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    Ex-Houston Cop Not Guilty in Teen Suspect Beating

    Posted 1:46 PM 5/16/2012 by Associated Press

    HOUSTON (AP) - A former Houston police officer was found not guilty Wednesday of official oppression in the videotaped beating of a 15-year-old burglary suspect, prompting an outraged response from black community leaders who called the verdict an injustice. Andrew Blomberg, 29, was (More)


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    Inactive Missile Drops from Fort Hood Chopper

    Posted 1:13 PM 5/16/2012 by Associated Press

    KILLEEN, Texas (AP) - A 6-foot-long inactive training missile accidentally fell from a military helicopter into field near Fort Hood, implanting itself in the ground and causing the brief evacuation of nearby homes but not harming anyone, officials said. About 100 homes in a nearby (More)


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    Two Injured in Explosion at Nixon Fracking Site

    Posted 10:29 AM 5/16/2012

    NIXON, Texas (AP) - Emergency officials say a fiery explosion at an energy company site in South Texas has left two workers with burns. The Gonzales County Sheriff's Office says the explosion happened early Wednesday at a Vann Energy location near Nixon. A sheriff's (More)


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    Growing Gorge Threatens Texas Homes

    Posted 1:00 PM 5/15/2012

    RICHMOND, Texas - Residents in one Texas neighborhood are worried as a large gorge, big enough to swallow a home, continues to grow. Homeowners in Richmond have dubbed the large ditch the "Fort Bend County Grand Canyon." "Look at this. This is, like, unbelievable," said (More) • Video (1)


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    El Paso Deputy Charged In Fatal Hit And Run

    Posted 7:14 AM 5/15/2012

    EL PASO, Texas (AP) - A veteran West Texas law officer has quit after being accused in a deadly hit-and-run traffic accident while off duty. Officials say Raymundo Carranza had been an El Paso County Sheriff's deputy for 17 years. Carranza resigned Monday as he faces a charge of (More)


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    Bishop Man Sentenced to 12 Years on Federal Drug Charges

    Posted 3:55 PM 5/14/2012

    BROWNSVILLE - A former reserve officer for the Nueces County Constables Office was sentenced to 12 years and 7 months in federal prison today on drug charges.

    Mercedes Perez, 54, of Bishop was convicted of conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute cocaine and heroin, as well as (More)


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    Three Shot at Bachman Lake in Dallas

    Posted 12:05 PM 5/14/2012

    DALLAS (AP) - Dallas police say a man died and two women were wounded by a gunman who fled after the shootings near a lake. Police on Monday searched for the suspect and tried to determine what sparked the attack. Investigators say the shootings happened Sunday night in a (More)


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    Reporter Alleges Firing Over Stripper Work

    Posted 7:59 AM 5/11/2012

    HOUSTON - A former Houston Chronicle reporter announced Thursday she has filed a federal gender discrimination complaint alleging she was fired because she failed to disclose she also had worked as an exotic dancer.Sarah Tressler, 30, alleges she was fired by the newspaper in March (More)


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    Baby, 58 Dogs Rescued From Filthy North Texas Home

    Posted 7:51 AM 5/11/2012

    SPRINGTOWN - Authorities responding to a tip from a concerned citizen found 58 dogs living in filth without food and water - and a baby in a crib surrounded by the animals' waste.The situation was found at a house near Springtown, almost 30 miles northwest of Fort Worth. (More)


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    Marijuana Seized From Candles Shipment

    Posted 7:48 AM 5/11/2012

    EL PASO - A legitimate load meant for lighting up has yielded nearly a ton of marijuana at a West Texas border checkpoint.Customs and Border Protection officers in El Paso say $1.4 million worth of marijuana was discovered in load of candles from Mexico.Officers at the (More)


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    Texas Man Dies In Boat Accident

    Posted 7:46 AM 5/11/2012

    WAURIKA, Okla. - Officials say a Texas man is dead following a boating accident at Waurika Lake in Oklahoma.The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says 54-year-old Gary Dale Moore Sr. of Henryetta, Texas, fell out of a 14-foot aluminum boat on Thursday and didn't resurface.An (More)


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    Naked Unicyclist Busted in Kemah

    Posted 12:28 PM 5/10/2012 by NBC News

    KEMAH, Texas - A Texas man is facing charges after taking a naked cruise on his unicycle.

    Kemah Police said the calls started coming in to the police station about 1:30 p.m. Wednesday. When an officer spotted the man on the Kemah Bridge he was riding his unicycle without any (More) • Video (1)


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