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  • Astros players teach kids fundamentals at local clinics

    Astros president Reid Ryan provides instruction to a young girl at one of three area clinics on Saturday. (Astros) HOUSTON -- The Astros organization continued to give back to the community, hosting three baseball clinics at youth baseball parks across the Houston area on Saturday morning. Four players, along with Astros president Reid Ryan, teamed up with the Astros Urban Youth Academy to host ...

  • San Antonio flooding kills 1 dozens rescued

    SAN ANTONIO (AP) -- Massive flooding from torrential rains in the San Antonio area left at least one person dead Saturday and sent emergency workers rushing in boats to rescue more than 100 residents stranded in cars and ...

  • Todays MLB starting lineups May 25

    Below are starting lineups that have been made public by the clubs. A lineup is not official until it is handed to the umpire. Additional lineups will be added as they become available: Baltimore Orioles: 1. ...

  • House Senate reach testing charter schools deal

    AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- House and Senate negotiators have reached a deal to overhaul high school standardized testing and curriculum standards while increasing the number of charter schools in ...

  • House adjourns while lawmakers resolved difference

    With less than 36 hours left to pass laws during this regular session, lawmakers normally work all the way up to midnight. But this year, the House and Senate versions of many proposed laws differed enough to force them into conference ...

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The Master [Blu-Ray]

The Master [Blu-Ray]

There is no questionnone at all, in my mind at leastthat Paul Thomas Andersons The Master is a magnificently ambitious film. The first feature production to be shot in 65mm since Kenneth Branaghs Hamlet in 1996, it mixes exquisite period recreation of the post-World War II Eisenh ... ...

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  • Texas lawmakers send bill to modify concealed handgun licenses to governor

    AUSTIN, Texas – Texas lawmakers have sent to Gov. Rick Perry a bill that allows concealed handgun license holders to carry a revolver or semi-automatic pistol, regardless of what they trained with on the shooting range. Current law certifies license holders to carry only the type of gun they use to get their license. The bill by Sen. Craig Estes, a Wichita Falls Republican, allows them to ...

  • Woman killed in San Antonio flooding official says

    SAN ANTONIO – A woman has been killed in flooding in the San Antonio area. San Antonio Fire Department spokesman Christian Bove says the 29-year-old woman was trapped in her car, got on the roof and was swept away in floodwaters. He says her body was later found against a fence. Bove says rescue workers are searching for a second person who's missing after being trapped in another ...

  • Texas gets OF Benson on waiver claim from Twins

    SEATTLE — The Texas Rangers have acquired outfielder Joe Benson on a waiver claim from the Minnesota Twins, and optioned him to Double-A Frisco. Texas made room for Benson on its 40-man roster by transferring left-hander Matt Harrison from the 15-day disabled list to the 60-day DL. Harrison, the team's opening day starter, has had two operations on his back since going on the DL in ...

  • One driver killed as heavy rains flood streets in San Antonio

    SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - A woman died when her car was washed off a bridge on Saturday as drenching rains in Texas spawned flood waters so powerful they swept a city bus off the street, San Antonio officials ...

  • Texas flooding turns deadly as police confirm body found in water

    reports . The body was found behind a store. A car had been found abandoned after being swept underneath a bridge into a culvert, but it isn't known whether the woman had been in that car. "Our officers and firefighters are doing a great job of monitoring the various closures and keeping the public safe," San Antonio police Chief William McManus said. "I've been kept ...

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