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Arlington man convicted in federal court of meth conspiracy
FORT WORTH — An Arlington man could be sentenced to life in federal prison and fined $5 million for possessing methamphetamine with the intent to distribute 50 grams or more, federal prosecutors said ...
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Completion of boardwalk project just one year away
AUSTIN(KXAN) - It's been talked about for years, but now the boardwalk on Lady Bird Lake is much closer to becoming a reality. A boat tour Wednesday showed the progress of the project that will connect the current end of the hike and bike trail to Lakeshore Park. City officials currently say it is dangerous to exercise on certain parts of the trail that gets close to Interstate 35. The new ...
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Dallas reportedly will shop pick save cap space
Could Dirk Nowitzki and Chris Paul be the next duo in the West? The Mavs will trade their 13th pick to make it happen. (Nathaniel S. Butler/Getty Images) The NBA Draft is still more than a month away and free agency doesn’t begin until July, but the Dallas Mavericks are wasting no time in the offseason to return to title contention next year with an aging leader in Dirk Nowitzki, who turns ...
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Grimm faces familiar opponent in Seattle
Safeco Field will be a welcomed sight for the Mariners -- and left-hander Joe Saunders -- when they return home Friday to host the division-leading Rangers for a three-game set. Saunders will take the hill in the series opener, as Seattle kicks off its brief five-game homestand fresh off a disappointing nine-game road trip. The Mariners enter Wednesday night's series finale against the ...
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Todays MLB starting lineups May 22
Below are starting lineups that have been made public by the clubs. A lineup is not official until it is handed to the umpire. Additional lineups will be added as they become available: Arizona Diamondbacks: 1. ...
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Lawmakers OK training Texas teachers as marshals
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- Texas schools could train teachers as armed marshals to exchange gunfire with potential attackers under a bill approved by state lawmakers and sent to Gov. Rick Perry on Wednesday, while a key lawmaker said attempts to allow concealed handgun license holders to carry their weapons into college classrooms is likely ...
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Chemical that sparked deadly Texas explosion found across U.S
The remains of a fertilizer plant burn after an explosion at the plant in the town of West, near Waco, Texas, in this April 18, 2013 file photo. The deadly explosion injured more than 100 people, leveling dozens of homes and damaging other buildings including a school and nursing home, authorities ...
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A fathers fight to regain custody of his kids
AUSTIN (KXAN) - After his kids went missing last summer a central Texas father couldnt get help from law enforcement. Stephen James served 20 years in the Army with tours of duty in Iraq and Kosovo. He's decorated veteran who fought for his country. But when his kids were abducted, nobody would fight for him. So, he turned to KXAN. KXANs investigation has spanned nearly seven months, several ...
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Multiband to be acquired by Texas network operator
Multiband Corp., which provides bundled television, Internet and telephone services to condo and apartment complexes, said Wednesday it is merging with Texas-based Goodman Networks Inc. Goodman, a wireless-telecommunications provider, will pay $3.25 per Multiband common share, redeem all of Multiband's outstanding preferred stock and repay Multiband's outstanding debt in an all-cash ...
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Ola Tryon dedicated Corpus Christi public servant dies at 91
CORPUS CHRISTI -- Ola Tryon, a community leader who supported higher education efforts, died of lung cancer Friday. She was 91. Her daughter, Sylvia Tryon Oliver, said her mother had a passion for those in need. "She grew up with a large family where they took care of one another on a farm in East Texas, and that's how she went through life," Oliver said. "She loved to ...
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Corpus Christi detective receives community service award
Garcia has been a robbery/homicide detective for 22 years. Corpus Christi Detective R.L. Garcia was recognized Wednesday for his public ...
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Stripes pitched as largest in Corpus Christi opens Thursday
Look at the caption below the photo. It does not claim to be a photo of the new Stripes. It is a file photo of some dinky Stripes, probably used for every story that features a Stripes. So no, no one is obligated to honor the price on a sign in a file photo that claims to be nothing BUT a file ...
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Griner looming large over WNBA
PHOENIX (AP) — Brittney Griner can dunk.Not only on breakaways and not those squeeze-it-over-the-rim ones that just don't look right.One-handed, two-handed, on the move, off a drop step, even on alley-oops, though she hasn't pulled that one off in a game — at least not yet.Emphatic, too, unlike any woman before her.Griner's dunking dexterity has made her a celebrity, a ...
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Container Store CEO considers employees a top priority
Container Store CEO Kip Tindell said it's important for companies to focus on their employees to improve chances of success. Container Store CEO Kip Tindell thinks the keys to creating a successful corporate culture is communication and quality personnel. Tindell was the keynote speaker at the May 22 World Affairs Council luncheon, where he told Dallas business professionals and guests about ...
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Bill to require drug tests for Texans on welfare derailed
AUSTIN — A North Texan’s plan to require drug tests for Texans on welfare was talked to death by Democrats this week, creating a near meltdown in the House of Representatives as dozens of bills died in its ...
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Fort Worth man accused in two Arlington sexual assaults
ramirez@star-telegram.com ARLINGTON _ A Fort Worth man suspected in two sexual assaults was in custody on Wednesday and detectives were trying to determine if more women may have been victims, police ...
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El Paso Home Prices Up Sharply
Home prices increased at healthy rates in El Paso and many other metro areas in the first quarter, a new report shows. El Paso's median, or market midpoint, price for used, or resale, single-family homes increased 5 percent in the January-March quarter compared with a year ago, the National Association of Realtors reported. El Paso's median resale price was $138,600 -- up $6,600 ...
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Uninsured Texans Seek Health Care In Mexico As Their Governor Resists Medicaid Expansion
article from Tuesday shines a light on what, exactly, most Republican governors’ refusal to expand Medicaid will mean for real Americans by examining poor communities in a state headed by one of Obamacare’s most ardent critics: Gov. Rick Perry (R-TX). The piece centers on particularly destitute populations in southern Texas, where some uninsured residents are so poor, sick, and ...
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Pastor sentenced to 2 years for online soliciting
MARSHALL, Texas (AP) -- An East Texas pastor has been sentenced to two years in prison for an online chat from church with an alleged 14-year-old girl who turned out to be a Louisiana ...
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SAHA and San Antonio Food Bank serving up a Farmers Market
San Antonio Housing Authority and the San Antonio Food Bank will host a Farmers Market at SAHA headquarters on May 23. The San Antonio Food Bank and the San Antonio Housing Authority (SAHA) are gearing up to host the first SAHA Farmers Market. The first market will take place on May 23, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Moving forward, the market will be held on the second and fourth Thursday of each ...
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Dell buyout group discounts companys dismal 1Q earnings
Billionaire investor Carl Icahn is part of an investor group competing with a group led by Dell Inc. CEO Michael Dell to buyout the companys shareholders. Dell Inc.s prospective buyout group is downplaying last weeks 79 percent decline in first-quarter profits. Tennessee-based Southeastern Asset Management Inc. wrote that Round Rock-based Dells (Nasdaq: DELL) performed well in the business ...
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Apple CEO Tim Cook says a line of Macs will be built in Texas
Tim Cook, chief executive officer of Apple, center, walks through a hallway during a break of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations hearing in ...
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Mountain Real Estate looking to San Antonio as part of Texas growth plan
Mountain Real Estate Capital is setting its sights on new opportunities in the Texas residential market. Charlotte-based equity firm Mountain Real Estate Capital (MREC) is looking to expand its investment platform in Texas. And San Antonio could be part of that plan. Arthur Nevid, chief investment officer for MREC, recently announced that his firm, had recapitalized a development by Land Tejas ...
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MLB Texas 3 Oakland 1
Texas Rangers ' 3-1 win over the Oakland Athletics. Wolf (1-0) was pulled after five innings but only allowed three hits and two walks while striking out ...
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Texas lawmakers approve arms training for schoolteachers
AUSTIN -- Schools could train teachers to exchange fire with potential attackers under a plan advancing in the Texas Capitol. In a 28-3 vote on Wednesday, the Senate approved a bill that would authorize one armed marshal for every 400 students. It has already passed the House over the objection of the state teachers association. The measure would require school districts and open-enrollment ...
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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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