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Soto Chirinos fill void competently behind the plate
Email ARLINGTON -- The Rangers went into Monday's game with the Athletics having won nine of their last 13 games. That's significant because those 13 games took place while catcher A.J. Pierzynski was on the disabled list with a strained oblique muscle in his right rib cage. The Rangers were able to survive and thrive because of the work of Geovany Soto and Robinson Chirinos. Soto was ...
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Texas radioactive waste bill killed for error
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- A bill that would have dramatically changed the rules for a radioactive waste dump died in the Legislature because of a parliamentary ...
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House approves gun training for some teachers
Two employees on each campus could take classes instructing teachers already certified to carry concealed weapons to first conceal children, then return ...
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Texas lawmakers approve part of water overhaul
AUSTIN (AP) Texas lawmakers have given final approval to an overhaul of the Texas Water Development Board as the state grapples with how to manage water resources amid drought and a rapidly growing population. Monday's vote sends the bill to Gov, Rick Perry, who had urged lawmakers to pass a new $2 billion fund to provide low-interest loans for water projects such as reservoirs and ...
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Attorneys in three teens kidnapping sexual assault case wait on DNA results
Musich (from left), Dimick and Visor Three teens who are accused of kidnapping an 11-year-old girl in December will have a status hearing Monday ...
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Challenger petitions for a recount of votes in water district election
FORT WORTH — John Basham, who ran unsuccessfully in a contentious Tarrant Regional Water District Board race this month, has requested that the ballots in the election be ...
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House OKs disclosure lobbying rules for lawmakers
Sponsored by Austin Democratic Rep. Donna Howard, the measure would stop the so-called "revolving door." That practice often sees lawmakers who retire or lose an election immediately accept sizeable pay increases to begin lobbying their former ...
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Congress likely to reduce food stamp funding in new farm bill
The Senate on Monday opened debate on a $955 billion farm bill that would reduce federal spending by as much as $23 billion over the next 10 years by cutting funding for food stamps and eliminating some farm-support ...
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A Fort Worth man keeps fighting for a law to prevent wrongful convictions
A bill to create an exoneration commission that would study false convictions — named for his brother, Tim Cole, a Fort Worth man found innocent of a rape conviction years after he died in prison — appears to be at a standstill in the Texas ...
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Twister season starts late but starts nonetheless
Twister season starts late, but starts nonetheless Deadly tornadoes that have raked communities in Middle America over the past week, including Monday's massive twister that carved a path of destruction through the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore, belie what had been a relatively quiet start of the 2013 tornado ...
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Court upholds age limit for CHL holders
The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Monday that the Texas law limiting handgun licenses is constitutional. Lawmakers had decided that those under 21 were not mature enough to carry concealed handguns in public. The law makes an exception for members of the ...
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Resign to run OKed for railroad commissioners
Bonnen noted that instead of focusing on their duties overseeing Texas' oil and gas industry, railroad commissioners have often spent lengthy periods raising money to seek other elected ...
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3 dead IDd after wrong-way I-15 crash near Vegas
LAS VEGAS (AP) -- A wrong-way driver may have been under the influence of prescription medication when the car he was driving slammed head-on into an SUV on Interstate 15, killing two family members from India and injuring four others, authorities said ...
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More reverse mortgage lending options on tap for Texas retirees
Senate Joint Resolution 18 would amend the Texas Constitution to authorize the Reverse Mortgage for Purchase program and would enhance consumer disclosure requirements for all reverse mortgage loans in Texas. The Texas House has approved legislation that would expand the scope of reverse mortgage lending in the state to the benefit of retirees, its supporters claim. Senate Joint Resolution 18 ...
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Texas lawmakers restore $4B in education cuts
Texas Gov. Rick Perry said he'll call a special session of the Legislature if they don't pass several key bills. Texas House and Senate budget leaders have reached an agreement to restore about $4 billion of the $5.4 billion in cuts made to public education last session. Though the amount falls short of a complete restoration, Democrats proclaimed the compromise a hard-fought victory ...
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H-E-B pulls prepackaged Gulf shrimp from Galveston Shrimp Co. after recall
CORPUS CHRISTI -- H-E-B has pulled from its shelves prepackaged Gulf shrimp from the Galveston Shrimp Company after the company reported finding small pieces of metal in the bags. There have been no reports of illnesses caused by the product, H-E-B spokeswoman Regina Garcia said. The company issued a precautionary recall Friday of the shrimp which is sold in freezers in H-E-B stores ...
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Lake Austin struggles through drought
Steve Present is a one-man patrol out on Lake Austin, constantly monitor the pesky hydrilla that just doesn't seem to go away. "We're starting to see that hydrilla grow again it's probably about a foot under the water," said Present, whose home is on Lake Austin. "And we've noticed the water temperatures warm up quite a bit so we expect it to bloom here shortly as ...
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Appeals court upholds age limit to carry handguns
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A federal appeals court has upheld a Texas law that says 18-20-year-olds cannot receive a concealed handgun license.The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Monday that the Texas law limiting handgun licenses is constitutional. Lawmakers had decided that those under 21 were not mature enough to carry concealed handguns in public. The law makes an exception for members of ...
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Haltom Road to be closed Tuesday and Wednesday nights for construction
By Star-Telegram All lanes of Haltom Road at its intersection with Northeast Loop 820 will be closed overnight Tuesday and Wednesday while crews install beams for a new ...
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Judge tosses ex-BP executives obstruction charge
NEW ORLEANS -; A federal judge on Monday dismissed one of the two counts in the indictment of a former BP executive who was charged with concealing information from Congress about the amount of oil that was leaking from the company's blown-out well in the Gulf of Mexico in ...
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Throwback Review “The Paperboy”
1.5 out of 5 stars Set in 1969 and released last year, "The Paperboy" is the story of Ward Jansen, a reporter played by Matthew McConaughey who returns to his hometown in the swamps of Southern Florida to work on a story that might set a wrongfully accused Death Row inmate free. He recruits his younger brother Jack, who is surprisingly well portrayed by former teen heartthrob Zac ...
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The many aromas of Cardo’s Farm
Ayrton Chapman pours the heated mixture to create a natural lip balm as her assistant Ariel Hartley funnels the liquid into a container on Saturday afternoon at Cardos Farm in Ponder, Texas. Photo by Renee Hansen / Senior Staff ...
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Throwback Review “Hit and Run”
3.5 out of 5 stars America hasn't seen many car chase movies since the "Fast and Furious" franchise monopolized the genre. Keeping that in mind, it's worth giving last summer’s "Hit and Run" a fighting chance despite the cheesy title. Actor, writer and director Dax Shepard, known for his previous work on NBC's "Parenthood," stars as Charlie ...
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Todays MLB starting lineups May 20
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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Rush Enterprises founder resigns as chairman
W. Marvin Rush has retired as chairman of the board of Rush Enterprises, a company he founded in 1965. Rush Enterprises Inc. officials announced late Monday that W. Marvin Rush is retiring from his position as chairman of the board. He will continue to serve as a member of the board of directors and will have the honorary title of chairman emeritus. His son, W.M. Rusty Rush, will assume the ...
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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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