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Houston police recover baby corpse kept under sink

Published Friday, November 20, 2009
HOUSTON -- Houston police are waiting on autopsy results on a baby boy whose mummified corpse was found beneath his mother's bathroom sink.Police were called to the woman's apartment in northwest Houston about 9:30 p.m. Wednesday by the 24-year-old w ... full story

Rain forces closing of schools in Aransas County

Published Friday, November 20, 2009
ROCKPORT, Texas -- Heavy rain in southeast Texas led to the closure of public schools in Aransas (uh-RAN'-zuhs) County.A statement on the Aransas County Independent School District Web said schools were closed Friday "due to weather conditions."The ... full story

3 cities plot challenge to state open meetings law

Published Friday, November 20, 2009
ABILENE, Texas -- Three cities and council members from 18 others are plotting a new challenge to state law requiring open government meetings.Alpine City Attorney Rod Ponton says Pflugerville and Rockport councils have voted to join the challenge, a ... full story

Food banks burdened by high demand in sour economy

Published Friday, November 20, 2009
WASHINGTON -- Soup kitchen workers are seeing new faces in line and charities are taking more calls for help as the recession makes for a less-than-bountiful Thanksgiving.Hunger relief advocates came to Congress on Thursday and painted a bleak pictur ... full story

Pentagon looking for Fort Hood management lapses

Published Friday, November 20, 2009
WASHINGTON -- The Pentagon said Thursday it will scour its procedures for identifying volatile soldiers hidden in the ranks following the Fort Hood shooting rampage and lapses that might allow others to slip through bureaucratic cracks."It is prudent ... full story

Lawsuit over liquor seized in South Texas

Published Friday, November 20, 2009
McALLEN, Texas -- Some liquor is in limbo in South Texas.A federal judge will decide the fate of tens of thousands of bottles of booze seized in 2007.Prosecutors recently filed a lawsuit in McAllen to try to gain ownership of nearly 2,000 boxes of ... full story

Mental issues raised as inmate set to die

Published Thursday, November 19, 2009
HUNTSVILLE -- A condemned prisoner who volunteered for execution but in recent weeks changed his mind headed lost an appeal at the U.S. Supreme Court that he hoped would spare him from a trip to the Texas death chamber Wednesday evening.Danielle Sim ... full story

E-mails indicate KBR officials expected casualties

Published Thursday, November 19, 2009
HOUSTON -- Officials with contractor KBR were concerned about possible casualties but still sent a convoy of fuel trucks through an Iraq combat zone where an ambush killed six of the civilian drivers, according to e-mails presented in court.The e-mai ... full story

Man gets prison over grandpa's roof-related death

Published Thursday, November 19, 2009
FORT WORTH, Texas -- A plea agreement means 10 years in prison for a Fort Worth man whose elderly grandfather died after being shoved off a roof.Prosecutors say 41-year-old Myron Lee Wilson and 81-year-old Claude Downey had argued before the grands ... full story

Texas gas prices down before Thanksgiving week

Published Thursday, November 19, 2009
HOUSTON -- Texas retail gasoline prices slipped 3 cents as travelers prepare for next week's Thanksgiving holiday.AAA Texas on Thursday reported the average price at the pump was $2.48. Gasoline prices nationally declined by 2 cents, to average $2. ... full story

Woman sues TX restaurant chain over injury

Published Thursday, November 19, 2009
HOUSTON -- The sister of former Houston Oilers quarterback Warren Moon has filed a lawsuit against a Dallas-based restaurant chain over an incident in which one of her legs was allegedly disfigured.Patsy Moon filed the lawsuit earlier this month in H ... full story

Sunshine, rain expected in Texas on Thursday

Published Thursday, November 19, 2009
Sunny weather was expected during the day on Thursday across Texas, but rain was expected at night.In northern Texas, skies were expected to be mostly sunny during the day with highs in the 70s and lows in the mid-50s, according to the National Weath ... full story

Bldg. damaged during fire in TX stockyards

Published Thursday, November 19, 2009
FORT WORTH, Texas -- A roof has collapsed in the aftermath of a 2-alarm fire at an old abandoned building in the Fort Worth Stockyards.Fort Worth fire department spokesman Lt. Kent Worley says no one was injured. The fire was reported around 9:30 p.m ... full story

Man executed for abduction-slaying of Texas woman

Published Thursday, November 19, 2009
HUNTSVILLE -- A convicted killer who volunteered for execution but in recent weeks changed his mind was put to death Wednesday evening for the abduction-slaying of an 84-year-old east Texas woman who was weighted down with a cinder block and thrown ... full story

Hutchison has Cheney's support

Published Wednesday, November 18, 2009
HOUSTON -- Former Vice President Dick Cheney, picking sides in the volatile campaign for Texas governor, belittled Gov. Rick Perry as a "real talker" Tuesday and said U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison was the true conservative in the race."We westerners ... full story

Airlines going to ratchet up costs to fly next year

Published Wednesday, November 18, 2009
DALLAS -- It could cost you even more to travel next spring and summer.US Airways said Tuesday it will add a 5 percent surcharge to all U.S. flights on or after May 8.Spokeswoman Valerie Wunder says the surcharge will protect the airline in case fuel ... full story

Broad inquiry likely in Fort Hood shootings

Published Wednesday, November 18, 2009
WASHINGTON -- Worried that the Army might have missed red flags about the alleged shooter in the Fort Hood massacre, the Pentagon will probably open an inquiry into how all the military services keep watch on other volatile soldiers hidden in their ... full story

State mulls dumping sewage into lakes

Published Wednesday, November 18, 2009
VILLAGE OF VOLENTE -- State environmental officials will consider a proposal this week to allow millions of gallons of treated sewage to be dumped into several popular central Texas lakes, angering some waterfront property owners, elected officials a ... full story

Texas gov. likely to face school finance problems

Published Wednesday, November 18, 2009
AUSTIN, Texas -- With budget problems mounting for many Texas school districts, the next governor is likely to inherit a funding system that experts say has become a legal and financial quagmire.As the state's top executive officer, the governor will ... full story

AG Holder disturbed by shooting suspect's contacts

Published Wednesday, November 18, 2009
WASHINGTON -- Attorney General Eric Holder says he was disturbed to learn of contacts between Fort Hood shooting suspect Nidal Hasan and a radical imam overseas.Holder is testifying Wednesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee.Lawmakers asked him ... full story

Mass on Wednesday in El Paso for artist Cisneros

Published Wednesday, November 18, 2009
EL PASO, Texas -- Artist Jose Cisneros, known for his vivid depictions of the people and culture of the Southwest, has died in El Paso.A funeral mass was scheduled Wednesday for Cisneros, who died Saturday, said Dolores Bolanos with Martin Funeral ... full story

Sugar Land mayor robbed after council meeting

Published Wednesday, November 18, 2009
SUGAR LAND, Texas -- A Houston-area mayor escaped injury when he was robbed at gunpoint.Sugar Land police on Wednesday said a suspect remained at large in the robbery of Mayor James Thompson.Thompson, who says "it could happen to anybody," was robb ... full story

Small firms scrapping, scaling back health plans

Published Wednesday, November 18, 2009
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Faced with high health insurance costs, a North Carolina brokerage passed the buck on to its employees, a Texas public relations firm switched from group insurance to stipends, and a Missouri travel agency let its workers walk ... full story

Suspect arrested over Corpus Christi teen stabbing

Published Wednesday, November 18, 2009
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas -- A Corpus Christi teen is accused of attacking another youth by using a nail-studded board to cause more than two dozen wounds.Seventeen-year-old Federico Garcia of Corpus Christi remained in the Nueces County Jail on Wednes ... full story

In related news

Published Wednesday, November 18, 2009
WASHINGTON -- A Texas lawmaker is proposing to treat the 13 people wounded or killed this month at Fort Hood by a gunman as casualties of combat.Republican Rep. John Carter says treating the victims as if they were killed in a battle zone provides a ... full story

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