/ Pitching for the first time as a starter this spring, Wilson was charged with two runs on one hit in three innings in a 6-3 loss to the Mariners. Wilson struck out two batters, issued one walk and thr... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33007488/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:33:44 -0500 Texas Rangers http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33007488/ One of the most influential music and art festivals in the world, SXSW, is expected to draw thousands to Austin, Texas when it begins March 12. Texas Tourism's tagline is "It's like a whole other cou... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33007649/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:12:43 -0500 The Independent http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33007649/ James Casey is back in school this spring working on his college degree. Unlike Johnson and Cushing, Casey isn't a high-profile Pro Bowler. The 2009 fifth-round draft pick, who had six catches for 64... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33008390/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:12:28 -0500 Houston Texans http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33008390/ CORPUS CHRISTI — A 22-year-old man convicted of capital murder faces two more trial dates on unrelated charges. Daniel Lee Lopez, who was sentenced to death Friday in the killing of Corpus Chr... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33008387/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:08:25 -0500 Corpus Christi Caller-Times http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33008387/ TODD YATES/CALLER-TIMES Texas State Aquarium’s American alligator, Bo, pops his head up as aquarium personnel enter his habitat to feed him Wednesday. Bo is fed a mix of fish, rats and reptile ... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33008388/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:08:22 -0500 Corpus Christi Caller-Times http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33008388/ Second-grader Brayden Sosa pastes together a Texas flag Wednesday as students at Montclair Elementary School celebrate Texas Public Schools Week. The students in the second-grade classes learned about... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33007648/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:08:20 -0500 Corpus Christi Caller-Times http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33007648/ CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — A former employee of Texas state facility for the developmentally disabled accused of sanctioning fights among residents has pleaded guilty midway through his Corpus Chri... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33003426/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:02:16 -0500 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33003426/ Dallas Police officials walk into the building where a shooting took place in Dallas, Monday, March 8, 2010. The shooting happened just before 11 a.m. outside the United Texas Bank. The bank is locate... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33003427/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:02:14 -0500 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33003427/ Dallas Police officials walk into the building where a shooting took place in Dallas, Monday, March 8, 2010. The shooting happened just before 11 a.m. outside the United Texas Bank. The bank is locate... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33004271/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:01:52 -0500 Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33004271/ Former Spurs guard and four-time NBA All-Star Alvin Robertson was arrested for the second time in as many weeks Wednesday after a judge revoked his bail bond at the request of the Bexar County distric... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33005445/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:57:19 -0500 My San Antonio http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33005445/ HONDO — A La Coste man being tried here on a charge of stealing water to irrigate his farm was selectively prosecuted by the Bexar-Medina-Atascosa Counties Water Control and Improvement District... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33005446/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:57:16 -0500 My San Antonio http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33005446/ Rob Henneke's victory over Ilse Bailey in the Republican primary for the post of Kerr County attorney became official in a recount Wednesday. Bailey, who logged 3,848 votes to 4,048 for Henneke on el... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33005447/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:57:15 -0500 My San Antonio http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33005447/ Dallas Police officials walk into the building where a shooting took place in Dallas, Monday, March 8, 2010. The shooting happened just before 11 a.m. outside the United Texas Bank. The bank is locate... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33003586/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:55:46 -0500 The Miami Herald http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33003586/ CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas -- A former employee of Texas state facility for the developmentally disabled accused of sanctioning fights among residents has pleaded guilty midway through his Corpus Christi ... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33003271/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:55:44 -0500 The Miami Herald http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33003271/ MANCHACA, Texas (KXAN) - The Manchaca Fire Hall Kitchen located in the small community will be no more come March 24. Travis County Commissioners voted on Tuesday to revoke the license agreement with ... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33004338/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:54:23 -0500 KXAN 36 http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33004338/ A former employee of Texas state facility for the developmentally disabled accused of sanctioning fights among residents has pleaded guilty midway through his Corpus Christi trial. http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33004531/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:41:25 -0500 The Seattle Times http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33004531/ Dallas police say a former city attorney accused of shooting a father and son inside their financial business has died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33004464/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:41:19 -0500 The Seattle Times http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33004464/ THE ASSOCIATED PRESS OREM, Utah -- Nick Weiermiller scored 18 points, including a 3-pointer with 29 seconds left, to lead Texas-Pan American to a 56-53 victory over Utah Valley in the first round o... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33003593/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:37:18 -0500 Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33003593/ TWiT.tv , with 500,000 unique listeners and 4 million downloads each month. Laporte prefers the term “netcast” over “podcast.”He also hosts http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33004342/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:34:13 -0500 Examiner http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33004342/ MARINERS 6, RANGERS 3 at Surprise, Ariz. Wednesday, March 10 Mariners at the plate: Mike Sweeney continues to show why he is among the offensive leaders in the Cactus League. The designated hitter ... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33004337/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:29:12 -0500 Texas Rangers http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33004337/ AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- Houston Yates rolls into the Texas boys' basketball state tournament ranked No. 1 in the nation after barnstorming through the season by scores such as 148-49, 139-51 and 127-26. http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33005450/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:28:07 -0500 Associated Press http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33005450/ TriStone Homes has begun work on the next phase of development in the Laurel Mountain Ranch subdivision. The local homebuilder has begun the preliminary site work on a new section of lots in the subd... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33002672/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:17:11 -0500 San Antonio Business Journal http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33002672/ for delivering quality banking services to small businesses and middle-market firms. Frost received 17 national and regional awards from Greenwich. The San Antonio-based bank was recognized as a nati... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33002491/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:17:09 -0500 San Antonio Business Journal http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33002491/ Wheeled-footwear maker Heely’s Inc. narrowed its fourth-quarter losses, but still recorded a $5.9 million net loss for its 2009 fiscal year, which ended Dec. 31, 2009. For all of 2009, Heely&rs... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33004463/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:16:59 -0500 Dallas Business Journal http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33004463/ Dallas police say a former city attorney accused of shooting a father and son inside their financial business has died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33004466/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:04:48 -0500 Gadsden Times http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33004466/ CORPUS CHRISTI — The Nueces County Appraisal District board will reinstate a building committee tasked with developing a plan for upgrading the district’s aging building. This time, county t... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33002673/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:01:02 -0500 Corpus Christi Caller-Times http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33002673/ INGLESIDE — City Council members, irked that they weren’t kept informed about Naval Station Ingleside redevelopment proposals, have threatened to use their zoning power as leverage. Port of ... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33002904/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:00:59 -0500 Corpus Christi Caller-Times http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33002904/ Dallas police say a former city attorney accused of shooting a father and son inside their financial business has died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33004465/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:00:07 -0500 Boston Globe http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33004465/ In a letter to the director of the Department of Public Safety, Gov. Rick Perry, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, and Speaker of the House Joe Straus approved measures to step up security at the Texas Capitol... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33004334/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:55:21 -0500 News 8 Austin http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33004334/ CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) -- A former employee of Texas state facility for the developmentally disabled accused of sanctioning fights among residents has pleaded guilty midway through his Corpus Chri... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33004532/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:53:41 -0500 Tampa Bay Online http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33004532/ DALLAS (AP) -- Dallas police say a former city attorney accused of shooting a father and son inside their financial business has died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33004467/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:53:40 -0500 Tampa Bay Online http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33004467/ (News 4 WOAI) FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) -- A study released Wednesday says there's a plausible connection between a series of North Texas earthquakes and a disposal process that's done after natural ga... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33001644/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:22:43 -0500 WOAI http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33001644/ SEGUIN — As violence and unrest continue to flare up in the heart of Africa, humanitarian leaders met at Texas Lutheran University this week to educate students and discuss possible solutions to... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33001639/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:06:38 -0500 My San Antonio http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33001639/ Centex Homes will offer to buy back 27 homes in a Northwest Side neighborhood and plans to spend $4 million to $5 million to rebuild a massive retaining wall that collapsed Jan. 24.The buyback offers ... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33001641/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:06:36 -0500 My San Antonio http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33001641/ Eleven elementary school students won $1,000 in art supplies for each of their schools Wednesday as they were named the 2010 Texas Cavaliers' River Parade art contest winners at an awards ceremony at ... http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33001640/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:06:34 -0500 My San Antonio http://story.texasguardian.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/42acbe017a594c30/id/33001640/