Results tagged “border”

• Irony?: Perry's comments yesterday on possible secession may have made a Presidential run in 2012 more plausible.
• Meanwhile, Texas Dems say Perry should take back his sorta-secessionist comments.
• Oh, and Perry says he never called for secession.

• Austin priest missing from Nuevo Laredo home; foul play may be involved.
• Dental technician in Oak Hill suffered severe burns today after a piece of equipment using denatured alcohol caught fire.
• Chief Acevedo: "He's the Chief of Police"

Texas Ethics Commission says that Supreme Court Justice Hecht has to pay a fine of $29,000 for accepting a sketchy contribution. Last of the LBJ recordings released to the public today. LBJ ideas in an Obama administration. Rumor is that Rove is advising Kay Bailey Hutchison on her possible run for governor's office. Someone actually paid cash for a plane to fly around UT today carrying a banner saying "Mack Brown Quit Your Whining U Knew The Rules." Round Rock woman has donated 25 gallons of blood in 18 years. Two Border Patrol agents accused of working with drug traffickers crossing the South Texas border.

Texas Insurance Council estimates Wednesday night's storms caused $25 million worth of damage. During the storm, someone broke into a South Austin public storage facility. Job growth for our area lower than it was last year. Texas Border Coalition suing to stop construction of Bush's border fence.

UT student charged with making a terroristic threat after telling a pal he wanted to hit the campus "Virginia Tech style." Postal worker upset over loose dogs in his neighborhood leaves a Chihuahua on the Irving mayor's doorstep over the weekend. One of the teenage girls from the FLDS sect is giving birth in San Marcos today. $3 million worth of pot found by Border Patrol in El Paso as the driver attempted to truck it into the States in a shipping container.

Now more than 400 children in care of Texas CPS after being removed from Eldorado compound. Slight earthquake hits South Texas early this morning. Interactive feature on the fate of Brownsville's Sabal Palm Audubon Center as the border fence threatens to split it from the US. UT named in federal suit for their admission policies.

Photo by gina pina on flickr
• Sgt. Michael Olsen's appeal hearing started today.
• AISD Superintendent Forgione will retire in June of next year.
• Bastrop teacher accused of sending obscene text messages to a student.

• Sex toys are no longer illegal in Texas; federal appeals court overturns the ban.
• McCain adviser tells NPR that if Obama is the Democratic nominee, he won't keep working on McCain's campaign.
• Decapitation wire placed by someone on US/Mexico border fence.