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Office manager sent to prison for embezzlement
SAN ANTONIO (AP) -- A dental office manager has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for embezzling $353,000 from her employer and using the money for such things as Beyonce and Lil Wayne concert tickets, a limousine rental to take her to church and replenishment of her boyfriend's prison commissary ...
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Senate debating abortion restrictions bill
AUSTIN (AP) Republicans in the Texas Senate have abandoned attempts to ban abortion after the 20th week of pregnancy, but are pressing forward with new restrictions on the procedure. The Senate has expected to vote Tuesday night on new requirements for abortion providers and use of abortion-inducing medication. But Sen. Glenn Hegar, R-Katy, says he dropped the ban after 20 weeks because he ...
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Paralysis in Congress keeps federal worker disability fraudsters cashing the checks
Part three of a three-part series Getting federal employees off disability and into retirement while closing off opportunities for fraud has proved all but impossible for President Obama and his immediate predecessor, as well as for Congress. A proposal to curb the lucrative benefits paid to federal workers injured on the job far into their retirement years passed the Senate last year on a ...
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Leander Police saving in fuel costs
LEANDER, Texas (KXAN) - Leander Police say theyre saving thousands of dollars in fuel costs after installing a small device that changes the way gasoline burns in their patrol vehicles. A pilot project began a year and a half ago with six vehicles and newly released data are so encouraging the department plans to expand the program to all of its 31 vehicles. The need to innovate started with a ...
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Berkman back in lineup after two-game hiatus
Email ARLINGTON -- Lance Berkman was back in the lineup on Tuesday after getting two days off. But he was batting fifth in the order after batting exclusively in the third spot. A.J. Pierzynski, who was hitting .382 in his last 19 games going into Tuesday, was moved up to the No. 3 spot. Berkman was hitting .192 in his last 19 games. "I just decided to give Berkman less stress, so I moved ...
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Rangers place Baker on DL with thumb sprain
Email ARLINGTON -- Jeff Baker is still unable to throw a baseball or grip a bat, so the Rangers placed him on the disabled list on Tuesday with a sprained right thumb. The Rangers also optioned first baseman Chris McGuiness to Triple-A Round Rock while calling up catcher Robinson Chirinos and left-handed pitcher Joseph Ortiz. Baker has not played since last Wednesday, a day before injuring the ...
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Despite dominant stretch Perez staying in Minors
ARLINGTON -- Left-hander Martin Perez threw six scoreless innings for Triple-A Round Rock in a 12-2 victory over Oklahoma City on Monday night and is 4-0 with a 1.13 ERA in his last four starts. But the Rangers are not ready to bring him to the Major Leagues. "The only conversation we had was he threw the ball well again [Monday] night," manager Ron Washington said. "End of ...
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Texas taking it slow with Ogandos rehab
Email ARLINGTON -- Pitcher Alexi Ogando, on the disabled list with inflammation in his right shoulder, is still not 100 percent. Ogando said he is still experiencing some inflammation in the shoulder, and that's why he has not started throwing off a mound again. Ogando, on the disabled list for the second time this season, hasn't pitched since June 5 in Boston. "I'm feeling ...
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CBO Senate immigration bill would expand Obamacare
If the Senate immigration bill becomes law, federal health care spending would increase by $112 billion over the next decade as more people take advantage of Medicaid, Medicare and subsidies from President Obama's health care ...
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U.S. oil prices steady Tuesday
A motorist pumps gas in Denver on April 15, 2011. Consumers paid an average price of $3.60 a gallon nationwide on Tuesday according to the travel group AAA. UPI/Gary C. ...
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William Blackmon of Blackmon Mooring dies at 92
FORT WORTH — William Gipson Blackmon Jr., who helped develop the Steamatic carpet-cleaning system and built a company from a dirt-floored rented building into a nationwide post-catastrophe restoration business, died Thursday. He was ...
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Chrysler agrees to recall 2.7M Jeeps at risk of fire
After initially defying federal regulators, Chrysler abruptly agreed Tuesday to recall some older-model Jeeps with fuel tanks that could rupture and cause fires in rear-end ...
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Texas DA veto doesnt take away ethics duties
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- The Travis County district attorney on Tuesday said she remains legally responsible for investigating state ethics violations, despite Gov. Rick Perry's veto of funding for the Public Integrity Unit based in her ...
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New state inspectors target compounding pharmacies
Austin (KXAN) - Pharmacists and technicians at the Dripping Springs Compounding Center measure every gram and every ounce of medication with precise care. They mix each prescription with one patient in mind. "Everybody's body is different, and you react differently to different things," said compounding pharmacy customer Beth Ann Matlock. "So I think the compounding is really ...
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Live on Caller.com Whats happening Tuesday
COASTAL BEND -- Corpus Christi City Council will meet Tuesday. Caller-Times reporter Jessica Savage will have updates from the meeting that is scheduled to start at 11:30 a.m. Other things we will be reporting on Tuesday: - We are checking into a number of lawsuits. - We'll have live coverage of Game 6 of the NBA Finals on a separate chat starting tonight. - We'll have live ...
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Lamar University ASL major seizes opportunities
(Lamar press release) Adrain "A.J." Webb, American Sign Language major from Dallas, has an eye for opportunities. During his education at Lamar University, Webb has become a Lamar Ambassador, a McNair scholar, vice president of the rugby team, Black Student Association historian, president of the sailing club and an LU cheerleader. Among Webb’s fortuitous experiences was a ...
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Union Gospel Mission plans to build facility for homeless families
FORT WORTH — Union Gospel Mission chaplain Stanley Maneikis remembers the day a homeless family asked about getting a room at the agency’s campus. But when they learned that the wife and toddler would have to stay in a different building than the husband, they decided not to ...
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Man pleads guilty to smuggling snakes on planes
Prosecutors say the 63-year-old eco-tourism guide bought the seven live snakes in August 2012 in a market in Lima, Peru, and smuggled them in his jacket on flights from Lima to Miami and then to ...
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Dont mess with Texas email State law ends some warrantless email searches
By Bob Sullivan, Columnist, NBC News Texas residents will have a little more protection from the prying eyes of local law enforcement than the rest of America starting in September. A law that takes effect in the fall ends warrantless email searches by state law enforcement officials, in a step that might have implications for email snooping laws around the country.The new law cancels out a ...
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Victim identified in La Grange killing
LA GRANGE, Texas (KXAN) - A woman killed in La Grange Monday morning has been identified as 38-year-old Sandra Lynn Pfeiffer, the Fayette County Sheriff's Office said Tuesday. The office also verified the juvenile suspect thought to be connected to the homicide did run away from the Gulf Coast Trades Center in New Waverly. Pfeiffer's death is still being investigated. Chief Deputy ...
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John McCain New border security plan could unite Dems GOP
Democratic and Republican senators are in tense discussions over a border-security amendment to the Gang of Eight immigration-reform package that could prove critical to its passage, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., said Tuesday afternoon. Whether this proposal can satisfy Republicans' security concerns without losing Democrats should be clear by Wednesday, McCain said. The amendment, a project ...
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3 new Stripes stores open as leadership expands
CORPUS CHRISTI -- Two new Stripes stores opened recently, making eight this year, and another opens Friday as the company shifted some of its senior management. Susser Holdings Corp. announced June 5 a sale and lease-back transaction of two new store completed at the end of May for a total cost of $6.7 million. A third one opens Friday at 5702 Leopard St., and the public is invited. As part ...
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Family files suit after alleged threats by neighbor
AUSTIN (KXAN) - The Texas Civil Rights Project is stepping in to help an Austin woman who says her neighbor has threatened them repeatedly and called them "illegal aliens," among other things. The civil rights group is filing a lawsuit and a temporary injunction against a neighbor, Amanda Benavides. Cristina Pia Perez moved to the United States 10 years ago with her family from ...
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Texas Gov. Perry looking to lure NY companies
Texas Gov. Rick Perry speaks to the media before hosting a lunch appointment with Connecticut gun makers in Hartford, Conn., Monday, June 17, 2013. The governors of Texas and South Dakota are visiting Connecticut to court local gun makers, many of which have threatened to leave since the state passed tough new gun-control laws in response to the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School. (Jessica ...
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Texas man sentenced for Medicare scam
HOUSTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a 48-year-old man has been sentenced to six years in prison for operating bogus ambulance companies that fraudulently collected $3.6 million in Medicare payments.Julian Kimble was sentenced Tuesday after being convicted of conspiracy to commit health care fraud and other charges. He also must pay back the money he collected. Kimble pleaded guilty to ...
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Is the student-beating teacher being used as scapegoat?
Without question, the shocking video footage of a Houston school teacher attacking and beating a cowering 13-year-old student shows something wrong and something that should never ever occur in the classroom. But recent revelations surrounding the events leading up to the incident, and the conditions at the school itself, seem to suggest that this teacher was pushed to the limit by a flawed school system, as well as her own lack of training to deal with the rigors of a stressful and provocative teaching environment.
On April 29th Sheri Lynn Davis attacked a student in her class, the footage has now gone viral on the internet and shows an incident that seems to represent a complete breakdown of the system. In the video the 13-year-old student is seen backed into a corner of the room with Davis standing before him in a position indicative of an imminent attack, the boy cowers down at which point the beating begins. Read more
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