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  • University of Texas graduates 4200 University of Texas graduates 4200

    AUSTIN (KXAN) - The University of Texas will graduate 4,200 students today. We spoke to two of them. The University of Texas at Austin is expecting about 4,200 graduating students at the main commencement ceremony Saturday night with a total crowd of about 25,000. Rebekah Scheuerle is a UT senior graduating from the Cockrell School of Engineering. Scheuerle, a chemical engineering major, set her ...

  • Texas lawmakers protecting Merry Christmas from the Grinch

    AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — It's Christmas in May in the Texas Legislature.The Texas Senate on Friday approved a bipartisan bill that aims to remove legal risks of saying "Merry Christmas" in Texas public schools. Traditional holiday symbols, such as a menorah or nativity scene, would also win a nod of state support so long as more than one religion and a secular symbol are also ...

  • How the San Antonio Spurs match up against Memphis Grizzlies in NBA playoffs | Hunter Felt

    The San Antonio Spurs will face the Memphis Grizzlies in the Western Conference Finals. We look at the matchups to decide which team has the ...

  • Texas officials find body of missing postal worker

    HOUSTON-Texas law enforcement agencies have found the body of a missing postal worker in the remains of her burned vehicle in a Houston suburb. U.S. postal carrier Marie Youngblood had used her personal vehicle to deliver mail on her rural route. Investigators found her body late in that car late Friday. The San Jacinto Sheriff's Department and other investigating agencies say they are ...

  • Parker ready to lead Spurs against Grizzlies

    SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Danny Green failed to step up quickly enough on a pick, allowing Golden State's Stephen Curry to hit an open 3-pointer. The roar of the Oracle Arena crowd Thursday night was nothing compared to Tony Parker's tirade at Green over the defensive lapse.It was a moment that must have made San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich proud."He's just really ...

Movie Review

Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer

Made in 1985 for a budget of only $100,000, "Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer" sat on a shelf until 1989 when it was finally shown at a series of film festivals, then made its rounds on the midnight theater circuit. Many critics lavished it for being brutally honest about its subject matter, which in some ways, it is. Unfortunately, like so many small budget movies, the lack of money shows throu ... ...

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  • Pastor guilty of animal cruelty after injuring cat

    BASTROP, Texas (AP) — A Bastrop pastor has been found guilty of animal cruelty in the death of a cat he trapped in his neighborhood last year.Rick Bartlett's conviction Friday of a Class A misdemeanor means he faces up to a year in jail. Sentencing is set for June 24. At the time of his arrest, the 56-year-old was a chaplain for the Bastrop police department and pastor at Bastrop ...

  • Industry News From Across East Texas

    Fenton Mazda, of Tyler, moved to 3225 SSW Loop, across from Sweet Sue's restaurant. The Fenton family is planning a major renovation of the facility, which should be completed by the end of the year, General Manager Chad Doan said. The Fenton Family of Dealerships has been in business since 1950 and has 16 dealerships. The Fenton family wants to expand the Mazda base in Tyler while ...

  • KEDT to move its operations to Del Mar Colleges Center for Economic Development by 2015

    Michael Zamora/Caller-Times KEDT’s Liz Laubach (left) waits to switch from a prerecorded interview back over to Leanne Winkler on Friday during the midday report at KEDT studios. KEDT plans to move its operations to Del Mar College’s Center for Economic Development Center as soon as July 2015. KEDT-TV plans to move its operations to Del Mar College's Center for Economic ...

  • Report Clippers owner to meet with Vinny Del Negro MAY 18

    Clippers owner Donald Sterling has scheduled to meet with head coach Vinny Del Negro over the weekend to discuss Del Negro's fate with the organization, a league source informed CSNNW.com. According to the source, who spoke on the condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the situation, says the two will meet in Los Angeles and a decision is anticipated shortly after. The ...

  • Billie Sol Estes to be remembered at funeral

    GRANBURY, Texas (AP) — Family and friends are set to remember flamboyant swindler Billie Sol Estes, a man whose name was synonymous with Texas-sized schemes, greed and corruption.The funeral for Estes is set for Saturday afternoon in Granbury, located about 40 miles southwest of Fort Worth. Estes died in his sleep Tuesday at the age of 88.He became one of the most notorious men in America ...

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