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Police corruption bill focuses on border

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A panel of state senators wants to create a special division of the Texas Rangers that would focus on corrupt police officers along the Mexican border. More...

Texas woman calls 911 over shrimp shortage in food

HALTOM CITY, Texas (AP) - A woman called 911 to report she didn't get as much shrimp as she wanted in her fried rice at a Texas restaurant. More...

Casino bills to get committee hearing

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Casino gambling bills proposed in the Texas House of Representatives are moving closer to getting a public hearing in a legislative committee. More...

City Commissioners hear Census plans

Juan Pena of the United States Census Bureau told city commissioners about his agency's plan for the 2010 Census at last week's meeting. More...

Border agents seize more than 4 tons of marijuana

EL PASO, Texas (AP) - U.S. Customs agents have found more than four tons of marijuana in a truck crossing into the United States. More...

AZ cigarette tax has smokers hot

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - Arizona smokers are blazing mad over high tobacco taxes. More...

RHS Jr. Class Chicken BBQ cancelled

The Raymondville High School Jr. Class Chicken BBQ scheduled for Saturday, April 18 has been cancelled. Anyone who purchased tickets may get a refund from the Junior Class member who sold the tickets or from Mrs. More...

9 patients made nearly 2,700 ER visits

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Nine people accounted for nearly 2,700 of the emergency room visits in Central Texas during the past six years at a cost of $3 million to taxpayers and others, according to a report. More...

Helena Chemical Co. makes $300 donation to San Perlita ISD

ALAMO, TX - Helena Chemical Co., a sales professional with Pioneer Hi- Bred has made a $300 donation to the San Perlita Independent School District. Helena Chemical Co. More...

East Texas man banks same place 80-plus years

FRANKSTON, Texas (AP) - An East Texas man who's been married for 81 years has banked at the same place longer than that. More...

Hurricane forecaster predicts average '09 season

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - A North Carolina researcher says the 2009 hurricane season for the Atlantic and Gulf coasts will be about average and slightly less active than last year. More...

Federal judge dismisses stranded passenger lawsuit

FAYETTEVILLE, ARK (AP - A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit by an Arkansas woman that claimed she was illegally imprisoned on an American Airlines airplane for 91/2 hours in 2006. In an 18-page ruling, U.S. District Judge Robert T. More...

Bill: Workers would pay for use of state cars

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) A bill that has already passed unanimously through a Texas House committee would require government employees who drive state-owned cars to reimburse taxpayers for their personal use. More...

Why is the Willacy County Crime Stoppers'Walk/Run called the Moon Walk/Run?

This question is being asked by many people who weren't around here fourteen years ago, so we will try to answer their question. More...

2 DWI charges in 1 night

NEW IBERIA, La. (AP) - A New Iberia man was charged with his second and third driving while intoxicated offenses after he allegedly left the scene of two car crashes within 30 minutes of each other. More...

South Texas sheriff's killer wins reprieve

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A condemned inmate set to die next week for fatally shooting a South Texas sheriff 20 years ago has won a reprieve from the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. More...

City sales tax receipts continue to show gain for year

Raymondville's retail sales as reflected by the sales tax rebate from the Stateof Texas continue to be up 6.12 percent for the year although sales did slip by 1.04 percent in March. More...

Number of active oil rigs falls by 38

HOUSTON (AP) - The number of rigs actively exploring for oil and natural gas in the United States fell by 38 this week to 1,005. Of the rigs running nationwide, 790 were exploring for natural gas and 204 for oil, Houston-based Baker Hughes Inc. More...

Report: Ethanol raises cost of nutrition programs

WASHINGTON (AP) - Food stamps and child nutrition programs are expected to cost up to $900 million more this year because of increased ethanol use. More...

Nation's emergency physicians warn about dangers of dog bites

WASHINGTON, DC - With spring approaching, more people will be going outdoors to enjoy warmer weather. That also might mean more contact with dogs, either being walked by their owners or unaccompanied. Slice 4. More...

Ranch Name - For Texas rancher, deep doo-doo wouldn't do

COMANCHE, Texas (AP) - Mack Stark figures cattle raisers can appreciate the name of his west central Texas ranch and makes no apologies for the words in big black letters on the steel arch over the dirt and gravel driveway. More...

Parks and wildlife looking for dove leases

AUSTIN - Attention landowners: Looking for some extra money and got a weedy field not in production or being rested this fall? More...

Cardinal George: Obama Notre Dame invitation 'embarassment'

CHICAGO (AP) - The head of the Roman Catholic church in Chicago says the University of Notre Dame's commencement speech invitation to President Barack Obama is an "extreme embarrassment." Cardinal Francis George urged Catholics at a weekend confer More...

Photo

THE BASEBALL that was used for the first pitch Saturday is the original ball that then 12-year-old Jeff Hommel hit a grandslam with on June 19, 1978. Hommel's team American Legion won the game against Swayze- Hutchins 8-2. More...

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