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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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Engulfed railroad bridge crashes to the ground
SAN SABA, Texas (KXAN) - A railroad bridge on the northern edge of the Hill Country came crashing down after flames engulfed the massive structure on Sunday. The bridge spans the Colorado River along the San Saba and Lampasas county line, east of San Saba, Texas, and north of U.S. Highway 190. A foot bridge that crosses the river also burned. Volunteer firefighters from Lometa and San Saba were ...
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Megabus to offer additional low fares next month
Megabus.com is expanding to 28 U.S. cities and is rolling out special low-cost fares during the month of June. Megabus.com, which has turned heads and filled seats with its $1 fare promotion, is lowering the price of travel on additional routes. During the month of June, Megabus.com will offer thousands of $5 and $9 seats for travel on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Saturdays. The low fares will be ...
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Fort Hood suspect seeks to fire Army attorneys
FORT HOOD, Texas -; The Army psychiatrist charged in the deadly 2009 Fort Hood shooting rampage says he wants to represent himself at his upcoming ...
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Obama threatens veto of House student loan plan
WASHINGTON -; President Barack Obama on Wednesday threatened to veto legislation by House Republicans that would avert a doubling of student loan interest rates on July 1 but allow them to vary with the markets going ...
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Solar Impulse airplane begins fuel-free trip Dallas
The Solar Impulse airplane takes off from Phoenix for Dallas-Fort Worth on Wednesday. The Swiss-made Solar Impulse plane set out Wednesday on the record-breaking second leg of its solar-powered trip across America, from Phoenix to Dallas-Fort ...
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Obama to honor Carole King at White House concert
Singer-songwriter Carole King, performs during an event to honor her with the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song, at the Library of Congress, Tuesday, May 21, 2013 in ...
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Texas Judge Orders Lesbian Couple to Split Up
A lesbian couple living in Allen, Texas, charge a ruling by a county judge that they can't live together is a clear violation of their civil rights. Carolyn Compton and partner Page Price were ordered to split up by District Judge John Roche Jr. due to a morality clause in Compton's 2011 divorce decree, The Dallas Morning News reported Wednesday. The clause, common in Texas ...
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Burns odd-man out after Wolf called up
Email ARLINGTON -- The Rangers made room for right-hander Ross Wolf by sending reliever Cory Burns back to Triple-A Round Rock. The move leaves four left-handed relievers in the Rangers' seven-man bullpen. Jason Frasor and Tanner Scheppers are the only right-handed relievers aside from closer Joe Nathan. The left-handers are Robbie Ross, Michael Kirkman, Neal Cotts and Joseph Ortiz. Burns, ...
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Perez impresses still may need more time
Email ARLINGTON -- Martin Perez was impressive in his fourth start since coming off the disabled list. Perez threw seven scoreless innings in Triple-A Round Rock's 6-0 victory over Reno on Tuesday night. He allowed three hits, did not walk a batter and struck out seven. He threw 77 pitches. Perez missed two months with a broken left arm and the Rangers would like to give him more time ...
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Moreland gets day off replaced by Baker
Email ARLINGTON -- Mitch Moreland was out of the lineup on Wednesday for the first time since April 19. Manager Ron Washington just decided it was time for Moreland to get a day off and Jeff Baker started at first base and hit seventh. "A day off is fine," Moreland said. "Skip talked to me a little bit. I have been playing a good bit lately and we want to rest my legs." ...
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Man indicted on claim he set fiancees home ablaze
DALLAS (AP) -- A grand jury has indicted a North Texas man who authorities say threatened his fiancee with a handgun and then set her home on fire during a police ...
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Stanford chandelier sells for $158500 at auction
DALLAS (AP) -- A chandelier by glass artist Dale Chihuly that once belonged to former Texas tycoon R. Allen Stanford has sold at auction for $158,500 as part of an effort to compensate victims of his Ponzi ...
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2nd suspect in sex assault arrested
AUSTIN (KXAN) - A man who allegedly helped his friend sexually assault a woman near the Huston-Tillotson University campus in March is a sergeant at Fort Hood. According to an arrest warrant, Jeremy Bolen, 23, was the driver of the truck in the incident that happened in 1900 block of College Row around 1 a.m. on March 16 . Fort Hood officials say SGT Jeremy C. Bolen is assigned to the 69th Air ...
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Accomplice in sex assault arrested
AUSTIN (KXAN) - A man who allegedly helped his friend sexually assault a woman near the Huston-Tillotson University campus in March has been arrested in Bell County. According to an arrest warrant, Jeremy Bolen, 23, was the driver of the truck in the incident that happened in 1900 block of College Row around 1 a.m. on March 16 . Michael Broughton, 28, the person who sexually assaulted the ...
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Popes Telegram to Victims of Explosion in Texas
VATICAN CITY, April 22, 2013 (Zenit.org) - Here is the text of the telegram sent by Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, the Vatican Secretary of State, on behalf of the Holy Father, to Bishop Joe S. Vasquez of Austin, Texas regarding the explosion at a fertilizer plant in West, Texas last Wednesday. The explosion caused 14 deaths and hundreds wounded.* * *Saddened by news of the destruction caused by the ...
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Veterans Band of Corpus Christi
The Veterans Band of Corpus Christi performs at the following locations: May 18 Armed Forces Day Ceremony Sherrill Park 10:00 amMay 18 Armed Forces Day Gonzalez 702 Brownlee 6:30 pm May 18 Armed Forces Take the Lead W.R. Ray Gym 7:30 pm May 19 Armed Forces Ceremony Trisun Westwood 2:00 pm May 24 Memorial Day Ceremony Memorial Park Robstown 11:00 amMay 25 Memorial Day Ceremony Coastal Bend State ...
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Promoting water-efficient landscaping without costing the taxpayer a single dime
Succulents, such as cacti, usually retain water in arid climates or soil conditions and are often used by homeowners when xeriscaping. A bill that ensures Texas homeowners the right to install drought-resistant landscaping despite restrictions from some neighborhood associations has passed the Senate with no opposition and now goes to the governor's desk for his signature. Many of Texas' ...
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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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