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Border Agent Indicted in Teen's Assault

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:13:32 GMT

A Customs and Border Protection agent has been indicted for allegedly assaulting a 15-year-old in custody.

Man Shot Near Beaumont School Dies

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:13:28 GMT

Authorities have identified a man a Beaumont school district police officer shot dead during an altercation near a school campus.

Swine Flu Vaccine Info on Website

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:13:22 GMT

The Texas health department is making a flu vaccine locator available on its Web site — TexasFlu.org — to help people find the vaccines for both seasonal flu and swine flu.

Lawyer: Hospital Hearing Set for Hasan

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:26:17 GMT

An attorney for the Army psychiatrist charged in the mass shooting at Fort Hood says his client will have his first court hearing in his hospital room on Saturday.

3 Teens Accused in Killeen Boy's Death

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:02:04 GMT

Killeen police detained three teens over the slaying of a 16-year-old boy who had been missing more than a week.

Governor's Mansion Addition Opposed

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:53:03 GMT

A group that made the first $10,000 private donation to rebuild the fire-gutted Texas Governor's Mansion is opposed to changing its look.

Inmate Executed after Clemency Rejected

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:44:13 GMT

Texas inmate Robert Lee Thompson was executed Thursday evening for his part in a fatal Houston store holdup after Gov. Rick Perry rejected a parole board's recommendation to spare Thompson because he wasn't the gunman.

El Paso Customs Tech Arrested

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:16:14 GMT

A U.S. Customs and Border Protection technician is accused of conspiring to smuggle marijuana and illegal immigrants into the U.S.

Texan in Dogfighting Sting Pleads Guilty

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:15:49 GMT

An east Texas man arrested in a five-state dogfighting sting operation has pleaded guilty to a federal charge.

Schools Sue Over New Minimum Grade Ban

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:14:25 GMT

Five Houston-area school districts filed a lawsuit against the state education commissioner over his interpretation of a new law prohibiting minimum grading policies, a lawyer said Thursday.