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May 20, 2014
The State of Texas: May 20, 2014
David Dewhurst responds, and UT Regent Wallace Hall says he will not step down.
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May 19, 2014
The State of Texas: May 19, 2014
San Antonio's mayor tapped to lead H.U.D., and Dan Patrick addresses his medical history.
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May 16, 2014
The State of Texas: May 16, 2014
The UT Board of Regents calls for Wallace Hall's resignation, and Dallas sees challenges for getting the home-rule initiative on the next ballot.
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May 15, 2014
The State of Texas: May 15, 2014
Headline of the Day‘It’s The End Of The World As We Know It, But Health Care’s Fine’— Dallas Business Journal, which understands when to make use of an R.E.M reference.Photo of the DayWe all know how shocking it is to head into
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May 14, 2014
The State of Texas: May 14, 2014
Last night's execution was stayed, and severe droughts could be the new normal.
Meanwhile, in Texas
May 13, 2014
Meanwhile, in Texas . . .
Some crazy stuff went down in the past thirty days. Here are a handful of headlines you may have missed.
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May 13, 2014
The State of Texas: May 13, 2014
The wildfire that ravaged Fritch has mostly been contained, and Texas will execute its first death-row inmate since the botched execution in Oklahoma.
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May 12, 2014
The State of Texas: May 12, 2014
Litigation surrounding the A&M Bonfire collapse finally concludes, and the Texas Longhorns didn't have a single prospect drafted, the first time since 1937.
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May 9, 2014
The State of Texas: May 9, 2014
Video of the dayHouston’s ABC 22 mentions both the modern craze, Angry Birds, and Alfred Hitchhock’s classic Birds in the following news segment. No matter your cultural reference point, the video of birds attacking innocent truck drivers in a parking lot is terrifying (and a wee bit funny).Slideshow
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May 8, 2014
The State of Texas: May 8, 2014
Video of the DayIf campaign ads get more personal than this one, they certainly don’t get any funnier. Just in time for his final debate against Lietenant Governor Dan Patrick, the David Dewhurst team has released a video that is part political attack, part Disney musical, part South Park. In
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May 7, 2014
The State of Texas: May 7, 2014
Bernie is released on bond and will live with director Richard Linklater.
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May 6, 2014
The State of Texas: May 6, 2014
The home of the "Midwest Depot," a huge cache of weapons used in various military operations around the world, might be in San Antonio's backyard.
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May 5, 2014
The State of Texas: May 5, 2014
What would Olympic Dallas look like?
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May 2, 2014
The State of Texas: May 2, 2014
Politicians push for more disclosure of campaign funds, and gang arrests are up.
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May 1, 2014
The State of Texas: May 1, 2014
The hits keep on coming for the Office of Violent Sex Offender Management, and Texas is put on the defensive after the Oklahoma execution.
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April 30, 2014
The State of Texas: April 30, 2014
TXU Energy files for bankruptcy, and the U.S. Supreme Court rules against the State of Texas.
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April 29, 2014
The State of Texas: April 29, 2014
Toyota is set to move its U.S. headquarters to Plano, and the El Paso Chihuahuas play their first game.
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April 28, 2014
The State of Texas: April 28, 2014
The drought in the Panhandle goes on, and Willie Nelson is inducted into the Austin City Limits Hall of Fame.
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April 24, 2014
The State of Texas: April 25, 2014
An appeals court halts the ruling in a same-sex divorce case, and more allegations in the Perry/Lehmberg scandal emerge.
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April 24, 2014
The State of Texas: April 24, 2014
John Cornyn continues his national campaign to renew a federal program that gives grant money to local law enforcement agencies to help battle a backlog of untested rape kit examinations.
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April 23, 2014
The State of Texas: April 23, 2014
Mom Of The DayOccasionally, that ol’ journalistic aphorism about how a dog biting a man isn’t news finds a real-life example that proves that saying wrong. Or in this case, that the opposite is at least true. In March, an Alvin woman bit off a dog’s ear in a effort
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April 22, 2014
The State of Texas: April 22, 2014
Video of the DayIt has not been a good week for local police. Or, perhaps, Texas’s finest have seen finer days. First there was the picture snapped of the motorcycle officer allegedly texting while driving. Now, a Georgetown cop is on paid leave after being filmed tripping and pushing high
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April 21, 2014
The State of Texas: April 21, 2014
Photo of the DayIf texting while driving is bad, then imagine if you’re the San Antonio police officer who was allegedly texting while motorcycling. A passerby snapped a picture of the offense (seen here) and sent the image to SAPD, which they “referred to the Traffic Commander and is currently
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April 18, 2014
The State of Texas: April 18, 2014
Scandal FridaySo much for the scary passages in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. It would appear that homework has taken a particularly dark turn. El Paso parents are in an uproar after discovering that a take-home assignment that “involved reading several bleak passages in which a child possibly gets abused,
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April 17, 2014
The State of Texas: April 17, 2014
The one-year anniversary of the West explosion, and Lake Alan Henry is Lubbock is quickly evaporating.
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April 16, 2014
The State of Texas: April 16, 2014
Greg Abbott maintains a lead over Wendy Davis, and Texas has the eleventh-best business climate in America.
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April 15, 2014
The State of Texas: April 15, 2014
Hidalgo County Sheriff, Lupe Treviño pleaded guilty to money laundering, and Beaumont ISD is being taken over by the state.
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April 14, 2014
The State of Texas: April 14, 2014
Video of the DayJeff Francoeur, outfielder for the El Paso Chihuahuas, is the victim of a rather elaborate, month-long prank involving his entire team, a player’s wife, and even a waitress. Playing on Francoeur’s sincerity, the team convinced him that pitcher Jorge Reyes was deaf. True, there were some
Meanwhile, in Texas
April 11, 2014
Meanwhile, in Texas . . .
Some crazy stuff went down in the past thirty days. Here are a handful of headlines you may have missed.
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April 11, 2014
The State of Texas: April 11, 2014
President Barack Obama has a busy week in Texas, and Chinese demand for tequila could threaten supplies.
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April 10, 2014
The State of Texas: April 10, 2014
President Barack Obama attended the memorial service for the victims in the recent shooting at Fort Hood, and "literally no one watched this Astros game."
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April 9, 2014
The State of Texas: April 9, 2014
More than 200,000 pounds of oil-coated sand and debris removed from the Texas coast, and the Texas State Board of Ed considers a proposal for a Mexican-American studies course.
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April 8, 2014
The State of Texas: April 8, 2014
Details of last week's Fort Hood shootings emerge, and the report of the investigation of former UT Regent Wallace Hall is released.
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April 7, 2014
The State of Texas: April 7, 2014
Slideshow of the DayHouston photographer Lokey has combined the best of three worlds—art, trucks, and huntin’—in his series about the various, and variously awesome, vehicles used by Texas quail hunters. It don’t get much better than this.Daily RoundupPortrait of the President as a Young Artist — This week
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April 4, 2014
The State of Texas: April 4, 2014
Doctors are optimistic about the three in critical condition following Wednesday's shooting at Fort Hood; Texas falls short when it comes to venture capital investment; UT's 16-day search for a new football coach that resulted in Charlie Strong cost the university $266,990.
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April 3, 2014
The State of Texas: April 3, 2014
Another shooting at Fort Hood; another challenge to the abortion law; thief returns Willie's Ol' Dillo.
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April 2, 2014
The State of Texas: April 2, 2014
Perry is against parts of a federal law designed to reduce prison rape; more radioactive waste is on its way to West Texas; Rashad Owens, the SXSW driver accused of capital murder, faces twenty new charges of aggravated assault.
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April 1, 2014
The State of Texas: April 1, 2014
Abbott proposes Pre-K funding; Texas is the country's worst discriminator; and another Mexican national is executed
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March 31, 2014
The State of Texas: March 31, 2014
Video of the DayNineteen years ago, a great performer was killed and a Texas legend was born. This one’s for Selena. We’re still dreaming of you, girl:Image of the Day“Forty-one years to the day after the last American combat troops left Vietnam, Texans who served there were honored with a
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March 28, 2014
The State of Texas: March 28, 2014
The federal government added the Lesser Prairie Chicken to its threatened species list Thursday. Fewer than 18,000 of the grassland-dwelling birds remain due to habitat loss.
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March 27, 2014
The State of Texas: March 27, 2014
Two death row inmates would like to know who sold the state of Texas the pentobarbital it plans to use to execute them.
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March 26, 2014
The State of Texas: March 26, 2014
A federal judges charges five men in connection with human smuggling ring.
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March 25, 2014
The State of Texas: March 25, 2014
The Houston Ship Channel remains closed and Rick Perry supports Tesla.
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March 24, 2014
The State of Texas: March 24, 2014
More than 150,000 gallons of crude oil were spilled into the Gulf and Longview pays Ted Nugent $16,000 not to play.
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March 21, 2014
The State of Texas: March 21, 2014
Ken Starr isn't picked for jury duty and Ricky Bobby Sports Saloon and Restaurant gets sued.
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March 20, 2014
The State of Texas: March 20, 2014
Texas secures more execution drugs and Greg Abbott comes out against legislation that would make it easier for women to file lawsuits for equal pay.
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March 19, 2014
The State of Texas: March 19, 2014
Regulations might thwart Tesla sales in Texas and Texas leads the nation in job growth.
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March 18, 2014
The State of Texas: March 18, 2014
The SXSW crash claims another life and Warren Jeffs is hospitalized.
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March 16, 2014
The State of Texas: March 17, 2014
Heartwarming MondayAs the Austin American-Statesman duly notes, it was quite possibly the most intimate show of all of SXSW. The band Jared & the Mills played for a fan who was stuck in the hospital, having been one of the victims of the vicious car attack that took place early
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March 14, 2014
The State of Texas: March 14, 2014
Details from the SXSW incident emerge and San Antonio tries to woo Google.