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2013 hurricane names: From Andrea to Wendy
Weather forecasters are predicting another busy Atlantic hurricane season. The storms will get their names from an alphabetical list of 21 names: WHAT NAMES ARE ON THE LIST? Andrea, Barry, Chantal, Dorian, Erin, Fernand, Gabrielle, Humberto, Ingrid, Jerry, Karen, Lorenzo, Melissa, Nestor, Olga, Pablo, Rebekah, Sebastien, Tanya, Van and Wendy. ...
Legislature approves sexual assault protections
Gov. Rick Perry will consider new measures to protect victims of sexual assault. In a unanimous vote Thursday, the Senate approved a bill that would give victims the right to track physical evidence collected in a rape kit. It has already passed the House. Another bill approved by both chambers ...
Jury deliberating man's penalty for killing sons
Jurors have begun deliberating whether a North Texas man should die for drowning his two young sons. The Dallas County jury began deliberations Thursday on whether Naim Rasool Muhammad should get the death penalty or life imprisonment without parole. The jury found Muhammad guilty of capital murder in the drowning ...
Deputy shot by Colo. suspect to return to work
A North Texas sheriff's deputy has been cleared to return to work two months after he was shot by a paroled inmate suspected of slaying Colorado's prison chief, authorities said Thursday. On March 21, Deputy James Boyd pulled over a Cadillac driven by Evan Spencer Ebel, who had been linked ...
Gun measure triggers Republican fight in House
A move to give lawmakers the right to carry handguns anywhere they wish sparked an angry debate in the Texas House of Representatives between Republican lawmakers. The shouting match erupted Thursday over whether lawmakers should give themselves special privileges not available to all Texans. The original draft law only gave ...
Boy Scouts vote on policy toward openly gay boys
In one of their most dramatic choices in a century, local leaders of the Boy Scouts of America voted Thursday on whether to ease a divisive ban and allow openly gay boys to be accepted into the nation's leading youth organization. Whether yes or no, the result will bitterly disappoint ...
Snapple co-founder Leonard Marsh dies at 80
Leonard Marsh, the co-founder of the Snapple beverage brand, has died at age 80. The Dr. Pepper Snapple Group Inc. of Plano, Texas, which now owns Snapple, on Thursday confirmed Marsh's death. He died Tuesday at his home in Manhasset, N.Y., The New York Times reported. Snapple began in New ...
Lawmakers require audit of Perry development fund
State lawmakers have given final approval to a bill requiring an audit of Gov. Rick Perry's deal-closing Texas Enterprise Fund. Lawmakers have been demanding closer scrutiny of the decade-old program that has given more than $485 million to private companies looking to expand or relocate in the state. Critics have ...
Hurricane forecast: Another busy Atlantic season
Get ready for another busy hurricane season, maybe unusually wild, federal forecasters say. Their prediction Thursday calls for 13 to 20 named Atlantic storms, 7 to 11 that strengthen into hurricanes and 3 to 6 that become major hurricanes. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said there is a 70 ...
Houston man charged in threats against synagogues
A Houston man has been charged with calling in fake bomb threats to two synagogues. Federal prosecutors say a complaint unsealed Thursday names 32-year-old Dante Phearse. He faces an initial court appearance Friday in Houston. Prosecutors say bomb threats were called in to two Houston synagogues on April 30. The ...
3 Texas cities to share $8.5M for HUD cleanup
Three Texas cities will share $8.5 million in federal funds to make low-income housing safer and healthier for children. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development on Thursday awarded the grants for anti-lead projects in Austin, Houston and San Antonio. Experts say the funds will help deal with lead-based ...
Open Meetings Act to allow video teleconferences
The Texas Legislature has amended the Open Meetings Act to allow for video teleconferences. The bill sent to the governor on Thursday would allow public officials to meet using a teleconference even if a quorum is not physically present. Supporters say the bill will bring the state's strict rules for ...
New DPS plane named for slain Texas Ranger Doherty
The newest airplane being used by the Department of Public Safety carries the name of a Texas Ranger slain in the line of duty 35 years ago. DPS on Thursday commissioned the high-tech Pilatus PC-12 NG at a ceremony in Austin. The aircraft is named for Texas Ranger Bobby Paul ...
Texas has 8 of top 15 fastest-growing cities in US
New estimates show Texas has eight of the nation's 15 fastest-growing cities. Estimates released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau show San Marcos in Central Texas led the way with a nearly 5 percent population boom between July 2011 and July 2012. That's the highest rate among U.S. cities with ...
Man killed in Texas had fake 'anthrax' containers
Police say an armed robbery suspect who was shot and killed in a South Texas neighborhood had containers falsely labeled "anthrax." San Antonio police say no dangerous materials were found after the gunman was fatally shot early Thursday by a resident. Police believe the suspect followed a couple home in ...
Man gets life for razor attack on Texas barber
A man who claimed self-defense has been sentenced to life in prison for grabbing a razor and slitting the throat of an East Texas barber during a robbery. Jurors in Nacogdoches (na-kuh-DOH'-chihs) earlier convicted Timothy Blanton of Garrison of aggravated robbery. The attack last July at a barber shop in ...
Marathon Oil says talks end on possible stake sale
Marathon Oil said Thursday that talks on a potential sale of part of its stake in the Athabasca Oil Sands Project in Canada have ended. The Athabasca project is a joint venture between Marathon Oil Canada, Shell Canada Energy and Chevron Canada Ltd. that extracts a thick form of crude ...
Federal indictment in real estate investment scam
A 52-year-old Houston man who portrayed himself as a pastor running a religious-themed investment program is charged with 24 counts of fraud for what federal prosecutors say was a real estate scheme that cost a Mississippi woman $650,000. U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson says Samuel Ray Palasota has surrendered to authorities ...
Parkland takes step toward paying $1.4M settlement
The board of Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas has voted to pay $1.4 million to settle allegations that it defrauded Medicare and Medicaid. The proposed agreement with the U.S. Justice Department was approved late Wednesday. Parkland does not admit liability in the settlement. The Dallas Morning News (http://dallasne.ws/12xEWQW ) reports ...
GameStop 1Q net income falls but beats Street
GameStop Corp. said Thursday that its first-quarter net income fell 25 percent as revenue declined, but results at the world's biggest video game retailer surpassed Wall Street's expectations. The company earned $54.6 million, or 46 cents per share, in the three months that ended on May 4. That's down from ...
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