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MLB Detroit 6 Minnesota 0
Anibal Sanchez came within two outs of throwing the year's first no-hitter in the major leagues Friday, carrying Detroit to a 6-0 win over ...
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Tim Balboa Memorial Ride
PHOTO BY EDDIE SEAL/SPECIAL TO THE CALLER-TIMESScott Cartier get’s ready to ride his 1800’s Penny Farthing replica bike off the starting line at London School on Sunday morning for the 1st Tony Balboa Memorial Ride on Sunday. The ride, sponsored by the Corpus Christi Cycle Club, went from London School to Alice, Balboa’s ...
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A special session may be on the horizon for Texas lawmakers
“At this point in the session, everyone thinks there will be a special session,” said Sen. Jane Nelson, R-Flower Mound. “There are so many balls in the ...
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Cedeno Dominguez return to Astros lineup
Email HOUSTON -- The Astros' lineup got two right-handed reinforcements back from injury on Friday against the A's in shortstop Ronny Cedeno and third baseman Matt Dominguez. Cedeno has missed the last eight games -- mostly due to sinus issues that flared up when the team was in Pittsburgh last weekend. He hit ninth in the Houston order on Friday and started at shortstop as the Astros ...
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Healing Maxwell to begin rehab on Wednesday
Email HOUSTON -- Astros outfielder Justin Maxwell, who's been out for a month with a fractured left hand that was expected to sideline him four to six weeks, said Friday he will travel to the club's extended spring training in Kissimmee, Fla., on Wednesday to begin a Minor League rehab assignment. If all goes well, Maxwell said he will report to Class A Quad Cities within a week to ...
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Blackley lends hand to those hit by tornado
HOUSTON -- The Astros' organization-wide efforts to aid victims of Monday's devastating tornado in Oklahoma have trickled down to individual players. Left-handed reliever Travis Blackley picked up some baseball equipment Thursday for a family with three young children who were affected by the storm. "This family had lost everything and being kids like they are, they were really ...
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Norris remembers time with a special fan
HOUSTON -- His high school graduation pictures sits on a table in the middle of the Astros' clubhouse. Curt William England was 19 when he died of cancer on May 19, 2012 and more than a year earlier had met Astros pitcher Bud Norris when the team's annual winter Caravan stopped at a hospital. England, a pitcher at Memorial High School in the Houston suburb of Pasadena, and Norris ...
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CSCOPE wont get a state review
AUSTIN (AP) - AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- The State Board of Education is scrapping its special panel to review a controversial curriculum system, after its creators agreed to stop offering lesson plans. CSCOPE had helped teachers adhere to state educational requirements by offering Web-based lesson plans and exams. But some conservatives claimed CSCOPE promoted anti-American values. That prompted the ...
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Azle man settles suit against county involving collision with sheriff’s deputy
liz@star-telegram.com An Azle man who was injured last year when a sheriff’s deputy’s SUV hit his pickup, which was pulling three horses in a trailer, has settled a suit against Tarrant County over medical and veterinary bills, court records ...
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Austin Marine donates his bar for Memorial Day
AUSTN (KXAN) - This Memorial Day weekend, a Marine veteran turned Austin bar owner is opening his business to honor wounded and fallen service members. We have a couple groups were going to try and push money towards, said Jason White, a Marine Staff Sergeant about to retire after ten years with the Corps and live life in the private sector. Last February the 34 year-old White opened the The ...
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Kuchar in lead at rain-delayed Colonial in Texas
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) -- Matt Kuchar was 10-under par on the 16th green when the second round of the Colonial was suspended Friday night because of an impending storm system. There were 18 groups still on the course, three still with eight holes to play, when play was stopped at 6:38 p.m. The second round at Hogan's Alley will be completed Saturday morning. Kuchar had a one-stroke lead ...
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Anderson County Man First Confirmed Case of West Nile Illness In Texas This Season
From Staff ReportsAn Anderson County man is the state's first confirmed case of West Nile illness this season, the Texas Department of State Health Services today confirmed in a news ...
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Police will arrest drunk boat operators
AUSTIN (KXAN) - Sgt. Len Snyder's work has just begun. Like dozens of other law enforcement officers Snyder will be looking for dangerous boat operators, and making sure boaters comply with required safety equipment. The first thing we want to do is identify the driver and ask him to provide the certificate of number, which is the registration card you get for your boat," said ...
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Corpus Christi couple embody Older Americans Month theme with compassion for patients
Rachel Denny Clow/Caller-Times Wayne Atzenhoffer, a volunteer at Christus Spohn Hospital Shoreline, gets Tina Peña a cup of coffee while she gets an infusion at the Cancer Center on Tuesday. Since 1994 the couple has volunteered at Christus Spohn Hospital ...
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Gang member arrested in Aransas Pass during raid Friday
Contributed Photo Aransas Pass police, U.S. Marshals and Texas Department of Public Safety officers arrested Reynaldo Eliserio Flores on suspicion of aggravated robbery and violating his parole ...
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Austinite helps reclaim Memorial Day
AUSTIN (KXAN) - Saturday, May 25, 2013, several thousand people are expected to gather at a Burnet County ranch to do a bit of walking. Some will walk just a mile or two, others up to 20 miles. The hope, though, is to go as far as you possible can, and then a little more. The point is to reclaim the true meaning of Memorial Day. The idea is to Carry the Load . You know, said Kim Kelsall, 36, ...
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Tech Wildcatters hosts largest program in its 5-year history
San Francisco residents Ben Jorgensen, left, and David Martin of Klick Push chose to participate in the Tech Wildcatters seed accelerator program in Dallas because they felt the community was more willing to foster the tech startup. Dallas Tech Wildcatters this week hosted its largest program since the group's inception five years ago. The seed accelerator, which works to develop companies, ...
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Double-killing investigated near Elgin
TRAVIS COUNTY (KXAN) - Two people were found dead inside a home in eastern Travis County on Friday afternoon in what the sheriff's office called a double-killing. Spokesman Roger Wade said the bodies were discovered around 2:35 p.m. at 23006 Hog Eye Road. "Sheriffs detectives arrived on the scene and are treating this case as a double homicide and have identified a person of ...
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No lesson plans means no state review for CSCOPE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- The State Board of Education is scrapping its special panel to review a controversial curriculum system, after its creators agreed to stop offering lesson ...
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Report Texas insurance commissioner stepping down
Her critics claimed she was too close to the insurance industry - though some of their complaints could be traced to clashes in windstorm insurance cases between Kitzman and trial lawyers who are also major political ...
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Perry staying mum as special session talk ramps up
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- Gov. Rick Perry wouldn't say Friday whether there is too much unfinished business at the Texas Legislature to adjourn next week as scheduled. His record the last 13 years says lawmakers aren't going ...
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APD Man kidnapped beaten in exs plot
AUSTIN (KXAN) - Two men have been arrested in connection to a kidnapping case that appears to be motivated by a relationship triangle. Russell Reed and Thor Pederson are in a relationship according to their Facebook pages and both were arrested for Aggravated Kidnapping charges for an alleged plot aimed at Pedersons ex-boyfriend. According to an arrest warrant, three men dressed in suits showed ...
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NuStar Greehey foundation supporting Oklahoma relief effort
Bill Greehey's family foundation is donating $250,000 to the American Red Cross to assist with relief efforts in Moore, Okla. NuStar Energy LPs philanthropic arm and The Greehey Family Foundation are donating $350,000 to the American Red Cross to support tornado relief efforts in Oklahoma. The Greehey Family Foundation is contributing $250,000, while the NuStar Foundation is donating ...
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Llano grad never missed a day of school
LLANO, Texas (KXAN) - Maybe he got used to the sound of his mother's voice every morning: "Hey! Wake up. Turn on the light." Or maybe it was the end-of-year recognition. Or maybe it was just stubbornness. But Llano High School senior Ryan West just completed 12 straight years without missing a single day of school. "Every day I don't want to go to school," Ryan said on ...
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Don’t leave children pets in cars
dianesmith@star-telegram.com Don’t leave little ones or pets inside parked cars during hot weather, Arlington police urge as part of a public ...
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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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