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William Blackmon of Blackmon Mooring dies at 92

FORT WORTH — William Gipson Blackmon Jr., who helped develop the Steamatic carpet-cleaning system and built a company from a dirt-floored rented building into a nationwide post-catastrophe restoration business, died Thursday. He was ...
Texas DA veto doesnt take away ethics duties

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- The Travis County district attorney on Tuesday said she remains legally responsible for investigating state ethics violations, despite Gov. Rick Perry's veto of funding for the Public Integrity Unit based in her ...
New state inspectors target compounding pharmacies

Austin (KXAN) - Pharmacists and technicians at the Dripping Springs Compounding Center measure every gram and every ounce of medication with precise care. They mix each prescription with one patient in mind. "Everybody's body is different, and you react differently to different things," said compounding pharmacy customer Beth Ann Matlock. "So I think the compounding is really ...
Live on Caller.com Whats happening Tuesday

COASTAL BEND -- Corpus Christi City Council will meet Tuesday. Caller-Times reporter Jessica Savage will have updates from the meeting that is scheduled to start at 11:30 a.m. Other things we will be reporting on Tuesday: - We are checking into a number of lawsuits. - We'll have live coverage of Game 6 of the NBA Finals on a separate chat starting tonight. - We'll have live ...
Lamar University ASL major seizes opportunities

(Lamar press release) Adrain "A.J." Webb, American Sign Language major from Dallas, has an eye for opportunities. During his education at Lamar University, Webb has become a Lamar Ambassador, a McNair scholar, vice president of the rugby team, Black Student Association historian, president of the sailing club and an LU cheerleader. Among Webb’s fortuitous experiences was a ...

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Love Actually

As the title suggests, Richard CurtisLove Actually is, quite simply, about love. Not just your standard romantic variety of love (though there is plenty of that to be found), but also the love between friends, parents and children, brothers and sisters, and even a broken down rock star and his portly manager. In an age marked by cynicism and irony, Love Actually is unashamedly upbea ... ...

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Union Gospel Mission plans to build facility for homeless families

FORT WORTH — Union Gospel Mission chaplain Stanley Maneikis remembers the day a homeless family asked about getting a room at the agency’s campus. But when they learned that the wife and toddler would have to stay in a different building than the husband, they decided not to ...
Man pleads guilty to smuggling snakes on planes

Prosecutors say the 63-year-old eco-tourism guide bought the seven live snakes in August 2012 in a market in Lima, Peru, and smuggled them in his jacket on flights from Lima to Miami and then to ...
Dont mess with Texas email State law ends some warrantless email searches

By Bob Sullivan, Columnist, NBC News Texas residents will have a little more protection from the prying eyes of local law enforcement than the rest of America starting in September. A law that takes effect in the fall ends warrantless email searches by state law enforcement officials, in a step that might have implications for email snooping laws around the country.The new law cancels out a ...
Victim identified in La Grange killing

LA GRANGE, Texas (KXAN) - A woman killed in La Grange Monday morning has been identified as 38-year-old Sandra Lynn Pfeiffer, the Fayette County Sheriff's Office said Tuesday. The office also verified the juvenile suspect thought to be connected to the homicide did run away from the Gulf Coast Trades Center in New Waverly. Pfeiffer's death is still being investigated. Chief Deputy ...
John McCain New border security plan could unite Dems GOP

Democratic and Republican senators are in tense discussions over a border-security amendment to the Gang of Eight immigration-reform package that could prove critical to its passage, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., said Tuesday afternoon. Whether this proposal can satisfy Republicans' security concerns without losing Democrats should be clear by Wednesday, McCain said. The amendment, a project ...

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Our nuclear programmes are completely transparent. But we are ready to show greater transparency and make clear for the whole world that the steps of the Islamic Republic of Iran are completely within international frameworks. The sanctions are unfair, the Iranian people are suffering, and our (nuclear) activities are legal. These sanctions are illegal and only benefit Israel.

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Iran's president-elect was speaking after his historic election victory.

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GDP, Green carry Spurs past Heat

San Antonio Spurs outscored defending champion Miami Heat 114-104 with the help of outstanding performances of GDP (Manu Ginobili, Tim Duncan and Tony Parker) and shooter Danny Green, moving within one win to their fifth NBA title.

It was Ginobili's first starting in more than one year. The 11-year veteran, who had scored a total of 30 points in the first four games, rewarded Spurs coach Gregg Popovich with 24 points and 10 assists, reports Xinhua.

"Tonight he played his best game in a while," said Popovich.

Spurs point guard Parker wasn't 100 percent because of an injured hamstring but the former Finals MVP astonished everyone with a team high 26 points, including a crucial basket after the Heat cutting the gap to nine with two minutes left.

Duncan's 17-point-and-12-rebound 'double-double' helped Spurs 'Big 3' total 67 points, one more than Heat's 'Big 3'(LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh).

Green had a big night for himself. The second-round-picked shooting guard made six out of his 10 three point attempts to finish a 24-point game. He totalled 25 three pointers through the five games, surpassing Ray Allen (22 in 2008 Finals) to set an new NBA Finals record.

"I've been getting lucky. ...