Results tagged “nationalguard”

Primary results from national/state/local races: So even though it seems that Hillary won the Texas primary (it's interesting that Obama led in statewide early voting), Obama may beat her in delegate numbers. In the GOP race, McCain is now the GOP candidate as Huckabee gives up the ghost. In Travis County, Ron Paul won 17% of the vote . . .

The first tropical storm of the summer is heading straight towards us, and expected to make landfall in South Texas tomorrow morning. "Erin" was upgraded from "Depression Five" to "Tropical Storm" status at 10am today, meaning its maximum sustained winds are somewhere between 39-73 mph. Meteorologists at The Weather Channel believe that she'll affect much of the Texas coast, with cities from Brownsville and Corpus Christi up to Louisiana seeing anywhere from 2 to 5...

Days since rains began: 44 Homes destroyed by flooding: 1,000 Flood-related deaths: 11 Estimated cost of damages in Burnet County alone: $30 million Number of emergency Texas National Guard soldiers activated by Governor Perry throughout the state: 250 Total impacted area, spanning North Texas to the Rio Grande Valley, in square miles: 48,000 Height, in feet above sea level, of Lake Travis when considered "full": 681 Height of Lake Travis on July 4th: 701...

Local: Plans are being made to send Texas National Guard troops to the U.S./Mexico border, but the deployment date is still unknown. Gov. Rick Perry says the date will be set once the details are worked out between the state and the federal government. Remember, people: this is just like a neighborhood watch program except that it's Texas National Guard Troops watching instead of the crazy cat lady who lives down the street. State:...

The SWAT standoff off of Riverside yesterday ended in the arrest of a 19-year old who allegedly shot two people overnight-injuries were minor. George W. Bush's visit to India-in hopes of congealing some kind of partnership with the country-is laughable. His next stop is Pakistan where, ironically, he has been deemed as The Most Hated Man. If only we had his confidence, after a 5 year search, Bush insists that Osama Bin Laden will...