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Paralysis in Congress keeps federal worker disability fraudsters cashing the checks
Part three of a three-part series Getting federal employees off disability and into retirement while closing off opportunities for fraud has proved all but impossible for President Obama and his immediate predecessor, as well as for Congress. A proposal to curb the lucrative benefits paid to federal workers injured on the job far into their retirement years passed the Senate last year on a ...
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Leander Police saving in fuel costs
LEANDER, Texas (KXAN) - Leander Police say theyre saving thousands of dollars in fuel costs after installing a small device that changes the way gasoline burns in their patrol vehicles. A pilot project began a year and a half ago with six vehicles and newly released data are so encouraging the department plans to expand the program to all of its 31 vehicles. The need to innovate started with a ...
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Berkman back in lineup after two-game hiatus
Email ARLINGTON -- Lance Berkman was back in the lineup on Tuesday after getting two days off. But he was batting fifth in the order after batting exclusively in the third spot. A.J. Pierzynski, who was hitting .382 in his last 19 games going into Tuesday, was moved up to the No. 3 spot. Berkman was hitting .192 in his last 19 games. "I just decided to give Berkman less stress, so I moved ...
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Rangers place Baker on DL with thumb sprain
Email ARLINGTON -- Jeff Baker is still unable to throw a baseball or grip a bat, so the Rangers placed him on the disabled list on Tuesday with a sprained right thumb. The Rangers also optioned first baseman Chris McGuiness to Triple-A Round Rock while calling up catcher Robinson Chirinos and left-handed pitcher Joseph Ortiz. Baker has not played since last Wednesday, a day before injuring the ...
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Despite dominant stretch Perez staying in Minors
ARLINGTON -- Left-hander Martin Perez threw six scoreless innings for Triple-A Round Rock in a 12-2 victory over Oklahoma City on Monday night and is 4-0 with a 1.13 ERA in his last four starts. But the Rangers are not ready to bring him to the Major Leagues. "The only conversation we had was he threw the ball well again [Monday] night," manager Ron Washington said. "End of ...
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Texas taking it slow with Ogandos rehab
Email ARLINGTON -- Pitcher Alexi Ogando, on the disabled list with inflammation in his right shoulder, is still not 100 percent. Ogando said he is still experiencing some inflammation in the shoulder, and that's why he has not started throwing off a mound again. Ogando, on the disabled list for the second time this season, hasn't pitched since June 5 in Boston. "I'm feeling ...
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CBO Senate immigration bill would expand Obamacare
If the Senate immigration bill becomes law, federal health care spending would increase by $112 billion over the next decade as more people take advantage of Medicaid, Medicare and subsidies from President Obama's health care ...
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U.S. oil prices steady Tuesday
A motorist pumps gas in Denver on April 15, 2011. Consumers paid an average price of $3.60 a gallon nationwide on Tuesday according to the travel group AAA. UPI/Gary C. ...
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William Blackmon of Blackmon Mooring dies at 92
FORT WORTH — William Gipson Blackmon Jr., who helped develop the Steamatic carpet-cleaning system and built a company from a dirt-floored rented building into a nationwide post-catastrophe restoration business, died Thursday. He was ...
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Chrysler agrees to recall 2.7M Jeeps at risk of fire
After initially defying federal regulators, Chrysler abruptly agreed Tuesday to recall some older-model Jeeps with fuel tanks that could rupture and cause fires in rear-end ...
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Texas DA veto doesnt take away ethics duties
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- The Travis County district attorney on Tuesday said she remains legally responsible for investigating state ethics violations, despite Gov. Rick Perry's veto of funding for the Public Integrity Unit based in her ...
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New state inspectors target compounding pharmacies
Austin (KXAN) - Pharmacists and technicians at the Dripping Springs Compounding Center measure every gram and every ounce of medication with precise care. They mix each prescription with one patient in mind. "Everybody's body is different, and you react differently to different things," said compounding pharmacy customer Beth Ann Matlock. "So I think the compounding is really ...
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Live on Caller.com Whats happening Tuesday
COASTAL BEND -- Corpus Christi City Council will meet Tuesday. Caller-Times reporter Jessica Savage will have updates from the meeting that is scheduled to start at 11:30 a.m. Other things we will be reporting on Tuesday: - We are checking into a number of lawsuits. - We'll have live coverage of Game 6 of the NBA Finals on a separate chat starting tonight. - We'll have live ...
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Lamar University ASL major seizes opportunities
(Lamar press release) Adrain "A.J." Webb, American Sign Language major from Dallas, has an eye for opportunities. During his education at Lamar University, Webb has become a Lamar Ambassador, a McNair scholar, vice president of the rugby team, Black Student Association historian, president of the sailing club and an LU cheerleader. Among Webb’s fortuitous experiences was a ...
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Union Gospel Mission plans to build facility for homeless families
FORT WORTH — Union Gospel Mission chaplain Stanley Maneikis remembers the day a homeless family asked about getting a room at the agency’s campus. But when they learned that the wife and toddler would have to stay in a different building than the husband, they decided not to ...
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Man pleads guilty to smuggling snakes on planes
Prosecutors say the 63-year-old eco-tourism guide bought the seven live snakes in August 2012 in a market in Lima, Peru, and smuggled them in his jacket on flights from Lima to Miami and then to ...
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Dont mess with Texas email State law ends some warrantless email searches
By Bob Sullivan, Columnist, NBC News Texas residents will have a little more protection from the prying eyes of local law enforcement than the rest of America starting in September. A law that takes effect in the fall ends warrantless email searches by state law enforcement officials, in a step that might have implications for email snooping laws around the country.The new law cancels out a ...
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Victim identified in La Grange killing
LA GRANGE, Texas (KXAN) - A woman killed in La Grange Monday morning has been identified as 38-year-old Sandra Lynn Pfeiffer, the Fayette County Sheriff's Office said Tuesday. The office also verified the juvenile suspect thought to be connected to the homicide did run away from the Gulf Coast Trades Center in New Waverly. Pfeiffer's death is still being investigated. Chief Deputy ...
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John McCain New border security plan could unite Dems GOP
Democratic and Republican senators are in tense discussions over a border-security amendment to the Gang of Eight immigration-reform package that could prove critical to its passage, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., said Tuesday afternoon. Whether this proposal can satisfy Republicans' security concerns without losing Democrats should be clear by Wednesday, McCain said. The amendment, a project ...
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3 new Stripes stores open as leadership expands
CORPUS CHRISTI -- Two new Stripes stores opened recently, making eight this year, and another opens Friday as the company shifted some of its senior management. Susser Holdings Corp. announced June 5 a sale and lease-back transaction of two new store completed at the end of May for a total cost of $6.7 million. A third one opens Friday at 5702 Leopard St., and the public is invited. As part ...
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Family files suit after alleged threats by neighbor
AUSTIN (KXAN) - The Texas Civil Rights Project is stepping in to help an Austin woman who says her neighbor has threatened them repeatedly and called them "illegal aliens," among other things. The civil rights group is filing a lawsuit and a temporary injunction against a neighbor, Amanda Benavides. Cristina Pia Perez moved to the United States 10 years ago with her family from ...
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Texas Gov. Perry looking to lure NY companies
Texas Gov. Rick Perry speaks to the media before hosting a lunch appointment with Connecticut gun makers in Hartford, Conn., Monday, June 17, 2013. The governors of Texas and South Dakota are visiting Connecticut to court local gun makers, many of which have threatened to leave since the state passed tough new gun-control laws in response to the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School. (Jessica ...
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Texas man sentenced for Medicare scam
HOUSTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a 48-year-old man has been sentenced to six years in prison for operating bogus ambulance companies that fraudulently collected $3.6 million in Medicare payments.Julian Kimble was sentenced Tuesday after being convicted of conspiracy to commit health care fraud and other charges. He also must pay back the money he collected. Kimble pleaded guilty to ...
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Texas House lawmakers debate youth punishment
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Members of a Texas House panel say they feel conflicted about approving proposed new punishments for 17-year-olds who are convicted of capital murder with the mandatory possibility of parole after 40 years.Republican Rep. Stefani Carter of Dallas said Tuesday she's "really torn here because we do only have eight days" to pass legislation.Gov. Rick Perry ...
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Retail dining leaving Union
Melissa Wylie/Contributing Writer With the University Union renovations approaching, UNT Dining Services is preparing to relocate the Union's food court and restaurants in August. Food vendors will be moved to an outdoor food court between Sage Hall and the International Students Building until the Union's scheduled re-opening in 2015. Students will have the same food and beverage ...
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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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