Tag archive for ‘Texas’
By Laura Jones On Tuesday, May 21st, 2013
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Texas State Senator Dan Patrick says vote ends CSCOPE in schools

Texas has managed to remove the controversial curriculum management program called CSCOPE from the state’s educational system. Texas State Senator Dan Patrick announced the move on Monday morning via a press release More...

By Kaye Wonderhouse On Thursday, May 16th, 2013
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Search begins after Texas tornadoes, death toll at six VIDEO

Authorities are warning that the death toll could rise as rubble searched after approximately 10 tornado strikes hit the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Six people were reportedly killed by the tornado which devastated More...

By Kaye Wonderhouse On Friday, May 10th, 2013
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Bryce Reed, EMT at Texas plant explosion, charged after police found IED

A first responder who helped treat victims of the fertilizer plant explosion in West, Texas, last month was arrested and charged Friday with possessing an explosive device. The arrest came on the same day that Texas More...

By Robert Herriman On Thursday, May 9th, 2013
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Giant African Land Snail reportedly found in Houston, researcher warns of rat lungworm risk

A Houston homeowner in west Houston spotted a big snail in her backyard garden and took a photo of it. She notified workers at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center who deal with invasive plants. They contacted More...

By Kaye Wonderhouse On Thursday, May 9th, 2013
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Dallas police don’t respond to robbery call for an hour as Joe Cho, the manager fires gun to scare off thieves

Pepe’s Grocery was nearly robbed Sunday night, but the manager fired his gun to thwart the crime. The police never arrived after twenty minutes so the man went home, contacting him an hour later. According to More...

By Brandon Jones On Wednesday, May 8th, 2013
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Harry Reid calls Ted Cruz a ‘schoolyard bully’ over budget battle

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) called Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) a “schoolyard bully” during a contentious exchange Monday on the Senate floor. The two senators battled as Cruz rose to object to Reid’s More...

By Kaye Wonderhouse On Friday, May 3rd, 2013
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Derrick Hayes, Texas sprinter points to sky in victory, disqualified as ‘excessive celebration,’ team won’t go to state

A Texas high school track team won the race, by seven yards, but will not advance to state competition because one runner pointed to the sky at the finish line violating the “excessive celebration” policy. screenshot More...

By Stephen Nevets On Friday, May 3rd, 2013
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Steven Spielberg and Bradley Cooper join to direct ‘American Sniper,’ the Chris Kyle bio

Steven Spielberg may joke about following Lincoln with another biopic (President Obama, see clip here), but the famous director appears to be joining Bradley Cooper for American Sniper. Eddie Ray Routh, the man More...

By Kaye Wonderhouse On Tuesday, April 30th, 2013
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Ruben Jimenez, Texas man arrested after breaching airport security yelling ‘Jihad, Jihad’

A Texas man was detained on Sunday evening after breaching security at Dallas Love Field Airport yelling ‘Jihad’ numerous times, according to reports. Ruben Martinez Jimenez, age 36, was arrested Sunday More...

By Kaye Wonderhouse On Sunday, April 28th, 2013
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Getaway vehicle in Mark Hasse murder seized by police, evidence against Eric Williams mounting

Kaufman County investigators have located a vehicle they say was used as a getaway vehicle following the murder of Assistant District Attorney Mark Hasse. District Attorney Mike McLelland According to a search warrant More...