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East Texas law enforcement banding together to keep churches safe
From 1999 to 2013, 164 more deaths occurred from violence in churches than from violence in schools across the country, FBI agent Brent Chambers said.';That surprised me,'; he said. ';I thought there would be more deaths in schools. These numbers tell a story.';Chambers, Smith County Sheriff Larry Smith and Tyler Police Chief Gary Swindle all spoke at a seminar for church ...
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May 15 storm damage in North Texas estimated at $250 million
Tornado tips • Designate a shelter area in your home or place of business, such as a basement, and go there during severe weather. • If you don’t have a basement or underground shelter, go to an interior room or hallway on the lowest floor and get under a sturdy piece of furniture. Lower-level interior bathrooms provide the best protection if no basement is available. Don’t ...
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‘No refusal’ DWI program in effect for holiday
This is the first time Tarrant County has implemented a “no refusal” campaign over Memorial Day weekend. The initiative was made possible by a $300,430 grant that expanded the program from two holidays to seven, according to a news release from the Tarrant County district attorney’s ...
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The 14th Cliburn a noteworthy opening day
Huangcis performance was the first of nine on the Cliburns first day, culminating years of preparation for the competition that occurs every four years. A crowd of several hundred witnessed the preliminary recitals at Bass Hall, joining a large audience around the world watching and listening to the performances on the ...
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Chase ends in arrest of child sex assault suspect
FORT WORTH — A police chase that began near downtown Fort Worth on Friday afternoon ended in east Oak Cliff in Dallas with the arrest of a man accused of sexually assaulting a ...
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San Antonio hotel security network curbs crime www.privateofficer.com
– You can call it a crime-fighting network of sorts. Area hotels and motels work together to help keep you safe. ';You never know when a situation will come up, '; said Bill Brendel, General Manager of the Crockett Hotel downtown. Brendel told News 4 there are about a hundred hotels on an email chain, reporting criminal activity. Awhile back, police busted a counterfeit ring ...
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Could this be the end for the Texas Railroad Commission
The commission, which regulates the oil and gas industry, appeared late Friday to be in danger of shutting down unless its supporters are able to stage a last-minute maneuver to save the 122-year-old agency in the remaining three days of the legislative ...
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Jury convicts former South Texas DA of corruption
BROWNSVILLE, Texas -- A federal jury in South Texas has convicted a former district attorney on corruption charges.Former Cameron County District Attorney Armando Villalobos (vee-yah-LOH'-bohs) was convicted Friday of racketeering, bribery, extortion and other charges. He was acquitted of two counts of extortion.Villalobos was accused of paying $10,700 to state District Judge Abel Limas to ...
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Marc Leishman tied for ninth as Kuchar edges ahead in Texas
United States American Matt Kuchar held a one-shot lead at 10-under par after 15 holes when the weather-hit second round was suspended for the day at the US PGA Invitational in Texas.Kuchar, who clinched his fifth PGA Tour title at the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship in February, will line up a 40-foot birdie putt at the par-three 16th when play resumes at 7:15am local (10:15pm AEST) on ...
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Moreland moves up to No. 2 spot
Email SEATTLE -- David Murphy was out of the lineup on on Friday night with Mariners left-hander Joe Saunders on the mound, so Mitch Moreland was moved up into the second spot in the lineup. Manager Ron Washington had moved Murphy into the No. 2 spot when Ian Kinsler went on the disabled list. Murphy is 5-for-18 with two home runs in five games as the No. 2 hitter and is hitting .314 with four ...
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Tepesch ready Ogando getting close
Email SEATTLE -- Nick Tepesch is ready to rejoin the Rangers' rotation, and Alexi Ogando is not far behind. Tepesch threw approximately 50 pitches in the bullpen on Thursday without any problems with the blister on the middle finger of his right hand. Tepesch was supposed to pitch on Wednesday against the Athletics but was pushed back because of the blister. He will start on Sunday against ...
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Rangers undecided if Wolf will start Monday
Email SEATTLE -- Ross Wolf earned his first Major League victory on Wednesday, but it has not guaranteed him another start. The Rangers officially remain undecided on their starter for the second game of Monday's doubleheader against the Arizona Diamondbacks. "We're still looking over our options," manager Ron Washington said. "We haven't made a decision on that ...
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Olt is working out again
Email SEATTLE -- Rangers infielder Mike Olt, who has been sidelined for a month because of blurred vision, has been cleared to resume baseball activities. Olt has been seen by several eye specialists and has been taking medication and eye drops to clear his vision. Olt has been sent to the Rangers' training complex in Surprise, Ariz., to begin working out again. He will work up to game ...
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Bowie Young Cavalleri share LPGA lead
Heather Bowie Young and Silvia Cavalleri shared the lead Friday when darkness suspended play in the weather-disrupted Pure Silk-Bahamas Classic. LPGA Tour officials made the unusual decision to play at least two rounds of the event on a golf course shortened to 12 holes because of the flooding caused by a foot of rain on Tuesday. Par for the 12 holes being used at the Ocean Club course was ...
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MLB Detroit 6 Minnesota 0
Anibal Sanchez came within two outs of throwing the year's first no-hitter in the major leagues Friday, carrying Detroit to a 6-0 win over ...
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Tim Balboa Memorial Ride
PHOTO BY EDDIE SEAL/SPECIAL TO THE CALLER-TIMESScott Cartier get’s ready to ride his 1800’s Penny Farthing replica bike off the starting line at London School on Sunday morning for the 1st Tony Balboa Memorial Ride on Sunday. The ride, sponsored by the Corpus Christi Cycle Club, went from London School to Alice, Balboa’s ...
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A special session may be on the horizon for Texas lawmakers
“At this point in the session, everyone thinks there will be a special session,” said Sen. Jane Nelson, R-Flower Mound. “There are so many balls in the ...
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Cedeno Dominguez return to Astros lineup
Email HOUSTON -- The Astros' lineup got two right-handed reinforcements back from injury on Friday against the A's in shortstop Ronny Cedeno and third baseman Matt Dominguez. Cedeno has missed the last eight games -- mostly due to sinus issues that flared up when the team was in Pittsburgh last weekend. He hit ninth in the Houston order on Friday and started at shortstop as the Astros ...
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Healing Maxwell to begin rehab on Wednesday
Email HOUSTON -- Astros outfielder Justin Maxwell, who's been out for a month with a fractured left hand that was expected to sideline him four to six weeks, said Friday he will travel to the club's extended spring training in Kissimmee, Fla., on Wednesday to begin a Minor League rehab assignment. If all goes well, Maxwell said he will report to Class A Quad Cities within a week to ...
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Blackley lends hand to those hit by tornado
HOUSTON -- The Astros' organization-wide efforts to aid victims of Monday's devastating tornado in Oklahoma have trickled down to individual players. Left-handed reliever Travis Blackley picked up some baseball equipment Thursday for a family with three young children who were affected by the storm. "This family had lost everything and being kids like they are, they were really ...
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Norris remembers time with a special fan
HOUSTON -- His high school graduation pictures sits on a table in the middle of the Astros' clubhouse. Curt William England was 19 when he died of cancer on May 19, 2012 and more than a year earlier had met Astros pitcher Bud Norris when the team's annual winter Caravan stopped at a hospital. England, a pitcher at Memorial High School in the Houston suburb of Pasadena, and Norris ...
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CSCOPE wont get a state review
AUSTIN (AP) - AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- The State Board of Education is scrapping its special panel to review a controversial curriculum system, after its creators agreed to stop offering lesson plans. CSCOPE had helped teachers adhere to state educational requirements by offering Web-based lesson plans and exams. But some conservatives claimed CSCOPE promoted anti-American values. That prompted the ...
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Azle man settles suit against county involving collision with sheriff’s deputy
liz@star-telegram.com An Azle man who was injured last year when a sheriff’s deputy’s SUV hit his pickup, which was pulling three horses in a trailer, has settled a suit against Tarrant County over medical and veterinary bills, court records ...
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Austin Marine donates his bar for Memorial Day
AUSTN (KXAN) - This Memorial Day weekend, a Marine veteran turned Austin bar owner is opening his business to honor wounded and fallen service members. We have a couple groups were going to try and push money towards, said Jason White, a Marine Staff Sergeant about to retire after ten years with the Corps and live life in the private sector. Last February the 34 year-old White opened the The ...
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Kuchar in lead at rain-delayed Colonial in Texas
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) -- Matt Kuchar was 10-under par on the 16th green when the second round of the Colonial was suspended Friday night because of an impending storm system. There were 18 groups still on the course, three still with eight holes to play, when play was stopped at 6:38 p.m. The second round at Hogan's Alley will be completed Saturday morning. Kuchar had a one-stroke lead ...
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Lack of City Council commitment to streetcar?
Fort Worth looks like it may be a long way off until the city has a proper streetcar system if current commitment to the project by local government is anything to go by.
In July of 2008 the City Council of Fort Worth decided that a modern streetcar system might be beneficial to the rapidly growing city, a solution was needed to urban intra-city mass transportation and plans went into the pipeline, but two years on little progress has been made, it seems instead that the city council lacks the commitment to carry out the necessary work to see a streetcar system come to fruition. Read more
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