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Mental health exam ordered for ex-paramedic
WEST, Texas-A judge in West Texas has ordered that a mental health evaluation be done for a former paramedic who's accused of possessing bomb-making material. The Waco Tribune-Herald reports ...
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IRS official Lerner I did nothing wrong invokes her 5th amendment rights
WASHINGTON -- The Internal Revenue Service official at the center of the storm over the agency's targeting of conservative groups has told Congress she did nothing wrong and has invoked her constitutional right to not answer lawmakers' questions. Lois Lerner, who heads the office that decides whether groups qualify for tax exemptions, invoked her Fifth Amendment right against ...
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Flamingos ready for pick up at South Texas Botanical Gardens Nature Center
photos by Paul Iverson/Special to the Caller-Times Artist Tracy Mazour decorated these "Flockettes" for the annual Flamingo Fandango ...
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Corpus Christi woman pleads guilty Tuesday to tax fraud of more than $560000
Rhonda Hartmann was indicted in September on three counts of making or presenting fraudulent tax refund claims in 2006, 2007 and ...
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KCI marketing new post-surgical wound-care device
Kinetic Concepts Inc. has released a new medical device that should help patients recovery from surgery faster with fewer infections. The device is known as the Prevena Peel & Place Dressing with V.A.C. Therapy Connector. The company cited two recently published independent studies on the Prevena system that showed favorable clinical outcomes in patients at risk for post-operative ...
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Woman dies after being struck by car while crossing Arlington street
The victim was identified as Becky Breaux, 57, of Arlington, who died at a local hospital shortly after the incident, according to the Tarrant County medical examiner’s office website on ...
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Maybe some good things will come from all the “scandals”
were saved, or the fact that the Benghazi post was more a CIA operation than a diplomatic one. CIA operatives posing as diplomats are nothing new, but that could explain the need for talking points. I’d like to know more about that than the things congressional committees are ...
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A day after Oklahoma’s disaster some Tea Partiers’ top concern is the IRS
bud@star-telegram.com One day after a devastating Oklahoma tornado, some Tea Party groups chose prayer and relief work over a scheduled IRS ...
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Fort Worth considering new pay arrangement for injured officer
FORT WORTH — The city is considering withdrawing extended leave pay for a police officer who remains paralyzed after being shot on the job more than 10 years ago, a move that would effectively force her into medical retirement and pare what she makes today, the officer and the president of the Fort Worth Police Officers Association said ...
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FBI Man fatally shot in Boston bombing probe
Investigators stand outside an apartment complex where a man was fatally shot when a team of FBI agents swarmed his home early Wednesday, May 22, 2013, in Orlando, Fla. The FBI says the man, being questioned by authorities in the Boston bombing probe, was fatally shot when he initiated a violent confrontation. (AP Photo/John ...
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Solar plane departs Phoenix on 2nd leg of US trip
PHOENIX — A solar-powered plane is flying from Arizona to Texas on the second leg of a trip across the United States. The Solar Impulse is making the first attempt by a solar airplane capable of flying day and night without fuel to fly across the U.S. The plane took off from Phoenix's Sky Harbor International Airport at 4:47 a.m. MST Wednesday and is scheduled to arrive in Dallas ...
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Texas-based Airmans Family Takes Steps to Help Tornado Victims
By Air Force Airman 1st Class John D. Partlow47th Flying Training Wing LAUGHLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Texas, May 22, 2013 Efforts to help people who were injured or lost their homes began almost immediately after a deadly tornado struck Moore, Okla., May 20. One of those willing to help was Air Force Tech. Sgt. Shane Buss, the 47th Flying Training Wing's equal opportunity noncommissioned ...
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Defense begins in Texas judicial bribery scandal
BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) -- Federal prosecutors have rested in the corruption trial of a former South Texas district attorney charged with helping a crooked ...
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Austin co. develops 3-D food printer for NASA
Astronauts may chow down on food produced through a 3-D printer in the near future. An Austin tech company has won a $125,000 grant from NASA to develop a 3-D printer that creates food for astronauts. Systems and Materials Research Corp. received the funding to research combining powders to produce a digital recipe. The printer-produced food would have the same texture and smell as real food, ...
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Live on Caller.com Whats happening Wednesday
COASTAL BEND -- The Coastal Compass Education and Career Resource Center will have its formal opening Wednesday at La Palmera Mall. According to the officials, the facility is expected to help Coastal Bend residents "discover their direction" while preparing for college or workforce. Our Elaine Marsilio will be there for the 1:30 p.m. opening and we expect to hear from Corpus ...
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Diabetes-friendly recipe Baked Ziti
CORPUS CHRISTI -- BAKED ZITI Yields 4 servings INGREDIENTS 1 lb 96 percent lean ground beef cup chopped onions 1 clove garlic, minced 1 cup water cup no-added-salt tomato paste 1 tsp. Italian seasoning 1/16 tsp. black pepper 4 oz dry ziti 2 oz fat-free shredded mozzarella cheese DIRECTIONS 1 Preheat oven to 350F. In a 10 inch skillet over medium heat, cook the beef, ...
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Texas bill that modifies concealed handgun licenses moves to House
AUSTIN -- Concealed handgun license holders in Texas would be allowed to carry a revolver or semi-automatic pistol, regardless of what they trained with on the shooting range under a bill advancing in the Texas Legislature. Current law certifies license holders to carry only the type of gun they used to get their license. The bill by Sen. Craig Estes, a Wichita Falls Republican, would allow ...
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Jodi Arias speaks to jury doesnt want death penalty
In this image made from pool video provided by APTN, Jodi Arias reacts during the reading of the verdict in at Maricopa County Superior Court in Phoenix, Wednesday, May 8, 2013. Arias was convicted of first-degree murder in the gruesome killing of her one-time boyfriend in Arizona after a four-month trial that captured headlines with lurid tales of sex, lies, religion and a salacious ...
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House gets ready for major budget vote
AUSTIN (AP) In the Republican-controlled Texas Legislature, a furious final week is being dominated by distrust, deadlines and delays. Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst says he takes House leaders at their word, and that delicate pieces of a complicated budget deal will be passed. A big test comes Wednesday. That is when the House is expected to finally take up a new state water plan that is crucial to a ...
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Massive tornadoes that hit Oklahoma Texas blamed on stubborn jet stream
View results The same weather phenomenon that brought unusually cold temperatures to the East Coast this spring is being blamed for the massive and devastating tornadoes that tore through Oklahoma this week: A jet stream that refused to leave.Weather forecasters tracked this year’s jet stream - the pattern of high-altitude winds - as moving farther south, and staying farther south, for a ...
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Tim Duncan Tony Parker and San Antonio Spurs survive Game Two overtime to beat Memphis Grizzlies
Spurs lead series 2-0 The San Antonio Spurs clung on to beat the Memphis Grizzlies in Game Two overtime to take a 2-0 Western Conference finals series lead.For three quarters the Grizzlies looked like they were going to be on the end of a second successive blowout, down by 15 points at half-time and going into the final stanza still down by 12. Tony Parker had a playoff career high 18 assists to ...
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Even small business is bigger in Texas
As more entrepreneurs flock to the state, experts are pointing to a combination of growth-friendly conditions that have small businesses growing in, and messing with, ...
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Senate OKs legislation to cut business taxes
The Texas Senate passed three bills on Tuesday to cut business taxes. The Senate version of House Bill 500 gives businesses with revenue of less than $1 million a permanent exemption from paying the state's franchise tax, and gives all businesses a 5 percent rate cut over the next two years, the Austin American-Statesman reports. House Bill 800, which gives companies a choice between a ...
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Lufkin restaurant worker hit by lightning dies
LUFKIN, Texas (AP) -- An East Texas restaurant worker standing outside the eatery and holding an umbrella during a storm has died after being hit by ...
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Largest NC school district names 3 finalists
CARY, N.C. (AP) -- North Carolina's largest school district is picking a superintendent among three finalists from Texas, Virginia Beach, and the state's second-largest school ...
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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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