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 ...

Granbury residents hit by tornado to return home

GRANBURY, Texas (AP) — Residents in the North Texas town of Granbury whose homes were torn apart or blown away by a deadly tornado are set to return to get what belongings may be left and start cleaning up.The residents of Rancho Brazos Estates neighborhood will be allowed back in to survey things started Saturday morning.Granbury bore the brunt of the damage during Wednesday's ...

Fort Worth museum displays art of 91-year-old

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A Fort Worth museum has granted the wish of a 91-year-old amateur artist by exhibiting her works.Two dozen paintings by Dolores "Toppy" Cochran went on display Friday at the Amon Carter Museum of American Art. The exhibit called "Toppy's Passion" is on view through May 29.Cochran lives in an assisted living facility in Richland Hills, a ...

Will Boy Scouts accept gay youth Vote is imminent

Minnesota appears poised to legalize gay marriage, as the Democratic speaker of the state House said Tuesday that a gay marriage bill endorsed by the governor and likely to pass in the state Senate also now has enough backing in his ...

Austin musicians point to a variety of reasons to appreciate McCartney

May 18--As a kid in Connecticut, Jonathan Konya, drummer for Austin blues rock band the Ghost Wolves, went on camping trips with his parents and his sister, and the only tape in the car was the 1963 album "Please Please Me," the debut LP from the Beatles. Konya and his sister listened, on repeat, until the songs -- particularly "Love Me Do" and "I Saw Her Standing ...