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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 ...

  • Sifting through the ruins of some 40 years of life together piece by piece

    GRANBURY — Billy Kelly and a dozen other members of Glenda and Robert Whitehead’s family sifted piece by piece through the ruins of the Whiteheads’ mobile home in the 3700 block of Sundown Trail in Rancho Brazos ...

  • Cabrera Has 3-Homer Game in Texas 2nd of Career

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  • Austin memorial for AIDS HIV Austin memorial for AIDS HIV

    AUSTIN (KXAN) - Austinites gathered Sunday in Republic Square Park to pay tribute to the fight against AIDS and HIV. Community leaders spoke to the crowd and had a moment of silence to remember those whove lost their lives. Congressman Lloyd Doggett and Austin Mayor Pro Tem Sheryl Cole participated and spoke at the event. This year's theme: "In solidarity," emphasized the need of ...

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Marie Antoinette

Marie Antoinette

During the opening credits for Marie Antoinette, which otherwise appear over a black background, writer/director Sofia Coppola inserts a brief tableaux shot of the notorious French queen right before the title card. Marie is lounging in ... ...

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  • APDs LGBT help build new homes

    AUSTIN (KXAN) - If you're a homeowner - you likely remember the first time you stepped foot in your first home. An Austin woman and her family are about to know what that feels like...thanks to Habitat for Humanity and the "Austin Pride Build" tradition. You often see them working together to keep Austin safe. On Saturday morning a group from the Austin police department -- worked up ...

  • Tornadoes level homes in Okla. 21 injured

    SHAWNEE, Okla. (AP) -- One of several tornadoes that touched down Sunday in Oklahoma turned homes in a trailer park near Oklahoma City into splinters and rubble and sent frightened residents along a 100-mile corridor scurrying for ...

  • Alex and Max Krutko are state-ranked math masters at Colleyville Heritage High School

    syjinkins@star-telegram.com Though they’re only freshmen, twin brothers Alex and Max Krutko are a binary blast of mathematical ...

  • Tornadoes Level Homes in Okla. Hit Other States

    One of several tornadoes that touched down Sunday in Oklahoma turned homes in a trailer park near Oklahoma City into splinters and rubble and sent frightened residents along a 100-mile corridor scurrying for shelter. The tornadoes that touched down in Oklahoma, Kansas and Iowa were part of a massive, northeastward-moving storm system that stretched from Texas to Minnesota. At least four ...

  • Memorial ride honors Alice cyclist fatally struck by vehicle

    PHOTO BY EDDIE SEAL/SPECIAL TO THE CALLER-TIMES Riders leave London School on Sunday morning for the 1st Tony Balboa Memorial Ride on Sunday. The ride, sponsored by the Corpus Christi Cycle Club, went from London School to Alice, Balboa’s hometown. More than 130 cyclists of all ages began their journey Sunday morning at London Elementary School with Tony Balboa in their ...

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