Saturday 4th July, 2009
Southlake woman is named Miss Texas 2009
Star-TelegramArlington — "And Miss Texas 2009 is Kristen Blair, Miss North Texas."Blair, 22, of Southlake had dazzled the audience at Texas Hall at the University of Texas at Arlington with her vocal range...
Texas stimulus application for education draws concerns.
Star-TelegramTexas officials will know soon whether an application they submitted this week for $4 billion in federal stimulus funds passes muster with the Education Department, despite nervousness from school...
Spider-Man does exist, says comic-book guru
Fort Worth News.NetWashington, : Spider-Man has found life outside of comic-book pages, says an associate humanities librarian for Texas Tech University Libraries.
Christian snack bar's owners also offer spiritual nourishment in Fort Worth
Star-TelegramFort WORTH — Don Skelton says he used to do $100 a day in dope and drink a fifth of whiskey.That’s before his revelation on 1977, that his life had to change. He attributes that...
In already long, hot summer, some Central Texas towns suffering water woes
Waco Tribune-HeraldSeveral Central Texas communities are grappling with water shortages during this already long, hot summer. Within the last few weeks, Mart, Valley Mills, Bruceville-Eddy, Riesel and Temple have...
Taxi cab driver's body found burned and dumped in field
Star-TelegramAuthorities are investigating the brutal slaying of a taxi cab driver whose body was stabbed, burned and then dumped in a field near Justin in what appears to be a robbery homicide.Firefighters found...
Fort Worth Gay Bar Raid Sparks National Outrage
OfficerJul. 3--Calling it "an excellent first step," a leading voice in Fort Worth's gay and lesbian community Thursday praised police Chief Jeff Halstead's decision to indefinitely suspend joint bar checks...
Rangers focus on pitching, defense in '09
USA TodayMichael Young, who shifted from shortstop to third base this year, applauds the Rangers' focus on pitching and defense, saying, "This is the way you have to go if you're going to succeed."
FDIC Closes 1 Banks In Texas, 6 In Illinois
NPR2009 · Seven banks were shut down Thursday — pushing the total number of banks that have failed this year to 52. The year is just half over, and already the figure is more than...
New Dallas Hotel Announces Time Capsule Project
Earth Times07/03/09 -- What objects best typify life in Dallas during the summer of 2009? A Tony Romo jersey? An iPhone? A lipstick from Mary Kay? Whatever they are, owners and designers...
Texas brewer, once near defeat, shines again
Tampa Bay OnlineShiner beer shouldn't have made it this long. The Spoetzl Brewery ferments its brew in a one-stoplight town that's not on the way to anywhere, and much larger...
Mayor asks for federal review of Rainbow Lounge incident
Star-TelegramFort Worth Mayor Mike Moncrief wants federal prosecutors to independently review the investigations now under way regarding an incident at a gay bar near downtown where one customer was injured and...
New unidentified insect pest damaging South Texas cotton
Seed QuestSpecial alert advisory sent to growers to be vigilant A new and as yet unidentified insect is causing heavy damage to Lower Rio Grande Valley cotton fields already battered by an extended...
Texas woman to serve 9 years in infant's drowning
Deseret NewsSan — A Texas woman will serve at least nine years in prison for drowning her 3-month-old granddaughter in what the defense said was a misguided effort to teach the infant to...
Trees continue to die in Houston, Texas
WikinewsHouston, Texas . Experts estimate as much as 10% of all trees in the area are either dead or dying. Urban Forester Victor Cordova said, "We water in the morning. We go back and check and it's like...
'Tea party' rallies planned across state this weekend
Star-TelegramConservative commentators such as Joe the Plumber and writer-blogger Michelle Malkin plan to spend this holiday weekend in Texas.Thousands of conservatives are expected to mark Independence Day with...
More Trucking Accidents in Texas Than Any Other State
24 / 7 Press ReleaseMore people were killed in crashes involving large trucks in Texas than in any other state in 2007. Over 10 percent of people killed in US truck crashes died in Texas.
Texas church choir 'uninvited' by Ky. university
Lexington Herald-LeaderWilliamsburg — The Southern Baptist Convention cut ties last week with a Texas church that doesn't adhere to the denomination's stance on homosexuality, and now the church's youth choir has...
Fireworks dealers hope for a big bang in sales
Star-TelegramWheatland — Beer, bait, barbecue and even tattoos are standard fare at shops in an area that is informally called Whiskey Flats along U.S. 377 between Benbrook and Granbury. But this time of...
Excitement, anxiety as homeless begin moving out of Fort Worth shelter
Star-TelegramEugene Andrews, 67, who has stayed at the Presbyterian Night Shelter for 15 years, will move out soon as part of a project to put homeless people into permanent housing. S-T/RON...
Fort Worth police suspend operations with TABC
Star-TelegramFort WORTH — Police Chief Jeff Halstead has suspended joint operations between Fort Worth police and the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission until internal-affairs investigators file their...
Riding-therapy kids get chance to show off their skills
Star-TelegramFort WORTH — Jared Henry grinned ear-to-ear Thursday, arms extended at his sides, as he stood atop a horse.Jared, 9, and his twin brother, Jacob, have cerebral palsy. Born severely premature...
Bedford man sentenced for child porn
Star-Telegram... mdash; A Bedford man was sentenced Thursday to 15 years in federal prison for receiving more than 125,000 images of child pornography, some of them depicting sadomasochism, according to a news...
St. Jude gets FDA warning on Texas, New Jersey plants
Pioneer PressThe Food and Drug Administration has warned St. Jude Medical of problems with manufacturing practices at company facilities in Texas and New Jersey. Based in Little Canada, St. Jude Medical makes...
Fourth of July Family Fun Throughout East Texas
Tyler Morning TelegraphAdmission to the park is $10 a carload. No alcohol or personal fireworks are allowed. Begun in 1963 at Rose Stadium, the fireworks show was held at Rose Stadium before moving to Lindsey Park in 1994....
Tribune Co. to Sell Nat'l Ads for Dallas Paper
Hollywood ReporterThe Tribune Co. has struck a deal with A.H. Belo to sell national print and online ads for The Dallas Morning News. "We are going to take advantage of what we have built as a company to give...
A/H1N1 flu death toll rises to 17, cases near 4,000 in Texas
SINATexas health authorities on Thursday reported four more deaths and 1,009 new confirmed and probable cases of A/H1N1 flu for the past week, bringing the death toll to 17...
Texas Police Use Taser on Pastor Outside Church
OfficerA pastor said he plans to sue a police officer who he said shocked him with a Taser gun, pepper-sprayed and handcuffed him in front of his congregation, KPRC Local 2 reported...
Texas Police Find Infants in Day Care Shed
OfficerFind IT: Child Care Licensing Sealy police said a day care licensing inspector called them Wednesday to check on a day care at a home on Willow Street at Brookside Lane. Officers found 14...
Texas Health Resources Recognized by National Business Group on Health as Leading Employer Promoting Healthy Lifestyles for Employees
RedOrbitPrnewswire-- Texas Health Resources has received the Best Employers for Healthy Lifestyles award from the National Business Group on Health. ...
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