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San Antonio Flooding Kills 29-Year-Old Woman
SAN ANTONIO - Torrential rains swamped San Antonio with flash floods on Saturday, leaving at least one person dead as emergency workers in boats rushed to rescue more than 200 residents stranded in cars and homes. "It was pretty crazy," said Gera Hinojosa, a valet parking cars downtown after the storm. "It was pretty unexpected. We hardly got any warning about it." For one ...
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Man and woman charged with endangering their children after drugs found inside apartment
CORPUS CHRISTI -- A wanted man and his girlfriend were arrested Friday night on suspicion of possession of a controlled substance and endangerment of their ...
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Live on Caller.com Coverage of tonights Regional semifinal baseball games
COASTAL BEND -- Five Coastal Bend high school baseball teams will continue their track to the state tournament with regional semifinal series starting tonight. Calallen is the only team playing a one-game series when it meets Alamo Heights at Fairgrounds Field in Robstown. The Wildcats will play for the right to face the winner of the Moody-Buda Hays series next week. Sinton (3A), Bishop ...
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‘Elvis at 21’ exhibit at Fort Worth Science Museum proves interesting even for non-fans
Elvis at 21 • Through Sept. 2 • Fort Worth Museum of Science and History, 1600 Gendy St., Fort Worth • $14, $10 ages 2-12 and 65+ • ...
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Fort Worth police say ‘Colonel Mike’ created an elaborate ruse about a military career
FORT WORTH — When Brig. Gen. G.B. McDowell passed away on Veterans Day 2011 near Seattle, condolences in an online guest book lifted up his son, Col. Michael Douglas ...
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Corporan ready to serve as emergency third baseman
HOUSTON -- Now playing third base … Carlos Corporan? Had the Astros forced extra innings against the A's in Friday's 6-5 loss at Minute Maid Park, Corporan, the backup catcher, would have gone into the game at third base because Matt Dominguez and Jimmy Paredes were already out of the game. Dominguez, the starter at third, was removed in the ninth inning for pinch-runner ...
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With starting job in tow Martinez heating up
Email HOUSTON -- J.D. Martinez's season was in jeopardy before it began. Cast off the original Opening Day roster after Spring Training before a last-minute injury pushed him up, "run producer" wasn't a word many would have used to describe the 25-year-old outfielder. Seven weeks later, it's the only appropriate term after an impressive surge. Martinez has popped three ...
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Texas rescuers pluck people from floodwaters
A woman was trapped in her car, got on the roof and was swept away in floodwaters, said San Antonio Fire Department spokesman Christian Bove. Her body was later found against a fence, he said. Her name was not immediately ...
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1 woman dead 1 missing in San Antonio flash floods
Flash floods fueled by 10 inches of rain left one woman dead and one presumed drowned in San Antonio Saturday, and authorities urged evacuations in some areas. The San Antonio Express-News reported witnesses told police a 29-year-old woman died when she was swept away by the current after getting out of her car when it was carried off a road by a rain-swollen creek. Police Sgt. Marcial Luevano ...
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Flash Flood Warning Issued in San Antonio Texas
The city of San Antonio, Texas is under a flash flood warning with more heavy rain expected Saturday night in the already flooded area. As much as 39 centimeters of rain has fallen in some parts of the city since early Saturday. At least one person was killed when floodwaters swept away her car. Rescuers have spent much of the day pulling more than 100 people from their flooded cars and ...
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Butterflies tell UT climatologist about climate
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The University of Texas' star climatologist was planning a career in medical research until she met the white rats."The cutest little white rats," she says with a smile, remembering the creatures she encountered on the first day of vertebrate physiology lab in her premed senior year at UT. She read the instructions on how to anesthetize the rats, cut ...
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Proudfoot drives in 5 Texas Tech beats Baylor 8-2
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Tim Proudfoot singled twice, doubled and drove in five runs to lead Texas Tech to an 8-2 win against Baylor in the Big 12 baseball tournament.Proudfoot's RBI single in the fifth inning tied Saturday's game at 2, and the eighth-seeded Red Raiders (26-30) took their first lead on Bryant Burleson's RBI single two batters later. Proudfoot added a two-run ...
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Perry vetoes ‘dark money’ campaign transparency bill
AUSTIN — A bill designed to shed light on contributions to politically active non-profits was vetoed Saturday by Gov. Rick Perry, who said the measure would have had a "chilling effect" on participation in the democratic ...
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How do Texas lawmakers’ bills affect your daily life
During the 140-day session that wraps up Monday, they have worked to address big issues — paying for schools, transportation and future water needs — but they also weighed in on a lot of smaller issues that will affect the everyday lives of ...
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Gathered 50 years ago for President Kennedy’s Fort Worth visit artworks now retell the story
A new exhibit opening Sunday in the Dallas Museum of Art reassembles 13 of the 16 masterpieces rounded up to decorate the Kennedys’ Fort Worth hotel suite on the last morning of the President’s ...
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Lubbock Avalanche-Journal Texas William Kerns column
May 25--Filmmaker Alan Parker is no stranger to working with music. His musicals included the original "Fame," "Pink Floyd -- The Wall" and "Evita" -- and in fact he began his motion picture career with a gangster musical called "Bugsy Malone." The latter featured an all-child cast. One actor was Jodie Foster, who could not have been more than 13 at the ...
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Todays MLB starting lineups May 25
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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Two believed dead as heavy rains flood San Antonio streets
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - One woman died when her car was washed off a bridge and a second was believed to have drowned on Saturday as drenching rains in San Antonio triggered floodwaters so strong they swept a city bus off the street and forced the rescue of some 130 people, officials ...
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Video Torrential rains cause record flooding in south Texas
The San Antonio area faces major flooding problems after nearly 10 inches of rain in just a few hours caused the San Antonio River to reach record levels. Gary Cooper of CBS affiliate KENS ...
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New chicken wing Baked not fried with plain Greek yogurt
Nutritionist suggests lower-fat chicken wings and other ways to shave off calories from summer snacks and picnic meals. (UPI Photo/Alexis C. ...
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Veterans honored during Memorial Day Ceremony
Photos by George Gongora/Special to the Caller-Times David Montero (right), deputy district director for U.S. representative Blake Farenthold, joins family and friends of veterans as they place their hands over their hearts while the national anthem is played during the Memorial Day Ceremony on ...
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Memorial Day Ceremony 2013
Photos by George Gongora/Special to the Caller-TimesFlags are posted near headstones of veterans buried at Coastal Bend State Veterans Cemetery where Saturday’s Memorial Day Ceremony was ...
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Senate passes budget deal reached on education
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- The Texas Senate has passed a budget, lawmakers have reached a deal on public education changes and Gov. Rick Perry will soon receive a bill requiring drug screening for unemployment ...
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End of the line Alamo Heights rallies to stun Calallen baseball team in regional semifinal
Michael Zamora/Caller-Times Calallen's Lee May Gonzalez pitches against Alamo Heights Friday, May 24, 2013 at Fairgrounds Field in Robstown. A four-run lead in the seventh inning wasn't enough for Calallen's baseball team to avoid another gut-wrenching result in the regional semifinal ...
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Letter to the Editor Windstorm insurance for tornadoes
I've always wondered that myself. Why, if you live in an area highly prone to windstorms like tornadoes, don't you have to purchase separate insurance like anyone living in an area highly prone to windstorms like hurricanes? It does seem like a double standard, when wind is wind is ...
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El Paso still counting cost of storm
El Paso may be counting the cost of last year’s intense hail storm for the next two years according to expert opinions and data released by local insurance companies to El Paso news media.
On September 16th last year a hail storm hit the city causing extensive damage to homes, businesses and cars across the city but with the vast majority of damage centered around East Side. Around 20,000 cars and 10,000 homes were damaged according to the Insurance Council of Texas, which amounted to $150 million. Read more
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