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Dominguez Astros blast off in win over KC
KC@HOU: Dominguez belts a three-run shot off Guthrie HOUSTON -- He's known for his glove more than his bat, and Astros third baseman Matt Dominguez showed why by starting a terrific double play in the sixth inning on Monday. He also reminded the Royals you can't take his offense for granted, either. Dominguez answered a three-run homer by Kansas City's Miguel Tejada in the ...
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Bill bars future governors from Medicaid expansion
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- The House has approved requiring any decision by a future Texas governor to expand Medicaid first be approved by the ...
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Communities weigh in on tornado sirens
HUTTO, Texas (KXAN) - In several communities across the region, tornado sirens are used to warn residents of impending danger. In Central Texas, San Marcos has 14 sirens and Cedar Park just added three in the city's largest parks. Georgetown also has the warning systems, and in the Hill Country, there are sirens in San Saba and Mason. In Austin and Round Rock, no tornado sirens are in ...
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Austin-Travis County EOC StormReady
AUSTIN (KXAN) - Should a major disaster strike Central Texas, the Austin-Travis County Emergency Operations Center and a team of first responders can activate a large, specially-equipped facility within 30 minutes. We dont have any control over the weather," said emergency coordinator Pete Baldwin. All we can do is make sure where the resources are, know to make sure they need to be ...
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Local universities in line for big improvements
dmontgomery@star-telegram.com A half-dozen public universities in North Texas, straining under record enrollment growth, would receive more than $350 million for brick-and-mortar expansion projects under a state bond package that won preliminary approval in the Texas House Monday ...
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Reed Cushing miss Texans 1st spring workout
Houston Texans ' first spring workout on Monday as he recovers from hip surgery in Colorado. Coach Gary Kubiak said Reed is "doing really well.'' The nine-time Pro Bowler signed a three-year contract in free agency and will miss organized team activities. "The expectations are for him to leave Colorado sometime this week,'' Kubiak ...
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Tornado warnings spanning Midwest from Texas to Illinois in wake of deadly Oklahoma twister
MOORE, Okla. - Tornado warnings have been issued across much of the Midwest, stretching from Texas to Illinois, following a second deadly twister in as many days in the Oklahoma City area. The National Weather Service issued tornado warnings Monday evening for several counties in southeastern Oklahoma and north-central Texas, along with parts of northwest Arkansas, Missouri, central Iowa and ...
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New Dallas firm buys up 3 energy companies with $425M investment
A new Dallas-based private equity firm launched today with the purchase of three San Antonio-based drilling companies for $425 million. Dallas-based Tailwater Capital announced a $425 million private equity acquisition of three energy companies on Monday. The firm officially launched Monday after spinning off from Dallas-based HM Capital. Tailwater now owns a share of BlackBrush Oil & Gas, ...
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House adopts resign to run amendment for Railroad Commission
Texas Railroad Commissioners will have to resign if they run for another public office, according to an amendment passed by the Texas House of Representatives. Texas Railroad Commissioners will have to resign if they run for another public office, according to an amendment that passed the Texas House of Representatives Monday. Texas Energy Report announced that the amendment to the Ethics ...
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LIVE STREAMING VIDEO Tornado churns through Moore Okla. at least 37 killed
This frame grab provided by KWTV shows a tornado in Oklahoma City Monday, May 20, 2013. Television footage shows flattened buildings and fires after a mile-wide tornado moved through the Oklahoma City area. (AP Photo/Courtesy ...
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City reveals park master plan
AUSTIN (KXAN) - Plans are in store for new park land in Austin. The area around the old power plant on Holly Street on the east side will be undergoing a transformation. As the city moves forward, they want input from the public. Austin's Parks and Recreation Department held a workshop Monday at Martin Middle School to engage the public. Project organizers presented a master plan to the ...
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4 Americans to qualify for British Open in Texas
PLANO, Texas -; Americans Josh Teater, Scott Brown Johnson Wagner and Bud Cauley qualified for the British Open on Monday at the international final qualifying at Gleneagles Country Club Queens ...
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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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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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