Austin police oust City Hall Occupiers
\n(Abilene Reporter-News © 02/05/2012) (Registration Required)\n
AUSTIN ? Occupy Austin's nearly four-month-long campout in front of City Hall has ended with police clearing out the demonstrators.\n\nAt least seven people were arrested and protesters were ousted Friday ");
document.write("night, a day after a new city policy took effect banning people from the building area during overnight hours. The new policy prohibited sleeping, camping and storing sleeping equipment on the plaz...\n
Some former Komen supporters can't forgive, forget
\n(Amarillo Globe-News © 02/05/2012)
NEW YORK ? When Dorothy Twinney first saw a ");
document.write("Race for the Cure walk for breast cancer ? \"a sea of pink\" traveling through her hometown of Plymouth, Mich. ? she was so moved she sat in her car and wept.\r\nThis week, after watching The Susan G. Komen for the Cure breast cancer charity announce plans to cut funding to Planned Parenthood, then abandon those plans amid a public furor, Twinney decided she...\n
16 yea");
document.write("rs in, Sun City Texas still setting pace for area's real estate sector
\n(Austin American-Statesman © 02/05/2012) (Registration Required)\n
When it debuted back in 1995, Sun City Texas might not have seemed like a sure bet for success.\n\nAfter all, the idea of a community focused solely on retirement-age residents didn't fit the hip, youthful vibe that the Austin area projects.\n\nBut 16 years later, the sprawling community for people ages 55 and older in Georgetown has become the fastest-growing residential development in the metro area...");
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Community Briefing: Judge throws out annexation lawsuit against Lakeway; Hutto school distirict looks at spending cuts to make ends meet
\n(Austin American-Statesman © 02/05/2012) (Registration Required)\n
Published: 11:07 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012\n\n\n\nCentral Texas\n\nWEATHER\n\nRecor");
document.write("d rainfall in Travis County\n\nSeveral roads in Hays, Williamson and Milam counties closed Saturday after heavy rainfall flooded the roads, though officials said no injuries were reported as a result of the weather.\n\nBut flooding was so severe in some parts of Williamson County that one Taylor house...\n
No arrests after tranquil Occupy Austin regroups at City Hall
\n(Austin American-Statesman © 02/05/2012) (Registration Required)\n
About 120 Occupy Austin protesters rallied peaceably Saturday evening at Austin City Hall plaza to decide how to proceed now that Austin police at the city manager's direction have ended the group's nearly four-month outdoor sleepover.\n\nThis time there were no arrests. A silent march across downtown to the Austin Resource Center for the Homeless on East Seventh Street commenced about 45 minutes be...\n
Occupy Austin looks for a new home after Police clear out city hall
\n(Austin KVUE (ABC) 24 © 02/05/2012)
AUSTIN -- At 9:30 p.m. Friday night the City of Austin notified Occupy Austin demonstrators they had to leave.\n\nProtesters debated on where to go next and gathered their belongings.\n\n"I take two minutes of a break to have a slice of pizza, and I get frantic text messages, they are evicting us,");
document.write("" a demonstrator said.\n\nMichelle Millette is among the Occupy Austin group, who has had a presen...\n
Mayor to address Chamber of Commerce
\n(Baytown Sun © 02/05/2012)
Tues?day?s Bay?town Cham?ber of Com?merce meeting will feature\nMayor Stephen DonCarlos reporting on the city?s major\naccomplishments in 2011 and the vision for th");
document.write("e city?s future.\nTopics will include major capital improvements projects, the city\nbudget, and outlook on the local economy, including job growth and\neconomic development projects, community giving and efforts to\nimprove the quality of li...\n
On this day -- February 5
\n(Bonham North Texas E-News © 02/05/2012)
February 5\n\nFrom Wikip");
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Hotelier plans to build Holiday Inn near McAllen Convention Center
\n(Brownsville Herald © 02/05/2012)
McALLEN — A Pharr hotelier plans to break ground on a Holiday Inn near the McAllen Convention Center no later than March 1, which would finally give the complex an on-site hotel — considered a critical asset when attracting conventions.\n\nVinod K. Kasan, who owns the Fairwinds Executive Inn at 1415 W. Business 83 in Pharr, inked an economic development agreement with City Manager Mike P...\n
Police clear out Occupy Austin camp
\n(Bryan-College Station Eagle © 02/05/2012)
AUSTIN -- Occupy Austin's nearly 4-month-long campout in front of City Hall has been ended with police clearing out the demonstrators.\n\nAt least seven people were arrested and protesters were ousted Friday night, a day after a new city policy took effect banning people from the building area du");
document.write("ring overnight hours. The new policy prohibited sleeping, camping and storing sleeping equipment on the p...\n
Candidate filing opens next week for city and school elections
\n(Cameron Herald © 02/05/2012)
School districts and cities across the state will conduct their\nelections May 12, unaffected by redistricting issues delaying t");
document.write("his\nyear's primary elections for county, state and national\noffices.\n\nThe first official day of candidate filing was Feb. 4, however, it\nwas a Saturday and city and school offices are not required to open\ntheir offices that day; city and school offices will be open for\ncan...\n
Construction of single family homes stays strong
\n(Canyon News &cop");
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The construction of single family homes was again above average last year. \n\nThere were 45 single family homes built in 2011, exceeding the average of 35. However, last year saw fewer new homes than 2010 when 57 were built.\n\n?Our 2010 was just an exceptional year. We had the Creekside development really going strong, and the beginning of Canyon East, as well as other homes being built around town,...\n
Kucinich meets with locked-out Ohio tire workers
\n(Corpus Christi KRIS (NBC) 6 © 02/05/2012)
FINDLAY, Ohio (AP) An Ohio representative campaigning to stay in Congress is offering his support for locked-out tire company workers in northwestern Ohio. \n\nThe Courier newspaper (http://bit.ly/yNa8c5 ) reports Democratic Rep. Dennis Kucinich (koo-SIHN'-ich) was scheduled to meet Saturday with Cooper Tire workers at a union hall in Findlay. \n\nWorkers at the plant...\n
Owensboro trying to keep, expand bluegrass center
\n(Corpus Christi KRIS (NBC) 6 © 02/05/2012)
OWENSBORO, Ky. (AP) An official in western Kentucky is asking the city of Owensboro to put up $3 million to start a project that would move and expand a bluegrass museum before it moves to Tennessee. \n\nOwensboro Mayor Ron Pay");
document.write("ne told the Messenger-Inquirer that if the project doesn't get funding soon, the city could lose the International Bluegrass Music Center to Nashville, Tenn...\n
Chamber Notepad: Chamber celebrates another year of community service
\n(Corsicana Daily Sun © 02/05/2012)
By Paul Hooper\n \n\n Corsicana Daily Sun\n The Corsicana Daily Su");
document.write("n\n \n \n \n\nSat Feb 04, 2012, 07:42 PM CST\n\n\nCorsicana — \n The Corsicana and Navarro County Chamber of Commerce celebrated another year of community service with its 94th Annual Banquet and Awards Ceremony. The event was held at the new I.O.O.F. Event Center. The banquet was well attended with 520 in attendance for the evening....\n
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By Janet Jacobs\n \n\n Corsicana Daily Sun\n The Corsicana Daily Sun\n \n \n \n\nSat Feb 04, 2012, 07:44 PM CST\n\n\nCorsicana — \n It was an evening of dancing, humor and dining Thursday night at the 94th Annual Corsicana/Navarro County Chamber of Commerce banquet held at the new I.O.O.F. Events Center. According to Executive Director Paul Hooper, 520 people were at the event Thursday, making it t...\n
Occupy Austin evicted from City Hall
\n(Dallas WFAA (ABC) 8 © 02/05/2012)
AUSTIN — At 9:30 p.m. Friday night the City of Austin notified Occupy Austin demonstrators they had to leave.\n\n\nProtesters debated on where to go next and gathered their belongings.\n\n\n"I take two minutes of a break to have a slice of pizza, and I get frantic text messages, they are evicting us," a demonstrator said.\n\n\nMichelle Millette is among the Occupy Austin group, who has had");
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Mayor?s talk of bond issue a positive step
\n(Del Rio News Herald © 02/05/2012)
We applaud Mayor Bobby Fernandez's call last week to consider a\nbond issue for improving our city's infrastructure. It's the kind\nof bold and visionary thinking we expect, but don't always get,\nfrom our leaders.\n \n \n\nIt can't be ");
document.write("easy for an elected official to suggest, however\ndiplomatically, that we taxpayers might have to actually pay for\nsomething we want: better streets and u...\n
Power plant sidesteps voters
\n(Denton Record-Chronicle © 02/05/2012)
A state law that allows Denton to build a power plant and sell natural gas to industries near Dent");
document.write("on Airport also allowed the city to bypass a charter provision that could have required voter approval of the project. \n\n Senate Bill 1230, passed by the Texas Legislature last year, was written to help the city develop a proposed combined heat and power plant near ...\n
16th Congressional District candidates target absent U.S. Rep. Sil");
document.write("vestre Reyes
\n(El Paso Times © 02/05/2012)
Candidates hoping to unseat U.S. Rep. Silvestre Reyes focused on health-care reform, marijuana legalization and other issues during a forum Saturday at Burges High School.\n\nReyes, a Democrat representing the 16th Congressional District, was not at the forum, which was organized by El Paso city Rep. Emma Acosta and senior government students at Burges, who moderated the session.\n\nReyes had committe...\n
Actor Luis Guzman greets 200 El Paso fans, awarded key to the city
\n(El Paso Times © 02/05/2012)
›› Photo gallery: Luis Guzman at El Paso Zoo\n \n Video: Luis Guzman at the El Paso Zoo\n\n\nWell-known character actor Luis Guzman made his only stop in Texas to promote his new movie, \"Journey 2: The Mysterious Island,\" at the El Paso Zoo on Saturday. \n\nIn \"Journey 2,\" Guzman stars with Dwayne \"The Rock\" Johnson and portrays a helicopter pilo");
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Actor Luis Guzman visits El Paso Zoo, receives key to the city
\n(El Paso Times © 02/05/2012)
›› Photo gallery: Luis Guzman at El Paso Zoo\n\nWell known character actor Luis Guzman made his first and only stop in Texas to promote his new movie Journey 2: The Mysterious I");
document.write("sland, at the El Paso Zoo Saturday. \n\n\n\nIn Journey 2, Guzman stars with Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson and portrays a helicopter pilot who enjoys taking people on tours of the island. The film will be released Friday.\n...\n
Garza's contact up for revision
\n(El Paso Times © 02/05/2012)
Sun-News report\n\nLAS CRUCES - Poised to reward City ");
document.write("Manager Robert Garza for a job well done so far, the Las Cruces city council will consider several amendments to Garza's contract when it meets at 1 p.m. Monday at City Hall, 700 N. Main St.\n\nGarza, who has been city manager for a little more than a year, has received a favorable performance review from the council. Now, the council appears ready...\n
Joe Muench: C");
document.write("reative ways to get a new stadium plus an arena
\n(El Paso Times © 02/05/2012)
There are two deals afloat -- being talked about, anyway -- whereby public-private financing gets major projects accomplished without saying, Hello.ooooo taxpayer. \n\n At least not followed by a big kick in our wallets.\n\nAn amenity-filled baseball stadium might be had without full reliance on bonds. And how about a new arena via a property trade?\n\nI'm guessing this is what City Hall means when offi...\n
Nearly 20,000 pounds of chocolate lost in Pa. fire
\n(El Paso Times © 02/05/2012)
The blaze broke out early Friday morning at a second-floor packaging area at Sarris Candies in Canonsburg in Washington County. \n\nPlant manager Dennis Sroka tells The (Washington) Observer-Reporter ( http://bit.ly/Axc2wa) that a health inspection determined that Sarris must destroy the candy, which either melted or had smoke dam");
document.write("age. \n\nCanonsburg Mayor David Rhome says officials will inspec...\n
Eviction hearing is Monday for Flower Mound squatter
\n(Fort Worth Star-Telegram © 02/05/2012) (Registration Required)\n
The Cinderella story of a man who got access to a $300,000 Flower Mound home after filing a $16 county affidavit may ");
document.write("turn out to be a fairy tale after all.The bank that owns the foreclosed home on Waterford Drive is trying to evict Ken Robinson. An eviction hearing is scheduled for Justice of the Peace JW Hand's court in Roanoke early Monday.\"Our goal is to sell the property to new homeowners for ...\n
Santorum wins straw poll of Republicans in Tarrant
\n(Fort");
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HURST -- Tarrant County Republicans favored Rick Santorum over the other remaining presidential candidates at a straw poll and candidates fair Saturday.Santorum won with 36 percent of more than 700 votes cast. Newt Gingrich came in second with 25 percent, followed by U.S. Rep. Ron Paul, R-Lake Jackson, at 18 percent and Mitt Romney at 17 percent.Excitement was high all day around the Santorum tabl...\n
UT Arlington and the city join forces to revive downtown
\n(Fort Worth Star-Telegram © 02/05/2012) (Registration Required)\n
ARLINGTON -- When Lana Wolff was growing up in Arlington during the 1950s and 1960s, the city felt like a small college town.Residents drove down streets that cut through the heart of the campus, then known as Arlington State College, stopped by the library to check out a book or ");
document.write("flocked to the campus for football games and bonfires, Wolff said.As the college expanded in size and stature in the 19...\n
LC's Gripons made an immediate mark
\n(Galveston Daily News © 02/05/2012)
Sometimes when you get to be my age, you don’t remember everything. And as was pointed out to me last week, one first I failed to");
document.write(" mention when I was talking about females was our first female mayor, Toni Randall. \n\nMy apologies to former Mayor Randall; it is not that I have forgotten, it is just that I didn’t remember. \n\nAs I stated earlier, you don’t have to live here for genera...\n
Letters for February 5, 2012
\n(Galveston Daily News © 02/05/2012) ");
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Time To Wake Up, La Marque\n\nI am a La Marque alumni from the class of 1987. I, along with many of my fellow alumni, am saddened by the decline of our once great institution. When we walked the halls as proud Cougars, it was a great district.\n\nWe received a fine education. Many of us have gone on to be pillars of our communities — doctors, lawyers, businessmen, teachers — all because of...\n
Lower parking revenue estimate draws concern
\n(Galveston Daily News © 02/05/2012)
GALVESTON — Some residents and city leaders are concerned parking fees on the seawall won’t generate enough revenue to pay for improving the popular recreation area, as city officials promised voters before a referendum allowing the fees.\n\nWhile the city council has not approved the vendor to manage the parking fee system, Brian Maxwell, assistant city manager, said staff recommended C...\n
Overthrow Wall Street
\n(Gilmer Mirror © 02/05/2012)
Overthrow Wall Street \n\n \n\nWe may not yet have reached our Tahrir Square moment, but it's looming. \n\n By William A. Collins \n\n \n\n \n\n\"Change the system,\"\n\n Marchers shout;\n\n What they mean is,\n\n \"Throw it out.\" \n\n \n\nOne reason the media can't quite grasp what the Occupy movement wants is that it's not really anxio");
document.write("us to find out. \n\n \n\nSince it's awkward to report on one's own shortcomings, journali...\n
Super Bowl XLVI draws near
\n(Gilmer Mirror © 02/05/2012)
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City to consider seniors tax break
\n(Harlingen Valley Morning Star © 02/05/2012)
HARLINGEN — Harlingen is");
document.write(" the only city in Cameron County that does not have a property tax break for senior citizens and disabled residents, according to the Cameron Appraisal District.\nOther cities have a tax ceiling which freezes property value for residents age 65 and older and those who are disabled, Mary Solis, senior clerk for the exemptions department at the appraisal district, said.\n...\n
Hwy 77 meeting attracts feedback
\n(Harlingen Valley Morning Star © 02/05/2012)
RAYMONDVILLE — Officials are expressing enthusiasm for a super highway project they hope will bring job opportunities, trade and tourism to the Rio Grande Valley.\n\nBut in the midst of optimism over plans to upgrade Highway 77 from Harlingen to Corpus Christi, Raymondville Mayor Lonnie Correa cautions that rural areas must be included in the planning.\n\n“We need to go forward and not cut...\n
Mayor a burglary victim, again
\n(Harlingen Valley Morning Star © 02/05/2012)
HARLINGEN — Mayor Chris Boswell has found himself the victim of the second break-in within one year.\nOn Thursday night, the mayor’s law office on East Harrison and two other offices on the same block were burglarized, Boswell confirmed Saturday afternoon.\nIn July, Boswell’s home was burglarized and later two ");
document.write("teenagers were arrested for the offense.\nBoswell called it a “weir...\n
Ex-SMU player James needs hurry-up offense in Senate race
\n(Houston Chronicle © 02/05/2012) (Registration Required)\n
Craig James has never run for public office, but he has no doubt why he is a Republican candidate to replace U.S.");
document.write(" Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas. \"I don't want to seem weird and like a spiritual freak,\" he said last week over a cup of coffee in Austin, \"but I really believe God placed it on my heart to do this.\"\n\nWith flashing ice-blue eyes and a no-huddle, hurry-up approach to life, the 51-ye...\n
Filing for city, school board elections begins Monday
\n<");
document.write("b>(Jacksonville Daily Progress © 02/05/2012)
JACKSONVILLE — \n The filing period for candidates to be placed on the ballot for May 12 city and school district elections opens Monday.\n\n\n\n Filing will begin 8 a.m. on Monday and run through 5 p.m. on March 6.\n\n\n\n Residents wishing to get involved in local politics on the city level should apply with the city secretary at city hall. Residents wishing to become more involved with school dist...\n
Mesilla mayor responds to racial profiling allegations
\n(KFOXTV.com © 02/05/2012)
El Paso, TX — \n\nMesilla mayor Nora Barraza is confident her police force is doing nothing illegal.\n\n”I have spoken with him and he assures me racial profiling is not happening in the field,” said Barraza at a press conference on Friday night. She’s referring to allegations made against the Mesilla Marshalls office by LULAC’s immediate past state director,");
document.write(" Paul Martine...\n
City hires new public works chief
\n(Kilgore News Herald © 02/05/2012)
Seth Sorensen's public works department in Centralia, Ill. is almost identical to City Manager Scott Sellers' plan for the City of Kilgore.\r\n\r\nIt was, after all, one of the projects Sellers helped build there.\r\n\r\nFollowing weeks vetting candida");
document.write("tes and conducting interviews, Kilgore's chief executive extended an offer of employment to Sorensen Thursday, and after wrapping up ongoing projects in Cen...\n
Foundation honors woman?s heart for history
\n(Kilgore News Herald © 02/05/2012)
After 25 years of service to the Kilgore Historical Preservation Foundation, Sue Brown's ow");
document.write("n legacy will now be preserved among the derricks she helped restore.\r\n\r\nSeveral KHPF members praised Brown's dedication to the organization Thursday night as she became the first recipient of the Derrick Award, which includes a paver inscribed with her name that will soon be installed at the World's Richest...\n
McMillan Memorial Library transfers collection to ne");
document.write("w location in Overton
\n(Kilgore News Herald © 02/05/2012)
Moving all those books, magazines, videos and equipment into Overton?s new Bruce McMillan Memorial Library continues. Completion is expected by Monday, Feb. 13.\r\n\r\nOpen house is set for Saturday, Feb. 18 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.\r\n\r\nOnce finished, the new building will still offer classic and best-selling hardcovers, books on cassettes and CDs, large print books, weekly newspapers, videos and DVDs and...\n
West Rusk CCISD breaks ground on new stadium
\n(Kilgore News Herald © 02/05/2012)
Ground was broken at the site of Bruce Bradshaw Stadium at West Rusk School Thursday, officially beginning the first new structure approved by last November?s bond election.\r\n\r\nVirtually all the Raider students, teachers and maintenance workers assembled with West Rusk and London alumni on the future gridiron under a gray but unseasonably mild sky. Wes");
document.write("t Rusk?s First Division Band played ?Die Banke...\n
Permanant collection: Groups find home in old church
\n(Killeen Daily Herald © 02/05/2012)
1\n 2\n 3\n 4\n \n \n\n \n By Sean Wardwell\nKilleen Daily Herald\n\nAfter nearly a decade of debate and construction, the Killeen Arts and Activities Center will soon be ready for its debut.\n\n");
document.write("The former First Baptist Church has been under construction and renovation since 2010 and is scheduled to open in late March.\n\nHowever, many social services, educational and artistic institutions already have ...\n
Talking finances with your valentine
\n(Killeen Daily Herald © 02/05/2012)
As you and your spouse celebrate Valentine's");
document.write(" Day over a candle-lit dinner, you may want to avoid romance-killing topics like, \"Honey, let's talk about our financial future.\" But you really should have that conversation sooner rather than later to keep your relationship on a healthy footing.\n\nMajor life changes may require you to reassess how you manage the family finances. Unfortunately, many coup...\n
APD S");
document.write("huts Down Occupy Austin
\n(KTBC (FOX 7) Austin © 02/05/2012)
At least eight Occupy Austin Protestors were arrested Friday night after the City of Austin enacted a new curfew. Around 9:30 Friday night, police showed up to City Hall to enforce the curfew which was put in place on Thursday. FOX 7 was told that curfew was ordered by the City Manager, who oversees public safety. \n A notice, dated February 3 was sent to FOX 7 and outlined the hours of the curfew,...\n
City Hall Plaza Cleared Of Occupy Austin Protesters
\n(KUT Austin © 02/05/2012)
Almost four months ago to the day, Occupy Austin began using the plaza at Austin City Hall as their place for protesting. On Friday night Austin Police cleared out the area and new city rules are going to keep it that way.\n\n\nProtesters were give notice Friday night at 9:30 p.m. that the city’s administration had enacted new rules for the plaza, a");
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Our View: Despite federal probe's closure, city insurance case not yet over
\n(Lubbock Avalanche-Journal © 02/05/2012)
It?s a shame it took federal investigators nearly four years to end without filing charges an investigation of the city of Lubbock and its former insurance adminis");
document.write("trator.\r\n\r\nWhile the end of the probe closes one chapter on the issue, still unresolved are questions of whether taxpayers were overcharged for city employees? insurance costs. \r\n\r\nFor those who lived under a cloud of accusation, Thursda...\n
Factory goes up in flames
\n(Lubbock KJTV (FOX) 34 © 02/05/2012)
CANONSBURG, Pa. (AP) ̵");
document.write("2; An official says a fire at a landmark southwestern Pennsylvania candy factory destroyed nearly 20,000 pounds of chocolate. \n\nThe 6:30 a.m. Friday blaze struck a second-floor packaging area at Sarris Candies in Canonsburg in Washington County.\n\nPlant manager Dennis Sroka told a local newspaper on Saturday that a health inspection determined that Sarris must destroy...\n
Janice Ann's Journal: Sweets & Eats moving into a new location
\n(Lufkin Daily News © 02/05/2012)
Sweets & Eats has closed in their old location and will\nreopen at 1817 Tulane Drive in the old Marble Slab building. Now\nthere will be a drive-through ? yeah! Their phone is 632-6938 if\nyou want to call ahead. Sarah Stevens and her crew Katie and Sherry\nhave been super to fill orders. Their email is:\nsweetsandeatslufkin@gmail.com if you want to be on their weekly\nmailing list of specials for t...\n
E. Texas residents say new business is flooding their homes
\n(Lufkin KTRE (ABC) 9 © 02/05/2012)
Steven Oaks has lived on Westwood Drive most of his life. Until now, he says there has never been a flooding issue. He says the liquor store, which was built last year on a man-made hill, is at the center of his frustration. \n\nThe back of the liquor store's property, he sa");
document.write("ys, slopes down so dramatically that rain run-off rushes right into his backyard. \n\n\"This summer, I contacted the...\n
Group forms to protect future of Edinburg golf course
\n(McAllen Monitor © 02/05/2012)
EDINBURG — In a place where it’s already tough to get a tee time, Bill Chrysler is worried about the impact of losin");
document.write("g nine more holes.\nChrysler, 72, is among a group of Winter Texans and homeowners who live in parks and neighborhoods surrounding the Ebony Hills Golf Course who will protest its potential closure as the city’s 50-year lease for the property nears its end.\nAt its fi...\n
Mexican aid lags for starving Tarahumara Indians
\n(New Braunfels Her");
document.write("ald-Zeitung © 02/05/2012)
GUACHOCHI, Mexico (AP) ? It's been months since Maria Luisa Gonzalez and her husband have been able to harvest anything from their drought-parched land or catch fish in a lake that's become little more than a muddy puddle.\r\nLike other Tarahumara Indians suffering from severe drought in Mexico's vast northern canyons, Gonzalez said she had yet to receive any aid last week, nearly two months after P...\n
Russia, China veto UN resolution on Syria
\n(New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung © 02/05/2012)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) ? The U.N. Security Council failed again Saturday to take decisive action to stop the escalating violence in Syria as Russia and China blocked a resolution backing an Arab League plan that calls for President Bashar Assad to step down. The double-veto outraged the U.S. and European council members who feared it would embolden the Assad regime.\r\nIn an unusual weekend session, 13.");
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Notes of discord struck
\n(Paris News © 02/05/2012)
Krista Goerte | Posted: Saturday, February 4, 2012 10:00 pm\n \n \n\nA disconnect between business owners, property owners and\nbuilders and the city of Paris building plan and permitting process\nbecame clear at a Friday meeting.\n\nAbout 20 people showed up to vent frustra");
document.write("tions and offer\nsuggestions to Mayor A.J. Hashmi at his district office....\n
MATTHEW WALLER: Second top official may leave city
\n(San Angelo Standard Times © 02/05/2012)
SAN ANGELO, Texas ?\nA minor exodus seems to be under way at City Hall.\n\nTo recap: Harold Dominguez has accepted an offer from Longmont, Colo., a fast-growing town");
document.write(" of about 86,000 people. It's a bit smaller than San Angelo at 93,000, but it's less than an hour from Denver and Boulder.\n\nDominguez said one attraction is that it allows his wife to continue graduate studies not available at Angelo Stat...\n
Texas news in brief, 2/5
\n(San Angelo Standard Times © 02/05/2012)
Dallas\n\nBotched case c");
document.write("osts police officers $169K\n\nTwo Dallas police officers have been ordered to pay $169,000 to a man jailed for 10 months for carrying a bag of methamphetamines and a gun even though the officers knew of a video showing he didn't have the bag.\n\nThe federal jury in Dallas said Friday the officers violated Thomas Hannon's constitutional rights by hiding existence of the video.\n\nWo...\n
Hurry-up offense needed in James' U.S. Senate bid
\n(San Antonio Express-News © 02/05/2012) (Registration Required)\n
Craig James has never run for public office, but he has no doubt why he's the Republican candidate to replace U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison.\n\n?I don't want to seem weird and like a spiritual freak,? he said last week over a cup of coffee in Austin, ?but I really believe God placed it on my heart to do this.?\n\nWith flashing ice-blue eyes and a no-huddle, hurry-up approach to life, the 51-year-old ...\n
No more Naptown: Super Bowl boosts Indy's image
\n(San Antonio Express-News © 02/05/2012) (Registration Required)\n
Indianapolis was once called Naptown and India-No-Place for a reason.Native son Kurt Vonnegut Jr. referred to it in 1970 as \"the 500-mile speedway race, and then 364 days of miniature golf, and th");
document.write("en the 500-mile speedway race again.\"? People used to roam city streets on Sundays, picking off pigeons with shotguns as part of \"Operation Pigeon-Rid.\" For decades, there was no reason to stay downtown a...\n
Venice rebels against cruise ship intrusions
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VENICE, Italy (AP) ? It's a matter of perspective. From aboard a 12-deck cruise liner, the sight of St. Mark's Square, the Doge's Palace and Bridge of Sighs gliding past from a cabin balcony is a breathtaking thrill.But against the backdrop of Venice's storied canals and Byzantine architecture, these floating condominiums present a jarring sight, out of scale and sync with the surroundings.The fat...\n
Your Turn Feb. 5
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Citizenship not easy\n\nHenry C. Holder (Letters, Jan. 29) wrote he has no empathy for beneficiaries of the proposed DREAM Act who don't try to become citizens. I'm sure Holder would be more empathetic if he understood that the problem is not a lack of effort or desire, but our broken immigration system. \n\nTo become a citizen, one must first become a lawful permanent resident (LPR) through a petitio...\n
Keil wants to be Seguin?s next mayor
\n(Seguin Gazette Enterprise © 02/05/2012)
SEGUIN - A city councilman has become the first candidate to\nannounce his intention to run for mayor of Seguin in the Nov. 6\nmunicipal election.\n \n \n\nMayor Betty Ann Matthies, nearing completion of her second term,\nis not eligible to ru");
document.write("n for re-election because of term limits, and\nCouncilman Don Keil has announced his candidacy to become her\nsuccessor.\n \n\n\nKeil, 62, is a s...\n
City, County Meetings
\n(Texarkana Gazette © 02/05/2012) (Registration Required)\n
ARKANSAS\r\n\r\nTexarkana Board of Directors meets at 6:30 p.m. Monday at City ");
document.write("Hall. Directors will:\r\n\r\n adopt a resolution authorizing the city manager to enter into agreements with Texarkana, Texas, for emergency management coordinator services and... \r\n\r\nPublished: 02/05/2012\r\n\r\n \r\nSign in to view full story or view our Registration Guide....\n
Longview mayor says he still has goals for city, officially announces re-election bid<");
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\n(Tyler KETK (NBC) 56 © 02/05/2012)
LONGVIEW — \n Longview Mayor Jay Dean on Friday announced his bid for re-election to a third three-year term of office.\n\n\n\n\n “Ladies and gentlemen, I am humbled and proud to be here this morning in front of you to ask you for your vote to elect me for a third and final term as mayor of the great city of Longview,” Dean said.\n\n\n\n\n It would be his final three years in office because...\n
10 In 10 Participants Take Message Of Healthy Living To Local School
\n(Tyler Morning Telegraph © 02/05/2012)
The “10 in 10 Fit City Challenge” takes its message to lose weight and live a healthier life to the kids. \n\nWith three weeks down and seven to go until judgment day, Tyler Morning Telegraph publisher Nelson Clyde wanted the students at Andy Woods to know that they have the power to make good decisions from the food they eat to the exe");
document.write("rcise they get. \n\nClyde also told his cheering squad...\n
Heaton Eye Purchases Craig Eye In Henderson
\n(Tyler Morning Telegraph © 02/05/2012)
Heaton Eye Associates announced it has purchased Craig Eye Associates in Henderson.\n\nCraig Eye Associates and Dr. David C. Craig have served Henderson patients for more than 31 years. Heaton ");
document.write("Eye Associates and Drs. Todd Nickel and Matthew Marshall will join with Craig to continue providing vision care and state-of-the-art technology in East Texas.\n\n\nNickel is a board certified ophthalmologist, spe...\n
Candidate filing for municipal election begins
\n(Uvalde Leader News © 02/05/2012)
Tomorrow is the first day candidates");
document.write(" for either of two council\nseats or the position of city of Uvalde mayor can file an\napplication for candidacy and name a campaign treasurer.\n\nIn the election to be held May 12 city residents will elect a\nmayor, while those living in districts 2 and 4 will elect a\nrepresentative to the city council. The mayor serves a two-year\nterm while council representatives ...\n
Cuero Chamber hands out awards
\n(Victoria Advocate © 02/05/2012)
Award winners were honored on Jan. 24 at the annual Cuero Chamber of Commerce membership social.\n\n\nThe award winners included:\n\n\nCitizen of Tomorrow: Blaire Jemelka, who ranks first in her class at Cuero High School. She is head varsity cheerleader and the, 2011 homecoming queen. She is a four-year member of the student council, president of the National Honor Society and a member of the Anchor C...\n
Rangel to run for re-election to Victoria City Council
\n(Victoria Advocate © 02/05/2012)
Victoria City Councilmember Denise Rangel announced Saturday that she will run for re-election in the May 12 city election.\n\n\n Rangel has served for three years as District 1 representative and is a casework supervisor for Golden Crescent CASA.\n\n\n She is the mother of West High School senior Ethan Forman and the wife of Victoria Advoc");
document.write("ate sports writer Mike Forman.\n\n\n During her three years in offi...\n
Baylor and TSTC filling BRIC with high-tech partners
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A sleek renovation has turned an abandoned tire factory on Business 77 into the glass-and-metal shell of the Baylor Research");
document.write(" and Innovation Collaborative. But this project is no build-it-and-they-will-come dream.\n\n\nIn fact, most of the high-tech center’s 330,000 square feet is spoken for. Baylor University scientists and their partners in the BRIC met with architects this week to design lab ...\n
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