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Houston man shot in head trying to help woman
HOUSTON (AP) — A Houston man was shot in the head after he confronted another man who had dragged his wife out of a nail salon during a domestic dispute.The Houston Chronicle (http://bit.ly/12M9Q8m ) reported two men confronted the husband on a sidewalk outside the salon where the wife worked. They tried to restrain the husband.Assistant chief deputy for a Harris County Constable's ...
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Dallas suburb solar panel fight exposes problems
FLOWER MOUND, Texas (AP) — A legal battle between a suburban Dallas neighborhood association and a homeowner seeking to install solar panels on his house exposed problems with a state law passed in 2011.The Dallas Morning News reported Saturday (http://dallasne.ws/19QX0rQ ) Jay Squyres and the Wellington of Flower Mound Residential Association have settled the lawsuit.But the skirmish over ...
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Grizzlies set for Western Conference final showdown against San Antonio
Memphis Grizzlies forward Zach Randolph licks his fingers as he prepares to shoot free throws against the Oklahoma City Thunder late in the second half of Game 5 of their NBA Western Conference semi-final playoffs in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma May 15, 2013. (BILL ...
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Minority Clearwire shareholders oppose Sprint offer
Minority shareholders in Clearwire say they will oppose the offer made by Sprint. Minority shareholders of Clearwire (Nasdaq: CLWR) likely will vote against a buyout offer from Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S) next week. Fox Business reported that they want to force Sprint, the nation's third largest wireless carrier, to sweeten its offer. Sprint owns slightly more than half of Clearwire and it ...
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POLITIFACT Texas Gov.s boast rated true
A former presidential contender, Texas Gov. Rick Perry, is doing a little bragging. "If we want to get American working again, we need Washington to get out of the way," he said. The day Obama swung through Austin earlier this month, Perry ran an ad in the local newspaper in which he referenced the "Texas model working much better than Washington's," saying that ...
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Cedeno scratched due to sinus problems virus
Email PITTSBURGH -- Astros infielder Ronny Cedeno was scratched from the starting lineup Sunday with sinus problems and a stomach virus. That forced Marwin Gonzalez into action as the starting shortstop, even though he's nursing a sore back from a collision in Saturday's game. "I hope to get better," said Cedeno, who has been unavailable all weekend. "I just don't ...
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Singleton likely to start season with Quad Cities
top prospect Jonathan Singleton, who is nearing the end of his 50-game suspension after violating the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program for a drug of abuse -- his second positive test -- will begin his season sometime next week at Class A Quad Cities before moving to Triple-A Oklahoma City, general manager Jeff Luhnow said Sunday. Singleton, ranked by MLB.com as the top ...
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Crane Luhnow attend Astros game after scouting trip
Email PITTSBURGH -- Astros owner Jim Crane and general manager Jeff Luhnow attended Saturday's and Sunday's games against the Pirates at PNC Park in a surprise trip that came about after both men scouted the University of North Carolina's game against Virginia in Chapel Hill, N.C., earlier Saturday. Luhnow said it was the first time Crane had been out in person this year to watch ...
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Texas bill would drastically revamp water agency
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- New revisions to a major water bill calls for ousting the six-member Texas Water Development Board and its top official before the state embarks on a new $2 billion fund to provide low-interest loans for ...
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Crime Stoppers 2013 20
Published May 19, 2013 Police are looking for information on Nueces County's 10 Most Wanted. Call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS or visit www.888tips.com to report ...
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Whincup takes V8 pole again in Texas
Holden's Jamie Whincup has given himself an ideal opportunity to further extend his V8 championship lead by taking pole for both Monday's races in the ...
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Maker of pink slime continues to struggle
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) -- The beef-processing company that makes the product that critics call "pink slime" continues to struggle more than a year after the initial stories on the lean bits of beef that Beef Products Inc. ...
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Sheriff confirms murder suspect is dead
BURNET COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) - The Burnet County Sheriff has confirmed the prime capital murder suspect in a deadly shooting and house fire died in the Burnet County Jail Saturday. Sheriff W.T. Smith told KXAN News the main investigator on the case identified the body at the medical examiner's office Sunday morning as Gregory Mark Currie, 30. His cause of death has not been confirmed. Law ...
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Sheriff Murder suspect killed himself
BURNET COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) - The Burnet County Sheriff has confirmed one of two capital murder suspects in a deadly shooting and house fire killed himself in the Burnet County Jail Saturday. Sheriff W.T. Smith told KXAN News the lead investigator identified the body of Gregory Mark Currie, 30, during an autopsy at the medical examiner's office Sunday morning. Smith said Currie tore a bed ...
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Granbury tornado victims return home
Saturday was the day in Granbury anxious tornado victims finally got back into their neighborhoods. Despite the destruction they'd seen on TV, many had hope they'd find their homes or at least some valuables ...
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Could Cavs trade entire draft for shot at Nerlens Noel MAY 19
11:25 AM ET 05.19 | Suppose the Cavs end up with the No. 3 pick. They could offer their entire draft (all four picks) for No. 1, and that team could still draft someone such as Otto Porter at No. 3. Nerlens Noel is ideal for the Cavs, a team on a mission to improve its defense. He blocks shots, 4.4 per game. He can rebound, 9.5 per game. He influences the game defensively with a 7-4 wing span. ...
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Making mentally ill defendants ready for trial
mock trial involving people who have been deemed mentally incompetent to participate in a real one. In mental hospitals across the country, psychiatrists ...
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Keystone XL Through Transcanada Uses Eminent Domain to Seize Texans Land
TransCanada is an Alberta-based corporation that is building the controversial Keystone Pipeline that will carry bitumen--thicker, more corrosive and toxic, than crude oil--through 36-inch diameter pipes from the Alberta tar sands to refineries on the Gulf Coast, mostly to be exported. The $2.3 billion southern segment, about 485 miles from Cushing, Okla., to the Gulf Coast is nearly ...
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Sole Powerball winner in Florida
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - It's all about the odds, and one lone ticket in Florida has beaten them all by matching each of the numbers drawn for the highest Powerball jackpot in history at an estimated $590.5 million, lottery officials said Sunday. The single winner was sold at a supermarket in Zephyrhills, Fla., according to Florida Lottery executive Cindy O'Connell. She told The ...
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Texas Republican Sen. Cruz eligible to be president should he decide to run
nnCruz was born in Calgary, and his father is from Cuba. But the Republican senatoru2019s mother is from the first state of Delaware, which appears to settles the ...
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Tornado-hit Granbury subdivision residents allowed back to inspect their property
smcfarland@star-telegram.com With mixed emotions, residents of Granbury’s Rancho Brazos Estates began returning to their homes Saturday, the first time since last week’s deadly tornadoes ravaged their ...
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Memorial for dead Texas cheerleader set for Sunday
COLORADO CITY, Texas (AP) — Hundreds are expected to attend a memorial for a Texas cheerleader whose remains were found more than two years after she disappeared.Family, friends and supporters of 13-year-old Hailey Darlene Dunn will gather at Colorado Middle School on Sunday to bid a final farewell to the teenager who went missing in December 2010.Dunn's remains were found March 16 ...
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‘Doggie ice cream social’ raises money to help pet owners in need
FORT WORTH — Four hundred people attended a doggie ice cream social with their pooches Saturday at the Trinity Pavilion and raised $5,000 to supply dog food to owners who can’t afford ...
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Cost of Diabetes Corpus Christi family loses father too soon
TODD YATES/CALLER-TIMES Danita Reyes and her twins Simon and Sophie Reyes, 10, place dirt on the casket of Mike Reyes during his burial at Memory Gardens Cemetery. Mike, 38, died in March after suffering cardiac arrest during dialysis. Diagnosed at age 23 with diabetes, Mike had suffered years of complications, including blindness, kidney failure and toe amputations. In a region where ...
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2013 Beach to Bay Relay Marathon Leg 1
Runners come off the starting line Saturday at the kick off of the first leg of the Beach to Bay Relay Marathon on Padre Island in Corpus ...
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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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