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  • Texas takes on large oil firms Texas takes on large oil firms

    BP and Halliburton are being sued by the state of Texas over one of the worst oil spills in US history. Texas has become the latest complainant in allegations that both companies engaged in "misconduct" for their role in the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Four other states that have sued BP and other companies in connection to the spill. Alabama and Louisiana filed complaints in 2010 ...

  • New needleless acupuncture therapy reduces diabetics indigestion symptoms

    A study from Texas Tech University, El Paso, and the University of Mississippi, Oxford, holds promising results for diabetic patients suffering from indigestion symptoms like nausea, vomiting, bloating and heartburn. The study tested a new method of therapy using a custom-made wireless device to stimulate acupuncture points with electrical waves on the surface of the skin rather than ...

  • Mother daughter found slain in Grand Prairie home

    ramirez@star-telegram.com GRAND PRAIRIE The bodies of a woman and her daughter were found at a home Sunday morning in what police called a double-homicide during a domestic ...

  • Tornadoes hit Kan. Okla. no injuries reported

    A tornado from a large storm system moving cross the south has struck a Georgia town 60 miles north of Atlanta, according to CNN. A least one death has been reported in the state. High winds also are raking Tennessee, where a man died after a tree fell into his home, according to ...

  • Man dies in motocycle wreck on North Padre Island Drive

    CORPUS CHRISTI -- A man was killed after he lost control of his motorcycle early Sunday morning, police said. Police said they are continuing their ...

Movie Review

Vertical Limit

Vertical Limit establishes the stakes of its dangerous game in the opening sequence, which makes abundantly clear that rock climbing, despite the high-tech equipment and experienced enthusiasts, is a deadly hobby that, in a heartbeat, can lead to tragedy. ...

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  • 1 killed 2 wounded in gunfight

    HOUSTON (AP) — Houston police are looking for two or three unknown suspects after one person was killed and two others were wounded in a downtown gunfight.The Houston Chronicle reports (http://bit.ly/10OkV72 ) a 27-year-old man told police he was returning home from a night club at about 6 a.m. on Sunday when he was confronted by four or five armed men. He says the group fired at him, and ...

  • Letter to the Editor Some thoughts on Ted Cruz

    The inarguable fact is, Ted Cruz Jr. is a Canadian-born anchor-baby. Thereafter his communist-revolutionary father moved the family to Austin, TX where they resided "illegally" for many years. A second fact is, the Tea-Party folks who champion Mr. Cruz Jr. regard all Hispanics as either illegals or anchor-babies. So if all Hispanics are either illegals or anchor-babies and Ted Cruz ...

  • Driver injured after his pickup crashes into a Fort Worth fire truck

    ramirez@star-telegram.com FORT WORTH A pickup driver was seriously injured Sunday morning when his truck slammed into a fire truck on the scene of a vehicle fire just ...

  • One person killed in Fort Worth crash

    ramirez@star-telegram.com FORT WORTH -- One person was killed Sunday afternoon and another was injured in a traffic wreck on Granbury Road, according to a MedStar ...

  • VIVA STREETS takes over East Austin

    AUSTIN (KXAN) - From bikes to bats, revelers in East Austin took to the streets Sunday for VIVA STREETS!. The community event hosted by HEB and Texas Gas Service promoted active lifestyles in a "Get Moving Zone." The activities included a 55-foot obstacle course and 25-foot bungee run. REI even brought out a 30-foot rock climbing wall. VIVA STREETS! took over a 2-mile stretch of East ...

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