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09/03 to 9/07/2010 limited updates

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Examining Decades of Growth in K-12 Education: Spending & Achievement trends - subject of Pratt on Texas for 9/3/2010

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Gary Andres: Bipartisanship is overrated

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Listen to Pratt's daily commentaries here

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Read past Pratt commentaries here
 

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Dems sue Harris County tax office over voter registrations

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Perry's new video may prompt revenge of the nerds

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Eddie Bernice Johnson says chief of staff reviewed scholarship applications - I didn't do it, OK I did it but I didn't know it was wrong, OK it was wrong & I'll pay it back but I was just helping people (my family!), OK it was wrong but it was my chief of staff who did it!

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Texas our Texas - Do you see something wrong in this picture? - well, Texas IS in distress and especially in Eddie Bernice Johnson's district...

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Activists say John Cornyn-led National Republican Senatorial Committee should stay out of primaries

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Sierra Club sues East Texas coal-fired power plant

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State moves head with bus seat belt plan

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Texas opens inquiry into Google search rankings

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Official says Texas budget cuts could gut insurance regulation

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Texas applies for $830 million in education aid

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Need for election equipment "desperate" in Harris Co.

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Voters will be able to choose: Paper or eSlate - very bad, hybrid systems ask for fraud.

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Planned mosque divides Houston suburb

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Jeff Skilling denied bail during appeal

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12- and 13-year-old to face capital murder charge

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Conroe teacher arrested on child porn charges

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Texas school helps preserve history of small town

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2 more identified in El Paso corruption scheme

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Former TTUHSC Professor Butler Part of Miami Airport Scare

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Pratt (Mother Pratt that is): Legal immigration hard with government

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Texas specialty license plate vendor defends its designs

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Judge orders alleged kingpin 'La Barbie' held

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Border's way of life often just a memory

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Lufkin motorcyclist killed in brief Kemah police chase

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Marshals in Lawrence, Kan., arrest Texas priest

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Harley riders descend on Wichita Falls

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FBI's inside man says he's on outside now
 

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09/02/2010

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Gov. Perry: Energy Industry Helps Our Economy Lead the Nation

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Gov. Perry talks petrochemicals in Nederland

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Texas Medical Association Political Action Committee endorses Perry

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Gov. Perry ups ante on debate question

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Perry accuses Obama of playing politics with border issues

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Bill White outlines border-security plan

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Billy Come Lately on Border Security

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Bill White Talks Term Limits on KRLD

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Significant races on ballot way below governor level

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Kent-Carter state House (HD102) race gets contentious after reimbursement charge

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Gardner Selby's list of 50 most influential Texas Democrats & Republicans (pdf) - a very fair list

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Eddie Bernice Johnson: 'I never heard the rules' on scholarships - what an idiot! First she did have the rules as the Foundation pointed out but second, anyone honest person would have a natural concern about awarding to family members. And even funnier, this issue shouldn't exist because a fired employee leaked it! Johnson is a moron of the first order.

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Rep. Rob Orr Responds to Railroad Commission Findings on Johnson County Gas Pipeline Explosion

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Rep. Maldonado (HD52 / D-Round Rock) Calls for Increased Border Security

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Texas Democrats fight to stay in office amid backlash

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Tea Partiers Plan Protest Of Cornyn

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Pratt: TABC needs to go the way of Prohibition

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Embry: Low tax collections make budget shortfall worse

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Despite slow start, energy stimulus money now on ground, officials testify

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School districts react to cutting of funds for bus seat-belts

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High number of home-schooled students leads to state audit

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School officials examine Perry's incentive proposal

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Texas plans new rebates for energy-efficient appliances

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Austin rally protests proposed state cuts in community-based health care

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Economic development funds would be cut under proposal from Perry's office - seems to me this shows Perry is walking the walk, not just talking the budget reduction talk.

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Tax assessor, nonprofit spar over Harris County voter rolls

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TYC officials turns troubled West Texas State School back to University Lands

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Texas veterans' loan discount extended to surviving spouse

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Border issues:
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Perry accuses Obama of playing politics with border issues

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Deputies detain buses in Winnie while feds question workers about legal status

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Texas sheriff confirms arrested workers were leaving Michigan oil spill

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Are Mexican-American Border Patrol Agents Traitors?

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Rep. Maldonado (HD52 / D-Round Rock) Calls for Increased Border Security

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Bill White outlines border-security plan

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Sen. Hutchison calls for border focus at Domenici conference

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Economy / Financial / Business
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Gov. Perry: Energy Industry Helps Our Economy Lead the Nation

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Gov. Perry talks petrochemicals in Nederland

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Local oil and gas workers rally for jobs, deep sea oil drilling

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Dallas' Nina Vaca named chairwoman for U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

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El Paso Joblessness Higher Than Texas And Nation - run by Democrats

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Sierra teams up with Helio Aircraft

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Seguin council vote could give Tyson plant a boost

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After 70 years, Loggins Meat Co. mysteriously closes in Tyler

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Dell quits bidding war over 3Par

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Dozens Gather To Pray For Workers Losing Jobs As McGregor Plant Closes

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J.C. Penney's August sales come in better than expected

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Pier 1 expects double-digit 2Q sales rise

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Neiman Marcus' store sales rise 2.9% as luxury demand weakens

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Dell seeking $2.5M state tax incentive

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Briefing on Hill Country power lines draws throngs - we want "green" power but no lines to get it here

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Economic development funds would be cut under proposal from Perry's office

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94 Texas employers to get federal aid for retiree healthcare

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2nd half of 2010 bodes well for San Antonio’s apartment market, report states

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San Antonio researchers to develop electric vehicle battery

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Chesmar Homes sets new Woodlands project

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Higher Ed. / Colleges & Universities
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Texas State Univ. to Expand Football Stadium

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UTEP Football Season Ticket Sales Slump

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Texas Tech seeks further tier-one progress

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Foundation for Individual Rights in Education rates Texas schools

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Tarleton State Univ. exceeds record enrollment

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Local government spending & budgeting, etc.:
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Fredericksburg looking ot raise taxes

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Seguin ISD eyes possible bond election

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Lubbock city council to hear from public on tax increase

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Support grows in Lubbock council for city employee pay raise

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Austin City Hall Hustle: Milk Cows and Cash Cows

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Williamson County attorney sends cease and desist order to IT director

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Williamson County officials peeved at court

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Socorro mayor, 10 others indicted in public corruption case

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More allegations against service station near Vidor

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Austin getting tougher on illegal dumpers

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Fort Worth Getting Big Help From Restitution Work

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85-year-old bee attack victim home from hospital

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Homeowners & Hunters At Odds This Dove Season

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Dove Season Safety Tips

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Corpus Christi airport gets $2.8 million in federal funds

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Corpus Christi Teacher Fighting For Life After Collision

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A New Spin on Pro-Life Billboards, "Black and Unwanted"

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'Virgin' Billboard Raises Questions in Houston - effective advert

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Garage Sale Fee Proposed in Dallas

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Business Owner Mows Down Suspected Burglar - anti-wimp

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CHL-holding woman shoots robbers’ SUV in La Marque Walmart parking lot - anti-wimp

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Gun shop opening stirs controversy in Carrollton - why? who would not like this? A sickening sign that we are losing Texas too.

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DART Mulls Tolls for Single Drivers to Use HOV Lanes

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Dallas woman found guilty of intoxication manslaughter, assault for fatal wrong-way crash on Dallas North Tollway

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Train And Car Collide In Cisco

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Six arrested in rash of residential burglaries in Rosenberg & Needville

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Houston City Council approves $4.5 million for new tasers

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Bed bugs make comeback in Texoma - bring back DDT!

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Houston ISD hires first female athletic director

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Casinos coming to Galveston?

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SAPD Chief: Officers' Arrests Like 'Sock In The Stomach'

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Medina Co. Farm Animal Sanctuary Pinched By Economy

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Former Fields Store Elementary School pleads guilty in theft case

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Nacogdoches County volunteer firefighter charged with theft by a public servant

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East Texans wearing combat boots to support troops

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Daingerfiled man guilty in cold pill case

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DEA turns over $4 million in drug proceeds to SAPD, McMullen County

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ATF agent OK after being shot during gang sweep in southeast Dallas

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Police: Woman Struck And Killed By SUV Was A Killeen Doctor

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La Grange rappers guilty in Red River Street shootings in Austin

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Two Withdraw from High Plains Water District Election

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Groundwater conservation efforts underway in the High Plains

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More than 700 Passengers Stranded at Abilene airport due to D/FW weather

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Abilene State School van involved in accident

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Abilene ISD blocks Facebook, similar sites for teachers

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Merkel woman arrested for animal cruelty

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Turtle carnage causing concern - guess what? I'm not concerned.

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San Antonio fares poorly on safe driving

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Tornado touches down in Odessa on Wednesday

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Wind damages structures in Texoma

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Radioactive Waste Could Travel on Highway 18 Through Monahans, Kermit, Jal - they can come by my house, I don't mind.

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Midland Fire Crews Battled Multiple Grassfires Wednesday

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New Braunfels police discover body possibly linked to Hays County investigation

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Pot plants found growing near high school

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Belton man indicted in illegal taping
 

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09/01/2010

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Perry insists he isn't blocking debate with White

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Bill White's talk of term limits misses the point

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Washington Bill White

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White video contradicts Perry on budget shortfall

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An election rap from Rick Perry's "son"

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West Texas districts left without state voice - for 2 months, big deal.

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Debate flap reaches State Board of Education races

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Dallas-Democrat Rep. Carol Kent (HD102) & opponent Stefani Carter trade blows on ethics, intimidation

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Legislature shelves shredding of travel records as Driver inquiry proceeds

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House ethics panel clears Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-Dallas)

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U.S. Rep. Ortiz's (D-Corpus Christi) travel costs probed

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Can Johnson foe sell vision to Texas' 30th District?

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Bill Flores announces Texas business group's endorsement

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Edwards knocks Flores for anti-Department of Energy comments

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Nasty NY senator Chuck Schumer visits Dallas for money

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Eddie Bernice Johnson repays $31,000 to foundation in scholarship scandal

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GOP candidates reach out to conservative Hispanic voters in Austin

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Andres: Bipartisanship is overrated - a Pratt echo

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West: Obama's Justice Department could review Texas' new legislative maps, voter ID at same time

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Tracking "Stimulus" dollars in Texas, County map of funding

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Proposed cuts at Texas Education Agency include $48 million for English textbooks

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More families turning toward home school for religious reasons

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Most Galveston chamber members support gambling effort

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With those scores, I'd want to end testing too.

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TxDOT: Texas' Most Congested Roads

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Texas gets fewer federal dollars than other states

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Nominate Your Favorite Texas State Artist!

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Attorney General Abbott Awards Grants To Assist Texas Families

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Attorney General Abbott Awards Grants To Assist Tarrant County Families

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Attorney General Abbott Awards Grant To Assist El Paso-Area Families

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Attorney General Abbott Awards Grant To Assist Bryan-Area Families

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Attorney General Abbott Awards Grant To Assist Brownwood-Area Families

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Second appliance rebate program announced

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Governor’s Mansion work permit approved

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State Intervenes to Help Suspended Abilene Non-Profit

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Texas opens enrollment for college prepaid fund

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Obama's Federal War on Texas
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EPA again rejects Texas' effective pollution permit system

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West: Obama's Justice Department could review Texas' new legislative maps, voter ID at same time

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Perry bothered that President Obama refuses border security discussion

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Border issues:
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Study: Illegal immigration from Mexico declines overall, but not in Texas

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Juárez violence persists: August deadliest month with 322 killed

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Maquiladora industry picks up after recession

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Cocaine Seized at Lincoln-Juarez Bridge

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Economy / Financial / Business
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Dallas Fed Chief: Government referees may be stalling recovery

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D-FW hiring, layoff data trending positive

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D-FW one of the fastest job gainers

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TXU Energy targets installation of 100,000 smart energy efficiency devices

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CPS Energy installing 40,000 "smart" meters

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Gov't utility, CPS Energy, pays 18 executives average of $233,000

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Texas PUC may keep debtors from switching power companies

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Denton Co. commissioners oppose power line routes - but they want power!

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Small businesses need to be aware of cyber-criminals

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Chicago-based Tribune Co. settles on Lewisville for central business office

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AT&T cuts Hallmark from U-verse

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Dallas-based London Broadcasting buys two Texas TV stations

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Texas AG investigates Travis Co. water supply group

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Agency faults pipeline operator in Johnson County explosion

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Race promoters reveal 1st details of Austin track

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Plastics services firm ends Texas job contract for E. Texas plant

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Two former Dell executives are in "hot water" after being fined by federal regulators for a four-year accounting fraud scheme

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Tx Republican decries Democrats' "demonization" of energy industry

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Oil-and-gas industry rally draws modest attendance in Corpus Christi

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Samsung is donating 1-million dollars to help low-income Austin families

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Higher Ed. / Colleges & Universities
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TTU ISD Opens GED Testing Center

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Abilene Christian University's iPhone Apps Improve Grades

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UNT reopens Multicultural Center

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Gerald Myers' dedication to Texas Tech leaves long-lasting legacy

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St. Mary’s library designated ‘official’ provider of government records

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UTSA forms partnership with Japanese institution

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A&M System grades faculty — by bottom line

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Baylor athletes serve community with Big 12 project

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Texas opens enrollment for college prepaid fund

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Local government spending & budgeting, etc.:
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Frenship school board unanimously approves budget, increases taxes

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Tri-City Concerned About Palo Pinto County Budget Cuts

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Sweetwater ISD teacher salaries to be raised

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Bexar rolls out a budget for lean times

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Frisco town hall saves controversy for last

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McAllen city officials receive no public input during hearing on proposed tax increase

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New city hall in the works in Bonham- not enough space? Shrink government.

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New Turner Stadium dedicated to ‘builder’ of Humble ISD - how about to the taxpayers who actually built the district and the stadium & paid the super's salary?!

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Upshur County commissioners hire road engineer in split vote

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Copperas Cove raises taxes on residents

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Copperas Cove ISD raises taxes 3.5 cents per $100

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Big Spring ISD raises taxes

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Mission school district approves tax increase, budget deficit

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Hallsville ISD approves tax increase

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Spring Hill ISD OKs tax increase, budget

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George West City council passes tax increase

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Bellmead City Council passes plan that will cut city services, raise taxes

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Navarro ISD trustees says no to raises, increases taxes

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Deaf Smith Co. hospital district talking doubling of taxes!

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No property tax rise in Williamson County - way to go. Real leadership.

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A Makeover for the Taylor County Expo Center

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Midland 'swingers' convention gets canceled amid pressure

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Dallas DA Watkins Faces Scrutiny in Sex Abuse Trial

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Refugio appoints new police chief

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Marijuana alternative (K2) use appears low in Lubbock

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Couple's $100 handouts to homeless abused by some - no kidding. An act that makes the actor feel better is not necessarily compassionate or helpful at all.

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Abilenians want to ride converted bus to Food Network fame

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Drug caused kidney damage, Jones Co. rancher's lawsuit says

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Two men shot in possible road rage retaliation

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South Texas man kills 3 women, then himself

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Bexar offers old voting equipment to fire-stricken Harris Co.

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Efficiency, supply become the watchwords at San Antonio Water System

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Former San Antonio policeman accused of official oppression

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San Antonio PD officer arrested on DWI charge

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Waco Jury Returns Guilty Verdict In Forced Prostitution Case

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Soldier Charged In Infant Sex Abuse Death Had Multiple Victims

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Man Arrested In Arizona For 1984 Texas Murder

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Jurors in intoxication manslaughter trial told that suspect drove six miles the wrong way before fatal Dallas North Tollway crash

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Man testifies about finding wife, stepdaughter after stabbing at Oak Cliff home

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Prosecutors undecided on pursuing death penalty in Farmers Branch police officer's 1983 slaying

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2 club employees among 87 arrested in El Paso bar crackdown

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2 New Cases Of West Nile Found In El Paso

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El Paso: Wanted Man Tries To Turn Self In; Leaves After No Sheriff's Deputy Available

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Fort Worth Train Track Fixed After Derailment

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Ex-Dallas Teacher Pleads Guilty In Child Porn Case

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DPD Looks to Curb Sharp Increase in Sexual Assaults

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An Interview With Former Dallas Mayor Laura Miller - begging the question: why?

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Denton real estate icon Tom Fouts dies

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Keller ISD goes soft on homework - par for the course

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Petite policewoman retires from Harris Co. Sheriff's Office

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Tyler landlord dead, tenant apparently shot self

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2 charged in Harris Co. home invasion, shooting of 4-year-old

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Gas leak capped, shelter-in-place lifted for Seabrook residents

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Houston courts dismiss 80 percent of charges against unsafe pool owners

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Don’t buy into lawyers’ Ike deadline hype

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David Chambless Worters named Cliburn Foundation president

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Gainesville civic center dedicates lobby to Medal of Honor Host City Program

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Bed Bugs Traveling to West Texas

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Program jolts activity in downtown Kilgore

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Saint Jo fights waste permit

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Reports of tornado at Grayson County airport

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Texas man gets 10 years in sex tourism case

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Plans For SA Children's Hospital Remain In Limbo

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Collin County widow, suspect faces murder trial in Tom Green County

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Funding from Houston's red light camera program not distributed as promised

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Solo drivers may be able to buy way onto Dallas HOV lanes

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Round Rock fire chief to retire

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Inmate dies after escape attempt at Texarkana jail

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Austin Housing Authority awarded federal funding to help some Austinites pay the rent

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Judge OKs $12M settlement on bad peanuts

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Update: 5-year-old injured, Train Hits Car in Cisco

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Ellis County authorities seize $10M worth of pot

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Fort Bend detectives seeking whereabouts of missing mentally-challenged woman

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Gladewater Woman Dead, Pinned Between Chain, Car
 

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08/31/2010

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Gov. Perry Announces School Savings Incentive

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Perry wins Realtors' endorsement

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Perry: "I'll Debate White If..."

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White House: Perry declined border security meeting

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Perry Offered Consolation Meeting After Request for Obama Face Time Denied

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TX: Canseco and Perry’s public distrust of newspapers aligns with popular opinion - smart move for Canseco & it's earning much media in the district.

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More Bill White "duck & cover" from Obama

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McKenzie: Perry, White offer contrast in leadership style

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Chet Edwards and Bill White put out negative ads against opponents

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Rick Perry among "Dirty Dozen" by League of Conservation Voters - I'd consider that a plus

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Republican Chairman Munisteri to GOP Candidates: Seek Neutral Debate Sponsor - League of Women Voters has become nothing short of a Democrat Party extension group.

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Obama to honor troops stationed at Fort Bliss, remarks, slideshow

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White calls for terms limits on governor

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Is Dem rep. Jim Dunnam breaking residency rules?

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Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson says she'll repay scholarship funds by week's end!

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Editorial: Rep. Johnson turns program into personal college fund

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Texan's nepotism case 'the most recent scandal in long line of Democrat ethical failures,' GOP says

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Holly Hansen on Pratt on Texas discussing the SBOE 10 race, Desperate Democrats in SBOE 10 Campaign Play Race Card

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Gallup: 'unprecedented' GOP lead on generic ballot

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Race for Dallas County judge is a quiet one

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Bryan entities, Brazos County open redistricting talks

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Dems dedicated to reclaiming Milam County

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Grayson Co. district clerk resigns; Ashmore to assume duties

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Pratt: With those scores, I'd want to end testing too.

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Applause & questions for proposed new Texas lawyer ethics

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Sullivan: TxDOT Is Broke! So Spend More!

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Accused Capitol gunman gets new legal representation

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State troopers now carrying semi-automatic weapons inside the Capitol

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Harris County and the Election Warehouse Fire

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Weather forecasting for Venus funded by federal stimulus

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TWC Requests $5.8 Million in Federal Funds in Response to Flooding Caused by Hurricane Alex

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Phone troubles hang up Texas welfare requests - so it's a bit harder to get in our pockets, I'm so sad.

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Court says gay couples can't divorce in Texas, more

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Texas warden was last voice heard by 140 inmates

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Editorial: Price Unit leaders must respond to criticism

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Texas House halts shredding of travel records

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School Bus Seat Belt Program Up In the Air

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Regulating Yoga. Government’s reach is too far.

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Going Rogue: The Texas Vet Board’s war on horse owners and entrepreneurs in the Lone Star State

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House ethics panel says donations didn't sway Dallas Rep. Jeb Hensarling's vote against financial regulation bill

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Chris Bell awarded $2 million from GOP governors

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Border issues:
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Notorious Texan 'La Barbie' captured in Mexico

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Hutchison to Deliver Remarks on Border Security Issues at Domenici Conference in NM tomorrow

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Immigration, border violence unlikely topics during Obama visit

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White House: Perry declined border security meeting

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Texas-based drone starting border flights

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Grenade attack diverts weekend bridge traffic to Brownsville

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DPS workers, man charged in driver's license case

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Economy / Financial / Business
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Karsten Homes closing in Breckenridge, 130 workers affected

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High Plains Farm Tour joins restaurant industry, Lubbock area growers

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Dallas' Sewell expanding stable of auto franchises

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Dallas-area home prices rose just 1.2% in June

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Group seeks to head off power line - more hypocrites, they want "renewable energy" but oppose the systems

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Bank overhaul law rippling through Texas

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August heat sparks record electricity use

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Power out on Bolivar Peninsula

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400 homes, businesses left without power Monday following hit and run in New Braunfels

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Canyon Lake residents without water for about 30 hours

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Austin Ventures commits $50M to form insurance company

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College Station Metro Area Ranked Among Best Places to Raise Family

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Texas Crop Report

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AT&T shoots for World Cup bid

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Magnolia Ridge developers hit with second lawsuit

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FoxBusiness: San Antonio Recovering Faster Than Other Cities

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Wilsonart nomination is first step toward saving 500 jobs

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Dallas company buys KIII-TV in Corpus Christi

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Higher Ed. / Colleges & Universities
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Texas Tech to Offer Dual Law & Medical Doctor Program

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Students generating power on UNT campus

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West Texas A&M enrollment fuels optimism

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WT parking challenges

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A&M gives layoff notices to lecturers

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TCU Marks Fort Worth Centennial

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Alamo Colleges fumble with registration

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Comptroller Combs Recognizes Midland College for Technical Education

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University of Houston - Victoria adds faculty for new freshmen

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Local government spending & budgeting, etc.:
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Big Spring ISD tax rate "substantially higher", raises given to employees

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Sweetwater ISD passes tax referendum; teachers to get immediate raise

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Early voting begins in Lewisville, Coppell school tax elections

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Dallas County officials vote to propose tax increase rather than cut payroll

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Property Taxes Set To Spike in Dallas County

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Val Verde County not to raise taxes

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Collin County Proposes Cutting Retirement Benefits - good, their benefits are way over the top

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Dickinson's level tax rate is a tax hike

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League City should tell residents about costs

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Pine Tree ISD raises taxes on residents

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Big Spring EDC Approves $1 Million Incentive to Western Container for Upgrades

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Denison Council debates budget cutbacks

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Tyler Junior College tax rate hike clarified

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Smith Co. raises property taxes

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McLennan County to reduce law library costs electronically

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San Benito Leaders to Vote on Proposed Tax Hike

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Corpus Christi council votes to increase tax rate 2 cents

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Manhunt under way for excaped prisoner in San Antonio

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Two Men Arrested in Brownwood for Vandalizing Patrol Car

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Students Evacuated at Abilene ISD's Ward Elementary due to smoke

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No action taken on hiring city manager in Winters

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Garza County man admits to stealing cattle

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Van Cliburn piano competition plays in documentary

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Travis Co. Sheriff's Office seeking jail security upgrades

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Woman dies after fall from Houston tollway ramp

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6 firefighters injured battling 4-alarm blaze at 36-story JP Morgan Chase Bank in Houston

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Cleanup continues at Houston's JP Morgan Chase building

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Graphic Affidavit Details Sexual Abuse Of Murdered Central Texas Infant

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Waco Woman Arrested, Charged After Young Children Yell For Help

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Vandals set playground on fire at Arlington Islamic center

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Duncanville man slits throat in court after sentencing

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Dress-wearing bank robber found in Hearne, police say

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Lumberton man missing after jumping off bridge

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Inmate escapes from Hardin County Jail

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Waco unveils plan to enhance city

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Wood County worker dies in tree accident

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Many vehicle registration stickers on cars in Travis County are fake 

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Luling school board votes to fire coach who put a student in headlock

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Gun dealer sentenced to 6-months for selling weapons to illegal immigrant

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Ransom Center receives needed $30,000 for "Gone With the Wind" costume preservation

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11 Years Later: Promise Made After Fort Worth Church Shooting Kept

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Prime Dallas Cowboys seats go to ticket broker for $241,000 in IRS auction

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Corpus policeman on leave after being accused of sexual contact with girl

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Rare infection kills Arlington boy exposed to parasitic amoeba on family trip

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Strip Club Distracts Southwest Airlines Pilot

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Mysterious Man Spotted Inside Dallas County Records Building

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Texas City Dike to reopen Sept. 11

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Galveston City Council District 1 lawsuit to cost both sides thousands

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Fibs fly from everywhere in Galveston

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Fort Worth jury returns capital murder verdict in 21 minutes

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Former Gregg County employee says illegal activities

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No decision yet on criminal charges against former county commissioner, DA says

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Off-duty cop shoots suspect who tried to run him over

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McKinney Hires New Chief Information Officer

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Woman Arrested In Bexar Co. Pipe Bomb Incident

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Seguin Man Killed In Drive-By Shooting

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Miles business owner finalist in national contest

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Geo. W. Bush to kick-off national fundraiser for military families at Waco event

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Waco appeals arbitrator's decision to reinstate suspended police officer

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2 arrested for vandalizing a DPS trooper's car in Brownwood

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Nueces County Judge Loyd Neal's speaking skills hurt by neurological disorder

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Dallas man pleads guilty in $535M oil, gas schemes

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Texas AG suing man over war memorial charity

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Bastrop Police Chief Resigns Following DWI Arrest

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Corpus Christi City Manager Announces Retirement
 

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White TV ad hits Perry on lobbyists

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Bill White says most of Gov. Rick Perry's chiefs of staff have been lobbyists - so what?

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Texas Association of Realtors Endorses Gov. Perry for Re-election

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Texas Cattle Feeders Association Supports Gov. Perry for Re-election

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Opponent accuses Dallas Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson of corruption over relatives' scholarships

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Count of scholarships given to Dallas Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson's family, associates rises to 23

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Anti-immigration reform group targets Jackson Lee, 2 other Texas Democrats

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Democrat Consultant: Use paper ballots before closing election precincts in Harris Co. - I would expect nothing less from Democrats who are giddy with excitement over using their well-honed cheating skills for Bill White.

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More vote-machine fire speculation from Paul Burka and Dems

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Harris Co. approves plan to get more E-slate machines

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Harris Co. official: We'll be open Nov. 2nd with new vote machines - mixing in paper ballots is a recipe for fraud.

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Vote fraud vs. voter suppression debate returns to Texas

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Dem. rep. Jim Dunnam an icon of liberal dishonesty

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Comal County Republicans honor SBOE member Mercer

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Nueces Republican Chairman Ron McLain resign

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Gohmert talks taxes, Jesus at Washington tea party town hall

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Texas king of contributions to NRCC, NRSC - great

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West Texas may lose seat in House - did the AJ just realize this?

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Hispanic former representative hopes for more minority presence - Salinas was a disaster! These people are bigots, they define everything by race and ethnicity.

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Fikac: Proposal gives voters a say on gas-tax increase - Why are these folk so set on having us pay more taxes?

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Gas tax increase in Texas' future?

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Editorial: Legislature must act on Timothy Cole panel plan

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Texas Sheriff Files Charges On Head Of State Jail Standards Commission

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Winona Alcohol Windfall Still Up In The Air - another example of TABC being out of control, they've "suspended state law" on their own!

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Auction for specialty Texas license plates pushed back as new designs are approved

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Texas Holds Reserves of Lethal Injection Drug

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Texas students not doing well on first end-of-course exams - so we'll have to get rid of those too!!!!

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Attorney General Targets Cyber Sex Solicitation

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Appeals court: Corpus Christi state school fight footage stays out in accused ringleader's case

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State sends money to study Austin-San Antonio rail

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State Representative David Swinford resigns early to help HD87 winner gain in seniority

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Obama's Federal War on Texas
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Rep. Brady: Mr. President, We Want Our Energy Jobs Back

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Border issues:
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Mexico to up security in border city after blasts

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Juárez cancels Sept. 16 celebration of Mexican Independence, first time since the Revolution

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Airborne Predators Patrol TX/Mexico Border Wednesday - but what will be done with what they see? The Feds have already made it clear that they will not even guard foot-bridges across the river and will not deport many.

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Relative of Aztecas gang leader is rescued

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Economy / Financial / Business
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Dallas Fed: Texas manufacturing growth stalled

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Fort Worth cash grain prices

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Map of Dallas-Fort Worth's largest commercial real estate foreclosures

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Gov. Perry: TETF Investment to Help Those With Kidney, Liver Disease

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Continental, Aeromar forge business relationship

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State to Give Blue Cross $1.25 Million in Incentives for Abilene jobs

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Llano Estacado Vintner's Selection Signature Red Meritage

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Made in Midland: Skip Hollandsworth talks about rigs, the trickle-down effect, and the new generation of oilmen.

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Reliant Energy to donate $10M to schools - how about rebating $ to rate payers?

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Coppell-based mortgage firm sued by Texas Attorney General

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Class-action suit grows over BP refinery's release of chemicals in Texas City

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Caution Flag! Three gas lines run underneath proposed F1 site

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Austin-Bergstrom International Airport traffic up 5% in July

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Buda manufacturing plant closes

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Higher Ed. / Colleges & Universities
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Baylor to offer Zipcar rentals to students, employees

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Former secretary of state James A. Baker to speak at Mary Hardin-Baylor

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UT preps for 2nd supercomputer in 2011

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College teams move toward playing in pro-stadiums

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UTSA selected to host Chinese art exhibit

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Texas Tech to Hold Counterterrorism Colloquium Mid-September

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Local government spending & budgeting, etc.:
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Ector County cuts position, TEA Party folk show up to budget hearings

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Lack of candor puts San Antonio ISD bond issue at risk - it's the same everywhere

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Williamson Co. commissioners to end budget debate

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Plainview school trustees to approve budget, increase in taxes

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La Vega school district to hold tax rate election to approve a 'tax swap'

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Killeen has plans, no timeline for its new downtown property

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Wylie ISD Cuts Spending

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I-10 in SE Texas could be closed until Tuesday

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Nation is Better Prepared for Major Disasters 5 Years After Hurricane Katrina, but More Needs to be Done

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Texas DPS offers reward for sex offender’s arrest

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Hurricane threat causes concern over Dams

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Trial Scheduled To Begin In Waco In Forced Prostitution Case

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Killeen: Sword Wielding Suspect Robs Fast Food Restaurant

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Red River county to name replacement commissioner

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Injured Dallas Cowboys workers settle

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2 Found Dead On Lufkin Porch

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Device Detonated In NW Bexar County Pipe Bomb Investigation

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San Antonio Water Examined 8 Years After Fluoridation

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Fences could keep turtles from crossing Texas road

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Pasadena residents voicing concerns over city’s sanitation pilot program

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Plan would change trash, recycling collection in McAllen

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Hidalgo County copper theft ring busted

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Smith Co. Purchasing Director nominated Texas Public Purchasing Association board

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Tyler church needs help after Monday morning fire

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Laredo Bookstore Campaign

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Harris Co. DA Fights Release Of Alleged Beating Video

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Woman hits building trying to run down robbers

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Several freight cars derail in Fort Worth area

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Clemens pleads not guilty in federal court

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Woman, 67, dies in collision in Houston

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Pleasanton wants facelift from Oprah

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Country stars show up for benefit honoring murdered PE coach

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Nearly 100 arrested in El Paso-area bars in five-day law operation

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Exotic Cat Sanctuary Saves Six Tigers

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Pack of Coyotes Spotted in Richardson Neighborhood

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Couple's visit to Lewisville Lake park ended in deadly scissor attack

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Frisco man sentenced to 13 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to child porn charges

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Baby Abandoned at Laundromat, Taken to Corpus Christi Fire Station

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Corpus Christi police: Man had mobile meth lab in his car

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San Marcos’ director of development services resigned after ethics complaint dismissal

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Abilene 'Eatery' Nominated for Food Network Show

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Valley's largest bus system gets makeover

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Private financing, revenue bonds could build Brownsville toll road

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Weslaco sex offender wanted for allegedly failing to register address

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Arlington killer convicted, given life without parole

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Pasadena dentist convicted of health care fraud

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Former Lubbock Police Officer Found Dead in Backyard of a Single Gunshot

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Temple police make arrest in church burglaries

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One of largest drug busts in Randall Co. history

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Sheriff: East Texas property dispute turns deadly
 

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Budget proposals short on specifics - there is no problem with White & Perry being light on specifics. In Texas the executive does not formulate the budget, that happens in the Legislature.

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Former RNC Texas committeeman Lambert on the Guv Race

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Bill White's wife says women will be deciding factor in this fall's elections

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Citing interview gaffe, Barbara Radnofsky blames Attorney General Greg Abbott for "bad judgment"

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New: www.HandsOffTexas.com website & petition

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Leave it to Burka: Harris Co. voting machine fire benefits the GOP

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Voting-machine warehouse blaze still a mystery

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Campaigns say blaze won't alter their strategy

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Tx-25 & The Battle for America 2010, Donna Campbell challenges Doggett

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Edwards attack ad says Flores lied about 2008 vote

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Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson violated rules, steered scholarships to relatives - the embarrassment continues

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Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson Embroiled in Scholarship Scandal

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Growth will benefit Tarrant County in redistricting battles

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Redistricting in Travis County

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Texas mayors gather at Cowboys Stadium to devise playbook for legislative session

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GOP says graphics firm's error led to use of Confederate image in handout

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Obama's visit fails to impress Texans

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Obama "Back to School" propaganda speech set for 9/14

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Obama's visit to El Paso comes at tough time

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Campaign touting education as priority - just more lobbying with taxpayer money to get more of your money!

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Yoga professionals to state: Leave us in peace

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National Education Association leader opposes more Texas money for charter schools - hmm, are these unions having a hard time organizing charter schools? Must be.

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Texas should invest in high-quality early childhood education programs - more spending for dubious programs

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Electric grid plan needs jolt from Texas

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Nueces Co. sheriff takes on state agency official in felony open records fight

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Obama's Federal War on Texas
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New: www.HandsOffTexas.com website & petition

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State tries to access federal education funds held up by rule

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Border issues:
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El Paso, Juárez collaborate to keep public from danger

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Cornyn backs off citizenship re-examination

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Mayor of Hildalgo, Tamaulipas, is killed

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Explosion reported at downtown Reynosa bar

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U.S. man abducted during Juarez visit

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ICE urges field offices to drop some deportation cases

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Grenade attack forces Mexican authorities to temporarily close Gateway bridge

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Economy / Financial / Business
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Debt-ridden Mexicana airlines suspended all flights Friday

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Texas' economic performance is a beacon to nation's businesses, job seekers, says Combs

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Annual West Texas agriculture chemicals conference set for Sept. 15

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Slowdown may be small in Texas, economic analysts say - slowdown? It's never picked up to begin with!

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Market tough for commercial real estate in Abilene

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Texas man puts high-speed Internet in rural areas

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Southwest Airlines to launch service to Newark, N.J.

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Small-town cupcake bakery goes big time

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Comanche Peak nuclear plant has towering ambitions

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Layoffs expected from Schlumberger-Smith merger

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Higher Ed. / Colleges & Universities
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Howard Payne University has largest enrollment in 14 years

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UTSA enrollment tops 30,000

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UT might not reach 2014 goal of raising $3 billion

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Hance welcomes challenge as enrollment, research push creates strain on facilities

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Some Texas Tech students seek to bring KTXT back

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Home sales down, Tech parents renting more

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Texas A&M Welcomes Freshmen at Convocation

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UTEP Students Find Ways To Pay For Education

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School principals feel impact of UHV's involvement in training program

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Collin College partners with manufacturing consortium for an $808,066 job-training grant

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Local government spending & budgeting, etc.:
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Parkland hospital kept information from its auditors, feared federal subpoena on Medicare overcharges

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More D-FW cities tapping into natural gas drilling revenue to help ease budget woes

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Editorial: Beaumont ISD must keep its focus on needs, not wants - the same should be said of all the big-spending districts

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Bronze Building Soon To Be Irving's Centerpiece

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Tax measures pass in Aledo, Castleberry school districts

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Gladewater ISD tax ratification election passes

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Judge rules McAllen school district must pay scheduled raises

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Collin Co. employee pension plan not justifiable

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Sunny outlook reverses at Houston Metro

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Smith County Tax Rate Vote Tuesday

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Dove hunting: Avoid these common violations

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Outspoken Daughters of the Republic of Texas member faces ouster

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After 77 years, this couple's marriage is still going strong

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Arrest Made In 2005 Death Of Sexually Abused Central Texas Infant

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3-Year-Old Boy Severely Injured In Pit Bull Attack in Johnson Co.

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Brownwood fence contractor faces jail time, pays restitution

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Several Grass Fires In Scurry County Keep Fire Fighters Busy

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Plants are the root cause of delay to revitalized Mission Reach of the San Antonio River

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Former San Antonio police officer facing sexual misconduct suit

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Shaken baby dies; capital murder possible

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Carrollton Woman Charged In Fire That Claimed Toddler’s Life

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Thunderbird Bay President Behind Bars

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Wayland VFD Receives New Brush Truck

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Punkin-Evergreen VFD chief accused of online solicitation of a minor

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West Texas drivers carry piece of history, World Trade Center steel

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Carrollton girl becomes singing sensation online

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Jones County escapee captured; teen was jailed for manslaughter

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5 Lubbock-Cooper high school students injured in rollover

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Radioactive waste agreement reached for Andrews Co. facility

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Lubbock contractor keeps USAF drones on course in Middle East

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Valley residents gather to ‘restore honor' to America

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Abilene Woman Attacks Two Nurses

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More in Abilene opting for jail instead of community service - why work when you can lie around all day!?

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I-10 closed, homes evacuated after chemical spill near Houston

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Several injured fleeing early morning Austin apartment fire

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E-ticket machines could be coming to Austin and Travis county officers

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Pearland loses to Taiwan in Little League consolation game

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DPS Looking for escaped Dallas Sex Offender

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Lake Jackson-area levees may not pass Federal muster

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Officer: Beaumont police still open to discrimination

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Bryan Woman Hits Doctor in Gas Station Parking Lot

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Woman Arrested After Throwing Baby, Assaulting El Paso Deputy

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2-Year-Old Socorro Boy Dies In Hot Car

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Fort Worth Neighborhood Concerned After Bomb Scare

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Driver Arrested After Smashing into Grand Prairie Police Cruiser

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Lawyer who fled Katrina dances up a new life in Dallas area

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Five years after Katrina, life goes on for evacuees -- in Texas

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Katrina survivors make Longview home

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West Texans Remember Hurricane Katrina: 5 Years Later

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Saginaw is becoming a destination for 'railfans'

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Escaped prisoner from Briscoe Unit found in McAllen

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Weslaco police officer arrested on DWI charge

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Pastor mistaken for Texas parole violator

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Two stuck on Fiesta Texas roller coaster for two hours

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North East ISD investigating bus driver; Kindergartener dropped off on busy street alone
 

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Local party buys Perry yard signs

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Editorial: Texans deserve leadership debate - the campaign is inherently a debate, we don't require a stage show

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Newspapers move forward with debate plans

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Perry declines to talk about rising insurance rates

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Heat Index: Back to Basics PAC on Perry, unemployment

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White wants regulations on insurance

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Bill White TV Ad Promotes ‘Nativist’ Economy

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Belton man files as write-in candidate for governor, cites calling from God

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The Edwards-Flores races goes negative

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Chet Edwards slams Bill Flores in his first TV ad of the election

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Flores buys TV ad time in southern part of district, including Waco and Bryan-College Station

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Is Jim Dunnam breaking residency rules?

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GOP handout cites state's Confederate charter

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Republicans challenge Dunnam's residency eligibility, deny it's retaliation for Birdwell challenge

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Carol Kent gets endorsement from rival's law firm - what a sleazy bunch. They could have remained quiet.

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Greg Abbott fires up Montgomery Co. Republicans

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Combs speaks at post Equality Day event

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Sen. Fraser says Legislature will focus on drawing district lines

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RIP: State Rep. Anita Blair lived a no-excuses life.

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Arson: Anti-Obama billboard in Gladewater set on fire - those oh-so tolerant leftists

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Spending, economy top issues during Neugebauer's town hall meeting

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Poll finds overwhelming support in Texas for extending Bush tax cuts

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Report finds Barton's apology deflected media pressure on White House

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This week's issue of the Texas Government Insider

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Gov. Perry Reappoints Gipson to Sabine River Compact Commission

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Gov. Perry Reappoints Three to Task Force on Indigent Defense

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Gov. Perry Names Henry to the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners

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TYC officials open fire on critics

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Texas education chief is in Washington to discuss $830 million in potential school aid

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Congrats! You’ve finally paid off your government!

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Texas AG opinion: Superintendents can’t hire trustees’ relatives, but criminal penalties for nepotism may not apply

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Gov. Perry’s e-mail deletion policy unusual among large and small states

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Obama's Federal War on Texas
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Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst chides education bill

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Audit, newspaper retraction undermine AG's argument in Texas' EPA petition - libs still covering for all the lies from the IPCC

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Border issues:
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Panelists stick to facts at Lubbock immigration forum featuring former U.S. A.G. Gonzales

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Illegal Immigration Hot Topic at Lubbock Town Hall Meeting, more

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Gohmert Upset over Immigrant Case Rulings

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Texas quiet on border force

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Car explodes at Mexican TV station investigating migrant massacre

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US, Mexican law enforcement meet to practice border violence response

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Senator John Cornyn announces anti-crime grant

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Mexican Consulate opens satellite office at Gateway International Bridge

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Purported Zeta lieutenant in court

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Economy / Financial / Business
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Interim CPS Energy boss rewarded

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Apartment builders going green with Dallas projects

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Report: Blockbuster bankruptcy is imminent

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United, Continental to help Southwest in Newark

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Dell-HP bidding war continues

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Higher Ed. / Colleges & Universities
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Texas Tech enrollment increase distinct

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Arnold: Remember what Myers accomplished

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Record enrollment at Howard College

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Austin Community College calls five annexation elections

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A&M graduation rate above average

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UTEP: 2nd Bullet Found On Campus Not From Juárez Shootout

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New A&M Central Texas campus off to ceremonial start

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3 Howard College Basketball Players Dismissed from Team Following Theft Arrest

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Texas State School of Nursing makes debut

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Local government spending & budgeting, etc.:
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Broke public schools: New $47 million athletic complex opens in Beaumont

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Taxes increase for Amarillo College, Bushland, Canyon & Highland Park ISD's

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Cameron County moves closer to balance budget

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Conroe, firefighters OK fixed pension fund contribution

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Center Point ISD passes balanced budget

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Lubbock ISD adopts budget with flat tax rate - it's a tax increase, higher than the Effective Rate

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City of Temple employees paid better than others

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Smith Co. to receive TAC Best Practices Award for cost reductions

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Jacksonville, Bullard & Whitehouse ISD's increase spending

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City of Austin new major contracts

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Harris Co. e-Slate voting equipment destroyed in massive warehouse fire

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Officials: All voting equipment for Houston, Harris County destroyed in 3-alarm fire

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Listener writes, astutely: I am not a conspiracy theorist but isn't  it convenient that they might have to go to paper ballots if they can't get enough replacement machines. Just in time to steal an election for Bill White. Lyndon would be proud.

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County clerk's office plans for election despite fire

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Tarrant may send voting machines to Houston

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Midland: Ex-Camp Fire USA official pleads guilty to fraud

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Mistrial in south Texas police chief assault case

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Dallas sex case fuels San Antonio outcry

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Lubbock Bee Attack Hospitalizes Man

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Lamesa man sentenced to 121 months in prison for child pornography

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Babe Ruth World Series comes to an end in Levelland

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Gone 20 years, Stevie Ray Vaughan stands forever tall in Austin

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Water in Texas workshop scheduled for Wednesday in Lubbock

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Nolan County prisoner on the loose; teen was jailed for manslaughter

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Resources for ex-inmates limited in Big Country region

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Boy Scout Repairs Helipad for Hamlin Hospital

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Deadline Approaching to Enter Big Time Texas Hunts Drawing

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Pit Bulls Seized And Euthanized After Central Texas Woman Attacked

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Lake Brownwood State Park gets walking trail grant

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Nurse practitioner convicted in ex-husband's shooting death

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VIA Metropolitan Transit to begin enforcing code of conduct

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20-year cold case slaying still haunts the Alamo City

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Texas court dismisses appeal of nuke bond vote

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Kountze man indicted for murder in Rose City dragging death

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Pantex following up on employee's safety

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City of Austin debt/bonds rated 'AAA'

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Austin police have a new specialized unit targeting serial thieves in West Austin

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Study Reveals High Cost of Brain Injuries in Texas

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Pearland reaches U.S. Little League title game

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Rendon files whistleblower suit against Brownsville ISD

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Convicted Copper Thief Held at Gunpoint by Neighbor

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La Marque Volunteer Fire Department disbanding

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Residents sue League City over bridge

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Ex-Letter Carrier Faces Mail Theft Charge

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Jacinto Divided Over Councilman's Controversy

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Road Reopens After Crane Falls Off Truck

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Suspected drug dealer dies while in Houston police custody

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EPA takes over cleanup of abandoned NW Houston plant

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Tubers may become a regular sight on Trinity River in Fort Worth

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Speaking Rock's gamble: Former casino brings in big names for free

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El Paso Man Told He Has To Pay Impound Fees After His Car Was Stolen

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Woman Loses Control Of Car, Drives Off Trans Mountain

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Texas Man Runs Distance Of Earth's Circumference

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15 Year Sentence In Plano High-Speed Crash

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Royse City man dies in traffic jam caused by would-be bridge jumper in Greenville

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Collective bargaining initiative going to Del Rio voters

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Dallas County announces indictment in 1983 murder of Farmers Branch cop

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Woman, 88, assaulted Thursday while watering her yard

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Lubbock man found not competent to stand trial for airport bomb hoax

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Fort Stockton City Manager Resigns

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Ector Junior High evacuated due to gas leak

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City officials deem trial run of ban on plastic bags a success - give away your Liberty and smile.

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Sheriff’s former chief investigator plans to sue Hays County

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San Antonio Mother Awaits Reunion With Abducted Son

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Respects paid as fallen police officer's procession passes through Round Rock

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Nacogdoches Co: 2 women dead, lawmen searching for shooter

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D.A.'s creative solution to help pay for murder investigations

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Alleged Gun Thief Uses Screwdriver To Attack Victim

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PSJA ISD board members sentencing postponed again

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La Grulla still struggling with floodwaters

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Lubbock death penalty overturned in 1998 double murder, Judge Jim Bob Darnell partly faulted

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First 2010 confirmed case of West Nile Virus in Lubbock Co.

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Wind Turbine Projects Run Into Resistance

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Firefighters battling field fire in Lumberton

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Jefferson County coin dealers & business charged in Virginia coin theft

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Woman accused of setting Carrollton house fire that killed 2-year-old

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Dallas man arrested in 2 white-powder mailings to federal offices

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Austin bill for Obama security over $9,000
 

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Regulatory Texas: Bill White calls for state approval before homeowners insurance rate hikes

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White’s Toxic Insurance Fix

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White's Polling Perception Problem - typical lib whining about reality

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Perry still stalking Bill Whitetail

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Governor Perry Talks Government In Tyler

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Governor Perry Talks Education in Tyler

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Lib DMN editors: White has the edge on transport issues

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Bill White's casting call for a political performance

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Military vets slam Bill White-backers for calling Perry a coward

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State Rep. Charlie Howard Commits to a Conservative Legislative Agenda

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Straus & The Stealth Dems

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State rep. Smitthee wants others to stop subsidizing the Wind Storm Insurance pool on the Texas coast

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RPT says Democrat leader Jim Dunnam does not reside in HD57 and hasn't since lines were redrawn in 2000.

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Ex-candidate for Texas Gov., Ramsey Muñiz gone to prison, but not forgotten

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DeLay to be tried in Austin despite concerns on fairness

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Karl Rove says he didn't engineer anti-gay marriage amendments. He did.

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Congressman Neugebauer (TX19) makes stop in Plainview

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Experience separates judicial candidates in race for 437th District Court

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Houston congressman says city benefiting from economic stimulus

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The Epicenter of Oil and Gas Industry's Political Influence Deep in the Heart of an Unlikely Texas City

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Gov. Perry Appoints Oakley to Texas Municipal Retirement System

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Amid new abuse inquiry, TYC ombudsman resigns

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School districts needed to drop lawsuit over minimum grades and be honest with struggling students

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State looks to TxTags to get more people on toll roads

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Petition urges state leaders to seek more federal money for skilled nursing and rehabilitative care

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Garner State Park to gain additional acreage

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Student group releases how-to guide on bringing U.S. Rep. Ron Paul to college campuses

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Libs call David Barton "Texas Textbook Massacre Architect"

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Obama's Federal War on Texas
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Venable: Obama & EPA’s Clean Air Act Rewrite Is Illegal

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Border issues:
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Survivor describes massacre in Mexico at ranch 85 miles from Brownsville

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Nuevo Leon governor to raise police pay 20%

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UTEP students with Juárez ties show stress-disorder signs

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Grenade attack reported near B&M Bridge

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UTB-TSC ready to respond to spillover violence

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6 charged with capital murder after deputies unravel suspected smuggling ring

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Economy / Financial / Business
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11.3% of Texas homes mortgage underwater

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Gas prices in Texas equal 5 year low

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FAA hits American Airlines with $24.2M fine - no wonder they nickel-and-dime you to death

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Texas Chemical Plant to Pay Nearly $1.5 Million to Resolve Violations in the Transferring of Acid Waste

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Abilene working to get Blue Cross Blue Shield state incentives for local jobs

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Samsung Austin applying for $3.8B more in state tax incentives

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Testimony: Blowout-preventer's history a muddled tale

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TCEQ fines ConocoPhillps for emissions from Sweeny refinery

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Pemex taps Geokinetics for seismic project in $110M deal

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Judge recommends approval of Peanut Corp. of America settlement

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Austin apartment vacancy rate falling, rents rise

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Texas company to build 3 biofuel plants in Miss.

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Higher Ed. / Colleges & Universities
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Gov. Perry Helps Break Ground on A&M-Central Texas Campus Building

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Texas Tech football ticket sales break record without Leach

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Texas Tech long-time Athletic Director, Gerald Myers, to retire

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Myers interview: 'It's been an honor to serve Texas Tech'

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Texas Tech's Student Government Association has strong voice

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University of Texas health IT program granted $2.7M

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University of Texas opening E. Texas admissions center

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Two UT students treated for alcohol poisoning after pledging sororities

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Austin Community College advances its higher-ed march across the region but not everyone is happy

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UTB-TSC ready to respond to spillover violence

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Biz magazine says Juarez is not the murder capital of the world

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Extraco Banks donates $10,000 to Texas A&M-Central Texas

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UTMB post-Ike cuts back on indigent care

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Wayland Baptist U. students challenged to build relationships

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Texas College Plan Goes Public Today

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New Editor in Chief of U-T Tyler Paper

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Grayson County college adopts budget, tax rate

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Not all Texas university-sponsored health insurance plans cover injuries due to suicide attempts or intoxication

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Local government spending & budgeting, etc.:
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Lubbock council's support for tax increase shrinks ahead of public hearing

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11 percent tax hike in Dumas

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Austin to hold hearing on budget which raises fees

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Cameron Co. budget hearing today, tax increase likely

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Nueces County Approves Tax Increase

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Tom Greene Co. commissioners adopt tax increase

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Katy ISD calls for November bond election

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Bellmead city manager outlines budget cuts after lower-than-expected tax increase

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Proposed Temple budget an attempt to 'hold the line'

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People are gathered at Austin City Hall to speak out against a proposed Austin Water rate increase

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Dallas woman says 'signs from God' led her to shoot, kill co-worker at Carrollton business

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Garland shelter gasses Chihuahua labeled as 'vicious' a day after woman sought to adopt it - as a farm boy I just don't get all the ruckus over things like this. It's a dog - or more precisely in this case, a rat that pretends to be a dog.

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Former Dallas FBI agent arrested in death threats was 'erratic and dangerous for years,' bureau says

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Court again halts Kerr County bid to oust cougars, tigers and bear

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Former Southwest Research Institute V.P. gets 8 years in child porn case

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WWII French flying ace, 92, dies in South Texas

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Officials Lift Waco Water Boil Order

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Fire Guts Landmark Hamilton Hospital Building

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Proposed King William Historic District expansion running into opposition

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Pearland Little League falls, but gets rematch today

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Special operations troops are training in San Antonio

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