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September 18, 2007

Longhorn football player James Henry has been suspended indefinitely from the team after being charged with felony counts of retaliation and tampering with physical evidence. Police say the charges are in connection with the alleged armed robbery involving former Longhorn football player Robert Joseph. Court records indicate that Henry, 19, confronted witnesses on behalf of Joseph, who was arrested June 27th on aggravated robbery charges. Police say that Joseph called Henry from jail the......

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August 31, 2007

#4 Texas (0-0) vs. Arkansas State (0-0) Time: 6 pm, Saturday, Sept. 1 Location: Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium TV: Fox Southwest Pay-Per-View Radio: KVET (98.1 FM, 1300 AM) Texas Coach Mack Brown has declared that his team's motto in 2007 is "Earn the Right." On Saturday, he'll get the chance to see which of his players will earn the right to play and make an impact this season as the Longhorns take on......

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August 8, 2007

BBC actors posing as escaped inmates in Travis County freak out local residents, prompting jail lockdown Study finds downtown Round Rock is less than walkable Might this be the end of the ugly butt-crack contest? Andre Jones claims he's a victim of mistaken identity APD chief Art Acevedo launches internal audit after the Statesman reveals the department's 2006 budget was padded with funds seized during criminal investigations Officials in South Texas discover a tractor......

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August 3, 2007

In what's gotta be one of the worst ways ever to spend one's 18th birthday, UT freshman football player Andre Jones was arrested and thrown to Travis County Jail today. His bail is currently set at $40,000. Jones, who now faces felony charges of aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon, was delivered even more bad news in the form of a statement issued by Longhorn coach Mack Brown. From the Statesman Bevo Beat: “We are......

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August 3, 2007

Austin police are on the lookout for a UT football player-turned-fugitive considered to be "armed and dangerous." An arrest warrant was issued yesterday for 17-year-old Andre Jones, a freshman defensive tackle from El Paso known by some as "Big Dre." Jones faces first-degree felony charges of aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon. Allegedly, Jones and his teammate, Robert Joseph, held up two victims at an East Austin student apartment residence last Friday. Joseph reportedly pointed......

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