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  • Woman condemned for boys starvation loses appeal

    HOUSTON (AP) -- An Arlington woman on Texas death row for the starvation death of a 9-year-old boy has lost a federal court appeal, moving her a step closer to ...

  • Texas officer on leave after shooting neighbors cat with arrow

    BOERNE, Texas – A South Texas police officer has been put on administrative leave after being charged with shooting an arrow into a neighbor's cat. Police in Boerne say Officer Lance Deleon was not on duty when the cat named Bobby was wounded. Police Chief Jim Kohler says the cat was shot using a crossbow. Officials with South Texas Veterinary Specialists say the 2-year-old male cat ...

  • The Port Arthur Steam Cracker in Texas is Now Processing Ethane from Shale Gas

    To capitalize on the shale gas revolution in the United States, the BASF TOTAL Petrochemicals LLC (BTP) joint venture (40% Total, 60% BASF) revamped the Port Arthur steam cracker in Texas to process ethane, found in abundance in U.S. shale gas. "Our strategy in the United States consists of consolidating our production base by taking advantage of market trends," commented Patrick ...

  • Three teens detained after breaking windows in and around Sunrise Mall

    CORPUS CHRISTI -- Three 14-year-old children were detained and charged with suspicion of criminal mischief after breaking windows at an entrance and stores in and around Sunrise Mall Thursday night. Corpus Christi police said after 11 p.m. a passer-by told them they saw two boys and a girl throwing rocks at windows at the Corpus Christi Driving School in the 4900 block of South Staples ...

  • Paul McCartney gives shout-out to Austin techies food trucks

    Former Beatle Paul McCartney, shown performing at the White House, praised Austin as the "cutting-edge place for green eating. Austin's "green" attitude didn't escape former Beatle Sir Paul McCartney while he was in town this week for two concerts. He gave Mayor Lee Leffingwell an award from the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, declaring Austin the most ...

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The Limey

Steven Soderbergh is a tough director to put your finger on. He exploded onto the scene in 1989 with the indie groundbreaker "sex, lies, and videotape," and his career since then has been a journey of stylistic experimentation across numerous genres. In 1998, he made a bold move toward the mainstream with the uniformly excellent "Out of Sight," in which he energized what could have been a routine ... ...

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  • Man linked to Mexican cartel gets 16 years

    McALLEN, Texas (AP) -- Prosecutors say a man who helped get loads of cocaine moved from Mexico to Texas has been sentenced to 16 years in a U.S. ...

  • Reports Dell buyout group to amass $7B in financing

    Activist investor Carl Icahn and Southeastern Asset Management Inc. are reportedly amassing up to $7 billion in financing to counter Michael Dells investor groups offer of $2.4 billion for Dell Inc. shareholders. Thomson Reuters LPC is reporting that Icahn and Southeastern want the financing before Dell (Nasdaq: DELL) shareholders meet in July to vote on a prospective buyout and move to take the ...

  • Tax break weekend in Texas for Energy Star items

    The state comptroller's office says the Energy Star sales tax holiday begins Saturday and runs through Monday. Qualifying products display the Energy Star ...

  • Bash at the Beach Concert

    The beauty of Memorial Day weekend? You can go out Sunday night and get to still sleep in Monday morning. So take advantage of that extra day off Sunday night by heading to the Bash at the Beach concert featuring the Josh Abbott Band, Kyle Park, Aaron Watson and Bart Crow at 6 p.m. at Concrete Street ...

  • Pentagon lowers cost of F-35 program by 1.1 percent

    The Pentagon has lowered the total cost of the F-35 program by 1.1 percent. The nation's most expensive defense program ever just got a little more affordable. The Pentagon has lowered the development and production cost projections of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter by 1.1 percent from $395.7 billion to $391.2 billion. Bloomberg reported that the reduction was attributable to lower labor ...

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