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Fort Worth gets ready to open Forest Park Marine Park pools
The city, which closed its pools amid budget cuts in 2009 and 2010, is bringing back the historic Forest Park Pool on the near south side and opening the Marine Park Aquatics Center on the north side – Fort Worth’s first all-new pool since ...
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Poor Planning Left Texas Firefighters Unprepared
23 minutes ago (11:50 PM) From the article: A federally funded program intended to grant fire departments online access to the Tier II reports was not being used in West. Although some firefighters in Texas said they know about and use the system, known as E-Plan, others said they didn't know of its existence or how to access it. Federal funding for the E-Plan system was eliminated ...
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City to vote on additional EMS
AUSTIN (KXAN) - With the drought and the threat of wildfires local emergency officials say the need for their service is growing. Austin's continued population boom puts demands on those agencies as well. Austin-Travis County Emergency Services Director Danny Hobby says they're hoping to add more EMS medics on east side of the county. They also are considering where they can make other ...
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Fire Marshals Office Panel had blast site access
AUSTIN, Texas -; The State Fire Marshal's Office says a federal safety panel's investigators had access to the site of a Texas fertilizer plant blast that killed 15 people and injured about 200 ...
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Edmonton Oilers to face Dallas Stars in Oklahoma City in Sept. 27 NHL pre-season game
Dallas Stars' Eric Nystrom, 24, is stopped by Edmonton Oilers goalie Devan Dubnyk, 40, as Ryan Whitney, 6, defends during first period NHL hockey action in Edmonton on Feb. 6, ...
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Austrian-based Voestalpine seeks to debunk steel mill stereotypes ahead of Coastal Bend plans
Mary Beth Cleavelin/Special to the Caller-Times Austrian-based Voestalpine hosts a town hall mixer Wednesday at NorthShore Country Club in Portland to talk with residents and city leaders about its planned iron ore processing plant. The Austrian-based company signed a 50-year lease agreement with the Port of Corpus Christi last ...
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Senate approves new Rio Grande Valley university
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- A plan to merge two South Texas universities into one and create a new medical school cleared one of its last hurdles Wednesday night with a final vote of approval by the state ...
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Sir Paul rocks the Erwin Center
AUSTIN (KXAN) - Some things are worth waiting for. Sir Paul McCartney performed for the first time in Austin Wednesday at the Frank Erwin Center. A second show will be staged Thursday. One of the most acclaimed songwriters and performers of all time, McCartney is making Austin the only Texas stop on his U.S. tour. Erwin Center director John Graham has been trying to land McCartney for years and ...
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Llano ISD teacher accused of misconduct
LLANO, Texas (KXAN) - A Llano Independent School District teacher is on administrative leave as authorities investigate a complaint made by a former LISD student accusing the teacher of misconduct. When Sunrise Beach police notified the district of the investigation, the district placed the teacher on administrative leave. According to the district, there is no information to suggest that any ...
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No dough for roads Lack of funds for transportation is a worldwide problem
LEIPZIG, Germany — Facing tight budgets and political pressure, the United States and many other countries are missing on a chance to invest in transportation, economists said ...
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Obama honors Carole King at White House concert
President Barack Obama presents the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song during an East Room concert honoring singer-songwriter Carole King, Wednesday, May 22, 2013, at the White House in Washington. King is the first woman to receive the award. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn ...
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Sprint CEO says latest Clearwire offer is best and final
Dan Hesse is the CEO of the Sprint Nextel Corp. Sprint Nextel Corp. CEO said in a letter filed Wednesday with the Securities and Exchange Commission that the offer Sprint made Tuesday to acquire Clearwire Corp. is Kansas-based telecom's "best and final offer." The letter was written by Sprint Nextel CEO Dan Hesse to explain the company's bid to employees, the Kansas City Business ...
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Porter goes with Carter at first for more flexibility
Email HOUSTON -- Astros manager Bo Porter has been going with Carlos Pena at designated hitter and Chris Carter at first base in recent weeks when both have been in the starting lineup, despite the fact Pena is a superior defensive first baseman. When asked about his motives on Wednesday, Porter said he likes to have Carter at first so he has the option of moving him to the outfield later if ...
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Paredes starts at third for ailing Dominguez
Email HOUSTON -- With starter Matt Dominguez nursing a sore left quadriceps muscle, Jimmy Paredes was in the lineup at third base in Wednesday's series finale against the Royals. It's the first time this season he's played third in the Major Leagues after starting 11 of the previous 14 games in right field. Paredes played 20 games at third base, nine in right field and two at ...
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Dominguez reunites with Royals Moustakas
Email HOUSTON -- Astros third baseman Matt Dominguez and his Royals counterpart, Mike Moustakas, share more than just a position. The pair grew up together just north of Los Angeles and played on the same team at Chatsworth High School from 2004-07. "We played on the same team since we were seven years old through high school," Dominguez said. "We're still good friends and ...
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Norris doesnt expect to miss start with back spasm
Email HOUSTON -- Astros right-hander Bud Norris said Wednesday he doesn't expect to miss his next start after he exited his second straight outing Tuesday with lower back spasms. "I hope not," Norris said about missing a start. "I really don't want to. I think the prevention process of taking care of it now and getting me out of the game will help." Norris ...
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Texas House Democrat Eiland wont seek re-election
His voice cracking, Eiland addressed the House late Wednesday and said he wants to spend more time with his wife and children, and be a better ...
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House Senate OK key bills to end budget stalemate
AUSTIN (AP) A stalemate over a Texas budget deal ended late Wednesday when the House and Senate finally backed down and approved major pieces of a roughly $100 billion spending package that is the only necessary order of business left for the Legislature. The 140-day session ends Monday. Lawmakers are constitutionally required to pass a new two-year budget, and if they don't, Gov. Rick ...
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Texas budget standoff shows late signs of easing
AUSTIN (AP) A stalemate over a Texas budget deal eased late Wednesday when the House and Senate finally backed down and took up major pieces of a roughly $100 billion spending package that is the biggest order of business left for the Legislature. The 140-day session ends Monday. Lawmakers are constitutionally required to pass a new two-year budget, and if they don't, Gov. Rick Perry will ...
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HP earnings fall 31 percent but surpass expectations
Hewlett Packard CEO Meg Whitman Hewlett-Packard Co. reported second quarter earnings Wednesday, showing earnings per share of $0.55 or $1.1 billion, a 31 percent decline in earnings from a year ago. Adjusted earnings came in at $0.87 a share or $1.7 billion, exceeding analyst expectations of $0.81 a share. Net revenue fell 10 percent to $27.6 billion, and cash flow came in at $3.6 billion, a 44 ...
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Texas blast shows flaws in emergency planning law
The fertilizer-plant explosion that killed 14 and injured about 200 others in Texas last month highlights the failings of a U.S. federal law intended to save lives during chemical accidents, a Reuters investigation has found.Known as the Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act, the law requires companies to tell emergency responders about the hazardous chemicals stored on their ...
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800000 live near stockpiles of Texas blast chemical
NEW YORK - At least 800,000 people across the United States live near hundreds of sites that store large amounts of potentially explosive ammonium nitrate, which investigators are blaming as the source of last month's deadly blast at a fertilizer plant in West, Texas, a Reuters analysis ...
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One fatally shot in Southlake Town Square police report
wmiller@star-telegram.com At least one person was fatally shot about 7 p.m. Wednesday in Southlake Town Square by someone who fled in a white sport utility vehicle, police ...
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Solar Impulse setting solar-powered flight record in Texas
The Solar Impulse airplane takes off from Phoenix for Dallas-Fort Worth on Wednesday. The Swiss-made Solar Impulse plane went after a distance record for solar-powered flight on Wednesday as it sailed from Phoenix to Dallas-Fort Worth, on the second leg of its coast-to-coast odyssey across ...
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Jose Canseco Denies Accusation of Sexual Assault in Las Vegas
Former Major League Baseball player Jose Canseco has been accused of sexual assault, Las Vegas police said Wednesday. Police said they contacted Canseco during the morning and he had agreed to be interviewed, the Las Vegas Sun reported. The questioning had yet to take place. Canseco, 48, who lives in Las Vegas, clubbed 462 home runs, was a six-time all-star and won two World Series ...
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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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