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  • Attorney shot in Southlake represented drug cartel

    dianesmith@star-telegram.com A 43-year-old Mexican citizen shot down this week at Southlake Town Square had represented members of a powerful drug cartel whose leaders were recently sentenced to U.S. federal prison, according to media reports on both sides of the ...

  • May 15 storm damage in North Texas estimated at $250 million

    Tornado tips • Designate a shelter area in your home or place of business, such as a basement, and go there during severe weather. • If you don’t have a basement or underground shelter, go to an interior room or hallway on the lowest floor and get under a sturdy piece of furniture. Lower-level interior bathrooms provide the best protection if no basement is available. Don’t ...

  • ‘No refusal’ DWI program in effect for holiday

    This is the first time Tarrant County has implemented a “no refusal” campaign over Memorial Day weekend. The initiative was made possible by a $300,430 grant that expanded the program from two holidays to seven, according to a news release from the Tarrant County district attorney’s ...

  • The 14th Cliburn a noteworthy opening day

    Huangci’s performance was the first of nine on the Cliburn’s first day, culminating years of preparation for the competition that occurs every four years. A crowd of several hundred witnessed the preliminary recitals at Bass Hall, joining a large audience around the world watching and listening to the performances on the ...

  • Chase ends in arrest of child sex assault suspect

    FORT WORTH — A police chase that began near downtown Fort Worth on Friday afternoon ended in east Oak Cliff in Dallas with the arrest of a man accused of sexually assaulting a ...

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The Help [Blu-Ray]

The Help [Blu-Ray]

Set in Jackson, Mississippi, in the early, pre-Civil Rights years of the 1960s, The Help largely succeeds in finding good ol fashioned entertainment value heavily laced with social uplift in its tale of a young white woman who wants to blow the lid off generations-old institutionalized raci ... ...

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  • San Antonio hotel security network curbs crime www.privateofficer.com

    – You can call it a crime-fighting network of sorts. Area hotels and motels work together to help keep you safe. ';You never know when a situation will come up, '; said Bill Brendel, General Manager of the Crockett Hotel downtown. Brendel told News 4 there are about a hundred hotels on an email chain, reporting criminal activity. Awhile back, police busted a counterfeit ring ...

  • Could this be the end for the Texas Railroad Commission

    The commission, which regulates the oil and gas industry, appeared late Friday to be in danger of shutting down unless its supporters are able to stage a last-minute maneuver to save the 122-year-old agency in the remaining three days of the legislative ...

  • Jury convicts former South Texas DA of corruption

    BROWNSVILLE, Texas -- A federal jury in South Texas has convicted a former district attorney on corruption charges.Former Cameron County District Attorney Armando Villalobos (vee-yah-LOH'-bohs) was convicted Friday of racketeering, bribery, extortion and other charges. He was acquitted of two counts of extortion.Villalobos was accused of paying $10,700 to state District Judge Abel Limas to ...

  • Marc Leishman tied for ninth as Kuchar edges ahead in Texas

    United States American Matt Kuchar held a one-shot lead at 10-under par after 15 holes when the weather-hit second round was suspended for the day at the US PGA Invitational in Texas.Kuchar, who clinched his fifth PGA Tour title at the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship in February, will line up a 40-foot birdie putt at the par-three 16th when play resumes at 7:15am local (10:15pm AEST) on ...

  • Moreland moves up to No. 2 spot

    Email SEATTLE -- David Murphy was out of the lineup on on Friday night with Mariners left-hander Joe Saunders on the mound, so Mitch Moreland was moved up into the second spot in the lineup. Manager Ron Washington had moved Murphy into the No. 2 spot when Ian Kinsler went on the disabled list. Murphy is 5-for-18 with two home runs in five games as the No. 2 hitter and is hitting .314 with four ...

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