Texas sues BP over 2010 Gulf spill

TVNZ - Saturday 18th May, 2013

Source: Reuters Texas has joined the crowd of Gulf of Mexico states to file suit against BP Plc, Halliburton Co and others for their role in one of the worst oil spills in U.S. history. The complaint, filed Friday in U.S. District Court in Beaumont, Texas, alleges that the companies and others "engaged in willful and wanton misconduct" for their role in the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil ...

Video Watch Tornado tears through Newcastle Texas

CBS News - Saturday 18th May, 2013

Jasmina Baldrich, 23, happened to witness police entering suspect Ariel Castro's house -- where three women allegedly held captive for nearly a decade -- and started shooting video of it with her cell ...

Texas tornado survivors start to return home

CBS News - Saturday 18th May, 2013

GRANBURY, Texas Residents of a North Texas town ravaged by a deadly tornado are starting to return to home for the first time since the midweek storm. The process is slow because several hundred people showed up early Saturday to register at a Granbury church. The registration is required to return to the ...

NBA Combine Day 2 Group 3 -- Skill sets separate point guards

Dallas Mavericks - Saturday 18th May, 2013

CHICAGO -- The 2013 NBA Draft figures to offer teams a chance at selecting a promising young point guard should a team need help in the backcourt. In consensus Player of the Year Trey Burke a team would be getting an 18.6-point scorer, who also led his Michigan team to the national title game while dishing out 6.6 assists an outing. And then there's Michael Carter-Williams out of Syracuse, ...

University of Texas graduates 4200

KXAN 36 - Saturday 18th May, 2013

AUSTIN (KXAN) - The University of Texas will graduate 4,200 students today. We spoke to two of them. The University of Texas at Austin is expecting about 4,200 graduating students at the main commencement ceremony Saturday night with a total crowd of about 25,000. Rebekah Scheuerle is a UT senior graduating from the Cockrell School of Engineering. Scheuerle, a chemical engineering major, set her ...

Texas officials find body of missing postal worker

Pioneer Press - Saturday 18th May, 2013

HOUSTON-Texas law enforcement agencies have found the body of a missing postal worker in the remains of her burned vehicle in a Houston suburb. U.S. postal carrier Marie Youngblood had used her personal vehicle to deliver mail on her rural route. Investigators found her body late in that car late Friday. The San Jacinto Sheriff's Department and other investigating agencies say they are ...

Industry News From Across East Texas

Tyler Morning Telegraph - Saturday 18th May, 2013

Fenton Mazda, of Tyler, moved to 3225 SSW Loop, across from Sweet Sue's restaurant. The Fenton family is planning a major renovation of the facility, which should be completed by the end of the year, General Manager Chad Doan said. The Fenton Family of Dealerships has been in business since 1950 and has 16 dealerships. The Fenton family wants to expand the Mazda base in Tyler while ...