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July 29, 2009 / News

Danielle Rodriguez sets 1600 meter state record

by Smiley Rodriguez

There is an old sports adage that states, "Records are meant to be broken." Phenom distance runner Danielle Rodriguez did just that by setting a new state Junior Division record in the 1600 meter run. More...

Longhorns to wear special uniform

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - The Texas Longhorns football team will wear a specially designed uniform during the 2009 season finale with Texas A&M. The jersey was unveiled at Coach Darrell Royal's 85th birthday party on Saturday. More...

Border Patrol sets South Texas pot seizure record

McALLEN, Texas (AP) - U.S. Border Patrol agents in the Rio Grande Valley sector have set an annual record for marijuana seizures. A Border Patrol statement states that agents have confiscated more than 750,000 pounds of the drug since Oct. 1. More...

Texas soldier gets 40-year term in beating death

FORT BLISS, Texas (AP) - A Fort Bliss soldier has been sentenced to 40 years in military prison for fatally beating another soldier with a baseball bat. Pvt. Deandrez Robertson admitted in a Fort Bliss court that he hit Pvt. More...

Fort Hood soldier charged with murder

FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) - A Fort Hood soldier has been charged in the shooting death of a fellow soldier from Wisconsin. The Austin American- Statesman reports military officials say Spc. Armano Baca is charged with murder in the death of Spc. More...

Dog home with family 10 months after Ike

CLEAR LAKE, Texas (AP) - A 4-year-old dog long gone in the aftermath of Hurricane Ike is back with her family in Clear Lake. September's storm blew down a fence at the home of Joe and Kathy Bauer. More...

Be a tattletale, turn in a Texas litterbug

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - People who see Texas being trashed can be a tattletale online. The Texas Department of Transportation has a spot on its Web site to report litter seen thrown from a vehicle. More...

City Web Site found lacking by local resident

Only one citizen came to offer advice to the city at a public hearing on the 2010-2020 Master Plan Tuesday, but he had plenty of advice to offer. Rick Shuey told commissioners that he wants to see improvements in the following three areas. More...

Texas schools to receive additional infusion of federal funding

AUSTIN - The U.S. Department of Education has approved Texas' plan for spending $3.2 billion in federal stimulus funds. More...

Texas teen says father wrapped chain around him

TEXAS CITY, Texas (AP) - Authorities in Texas have accused a man of wrapping a 20-foot chain around his teenage son's neck and spraying him in the face with Mace. More...

Earthquake insurance offered in Cleburne

CLEBURNE, Texas (AP) - People in Cleburne shaken by recent earthquakes can get coverage. Earthquake insurance is being offered to residents of the North Texas town that has had seven minor earthquakes since early June. More...

Defendant sentenced to 6 months in jail for graffiti

The Willacy County and District Attorney's Office announced today that on July 21, 2009, Martin Andrade, 21, of Raymondville, TX, pled guilty in County Court to Judge Menton Murray and was sentenced to 6 months in a county jail probated for 9 month More...

Human rights group visits Willacy detention center

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas and other civil rights groups said Wednesday they are meeting with an international human rights organization visiting the state to point out problems at alien detention centers. More...

35th Annual Fishing Tournament

NICE ASSORTMENT The fishing party brought a nice assortment consisting of redfish, trout and flounder. More...

U.S. residents charged with kidnapping Mexican baby

MONTERREY, Mexico (AP) - Two U.S. residents have been charged with kidnapping a 3-month-old Mexican girl and trying to smuggle her out of the country. More...

9-year-old boy dies from gunshot wound

ORANGE, Texas (AP) - A 9- year-old boy has died from a gunshot after he and his brother were looking at a gun -- unaware that it was loaded. KBMT-TV reports the shooting happened at a home Friday in Orange. More...

Squad car burns in Dallas

DALLAS (AP) - Dallas police say a busy freeway on the western edge of the city was closed after a police squad car containing ammunition caught fire. The car was on Loop 12 at Jefferson Boulevard just before 2 p.m. Thursday when it ignited. More...

Former Lasara resident named teaching ambassador

Jose Manuel Rodriguez, formally of Lasara and a 1982 Raymondville High School graduate, was selected as a Washington Teaching Ambassador Fellow by the U.S. Department of Education in Washington D.C. Mr. More...

Austin's Barton Springs Pool to close 6-8 months

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - The city of Austin says it'll close its famed Barton Springs Pool for six to eight months for repairs to a leaking bypass culvert. More...

Kenedy County seeks early election help

by Rey Sifuentes Jr.

Kenedy County's election committee is looking for people to help out as judges and clerks when early voting (October 19 - 30) for the November 3 election begins. More...

Boy Scouts and Kenedy district attorney team up to fund drug education for school children

The Boyscouts of America and John Hubert, the Kleberg & Kenedy County District Attorney worked together with the Kleberg County Commissioner's Court to use $10,000 of the District Attorney's Asset forfeiture money to help fund drug education progra More...