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5-foot snake missing after wreck in Troup
TROUP, Texas A woman in a one-vehicle rollover in Troup lost more than control.
Temple foundation employers the women of India
TEMPLE, Texas He's a store man by trade.
Teachers' trainers must make the grade, too
HOUSTON Texas is among the first states to toughen its standards for colleges of education and other teacher-training programs amid criticism that too many are "cash cows" that produce weak instructors.
Suspected held over fatal shooting at Amarillo bar
AMARILLO, Texas Police arrested a suspect in the slaying of a British tourist during an Amarillo bar robbery in which a female patron allegedly was sexually assaulted.
Kent moved from Mass. to Florida
HOUSTON A disgraced ex-judge in Galveston serving time in a sex-abuse case has been moved to Florida over apparent security concerns.
George W. Bush visits Fort Hood, wounded soldiers
FORT HOOD, Texas Former President George W. Bush and his wife, Laura, visited wounded soldiers and their families near the site of the worst mass shooting on an Army post in the United States.
How to help Fort Hood victims, families
FORT HOOD, Texas Fort Hood has announced ways for the public to donate to assist victims and their families from Thursday's shooting massacre.
Friday's Sorted high school football scores
A&M Consolidated 38, Killeen Ellison 20
Cash Five Texas results
AUSTIN, Texas Results of the Cash 5 drawing Friday night:
Daily 4 results _ evening drawing
AUSTIN, Texas The winning Daily 4 numbers drawn Friday night by the Texas Lottery, in order:
Pick 3 results _ nighttime drawing
AUSTIN, Texas The winning Pick 3 numbers drawn Friday night by the Texas Lottery, in order:
College can't restrict empty-holster demonstration
FORT WORTH, Texas A federal court decision will let Tarrant County College students wear empty holsters in public areas when they protest a ban of concealed weapons on campus next week.
Officials to aerial spray Toledo Bend plant pest
ATHENS, Texas Texas Parks and Wildlife Department officials have contracted with helicopter crews to begin treating with herbicide floating mats of exotic plants that have invaded Toledo Bend Reservoir.
Stepfather convicted in 2-year-old girl's death
GALVESTON, Texas A jury has convicted a man for the 2007 beating death of his 2-year-old stepdaughter whose battered body was found in a container floating in Galveston Bay.
Texas car theft ring with drug cartel ties busted
EL PASO, Texas Police have broken up an El Paso car theft ring with ties to a Mexican drug cartel.
Man indicted in resident's death surrenders
LUBBOCK, Texas The man accused in the death of a Lubbock State School resident has turned himself in to authorities.
Panel votes to keep prepaid tuition formula
AUSTIN, Texas An oversight board has voted to keep a generous refund formula for those who want to cancel their Texas prepaid college tuition plans.
Number of active rigs increase by 9
HOUSTON The number of rigs actively exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. this week rose by nine this week to 1,078.
Boil water notice lifted for Merkel
MERKEL, Texas A boil water notice for Merkel has been lifted after a break in a main was repaired and testing showed the water is safe to drink.
Daily 4 results _ afternoon drawing
AUSTIN, Texas The winning Daily 4 numbers drawn Friday afternoon by the Texas Lottery, in order:
Pick 3 results _ afternoon drawing
AUSTIN, Texas The winning Pick 3 numbers drawn Friday afternoon by the Texas Lottery, in order:
Texas allocated about 3 million swine flu doses
AUSTIN, Texas Texas has been allocated about 3 million doses of swine flu vaccine by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Word of Fort Hood shootings during Mineola event
MINEOLA, Texas Ceremonies to welcome a veterans tribute to east Texas were interrupted with word of soldiers shot and killed at Fort Hood.
East Texas Democrat to become a Republican
AUSTIN, Texas State Rep. Chuck Hopson says he's leaving the Democratic Party and becoming a Republican.
2 hurt in Texas pipeline blast still hospitalized
BUSHLAND, Texas Two people hurt when a natural gas pipeline exploded in the Texas Panhandle were hospitalized in satisfactory condition a day after the fiery blast.
Obama, Perry order flags half-staff over shootings
AUSTIN, Texas Gov. Rick Perry has ordered all Texas flags lowered to half-staff until Sunday over the Fort Hood massacre that claimed 13 lives.
SMU associate professor to lead regional EPA
DALLAS A Southern Methodist University educator has been selected by President Barack Obama to be a regional administrator for the Environmental Protection Agency.
Man gets life term or Dallas smoke shop killing
DENTON, Texas A man convicted in the 2008 killing of a customer at a Dallas smoke shop has been sentenced to life in prison.
Citizenship project by Dallas Catholic Charities
DALLAS Catholic Charities of Dallas is trying to help immigrants who have traditionally faced barriers in becoming U.S. citizens.
Killeen pastors pray for Fort Hood soldiers
DALLAS A large Baptist church in Killeen opened its doors for a special prayer service Thursday night in response to the Fort Hood shootings.
Texas Two Step results
AUSTIN, Texas Results of the Texas Two Step drawing Thursday night:
Students remained on campus for more than 5 hours
FORT HOOD, Texas About 2,600 Killeen public school students who attend classes on Fort Hood remained on lockdown for more than five hours after Thursday's mass shooting.
Education Department fines Tarleton State $137,500
DALLAS The U.S. Education Department has fined Tarleton State University $137,500 for failing to accurately report campus crime statistics and a university spokeswoman said Thursday that the establishment was appealing.
Families, supporters turn to Facebook, Twitter
KILLEEN, Texas A Facebook page dedicated to "Prayers for Fort Hood" received hundreds of posts supporting family members of those affected by the mass shooting on the post.
Massacre is 2nd Killeen-area mass killing
KILLEEN, Texas The shooting at Fort Hood was the second mass shooting to strike the Killeen community.
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