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Ray High School in lockdown for an hour Friday
CORPUS CHRISTI -- Ray High School Principal Cissy Reynolds-Perez put the school on lockdown after 9 a.m. Friday after a parent reported a student had a weapon. An alert was sent to parents that said school officials were checking on a report that was made to them and all students were safe. Students were held in classrooms while school police officials searched the building. The lockdown ...
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Griffins father sues Nestande Clive Bar
AUSTIN (KXAN) - The father of Courtney Griffin is suing Gabrielle Nestande, her boyfriend and the bar where they were drinking on the night before Griffin was killed in a hit-and-run crash. The civil lawsuit filed Thursday in the Travis County Clerk's Office by Bart Griffin alleges that Nestande was negligent by driving after drinking, that Clive bar and its staff were negligent for ...
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Gunman in Southlake slaying was “trained to do this” police chief says
SOUTHLAKE — A gunman who was trained to kill swiftly took just seconds Wednesday evening to fire at least nine shots at a Mexican attorney as his wife placed shopping bags in their Range Rover at Southlake Town Square, the cityÂ’s police chief said ...
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Taking shelter in a storm
Tornado tips • Designate a shelter area in your home or place of business, such as a basement, and go there during severe weather. • If you don’t have a basement or underground shelter, go to an interior room or hallway on the lowest floor and get under a sturdy piece of furniture. Lower-level interior bathrooms provide the best protection if no basement is available. Don’t ...
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Six Flags launches its newest thrill Texas SkyScreamer
ARLINGTON — One turn aboard Six Flags Over Texas’ newest attraction may be all it takes for longtime fans of the theme park to lose any feelings of nostalgia they might have for the iconic Texas Chute Out parachute ...
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ML Realty Partners buys large North Texas industrial portfolio
The Illinois-based investor purchased an industrial portfolio in North Texas. Industrial property looks like this building, which is included in Stockbridge's DFW, Texas portfolio that is being marketed by CBRE's Dallas office. ML Realty Partners LLC, a long-term real estate investment firm based in Irving and Illinois, has purchased a 457,000-square-foot industrial portfolio in ...
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Tax tussle riling Capitol in final week
The state sales tax rate isn't budging. Another sales tax holiday isn't in the works. Nor is the Texas Legislature raising homestead property exemptions by $10,000, which prevailed as most popular of nearly a dozen tax-cutting options the governor suggested in an online survey when this 140-day session ...
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Mother killed kids hurt after shoplifters crash
HOUSTON (AP) -- A woman has been killed and her three children injured after their car was struck at a Houston intersection by another car carrying shoplifting suspects being pursued by ...
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Texas rapper indicted controlled substance count
CORSICANA, Texas (AP) -- Platinum-selling rapper Lil' Flip of Houston has been indicted on a charge of possession of a controlled substance over a 2012 Texas traffic ...
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Rick Perry Greatly Disappointed With Boy Scouts Decision To Allow Gay Youths
Gov. Rick Perry (R-Texas) said he is "disappointed" with the Boy Scouts of America's decision to begin allowing gay Scouts. (Ron T. Ennis/Getty ...
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Transaction Action NRP nets $18.64 million in equity financing for developments in San Antonio and Ohio
Transaction Action is Tricia Lynn Silva's onlineweekly real estate column. This special online feature details the real-estate sales, leases, new assignments and other deals that have recently taken place in San Antonio and other parts of Texas. Every week, we will post a new listing of some of the latest real estate news for our readers. Among the deals readers will find in this weeks ...
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Retail expert Neiman Saks could create international success Video
May 23 (Bloomberg) -- Bloombergs Cristina Alesci reports on major luxury retailers and the affects of possible M&A within the industry. She speaks on Bloomberg Televisions In The Loop. (Source: Bloomberg) A luxury expert considers a Neiman Marcus/Saks Fifth Avenue merger an opportunity for the two brands to build a company focused on a better customer experience. A Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman ...
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Refuse a blood alcohol level breath test police will draw blood this Memorial Day weekend
CORPUS CHRISTI -- A trained phlebotomist will be available at the city Detention Center this weekend as part of the No Refusal Program. During Memorial Day weekend, the Nueces County District Attorney's office will provide a phlebotomist at the City Detention Center from 10 p.m. to 4 a.m. Friday to Sunday to assist law enforcement officials with collection of blood samples from suspected ...
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Texas officer on leave after shooting neighbors cat with arrow
BOERNE, Texas – A South Texas police officer has been put on administrative leave after being charged with shooting an arrow into a neighbor's cat. Police in Boerne say Officer Lance Deleon was not on duty when the cat named Bobby was wounded. Police Chief Jim Kohler says the cat was shot using a crossbow. Officials with South Texas Veterinary Specialists say the 2-year-old male cat ...
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The Port Arthur Steam Cracker in Texas is Now Processing Ethane from Shale Gas
To capitalize on the shale gas revolution in the United States, the BASF TOTAL Petrochemicals LLC (BTP) joint venture (40% Total, 60% BASF) revamped the Port Arthur steam cracker in Texas to process ethane, found in abundance in U.S. shale gas. "Our strategy in the United States consists of consolidating our production base by taking advantage of market trends," commented Patrick ...
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Three teens detained after breaking windows in and around Sunrise Mall
CORPUS CHRISTI -- Three 14-year-old children were detained and charged with suspicion of criminal mischief after breaking windows at an entrance and stores in and around Sunrise Mall Thursday night. Corpus Christi police said after 11 p.m. a passer-by told them they saw two boys and a girl throwing rocks at windows at the Corpus Christi Driving School in the 4900 block of South Staples ...
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Paul McCartney gives shout-out to Austin techies food trucks
Former Beatle Paul McCartney, shown performing at the White House, praised Austin as the "cutting-edge place for green eating. Austin's "green" attitude didn't escape former Beatle Sir Paul McCartney while he was in town this week for two concerts. He gave Mayor Lee Leffingwell an award from the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, declaring Austin the most ...
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Man linked to Mexican cartel gets 16 years
McALLEN, Texas (AP) -- Prosecutors say a man who helped get loads of cocaine moved from Mexico to Texas has been sentenced to 16 years in a U.S. ...
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Reports Dell buyout group to amass $7B in financing
Activist investor Carl Icahn and Southeastern Asset Management Inc. are reportedly amassing up to $7 billion in financing to counter Michael Dells investor groups offer of $2.4 billion for Dell Inc. shareholders. Thomson Reuters LPC is reporting that Icahn and Southeastern want the financing before Dell (Nasdaq: DELL) shareholders meet in July to vote on a prospective buyout and move to take the ...
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Tax break weekend in Texas for Energy Star items
The state comptroller's office says the Energy Star sales tax holiday begins Saturday and runs through Monday. Qualifying products display the Energy Star ...
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Shuttered New Mexico plant resumes making peanut butter
The eastern New Mexico peanut butter plant shuttered eight months ago after a salmonella outbreak is back in production, and company officials say their coveted natural and organic butters could be back on store shelves within a month. Sunland Inc. Vice President Katalin Coburn says the company last week got the go-ahead from the Food and Drug Administration to restart peanut butter operations ...
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Bash at the Beach Concert
The beauty of Memorial Day weekend? You can go out Sunday night and get to still sleep in Monday morning. So take advantage of that extra day off Sunday night by heading to the Bash at the Beach concert featuring the Josh Abbott Band, Kyle Park, Aaron Watson and Bart Crow at 6 p.m. at Concrete Street ...
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Pentagon lowers cost of F-35 program by 1.1 percent
The Pentagon has lowered the total cost of the F-35 program by 1.1 percent. The nation's most expensive defense program ever just got a little more affordable. The Pentagon has lowered the development and production cost projections of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter by 1.1 percent from $395.7 billion to $391.2 billion. Bloomberg reported that the reduction was attributable to lower labor ...
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St. Philips College honored for being top VITA site
The IRS and the City of San Antonio honored St. Philip's College for helping low-income residents qualify for $6.7 million in tax returns. The Internal Revenue Service and the City of San Antonio both honored St. Philips Colleges Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program for helping processing $6.7 million in refunds for local residents in 2013. St. Philips prepared the most returns out ...
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Insurance losses on North Texas twisters reach estimated $250M
Tornadoes swept through North Texas last week, killing six and doing an estimated $250 million in damage. Insurance losses from the deadly tornadoes that hit Granbury, Cleburne and other communities in North Texas last week could reach $250 million, an insurance industry group said. The Dallas Morning News reported that the estimate from the Insurance Council of Texas is approximate and that the ...
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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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