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Pastor guilty of animal cruelty after injuring cat
BASTROP, Texas (AP) — A Bastrop pastor has been found guilty of animal cruelty in the death of a cat he trapped in his neighborhood last year.Rick Bartlett's conviction Friday of a Class A misdemeanor means he faces up to a year in jail. Sentencing is set for June 24. At the time of his arrest, the 56-year-old was a chaplain for the Bastrop police department and pastor at Bastrop ...
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Industry News From Across East Texas
Fenton Mazda, of Tyler, moved to 3225 SSW Loop, across from Sweet Sue's restaurant. The Fenton family is planning a major renovation of the facility, which should be completed by the end of the year, General Manager Chad Doan said. The Fenton Family of Dealerships has been in business since 1950 and has 16 dealerships. The Fenton family wants to expand the Mazda base in Tyler while ...
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KEDT to move its operations to Del Mar Colleges Center for Economic Development by 2015
Michael Zamora/Caller-Times KEDT’s Liz Laubach (left) waits to switch from a prerecorded interview back over to Leanne Winkler on Friday during the midday report at KEDT studios. KEDT plans to move its operations to Del Mar College’s Center for Economic Development Center as soon as July 2015. KEDT-TV plans to move its operations to Del Mar College's Center for Economic ...
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Report Clippers owner to meet with Vinny Del Negro MAY 18
Clippers owner Donald Sterling has scheduled to meet with head coach Vinny Del Negro over the weekend to discuss Del Negro's fate with the organization, a league source informed CSNNW.com. According to the source, who spoke on the condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the situation, says the two will meet in Los Angeles and a decision is anticipated shortly after. The ...
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Billie Sol Estes to be remembered at funeral
GRANBURY, Texas (AP) — Family and friends are set to remember flamboyant swindler Billie Sol Estes, a man whose name was synonymous with Texas-sized schemes, greed and corruption.The funeral for Estes is set for Saturday afternoon in Granbury, located about 40 miles southwest of Fort Worth. Estes died in his sleep Tuesday at the age of 88.He became one of the most notorious men in America ...
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Granbury residents hit by tornado to return home
GRANBURY, Texas (AP) — Residents in the North Texas town of Granbury whose homes were torn apart or blown away by a deadly tornado are set to return to get what belongings may be left and start cleaning up.The residents of Rancho Brazos Estates neighborhood will be allowed back in to survey things started Saturday morning.Granbury bore the brunt of the damage during Wednesday's ...
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Fort Worth museum displays art of 91-year-old
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A Fort Worth museum has granted the wish of a 91-year-old amateur artist by exhibiting her works.Two dozen paintings by Dolores "Toppy" Cochran went on display Friday at the Amon Carter Museum of American Art. The exhibit called "Toppy's Passion" is on view through May 29.Cochran lives in an assisted living facility in Richland Hills, a ...
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Will Boy Scouts accept gay youth Vote is imminent
Minnesota appears poised to legalize gay marriage, as the Democratic speaker of the state House said Tuesday that a gay marriage bill endorsed by the governor and likely to pass in the state Senate also now has enough backing in his ...
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Austin musicians point to a variety of reasons to appreciate McCartney
May 18--As a kid in Connecticut, Jonathan Konya, drummer for Austin blues rock band the Ghost Wolves, went on camping trips with his parents and his sister, and the only tape in the car was the 1963 album "Please Please Me," the debut LP from the Beatles. Konya and his sister listened, on repeat, until the songs -- particularly "Love Me Do" and "I Saw Her Standing ...
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Additional water restrictions delayed in Corpus Christi conservation continues
Rachel Denny Clow/Caller-Times Kenny Mutchler, 63, waters his family vegetable plot with city water at his farm outside Taft on Monday. The family plot is next to 40 acres of sorghum and cotton, which he doesn’t water and relies solely on rain to grow. The National Weather Service is predicting continued drought through this summer. We need to make water conservation a lifestyle, ...
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Live Beach to Bay Relay Marathon coverage
CORPUS CHRISTI -- Whether you are running in the race, volunteering, watching, waiting for the after-race party to begin in downtown Corpus Christi or sleeping in, we'll have updates from Saturday's 2013 Beach to Bay Relay Marathon. The 7 a.m. race begins ...
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West Oso Elementary Father-Daughter…
Michael Zamora/Caller-TimesBriseis Del Fierro, 8, laughs as she and her father, Edward, hit the floor Friday as they dance together at a father-daughter dance at West Oso ...
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Retired Moody principal to take West Oso ISD assistant superintendent job
(c) Jupiterimages West Oso ISD trustees consider retired, longtime Moody High School Principal Conrado Garcia as the West Oso district's new assistant ...
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Obama talks jobs says politics misplace focus
President Barack Obama attends a roundtable at the Center for Urban Families (CFUF) in Baltimore, Friday, May 17, 2013, during his second "Middle Class Jobs and Opportunity Tour". CFUF is a Baltimore non-profit whose mission is to strengthen urban communities by helping fathers and families achieve stability and economic success. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn ...
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Bradley retains advantage in Texas
Keegan Bradley maintained his three-shot lead at the HP Byron Nelson Championship by following up his stunning opening round of 60 with a one-under-par 69 in Texas on Friday. The American Ryder Cup star, who had four birdies and three bogeys in his second round at TPC Four Seasons Resort, will head into the weekend with compatriot Tom Gillis (63) and South Korea's Bae Sang-moon (66) as his ...
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Corpus Christi Parks Recreation Department Classes
Cheer Classes will be offered by the Corpus Christi Parks & Recreation Department. Learn chants, cheers, dance, routines, and other fundamentals of cheerleading. This class combines fitness with fun and is a great opportunity for youth to stay physically active. This is a great opportunity for the youth to gain experience in cheerleading and meet new friends! Come join the party! It's ...
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Rangers offense falls short in 2-1 loss to Tigers
ARLINGTON, Texas — With a little help from slugger Miguel Cabrera, Rick Porcello and the Detroit Tigers slowed down the Texas Rangers. Cabrera went 3 for 4 with a go-ahead double in the fifth inning to back Porcello and lift the Tigers over the Rangers 2-1 Friday night in a matchup of division leaders. Texas had scored 51 runs in its past eight games, going 7-1 in that stretch. Porcello ...
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Grimm looking for positive results vs. Tigers
Rangers right-hander Justin Grimm, who has struggled over his last three starts, must now face the team that handed him the worst outing of his short Major League career. Grimm will take the ball against the Tigers on Saturday night in the third of a four-game series at Rangers Ballpark. The 24-year-old will oppose Anibal Sanchez as Texas tries to reclaim the series lead after having its ...
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Astros start former Buc Bedard in Pittsburgh
Houston's trip to Pittsburgh for a three-game series this weekend likely felt very familiar, as the two teams were NL Central foes just last year. For the Astros' Saturday starter, though, it's familiar for different reasons. Erik Bedard started 24 games for the Pirates last season, going 7-14 with a 5.01 ERA. After being released in August, the 34-year-old left-hander signed ...
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Texas South Central News Archives by Month
I think we all agreed - and that included the administration and the president - that we want as light a government touch on this [cyber defense] as possible. Flexibility is important, because this is the kind of threat that changes very ...
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Fort Worth man dies after being shocked by police Taser
FORT WORTH — A 300-pound man who was subdued when he was hit by a Taser fired by a Fort Worth police officer during a drug raid Thursday died soon afterward, authorities and relatives said ...
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Rangers run out of chances against Tigers
Must C Cannon: Leonys Martin nails runner at the dish ARLINGTON -- The Rangers' inability to hit with runners in scoring position cost them in a 2-1 loss to the Tigers on Friday night at Rangers Ballpark. Texas was 0-for-8 with runners in scoring position. This is the eighth game the Rangers did not have a hit with runners in scoring position and they have lost all eight. That accounts ...
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4 shot 2 fatally in Chatham South Austin Englewood
A teenage boy was pronounced dead after being shot in the Chatham neighborhood this evening and another man was killed in the South Austin neighborhood, police said. Two others were also shot in Englewood Friday evening. The first shooting happened at 7:24 p.m. on the 7800 block of South Langley Avenue, said Chicago police news affairs officer Daniel ...
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Dropped fly ball gives Pirates 5-4 win over Astros
Jimmy Paredes dropped Russell Martin's bases-loaded fly ball when he collided with second baseman Jake Elmore with two outs in the ninth inning, the second missed catch by a Houston right fielder, and the Pittsburgh Pirates rallied past the Astros 5-4 Friday ...
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Dallas 911 operator breaks silence on Deanna Cook case
Tonyita Hopkins breaks her silence on answering the chilling 911 call in which Deanna Cook is heard pleading for her life. Hopkins describes a 911 call center that was short-staffed and overwhelmed and reveals her surprising personal history that draws parallels to Cook. Kate Snow ...
Austin Digest
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Austin among the leading US cities emerging from recession
The financial crisis, now refered to by some as the Great Recession, has battered cities across the country, but Austin has become a pocket of hope where jobs are available and the population is growing, suggesting that the city may be among a few in the US leading the country out of the recession.
Austin has been ranked in the top 20 US cities with strong population growth, the study was done by the Census Bureau, this is a reflection of the sound economic performance of Texas as whole (the state had several of its cities in the top 20), and subsequently may be given four additional House seats following the 2010 census. Read more
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