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Astros fully engaged in talks with No. 1 pick Appel
Email HOUSTON -- Astros general manager Jeff Luhnow said Monday the club is "fully engaged" in contract talks with No. 1 overall pick Mark Appel, the right-handed pitcher from Stanford, and hopes to be able to complete a deal this week. While it was reported late last week the Astros and Appel had reached a deal, Luhnow said he wanted to wait until Appel's commencement exercises ...
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Crowe supplants Paredes as starter in right field
Email HOUSTON -- Trevor Crowe has overtaken a struggling Jimmy Paredes as the starter in right field for the time being, Astros manager Bo Porter said Monday. It's hardly a surprise, considering Crowe has started seven of the last nine games and Paredes is mired in an extended slump, with just one hit over 21 at-bats in June. Crowe's .194 batting average isn't lighting the world ...
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Teen fatally stabbed while protecting mother
BAYTOWN, Texas (AP) -- Police say a 16-year-old Houston-area boy was fatally stabbed as he tried to protect his mother when her ex-boyfriend attacked ...
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Texas lake briefly closed after barrel found
PFLUGERVILLE, Texas (AP) -- A Central Texas lake and popular recreational area was closed for several hours after a 55-gallon barrel with unknown material was found floating in the ...
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Texas woman arrested in latest bar-scam theft
FORT LAUDERDALE— — Cash and a watch worth $12,500 were stolen from a South Florida man in what appeared to be the latest instance of bar-hopping temptresses scamming men they go home with.Travis Kania, 42, ...
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Nueces County medical examiner identifies car crash victim driver remains hospitalized
CORPUS CHRISTI -- Officials on Monday released the name of a man killed in a single-vehicle crash during the weekend and said the driver of the vehicle remains hospitalized. James Garza, 33, died as a result of injuries suffered in the crash in the 5700 block of Leopard Street about 2:30 a.m. Sunday, said Ric Ortiz, chief investigator for the Nueces County Medical Examiner's Office. An ...
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Corpus Christi leaders to discuss five street fee options Tuesday
Road work projects The survey results are in: It could costs residents as little as $3.83 or as much as $5.99 each month to pay for street ...
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Tropical depression could cause rough waters on South Texas beaches
COASTAL BEND -- The National Hurricane Center is keeping an eye on tropical depression No. 2, which is expected to move inland over southern Belize Monday afternoon. As of Monday morning, the National Weather Service reported winds of 35 mph and the fast moving storm (13 mph). The depression is expected to reform in the Bay of Campeche Tuesday. When it does, the depression could strengthen ...
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Let’s roll Bus service to Arlington clears final hurdle
gdickson@star-telegram.com The Fort Worth Transportation Authority on Monday approved bus service to Arlington as a two-year pilot project and also lowered fares for college ...
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Teenager bit by shark at Texas beach
SURFSIDE BEACH, Texas (AP) -- A teenager is recovering from shark bites on his hand and leg as he stood in waist-deep water at a Southeast Texas beach. The 15-year-old was with a group of kids at Surfside Beach around 2:45 p.m. Monday when a shark bit him on the left leg. Gregg Bisso, assistant police chief with Surfside Beach, says when the teenager hit the shark with his left hand, it bit him ...
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Bob Corker blocks Afghan spending bill over millions in payments to Karzai
Sen. Bob Corker, the ranking member of the Foreign Relations Committee, is demanding to know why the U.S. government allegedly has made tens of millions of dollars in cash payments to Afghan President Hamid Karzai and his relatives, despite continued complaints of corruption at all levels of the Afghan government. Exasperated that Obama administration officials have ignored three previous ...
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After House blocks Gitmo closure Obama taps envoy
Under pressure to demonstrate a renewed commitment to shutter the prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, President Obama has tapped a high-powered Washington attorney as one of two special envoys dedicated to brokering a deal to close the facility. Obama chose Clifford Sloan, an attorney with extensive experience in all three branches of government, to reopen the State Department's Office of ...
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Obamacare’s tariff on hiring American workers still plagues immigration bill
telling the New Yorker's Ryan Lizza that, "There are American workers who, for lack of a better term, can't cut it...There shouldn't be a presumption that every American worker is a star performer." Rubio himself ...
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Ted Cruz hopes to reverse SCOTUS ruling on Arizona voter registration law
Seven Supreme Court justices ruled that federal law prevents Arizona from requiring a proof of citizenship from newly-registering voters, but Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, hopes to change that during the ongoing debate over the Senate immigration bill. ...
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Governor’s veto of Blue Mound water bill angers lawmaker
liz@star-telegram.com Blue Mound officials efforts to take over a privately-owned water system suffered a major setback late last week when Gov. Rick Perry vetoed legislation allowing it to take control of the ...
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Photo story Denton Juneteenth
William A. Darnell / Senior Staff Writer Photos by James Coreas / Editor in Chief Denton celebrated its 43rd Juneteenth festival this weekend at Fred Moore Park. Events took place Friday and Saturday, including live music, games and booths for children, softball tournaments and more than a dozen food vendors offering festival fare. Juneteenth is a state holiday commemorating the freeing of ...
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Texas rolls back student testing for a second time
Investigative Editor, NBC News Texas, the state that pioneered high-stakes testing for public schools, is continuing to roll back its extensive series of student assessments, with Gov. Rick Perry signing a bill that would exempt high performers from taking some ...
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Coastal insurance group expects surplus
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- The nonprofit, state-supervised property insurance agency for coastal Texas counties is expected to shore up its finances by the end of the year, the group told a state House panel on ...
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Texas Democrats complain about ethics maps
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- Democrats in the Texas House on Monday derided Gov. Rick Perry's veto of funding for the state's ethics watchdog and complained about Republican opposition to making any changes to the state's political ...
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Teenager recovering from shark bites on hand leg
SURFSIDE BEACH, Texas (AP) -- A teenager is recovering from shark bites on his hand and leg as he stood in waist-deep water at a Southeast Texas ...
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Man convicted in paternity-related shooting
DALLAS (AP) -- A North Texas man has been sentenced to 38 years in prison for shooting his ex-girlfriend after learning he was not the father of her 2-year-old twin ...
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Tesoro announces $75M sale of Hawaii refinery
HONOLULU (AP) -- Tesoro Corp. says it has agreed to sell its refining operations in Hawaii to Par Petroleum Corp. for $75 million plus the market value of its working ...
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Texas becomes first state to require warrant for e-mail snooping
HB 2268 , effective immediately. The law shields residents of the Lone Star State from snooping by state and local law enforcement without a warrant. The bill was sponsored ...
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Fire destroys home in high risk area
AUSTIN (KXAN) - When Suzanne Pfeiffer saw the smoke cloud rising from the North Cat Mountain Greenbelt, she feared that the day she had been dreading finally arrived. It has been on my mind for several years with the drought, said Pfeiffer who lives in the neighborhood a few blocks away from her parents. The smoke was rising in the area of her mother and fathers home on Ladera Norte. Luckily, ...
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Former constable candidate sues Williamson County commissioners
GEORGETOWN, Texas (KXAN) - Williamson County commissioners and the Williamson County Judge Dan Gattis are being sued for civil rights violations by a former candidate for an open constable position. Robert Lloyd, a 27-year law enforcement veteran said he was asked about his views on abortion, gay marriage, religion, and who he voted for in the last election during an interview. Such questions ...
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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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