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Appeals court vacates West Texas corruption ruling

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:07:36 -0400

EL PASO, Texas (AP) — A federal appeals court has overturned a ruling by a West Texas judge that resulted in a six-year prison sentence for a man accused of fraud.The federal panel determined in a filing Tuesday that the judge interfered with plea negotiations involving Adrian Pena. The El Paso contractor pleaded guilty in December 2010 to fraud for his participation in a scheme to bribe ...

Future of Houstons historic Astrodome debated

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:07:35 -0400

HOUSTON (AP) — Several plans are being debated that could reveal the future of Houston's historic but deteriorating Astrodome.The Harris County Sports & Convention Corp. is meeting Wednesday in Houston to formally consider 19 plans that have been submitted for reusing the stadium.The stadium has been vacant since 2009, when it was deemed unfit for occupancy. It hasn't been ...

South Texas youngsters help with bird count

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:07:34 -0400

BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) — Eight-year-old Irene De La Fuente is already working toward her goal of becoming a superstar birder.And she says she wouldn't be able to do it without the help of the Children's Museum of Brownsville."Here at the Children's Museum they help me a lot. They don't let you just play all day. They just help you focus on your work and show you ...

Review Thirty-five years on “Manhattan” sparkles

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:00:46 -0400

Iconic director Woody Allen, who last made waves with 2011's acclaimed "Midnight in Paris," is quite literally in love with New York City, and his 1979 film "Manhattan" was certainly meant to be a love letter to that city. This effort is a near perfect film with a charismatic cast led by Allen and Diane Keaton, who also appeared as Allen's love interest in ...

Entrepreneurship “Boot Camp” offers expert advice

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:00:46 -0400

Obed Manuel/Staff Writer The Murphy Center for Entrepreneurship at UNT is hosting its fourth annual Entrepreneurship Boot Camp. The five-week program gives graduate and undergraduate students the opportunity to hear from experts in the fields of accounting, legal affairs, investments and other crucial elements of business. The camp began June 6 and runs through July 2. This year, the boot camp ...

As wildfires rage feds cut funding on prevention

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:59:47 -0400

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- As the West battles one catastrophic wildfire after another, the federal government is spending less and less on its main program for preventing blazes in the first place.A combination of government austerity and the ballooning cost of battling the ruinous fires has taken a bite out of federal efforts to remove the dead trees and flammable underbrush that clog Western ...

Texas tops list of lost stolen guns

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:58:34 -0400

DALLAS (AP) - Federal authorities say Texas has far and away the largest number of firearms in the U.S. reported as lost or stolen. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives issued a report this week showing there were 18,874 firearms lost or stolen in Texas in 2012. The figure represents 10 percent of the total national number. The next closest state was Georgia with 12,906. ...

Fitch Rates Galena Park ISD Texas ULT Rfdg Bonds AAA PSFAA+ Underlying Outlook Stable

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:36:22 -0400

Money Market Funds Explore Callable Commercial Paper in Value Search Money market funds (MMFs) are slowly increasing exposure to a relatively new short-term instrument - callable commercial paper (CP), according to Fitch Ratings. MMFs are exploring callable CP as a way to add additional yield and diversification to portfolios, as well as in response to banks' reduced appetite for providing ...

FBI is using drones inside US director tells Congress

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:35:51 -0400

The Federal Bureau of Investigations uses unmanned drones for surveillance inside the United States, the agency's director told lawmakers on Wednesday. FBI Director Robert Mueller admitted at a Senate Judiciary Committee oversight hearing thatthe agency is making use of unmanned aircraft, but he did not provide many details, other than to say the information obtained by the drones can at ...

New safety rules too lax Corpus Christi harbor pilots say

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:24:42 -0400

TODD YATES/CALLER-TIMES ARCHIVE An oil tanker pulls into the Port of Corpus Christi. The port said Tuesday it would adopt stricter navigation guidelines for large vessels, but the pilots who guide the vessels said the rules don’t go far enough. Industries said they support the new restrictions, but pilots who guide vessels say they leave the port susceptible to ...

Slavery in America must never be forgotten

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:55:05 -0400

Just as many of you will never forget the oppression — indeed, extermination — of your foreparents in foreign lands, discrimination in their new country and their constant battle for inclusion and acceptance in a place they came to call ...

Uncertain future for border prosecution program

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:54:48 -0400

U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents keep watch at a checkpoint station, on Feb. 22, 2013, in Falfurrias, Texas. Some drug smugglers caught at the highway checkpoint about an hour north of the Texas-Mexico border are losing their drugs, but not facing prosecution because cooperation between local and federal prosecutors has broken down. (AP Photo/Eric ...

Review “Bling Ring” stylish lacks substance

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:51:54 -0400

Writer-director Sophia Coppola, best known for 2003's art-house darling "Lost In Translation," has achieved great heights in terms of her career as a filmmaker dually because of the credibility of her last name and the amount of success she has garnered in the world of independent cinema. Coppola's latest effort "The Bling Ring," takes an all-too-familiar look at ...

Review “Yeezus” is the reason for the season

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:51:54 -0400

4.5 out of 5 stars With no singles, no radio airplay and no album cover, Kanye West's sixth solo album, "Yeezus," is still estimated to sell half a million albums in its first week, adding another consecutive No. 1 album to Kanye's catalog of all-platinum albums. But how did we get here? West, now 36, was just an emerging producer-turned-rapper when he released his debut, ...

Ex-BP employees face new indictments over spill

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:50:34 -0400

Federal prosecutors have secured new indictments against a former BP engineer and a former BP executive charged separately with obstructing probes of the company's 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of ...

Tropical Storm Barry forms off Mexican coast

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:50:33 -0400

Forecasters say a tropical depression crossing Mexico's Bay of Campeche is getting better organized and is expected to become a tropical storm before making landfall along Mexico's Gulf ...

Texas Border Checkpoint Mostly Ensnares Americans For Drug Offenses

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:41:00 -0400

Fifteen miles from the U.S.-Mexico border, a sleepy Texas county with more square miles than people is home to a U.S. Border Patrol checkpoint. But while the checkpoint is intended to snag immigration ...

94th Reno Rodeo opens Thursday Wests richest

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:33:20 -0400

RENO, Nev. (AP) -- An up-and-coming young buck who's trading his basketball shoes for cowboy boots and the defending world champion bull rider are among the headliners this week at the 94th Reno ...

EPA levies $2.5M penalty against US cement maker

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:33:09 -0400

BOISE, Idaho (AP) -- The Environmental Protection Agency levied a $2.5 million penalty against a big cement maker and required the company to invest $30 million in pollution controls at plants in nine states alleged to have violated the federal Clean Air ...

Cuts to food stamps threaten farm bill

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:26:46 -0400

White House opposition to the House's massive farm bill could leave some Republicans and conservative groups in the awkward position of agreeing with President ...

Corpus Christi police seek woman accused of stealing computers from store in Flour Bluff.

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:16:57 -0400

CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Corpus Christi Police property crimes detectives are looking for a woman who is accused of stealing from a store in Flour Bluff on June 4, 5 and 6, police said in a news ...

Barbara Canales picked to fill vacated Port Commission seat

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:16:54 -0400

CALLER-TIMES FILE The court selected Canales, an attorney with a petroleum engineering degree and the lone female applicant to the post, from among seven ...

Crime Stoppers 2013 23

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:16:46 -0400

Published June 9, 2013 Police are looking for information on Nueces County's 10 Most Wanted. Call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS or visit www.888tips.com to report ...

Dewhurst tweet says bill attempts to close clinics

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:55:01 -0400

AUSTIN (AP) Texas Senate Republicans insist proposed new restrictions on abortion facilities are designed to protect women's health. But a tweet Wednesday from the account of Republican Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst said what Democrats have claimed all along: the plan is an attempt to shut down clinics and all but ban abortion in Texas. Senate Republicans Tuesday night passed sweeping new ...

NJ Gov. Christie is still a Dallas Cowboys fan

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:47:30 -0400

SAYREVILLE, N.J. -; New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie surprised some schoolchildren when he told them his favorite football team is the Dallas ...

Texas Tackles Key Regulatory Barriers To Cogeneration

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:39:06 -0400

Texas Governor Rick Perry signed into law today two bills promoting deployment of cogeneration in Texas. Cogeneration, or combined heat and power, is refers to a suite of technologies designed to produce electricity and useful thermal energy in a single process. "[T]hese policy changes will be effective to help Texas meet resource adequacy challenges and provide secure energy to critical ...

Texas Megachurch Pastor Asks Congregation to Sow $52 Favor Seeds to Upgrade Helicopter Blades

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:36:44 -0400

A Texas megachurch pastor, whose 'Aviation Department' advised him that upgrading the blades on his helicopter would save his church $50,000, recenlty caused an uproar for asking his congregation to help finance the upgrade with $52 'favor ...

T Magazine On View | An All-American Roadside Attraction in West Texas

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:25:50 -0400

Over the next few months, motorists speeding through the West Texas desert on Highway 90, just outside the arts town of Marfa, will encounter an unexpected roadside attraction: a white neon Playboy logo hovering above a matte-black 1972 Dodge Charger perched at an 18-degree angle atop a concrete plinth. Playboy Marfa, as it’s being called, is the first in a series of art projects ...

BSA appeals Texas order to turn over abuse files

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:25:40 -0400

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- The Boy Scouts of America is asking the Texas Supreme Court to review an order requiring it to turn over years of so-called perversion files in a child abuse ...

Drop In Dallas Latino Representation Highlights Voter Turnout Problem

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:20:47 -0400

The Latino community saw its representation decline in the city of Dallas this weekend for the second time this year, where a local race left the city council with just two Hispanic members. That wasn't supposed to ...

Ala teen charged in case of baby found in Texas

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:10:42 -0400

Authorities have located a missing 10-month-old Alabama boy in Texas with the 14-year-old girl who allegedly took him from a home in ...

Optimistic Texas Shoplifter Steals Penis Enlargement Pills And Of Course Oversize Magnum Condoms

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:41:50 -0400

An optimistic shoplifter who swiped "male enhancement" pills from a 7-Eleven in Texas also made sure to steal a box of jumbo-sized condoms, police report. The unknown perpetrator walked out of the Dallas business early Sunday morning with a $31.14 package of ExtenZe, the purported penis enlargement supplement, and Magnum condoms valued at $19.16, according to ...

Texas Advances Sweeping Anti-Choice Bill That Will Force Most Abortion Clinics To Close

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:25:36 -0400

approved SB 5 , a measure that would tighten restrictions on abortion clinics, late on Tuesday night. The legislation now heads to the GOP-dominated House. If SB 5 becomes law, the vast majority of the abortion clinics in the Lone Star state will be forced to close their doors. Texas’ legislative session is actually already over. But lawmakers are currently considering SB 5 because Gov. ...

Judge to hear new evidence in school finance case

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:17:32 -0400

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- The judge in Texas' sweeping school finance case says he will hear new evidence based on the Legislature's recent restoring of about $3.4 billion in funding to ...

Unemployed Texas teacher returns lost bag containing $20G

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:12:19 -0400

An unemployed teacher was driving home after dropping her cat off at a veterinarian when she noticed a bag on the street. She stopped but doubted it contained anything, but soon discovered the bag was holding about $20,000. Candace Scott said the bag had a Chase bank label, so she promptly delivered it to a nearby branch. She pound on the glass around 8 a.m. Tuesday to get the branch manager to ...

Fitch Confirms S-T F1 Rating on Texas Veterans Bonds Taxable Refunding Series 2010B

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:11:17 -0400

Car driver cited in deadly biker wreck

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:09:04 -0400

AUSTIN (KXAN) - The driver of a car involved in a deadly motorcycle wreck received a citation for failing to yield the right of way. The wreck happened early Tuesday on a rain-slicked Guadalupe Street, killing a 59-year-old man. Police said a black 2012 Honda Accord was heading south in the 3900 block of Guadalupe Street just after 6 a.m. when the biker on a 2009 Honda Shadow motorcycle, heading ...

Tragedy strikes again for family

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:09:04 -0400

AUSTIN (KXAN) - For the second time in a matter of weeks, tragedy struck the same family. Jack Brown Henry, 59, died after crashing his motorcycle into a car early Tuesday on a rain-slicked Guadalupe Street. The driver of a car involved in the deadly wreck received a citation for failing to yield the right of way. Henry is the father of Alex Henry-Ballew , an 18-year-old who died after falling ...

Texas Windstorm Insurance Group Expects Surplus

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:02:22 -0400

The nonprofit, state-supervised property insurance agency for coastal Texas counties is expected to shore up its finances by the end of the year, the group told a state House panel on June 17. Pete Gise, who handles the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association’s finances, said that after being in debt since 2012, the association projects it will see its first surplus by the end of the year. ...

Corpus Christi police Man arrested after alcohol marijuana and gun found in car.

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:00:44 -0400

Corpus Christi police arrested a 19-year-old man who had marijuana, alcohol and a gun in his car Tuesday night, police said in a news release. Police said they pulled over a black 2007 Chevrolet Impala in the 1000 block of National Drive before 11 p.m. for a traffic violation. When the officer was speaking with the man, the officer saw a scale beneath the driver's feet. After a search of ...

Minor improvements in drought across Texas

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:00:42 -0400

60 percent of the state remains in severe or worse drought conditions as of Wednesday, officials said. 60 percent of the state remains in severe or worse drought ...

Decherd to retire from Dallas-based AH Belo

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:31:23 -0400

DALLAS -; The CEO of Dallas-based A.H. Belo (BEE'-loh) Corporation plans to retire in September and will become vice chairman of the board of ...

Texas Senate passes tougher abortion clinic rules

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:27:11 -0400

dmontgomery@star-telegram.com AUSTIN With a week left in the special session, partisan discord erupted in the Texas Legislature after Senate passage of legislation toughening regulations on abortion ...

The Supreme Courts Decision In Salinas v. Texas Implications For White Collar Investigations

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:18:02 -0400

U.S. Supreme Court building. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) At the outset of a white collar investigation, counsel will invariably advise the client that if a government investigator unexpectedly appears seeking to "just ask a few questions," the client should politely decline and direct the investigator to counsel. Although the Supreme Court's decision this past Monday, June 17, 2013 ...

Will Summer Blackouts Doom The Texas Boom

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:18:02 -0400

NRG's Green Mountain Energy wind farm. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Texas has been an economic powerhouse in recent years. Gross domestic product in the Lone Star State, which hit $1.2 trillion before the recession, is ...

Dallas New Vietnamese Spot Mot Hai Ba Will Challenge Your Views

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:16:26 -0400

It was wildly unexpected when Colleen O'Hare and Jeana Johnson announced their latest restaurant. They'd already successfully tackled tacos more suited for gringos than for those raised on the streets of Mexico City. Authenticity be damned - those tacos were delicious, and Good 2 Go quickly became an East Dallas fixture. But when two women from Texas decided to undertake the complex ...

If Only the Monsters University Writers Had Taken a Quick Sendak Seminar

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:16:25 -0400

Terrorizing children in their bedrooms remains the existential concern of the toothy blobs, hams and pom-pom-furred Wild Things that populate Monsters movies, many of whom look like gummy nothings long stuck to the bottom of Pixar's junk drawer. Their very lives depend upon coaxing night-screams from human kids, a premise rich enough for Seuss or Borges. Is it too much to ask, then, that a ...

The War at Home

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:16:25 -0400

Destruction is scary, but not half as scary as the act of rebuilding, the moment of looking at the random, jagged pieces you've got left and wondering how the hell you're going to fit them together. In Marc Forster's World War Z, the world as we know it is destroyed by a virus that turns people into zombies. Brad Pitt plays a New York City family man - a UN peacekeeper turned ...

Who Needs Superman In Traces Humans Fly without Special Effects.

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:16:24 -0400

Traces lets you marvel at the wonders of the human body while making you feel bad about your own. Seven gorgeous young performers in a 90-minute whirl of acrobatics, dance and borderline insanity fly off the floor and hang in mid-air longer than logic and the laws of gravity say they should. They leap, tumble, scuttle up poles and heave themselves at each other like flying squirrels. Balancing on ...

Trouble in River City in Lyric Stage’s Vanilla Music Man

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:16:24 -0400

Meredith Willson's 1957 musical The Music Man, now at Irving's Lyric Stage, feels as summery as an ice cream social. If only this production came in more flavors than vanilla. The quaint ode to small-town life circa 1912 falls flat if its angelic Iowans aren't threatened with perdition by a devilish Harold Hill. Flim-flammer Hill hops off a train in River City to sell instruments ...

At the Van Cliburn Competition Perfection Is Subjective

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:16:23 -0400

It's important to take a moment of stillness before you do something amazing. You have to stop and collect yourself because people are watching you, and you need to put that reality out of your mind. You have to center yourself and remember that the only thing that matters is you and the ball in your hand or you and the keys in front of you. Huangci was the first of 30 talented young ...

Loves No Accident In Gruesome Playground Injuries

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:16:23 -0400

The lifelong connection between the two characters in Rajiv Joseph's Gruesome Playground Injuries begins when they are 8, meeting in the school infirmary. Kayleen has tummy troubles. Dougie has just ridden his bike off the roof, splitting his forehead. Thirty years and many accidents and illnesses later, the pair finally will realize that their fate is to be together - as painful as that may ...

Whos Left Behind When a Soldier Commits Suicide

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:16:21 -0400

Becca Morrison is sitting in her new house, a two-story place in a quiet, half-finished Grand Prairie subdivision. The house is large and airy and immaculate, not a speck of dust or a rug corner out of place. The table is set for six, though she's not expecting company. The countertop is lined with her paintings, a hobby she took up after Ian's death. She's 26 now, with dark ...

Tucson names Texas educator as new superintendent

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:04:36 -0400

The district's governing board voted 4-1 Tuesday to appoint Heliodoro Torres Sanchez to lead Tucson schools after John Pedicone announced his resignation in ...

Appeal seeks halt to Texas womans execution

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:04:36 -0400

Kimberly McCarthy on June 26 would be the first woman put to death in the U.S. since 2010 and the 500th prisoner executed in Texas since the death penalty resumed in ...

Mailman accused of taking money from gift cards

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:04:35 -0400

McALLEN, Texas (AP) -- Federal authorities say a South Texas mailman has been arrested for opening customer mail and stealing money contained in gift ...

Woman drives car into laundromat Wednesday morning

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:46:59 -0400

CORPUS CHRISTI -- A woman drove her Dodge Dakota truck into the front wall of a building Wednesday morning after she stepped on the gas instead the ...

Corpus Christi City Council to decide street fee next week wants one in place Jan. 1

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:46:55 -0400

Where in the article did it say convenience stores would have their fee eliminated? And why would we want to even consider a charge for plastic bags? If you and Nelda are so worried about them just ban them ...

Crisp Immigration reform imperiled by politics

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:46:40 -0400

This Aug. 5, 2008, file photo shows the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services building Phoenix. The United States Senate is in the early stages of debate on an immigration reform bill; passage is far from guaranteed. As many as 300 amendments to the bill are on offer, and some of them might be ...

Coburn Treasury keeps stalling congressional request for full listing of conference costs

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:47:15 -0400

The Treasury Department has yet to provide Congress with a full list of employee conferences and their costs, despite repeated requests from Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla. Treasury officials say they're being delayed because of multiple requests from different congressional committees, admitting "confusion," but Coburn isn't buying it. "This 'dog ate my homework' ...

Snakes on a plane Texas man smuggles 7 live serpents

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:46:11 -0400

TYLER, Texas Samuel L. Jackson would have been cursing up a storm. An East Texas man has pleaded guilty to smuggling snakes on several planes from South America to the United States. During a court hearing Wednesday in Tyler, William Lamar pleaded guilty to importing wildlife taken in violation of foreign ...

Diabetes-friendly recipe Fresh tomato and basil pasta

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:36:56 -0400

CORPUS CHRISTI -- FRESH TOMATO AND BASIL PASTA Yields 6 to 8 servings INGREDIENTS 1 box Dreamfields Angel Hair 2 tablespoons olive oil 5 cups coarsely chopped tomatoes (see note below) cup chopped fresh basil 4 cloves garlic, minced -- Salt -- Coarsely ground black pepper -- Shredded Parmesan cheese (optional) DIRECTIONS 1 Cook pasta according to package directions. ...

Coastal Bend Environmental Science

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:36:34 -0400

Coastal Bend Environmental Science Summer 2013 Free Teachers Workshops. Coastal Bend Environmental ScienceJune 19-20Coastal Bend Environmental ScienceElementary Teacher Workshop- 18 CEUsJune 24-26Register for these workshops at ...

InStep Dance Studios Broadway Dance Camp Part 1

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:36:33 -0400

InStep Dance Studios Broadway Dance Camp Part 1 is from 9 a.m. to noon June 17-21 at 5017 Saratoga Blvd. Spend the week learning a variety of Broadway dance styles from the dances of famous choreographers of musical theatre. We will create a Cabaret style performance to showcase all the dancers at the end of this fun filled week. Information: ...

Gunman threat closes UTA

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:05:23 -0400

An alert was issued shortly before 4:30 a.m. Wednesday indicating that the man was headed to the campus. UTA police received the information from Dallas police. At that time, school officials noted that anyone on campus should stay indoors and anyone coming to the campus should stay ...

Son of minister killed in wreck focuses on forgiving

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:05:23 -0400

Brian Jennings and three other people were killed in a multi-vehicle crash late Saturday night that Tarrant County Sheriff’s Department investigators are still trying to sort ...

Maserati dealership zooming into Fort Worth

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:05:22 -0400

FORT WORTH — Dallas-based Park Place Dealerships marked the start of construction on a multimillion-dollar Maserati dealership in southwest Fort Worth by bringing four of the Italian carmaker’s finest models from its Dallas location and revving up the engines during a groundbreaking ceremony ...

Get first look at new teaching hospital

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:55:31 -0400

AUSTIN (KXAN) - Your tax dollars will help pay for a major medical endeavor in Austin: a medical school for the University of Texas. Photos: Teaching hospital for University of Texas medical students The location of the teaching hospital will be next to the Frank Erwin Center and the existing University Medical Center Brackenridge, where officials unveiled the first renderings of the ...

Telephone threat closes UT-Arlington campus

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:43:50 -0400

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) -- A telephoned threat about a gunman heading to the University of Texas at Arlington has led to the campus being closed and classes canceled as a ...

Amnesty International USA Governor Rick Perry Must Halt Medellin Execution Immediately

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:26:54 -0400

Texas Goes 'Beyond the Pale if it Insists on Going Forward' With Execution WASHINGTON - August 4 - Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) today urged Texas Governor Rick Perry to stay the execution of ...

Texas Clean Air Cities Coalition and Environmental Defense Fund Reach Milestone Agreements With NRG Texas on Limestone Station Expansion

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:26:52 -0400

Environmental Defense Fund media contact: Chris Smith, 512.691.3451 TCACC media contacts: Frank J. Librio (Director, Public Information Office, City of Dallas) 214.670.3322 Frank Michel (Director of Communications, City of Houston) 832.393.0800 NRG media contacts: Meredith Moore 609.524.4522 David Knox (Texas) 713.795.6106 NRG Investor Relations contacts: Nahla Azmy ...

Meet the newest Port of Corpus Christi commissioner

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:26:36 -0400

Knock me over with a feather if Nueces County Commissioners don’t appoint David Engel to the Port of Corpus Christi before this day is done. He is an excellent choice. So would have been five other ...

Arlington OKs tax break for $20 million industrial project

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:55:59 -0400

Recycling carts: The City Council approved a contract amendment to give Republic Waste Services a $4.3 million one-time reimbursement for 65-gallon recycling carts being delivered to nearly 93,000 households. The payment will reduce the recycling fee increase scheduled to appear on residents’ water bills in July. The fee will drop from 94 cents to 51 cents a month. The monthly fee increase ...

Texas Prison Cools Armory Not Living Space Lawsuit Alleges 13 Heatstroke Deaths Due To Lack Of Air Conditioning

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:46:00 -0400

As many as 13 Texas prisoners died from heatstroke since 2007 according to a lawsuit that questions how administrators decided to allocate the much-valued commodity of conditioned air in oppressive Texas ...

Ingleside woman shot by husband in murder-suicide dies Saturday

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:18:01 -0400

On January 9, 2007, my cousin's estranged husband lay in wait for her when she left work. With his pickup, he rammed her car until it flipped over, then shot her twice in the chest with a shotgun while she hung upside down and helpless in her seatbelt. She had left him 6 months before when he beat and raped her, then attempted to lock her in their home. I know exactly what this family is ...

Cavs coming up empty for top-pick deal JUN 19

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:16:14 -0400

Cavs have been talking to teams for weeks about a trade, but they are finding a limited market and at this point are likely to keep the pick. Sources in Cleveland strongly suggest that ...

Likelihood Dallas keeps its pick Zero percent JUN 19

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:16:13 -0400

Mavericks having the 13th overall draft pick on their opening-day roster next season at 0 percent. There is an 80-percent chance that the pick is traded before or, more likely, during the draft, the source said. There is at least a 15-percent chance that the pick is a foreign player who is under contract and can be left overseas for a year and not count against ...

Zeller to the 76ers JUN 19

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:16:13 -0400

07:11 AM ET 06.19 | One cannot teach height, and Cody Zeller certainly has that particular part of the game covered -- even if some question his NBA upside. I've long dismissed the notion that ...

Warriors Jackson the anti-Nelson on new deal JUN 19

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:16:12 -0400

07:10 AM ET 06.19 | Mark Jackson brings a certain zen quality that Don Nelson lacked. So: Jackson is not going to scheme for a bigger, longer contract this summer after leading ...

Doc Rivers may not return to Boston this season JUN 18

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:16:11 -0400

Clippers to assume head coaching duties. But just because he's not heading to Los Angeles does not mean he's coming back to Boston. Danny Ainge's promise from last month seems about as reliable and useful as a weather report on Mars, and Rivers' future with ...

Shes hot Coco Austin shares Las Vegas Peepshow behind scenes Pictures Video Showbiz News

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:46:11 -0400

Wearing flesh colored underwear that covers very little, Coco is seen in various poses as she flings herself around backstage at the hotel and ...

Suspected prostitution ring busted in North Texas

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:27:56 -0400

PLANO, Texas (AP) -- Several women have been arrested on organized crime charges after law officers broke up an alleged prostitution ring in North ...

Waco investigators seek help after possible arsons

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:27:55 -0400

WACO, Texas (AP) -- Investigators in Central Texas have asked for the public's help in solving about two dozen suspicious fires that could be ...

Outlaw items up for auction by Dallas company

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:27:50 -0400

Officials with Heritage Auctions say Saturday's Legends of the Wild West Auction features a gun belt belonging to outlaw Jesse James. The auction will include more than 140 artifacts from the collection of the late Wilbur Zink of Springfield, ...

Nueces County leaders mull Port of Corpus Christi appointment

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:10:48 -0400

CALLER-TIMES FILE NRG plans to spend more than $25 million on a power plant to support plastic producer M&G Group of Italy. M&G in January announced a $1 billion contract for construction of two plastics plants on the north side of the Corpus Christi Ship Channel. Eight have applied to replace former Port Commissioner Mike Scott who resigned last month. County Commissioners are ...

Rick Perry takes aim at New York

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:41:53 -0400

Rick Perry stars in an ad out Wednesday that coincides with his swing across the Northeast to lure jobs to Texas.The one-minute, campaign-style video - shared first with POLITICO - attacks New York, where the governor is spending the day, as a high-tax, high-regulation state. ...

Former Sen. Hutchison Joins Fleishman Hillard’s International Advisory Board

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:39:45 -0400

, R-Texas, has joined the International Advisory Board at FleishmanHillard, adding to an already packed portfolio for Hutchison, who served nearly 20 years in the Senate. Since leaving Congress in January, Hutchison has become a senior counsel at Bracewell & Giuliani and a member of Bank of America's Global Advisory Council, the Center for Strategic and International Studies Advisory ...

Letter to the Editor Past funds for street repairs

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:05:35 -0400

A lot of the street repair money in the past went to upgrade the city facilities in regards to various lawsuits by the ADA (Americans With Disabilities Act). For many years, the city thought they were immune from this law, as did several other south Texas towns. Even after huge sums of money have been spent to be in compliance with ADA, there are a lot of facilities still out of compliance. I ...

Neil Simons The Odd Couple

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:51:26 -0400

Neil Simon's "The Odd Couple" (female version) is now showing at The Aurora Arts Theater, 5635 Everhart Road, at 7:30 p.m. June 14-15 and at 2:30 p.m. June 15. Unger and Madison are at it again! Florence Unger and Olive Madison, that is in this hilarious contemporary comic classic. Laughs abound as these two mismatched roommates try to get along with each other and their kooky ...

Grimm trying to help Texas gain ground on As

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:05:53 -0400

There's a trend starting to develop. Once again, Oakland starter Tommy Milone deserved a better outcome in his last start. Rangers starter Justin Grimm expected more from his last appearance. Again. On Wednesday, the two will square off in a battle between the top two teams in the American League West, and there's a good chance only one of them will walk off the field feeling ...

Bedard looks to earn series victory for Astros

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:05:47 -0400

The Brewers and Astros each hoped to have turned a corner in June. The Astros, however, took the first step in continuing that trend during a three-game series against their former National League Central division rivals. With a 10-1 win over the Brewers Tuesday, the Astros are 9-8 this month while Milwaukee dropped to 8-8. On Wednesday, Erik Bedard will take the mound in Game 2 for the Astros ...

Sea City Work Camp

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:48:46 -0400

TODD YATES/CALLER-TIMESCeline De Los Santos, 16, of Orange Grove, holds nails in her mouth as she and other volunteers put a new roof on a home Tuesday on Cosner Lane during the Sea City Work ...

AP PHOTOS Astrodome JFK terminal endangered

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:18:04 -0400

WASHINGTON -- Houston's Astrodome stadium, New York's old Pan Am Worldport Terminal at Kennedy Airport and Montana's one-room schoolhouses are joining a list of the nation's most endangered historic places.On Wednesday, the National Trust for Historic Preservation is releasing its listing of America's 11 Most Endangered Historic Places. It includes sites from Maine to ...

Dallas Fire-Rescue officer charged in nightclub assault www.privateofficer.com

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:04:18 -0400

Dallaspolice officers arrested an off-duty Dallas Fire-Rescue officer for allegedly punching another man early Sunday morningat a Downtown club near the West End, according to police documents. Sebastian Serrano, 30, faces a class a misdemeanor assault charge. He's accused of punching 29-year-old Nathan Rosas in the face in what a witness said was an argument over a joke about Serrano's ...

Dominguez Pena go deep to rout Brewers

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:01:37 -0400

MIL@HOU: Dominguez clobbers a grand slam to left HOUSTON -- The Jordan Lyles who's dominating opposing lineups at 22 years old is the same pitcher, the same player he's ever been. At least, that's what Lyles repeatedly tells everyone who asks him why he suddenly seems to have turned his career around. "I'm the same guy," he says, "just different ...

Texas Senate drops abortion ban after 20 weeks

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:00:59 -0400

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- The Republican-led Texas Senate voted late Tuesday night for tough new restrictions on abortion clinics and providers, but abandoned efforts to ban the procedure after the 20th week of ...

Miami Beat San Antonio in Overtime to Force Game Seven

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:23:20 -0400

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AL West-leading As beat Texas Darvish 6-2

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:17:51 -0400

Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Jarrod Parker works against the Texas Rangers in the first inning of a baseball game Tuesday, June 18, 2013, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony ...

Austin-area county officials sued for civil rights violations

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:08:51 -0400

All four Williamson County commissioners and the county judge -- comprising the Commissioners Court, the county's governing body -- are being sued ...

Darvish fans 10 but bitten by homers vs. As

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:57:26 -0400

OAK@TEX: Pierzynski drives a two-run single to center ARLINGTON -- This was not about a lack of run support from the offense. This was simply about the Rangers' starting pitcher not being at his best, and this is supposedly the Rangers' best starting pitcher. But Yu Darvish has not earned a victory in over a month, and he didn't deserve one on Tuesday night, allowing five runs ...

Cycling firefighter hurt in truck wreck

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:53:20 -0400

AUSTIN (KXAN) - A 33-year-old Austin Fire Department firefighter is in critical condition after a pickup truck hit him while he rode his bicycle Tuesday afternoon. The accident happened just after 4 p.m. in the 10000 block of Manchaca Road, just south of West Slaughter Lane. Austin-Travis County EMS crews said Colin Camp was unconscious when they arrived. AFD spokesman Palmer Buck said Camp is an ...

Firefighter in coma after biking accident

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:53:20 -0400

AUSTIN (KXAN) - A 33-year-old Austin Fire Department firefighter is in a coma after a pickup truck hit him while he rode his bicycle Tuesday afternoon. The accident happened just after 4 p.m. in the 10000 block of Manchaca Road, just south of West Slaughter Lane. Austin-Travis County EMS crews said Colin Camp was unconscious when they arrived. AFD spokesman Palmer Buck said Camp is an avid ...

Firefighter injured in bicycle crash

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:53:20 -0400

AUSTIN (KXAN) - A firefighter with the Austin Fire Department is in critical condition after being struck by a pick-up truck while riding his bicycle on Tuesday afternoon. The accident happened just after 4 p.m. in the 10000 block of Manchaca Road, just south of W. Slaughter Lane. According to Austin-Travis County EMS, the 30-year-old bicyclist was unconscious when emergency personnel arrived ...

Lane closures in place along I-35 access road

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:04:27 -0400

AUSTIN (KXAN) - Drivers may see some traffic build-up along Interstate 35 thanks to a road closure. The city is shutting two northbound lanes of the I-35 access road while a bridge is placed as part of the Boardwalk Trail project. The lane closures will begin south of Riverside Drive and will continue north of Riverside past the work zone. The closure will run through 5 a.m. Wednesday, and then ...

Texas congressman rescued from choking on popcorn

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:54:18 -0400

PHOENIX - A Texas congressman who was choking on a piece of popcorn is thanking a fellow Republican from Arizona and a House staffer who is also a doctor for stepping in to help. A spokeswoman for Rep. Ted Poe said the five-term congressman from the state's 2nd District was eating dinner at the Capitol Hill Club in Washington Thursday when he began choking. Poe spokeswoman Shaylyn Hynes ...

Astros acquire Minor League pitcher for F. Martinez

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:51:01 -0400

Email HOUSTON -- Outfielder Fernando Martinez, who appeared in 52 games for the Astros over the past two seasons, was sent to the Yankees in a trade on Tuesday. The Astros acquired right-handed pitcher Charles Basford, who will report to rookie-league Tri-City. Martinez, who was at Triple-A Oklahoma City, hit .182 with one homer and three RBIs in 11 games with the Astros this year before being ...

The Voice contestant makes most of appearance on show

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:04:25 -0400

AUSTIN (KXAN) - While she didn't make it to the end, an Austin artist is still reeling from the experience on season four of "The Voice." Jess Kellner wowed the crowd and both new coaches on night one with an Elvis classic before making it to the knockout round. She joined 'Team Usher' to take her to the next level. After winning the battle round, Kellner had to say goodbye ...

Norris appealing base hit ruling from previous start

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:44:01 -0400

HOUSTON -- Astros starter Bud Norris is appealing a base hit ruling from the White Sox four-run sixth inning, he said Tuesday. He hopes the play will be ruled an error, instead. With two outs and runners on first and second, Chicago's Conor Gillaspie poked a grounder to second baseman Jose Altuve, but pulled first baseman Carlos Pena off the bag. Norris ran over to cover, but he ...

Maxwell makes return to Astros in right field

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:44:01 -0400

Email HOUSTON -- Outfielder Justin Maxwell made his return to the Astros Tuesday night, but he's got a new home after missing eight weeks with a fractured left hand. Maxwell started in right field against the Brewers, a short ways from his former center field stomping grounds, where he was the Houston starter before his April 23 injury. "I'm not disappointed at all about playing ...

Astros option Paredes to Triple-A Oklahoma City

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:44:00 -0400

Email HOUSTON -- One player's promotion is usually another player's demotion, and Jimmy Paredes was on the unfortunate end of Justin Maxwell's return to the big league roster. The Astros optioned Paredes down to Triple-A Oklahoma City after Monday's 4-2 loss to clear roster room, but he received some consolation from teammate and locker neighbor Carlos Pena. "The main ...

Office manager sent to prison for embezzlement

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:43:21 -0400

SAN ANTONIO (AP) -- A dental office manager has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for embezzling $353,000 from her employer and using the money for such things as Beyonce and Lil Wayne concert tickets, a limousine rental to take her to church and replenishment of her boyfriend's prison commissary ...

Senate debating abortion restrictions bill

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:38:46 -0400

AUSTIN (AP) Republicans in the Texas Senate have abandoned attempts to ban abortion after the 20th week of pregnancy, but are pressing forward with new restrictions on the procedure. The Senate has expected to vote Tuesday night on new requirements for abortion providers and use of abortion-inducing medication. But Sen. Glenn Hegar, R-Katy, says he dropped the ban after 20 weeks because he ...

Paralysis in Congress keeps federal worker disability fraudsters cashing the checks

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:36:51 -0400

Part three of a three-part series Getting federal employees off disability and into retirement while closing off opportunities for fraud has proved all but impossible for President Obama and his immediate predecessor, as well as for Congress. A proposal to curb the lucrative benefits paid to federal workers injured on the job far into their retirement years passed the Senate last year on a ...

Leander police officer trying to serve warrant shoots therapy dog

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:58:48 -0400

James Simmons had just gone into the kitchen of his Liberty Hill home for a snack when he heard three gunshots.He raced outside Monday afternoon to find his 6-year-old grandson, who had been playing in the front yard, with blood on his hands and arms. The blood belonged to his 3-year-old German shepherd, Vinny, a trained therapy dog who visits schools and nursing ...

Leander Police saving in fuel costs

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:46:37 -0400

LEANDER, Texas (KXAN) - Leander Police say theyre saving thousands of dollars in fuel costs after installing a small device that changes the way gasoline burns in their patrol vehicles. A pilot project began a year and a half ago with six vehicles and newly released data are so encouraging the department plans to expand the program to all of its 31 vehicles. The need to innovate started with a ...

Berkman back in lineup after two-game hiatus

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:37:55 -0400

Email ARLINGTON -- Lance Berkman was back in the lineup on Tuesday after getting two days off. But he was batting fifth in the order after batting exclusively in the third spot. A.J. Pierzynski, who was hitting .382 in his last 19 games going into Tuesday, was moved up to the No. 3 spot. Berkman was hitting .192 in his last 19 games. "I just decided to give Berkman less stress, so I moved ...

Rangers place Baker on DL with thumb sprain

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:37:55 -0400

Email ARLINGTON -- Jeff Baker is still unable to throw a baseball or grip a bat, so the Rangers placed him on the disabled list on Tuesday with a sprained right thumb. The Rangers also optioned first baseman Chris McGuiness to Triple-A Round Rock while calling up catcher Robinson Chirinos and left-handed pitcher Joseph Ortiz. Baker has not played since last Wednesday, a day before injuring the ...

Despite dominant stretch Perez staying in Minors

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:37:55 -0400

ARLINGTON -- Left-hander Martin Perez threw six scoreless innings for Triple-A Round Rock in a 12-2 victory over Oklahoma City on Monday night and is 4-0 with a 1.13 ERA in his last four starts. But the Rangers are not ready to bring him to the Major Leagues. "The only conversation we had was he threw the ball well again [Monday] night," manager Ron Washington said. "End of ...

Texas taking it slow with Ogandos rehab

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:37:54 -0400

Email ARLINGTON -- Pitcher Alexi Ogando, on the disabled list with inflammation in his right shoulder, is still not 100 percent. Ogando said he is still experiencing some inflammation in the shoulder, and that's why he has not started throwing off a mound again. Ogando, on the disabled list for the second time this season, hasn't pitched since June 5 in Boston. "I'm feeling a ...

CBO Senate immigration bill would expand Obamacare

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:30:46 -0400

If the Senate immigration bill becomes law, federal health care spending would increase by $112 billion over the next decade as more people take advantage of Medicaid, Medicare and subsidies from President Obama's health care ...

U.S. oil prices steady Tuesday

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:23:16 -0400

A motorist pumps gas in Denver on April 15, 2011. Consumers paid an average price of $3.60 a gallon nationwide on Tuesday according to the travel group AAA. UPI/Gary C. ...

William Blackmon of Blackmon Mooring dies at 92

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:52:47 -0400

FORT WORTH — William Gipson Blackmon Jr., who helped develop the Steamatic carpet-cleaning system and built a company from a dirt-floored rented building into a nationwide post-catastrophe restoration business, died Thursday. He was ...

Chrysler agrees to recall 2.7M Jeeps at risk of fire

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:42:08 -0400

After initially defying federal regulators, Chrysler abruptly agreed Tuesday to recall some older-model Jeeps with fuel tanks that could rupture and cause fires in rear-end ...

Texas DA veto doesnt take away ethics duties

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:31:57 -0400

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- The Travis County district attorney on Tuesday said she remains legally responsible for investigating state ethics violations, despite Gov. Rick Perry's veto of funding for the Public Integrity Unit based in her ...

New state inspectors target compounding pharmacies

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:29:08 -0400

Austin (KXAN) - Pharmacists and technicians at the Dripping Springs Compounding Center measure every gram and every ounce of medication with precise care. They mix each prescription with one patient in mind. "Everybody's body is different, and you react differently to different things," said compounding pharmacy customer Beth Ann Matlock. "So I think the compounding is really the ...

Live on Caller.com Whats happening Tuesday

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:16:39 -0400

COASTAL BEND -- Corpus Christi City Council will meet Tuesday. Caller-Times reporter Jessica Savage will have updates from the meeting that is scheduled to start at 11:30 a.m. Other things we will be reporting on Tuesday: - We are checking into a number of lawsuits. - We'll have live coverage of Game 6 of the NBA Finals on a separate chat starting tonight. - We'll have live ...

Lamar University ASL major seizes opportunities

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:50:51 -0400

(Lamar press release) Adrain "A.J." Webb, American Sign Language major from Dallas, has an eye for opportunities. During his education at Lamar University, Webb has become a Lamar Ambassador, a McNair scholar, vice president of the rugby team, Black Student Association historian, president of the sailing club and an LU cheerleader. Among Webb’s fortuitous experiences was a ...

Union Gospel Mission plans to build facility for homeless families

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:49:30 -0400

FORT WORTH — Union Gospel Mission chaplain Stanley Maneikis remembers the day a homeless family asked about getting a room at the agency’s campus. But when they learned that the wife and toddler would have to stay in a different building than the husband, they decided not to ...

Man pleads guilty to smuggling snakes on planes

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:49:10 -0400

Prosecutors say the 63-year-old eco-tourism guide bought the seven live snakes in August 2012 in a market in Lima, Peru, and smuggled them in his jacket on flights from Lima to Miami and then to ...

Dont mess with Texas email State law ends some warrantless email searches

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:45:20 -0400

By Bob Sullivan, Columnist, NBC News Texas residents will have a little more protection from the prying eyes of local law enforcement than the rest of America starting in September. A law that takes effect in the fall ends warrantless email searches by state law enforcement officials, in a step that might have implications for email snooping laws around the country.The new law cancels out a Texas ...

Victim identified in La Grange killing

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:44:03 -0400

LA GRANGE, Texas (KXAN) - A woman killed in La Grange Monday morning has been identified as 38-year-old Sandra Lynn Pfeiffer, the Fayette County Sheriff's Office said Tuesday. The office also verified the juvenile suspect thought to be connected to the homicide did run away from the Gulf Coast Trades Center in New Waverly. Pfeiffer's death is still being investigated. Chief Deputy Randy ...

John McCain New border security plan could unite Dems GOP

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:22:35 -0400

Democratic and Republican senators are in tense discussions over a border-security amendment to the Gang of Eight immigration-reform package that could prove critical to its passage, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., said Tuesday afternoon. Whether this proposal can satisfy Republicans' security concerns without losing Democrats should be clear by Wednesday, McCain said. The amendment, a project ...

3 new Stripes stores open as leadership expands

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:12:35 -0400

CORPUS CHRISTI -- Two new Stripes stores opened recently, making eight this year, and another opens Friday as the company shifted some of its senior management. Susser Holdings Corp. announced June 5 a sale and lease-back transaction of two new store completed at the end of May for a total cost of $6.7 million. A third one opens Friday at 5702 Leopard St., and the public is invited. As part of ...

Family files suit after alleged threats by neighbor

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:11:09 -0400

AUSTIN (KXAN) - The Texas Civil Rights Project is stepping in to help an Austin woman who says her neighbor has threatened them repeatedly and called them "illegal aliens," among other things. The civil rights group is filing a lawsuit and a temporary injunction against a neighbor, Amanda Benavides. Cristina Pia Perez moved to the United States 10 years ago with her family from ...

Texas Gov. Perry looking to lure NY companies

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:48:39 -0400

Texas Gov. Rick Perry speaks to the media before hosting a lunch appointment with Connecticut gun makers in Hartford, Conn., Monday, June 17, 2013. The governors of Texas and South Dakota are visiting Connecticut to court local gun makers, many of which have threatened to leave since the state passed tough new gun-control laws in response to the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School. (Jessica ...

Texas man sentenced for Medicare scam

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:48:38 -0400

HOUSTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a 48-year-old man has been sentenced to six years in prison for operating bogus ambulance companies that fraudulently collected $3.6 million in Medicare payments.Julian Kimble was sentenced Tuesday after being convicted of conspiracy to commit health care fraud and other charges. He also must pay back the money he collected. Kimble pleaded guilty to ...

Texas House lawmakers debate youth punishment

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:48:38 -0400

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Members of a Texas House panel say they feel conflicted about approving proposed new punishments for 17-year-olds who are convicted of capital murder with the mandatory possibility of parole after 40 years.Republican Rep. Stefani Carter of Dallas said Tuesday she's "really torn here because we do only have eight days" to pass legislation.Gov. Rick Perry ...

Retail dining leaving Union

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:41:55 -0400

Melissa Wylie/Contributing Writer With the University Union renovations approaching, UNT Dining Services is preparing to relocate the Union's food court and restaurants in August. Food vendors will be moved to an outdoor food court between Sage Hall and the International Students Building until the Union's scheduled re-opening in 2015. Students will have the same food and beverage ...

Congress Avenue gets a makeover

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:41:31 -0400

AUSTIN (KXAN) - The Downtown Austin Alliance has partnered with the city's Public Works Department to give a fresh new look to Congress Avenue. With the help of local landscape architect Eleanor McKinney, the DAA has designed and installed a new palate of plants down the busy Austin avenue over the past few months. The DAA took many things into consideration to ensure the long-term health of ...

Eye Opener host to do That Show in Fort Worth

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:37:57 -0400

June 18--Oliver Tull, one of the hosts of the DFW-based offbeat morning show Eye Opener, and Justin Allen, the nationally broadcast show's executive producer, were on such similar wavelengths that neither remembers exactly who came up with the idea for " That Show" first. But Tull, who's also a member of Fort Worth improv group Four Day Weekend, was definitely in charge of ...

Union presents plan to save jobs at GE Erie plant

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:23:07 -0400

ERIE, Pa. (AP) -- Union officials presented a plan Tuesday to keep 950 jobs at a General Electric Transportation plant in Erie, but the company cast doubt on the ...

Heimlich rescues choking Texas congressman

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:22:53 -0400

PHOENIX (AP) -- A Texas congressman who was choking on a piece of popcorn is thanking a fellow Republican from Arizona and a House staffer who is also a doctor for stepping in to ...

Lehmberg speaks about Integrity Unit

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:18:54 -0400

AUSTIN (KXAN) - After a DWI arrest, a jail sentence, and a steady stream of written statements, Rosemary Lehmberg reemerged on Tuesday. She was at the Travis County Commissioners Court meeting looking for ways to get back $7 million in funding that was vetoed on Friday by Governor Rick Perry. This is the most important thing pending for me right now, said Lehmberg, who declined to speak about ...

Austin Mahone On His New Single And Summer Tour

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:18:30 -0400

By Casey Lewis Just before embarking on an epic summer vacation, which he'll be spending touring the country with Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran, 17-year-old Austin Mahone made a quick stop in New York City to visit us at the Teen Vogue offices. OK, technically, he was in town to promote his new single "What About Love" on The Today Show. But he did make time to dodge through ...

Judge sets Fort Hood suspect trial for July 9

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:38:31 -0400

FORT HOOD, Texas -; Jury selection will start July 9 in the murder trial of the Army psychiatrist charged in the deadly 2009 Fort Hood shooting ...

Genetic mapping could throw ethics off course

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:35:27 -0400

A few milliliters of spit can do a lot of things. It can turn a wad of paper into a projectile, it can transmit diseases, it can even land you in jail. But thanks to progress in modern medical technology, it now also has the power to reveal all the secrets of where a human being has come from - and where they are going. Modern genetic mapping requires no needles, blood or discomfort but mailing ...

Dead zone predictions much less spread than 2012

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:34:10 -0400

NEW ORLEANS -- Scientists in Michigan and Louisiana are predicting a big summer "dead zone" in the Gulf of Mexico. In the Chesapeake Bay, a smaller than average dead zone is expected.The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released predictions Tuesday for areas with too little oxygen to support life.It says the Gulf zone prediction is 7,286 to 8,561 square miles - anywhere ...

Jury selection set for Hasan trial

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:33:10 -0400

FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) -- Jury selection will start July 9 in the murder trial of the Army psychiatrist charged in the deadly 2009 Fort Hood shooting rampage. The judge set the date after rejecting Maj. Nidal Hasan's request for a three-month trial delay. Col. Tara Osborn, the judge, says testimony will start Aug. 6 at the earliest. Jury selection will start later in July if a jury consultant ...

Roads get early Senate approval

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:33:10 -0400

AUSTIN (AP) - The Texas Senate has given preliminary approval to taking nearly $1 billion a year from the state's reserve fund and spending it on transportation. The constitutional amendment still needs a final vote to send it to the House with one week left in the special session. State transportation leaders say Texas needs to spend $4 billion more a year on transportation to keep up with ...

Recruiting Austin Kafentzis commits to Gary Andersen Wisconsin

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:28:39 -0400

MADISON – After working out with Wisconsin coaches, Jordan High quarterback Austin Kafentzis realized he didn’t need two more years to decide where he wants to play college football. The highly recruited junior will play for the Badgers. ';He realized this is the place for him,'; said Kyle Kafentzis. ';He always loved Wisconsin, and the Big 10 is where I always wanted ...

Man accused of threatening Texas Sen. Ted Cruz

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:17:30 -0400

HOUSTON (AP) -- A Houston man is accused of threatening to kidnap, murder and burn U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas and his father and also to "blow up" the sun if he wasn't paid $3 ...

Probe prompts child welfare workers to resign

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:17:30 -0400

ABILENE, Texas (AP) -- The Texas child welfare agency under investigation for its mishandling of a toddler's death last year has disciplined two workers after discovering a supervisor had "an inappropriate relationship" with the child's ...

Congressman calls for defunding National Sheep Industry Improvement Center

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:10:57 -0400

$1 million dollars in mandatory funding annually and is authorized to spend $10 million more. The center provides grants to such trade groups as ...

Boy 15 survives shark attack off Texas beach

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:04:03 -0400

A 15-year-old boy was in stable condition Tuesday, the day after being attacked by a shark in shallow water at a beach near Surfside, Texas, authorities said. Freeport police said the Needville teenager was bitten by a 4-foot shark on his left leg and hand while in waist-deep water about 2:45 p.m. Monday at a beach about 3 miles north of Surfside, KTRK-TV, Houston, reported. "I hope this ...

Target in Australia offers to settle Estee Lauder lawsuit

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:03:55 -0400

The Wesfarmers Target retail chain in Australia said in court Tuesday it was ready to settle claims that it sold counterfeit Estee Lauder make up. In Federal Court, Target said it would turn over all of its marketing materials related to sale of Make-Up Art Cosmetics, an Estee Lauder subsidiary that accused the Australian retailer of selling fake goods under its name. In addition, Target ...

Senate gives early approval to road spending plan

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:50:45 -0400

Cyclist suffers critical injuries after collision with vehicle

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:33:22 -0400

AUSTIN (KXAN) - A 60-year-old man was left with critical injuries Tuesday after an auto-bicycle crash near U.S. 290 and William Cannon, according to Austin-Travis County EMS. The accident happened about 11 a.m. near the Y at Oak Hill. He was transported to University Medical Center Brackenridge. No other information was immediately available. This is just the most recent accident involving ...

Pair of cyclists injured after separate collisions with vehicles

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:33:22 -0400

AUSTIN (KXAN) - Two cyclists were injured Tuesday in separate collisions with a vehicle. A 60-year-old man was left with critical injuries after an auto-bicycle crash near U.S. 290 and William Cannon, according to Austin-Travis County EMS. The accident happened about 11 a.m. near the Y at Oak Hill. He was transported to University Medical Center Brackenridge. No other information was immediately ...

Arlington police seek tips on playground dragon slayer

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:32:23 -0400

Arlington police are seeking the public’s help to identify the vandal or vandals, who caused about $5,000 in damage last week by lopping the head off the popular playground ...

Medicare Cost-saving changes coming for diabetics

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:27:38 -0400

WASHINGTON -- Medicare begins a major change next month that could save older diabetics money and time when they buy crucial supplies to test their blood sugar - but it also may cause some confusion as patients figure out the new system.On July 1, Medicare opens a national mail-order program that will dramatically drop the prices the government pays for those products but patients will have to ...

East Texas fire kills more than 200 exotic birds

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:10:26 -0400

Owner Tommy Hayes said Monday that he's devastated about the fire. Hayes says he raises the birds to protect them but occasionally sells some of the creatures to offset the $2,800 monthly cost for sanctuary ...

Texas Kind Of Protects Your Email Privacy With New Law

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:05:22 -0400

Before the NSA leaks, everybody thought the worst the government could do was obtain your email without a warrant. Well, they can still do that, but Texas has just made it harder for local law enforcement to do the ...

Live Oak County sued over jail abuse

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:53:31 -0400

GEORGE WEST -- Live Oak County has been sued in federal court for the second time in a year over the sexual abuse of women held in its jail. Also named in the lawsuit filed earlier this month in Corpus Christi are three former guards from the Live Oak County jail who were previously convicted of improper sexual contact with prisoners. Attorney Ron Armstrong, who filed the lawsuit, said ...

OneWest Laying Off Hundreds in Texas

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:17:39 -0400

Hundreds of jobs in Texas are being eliminated by OneWest Bank FSB. The disclosure of the layoffs follows last week's revelation that the bank would sell a substantial share of its mortgage servicing rights. As of June 30, 2012, Pasadena, Calif.-based financial institution had a total mortgage servicing staff of nearly 1,300 employees. The headcount was based on national employment. ...