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TxDOT announces Labor Day crackdown on drunk driving

AUSTIN - What do you get when you combine a yellow cab with a police squad car? More...

Texas teachers getting bonuses

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - With most public schools opening Monday, many teachers will receive bonuses this fall from Texas' merit pay program. The District Awards for Teacher Excellence, or DATE, is the largest merit pay plan in the nation. More...

Unemployment rate increases even as Texas adds thousands of new jobs

AUSTIN -The Texas Workforce Commission reported Aug. 21 that Texas added 37,900 new nonagricultural jobs in July. But, 941,000 able Texas residents were listed as unemployed in July. More...

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THE 2009-2010 LYFORD FFA OFFICER TEAM consisting of (L-R) Ajay Lerma-Treasurer, Derek Correa-Secretary, Dillon Burns-President, Jacob Lerma-Reporter and Jorge Lerma-Vice President recently attended the 2009 Texas State FFA Convention in Dallas, T More...

Grant funds rolling in for City of Lyford, total is $1.8 million

Mayor Henry de la Paz Jr., and City Secretary Lydia Moreno are very pleased over the grant funds that are rolling into their community from several different directions. More...

LYFORD ELEMENTARY WELCOMES NEW TEACHERS

Lyford CISD and Lyford Elementary welcomes new staff members for the 2009-2010 school year. Pictured are (standing l-r) Ruben De La Rosa (Asst. More...

BUDGET BOMB TO HIT U.S.

Deficit expected to be $9 trillion

Reports are that the economy might be stabilizing, as the stock market shows some life in recent days. For many, this may seem like the overdue light at the end of our recessionary tunnel. More...

Prosecutors, police argue over hot-car probe

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Austin police are still investigating the case of a father whose child died last week in a sweltering car. That's even though Williamson County prosecutors have charged the man with child endangerment. More...

Austin clerk charged with shooting beer theft suspect

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A 23- year-old clerk at an Austin convenience store was jailed Tuesday on a murder charge after the fatal shooting of a suspect in a beer theft. Juan Hector Romero was in the Travis County Jail on $250,000 bail. More...

Texas DBs all grown up, now a UT strength

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Blake Gideon's shaggy beard is just the start. Everything about the Texas sophomore safety seems older and wiser. The same goes for the rest of the Longhorns secondary. More...

Texas facing hundreds of trooper vacancies

McALLEN, Texas (AP) - A Texas program to boost the law enforcement presence along the U.S.-Mexico border by temporarily reassigning state troopers from other parts of the state is contributing to a critical personnel shortage in the Texas Departmen More...

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THE "SHOOTING STARS" BASKETBALL TEAM (11-12 year olds) captured 2nd place at the 2009 Corpus Christi Back- To-School Basketball Tournament held this past weekend. More...

McAllen airport getting 3 more gates

McALLEN, Texas (AP) - McAllen Miller International Airport is adding three gates. The airport, currently with five gates, will use part of $11.6 million in federal funds to expand the terminal. More...

Houston-area police officer dies in shootout

HOUSTON (AP) - A Houston-area police officer has been shot and killed while responding to a disturbance call in a trailer park. More...

DPS announces arrest of a Top 10 fugitive

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Extradition is pending for a Texas Top 10 Most Wanted suspect caught in Mexico and accused of killing of his estranged wife in Houston. More...

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L.C. SMITH ELEMENTARY PRINCIPAL GILBERT GALVAN was optimistic of the upcoming 2009-2010 school year. "It's a challenge, but we are positive it's going to be a successful school year." More...

Dry conditions could boost dove hunting prospects

AUSTIN, Texas - Despite extended drought conditions across much of Texas, wildlife biologists with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department suggest there has been enough moisture to set the stage for good hunting this dove season. More...

D.A. seizes $219,432 from Matamoros man in money laundering case

The Willacy County and District Attorney's Office announced today that $219,432 was seized and forfeited to the State of Texas from Cruz Delgado Dorado, of Matamoros, Mexico. More...

Grand Jury no bills city police officer in shooting death of Carlos Cortez

The Willacy County and District Attorney's Office announced today that the 197th District Court grand jury, comprised of Willacy County residents, handed down a "no bill" of indictment for the death investigation of the shooting death of Carlos Cor More...

MEXICO TRIP

Maricela Suarez of Lyford enjoys traveling in Mexico. When she was in Guanajuato, she photographed one of the many sidewalk artists, who paint for tourists and locals. More...

Ohio man arrested 146 times since '98

CINCINNATI (AP) - Authorities in Cincinnati say Bennie Crabtree is the mostarrested man in the county. Records show he has been arrested 146 times since 1998, when Hamilton County's recordkeeping system was updated. More...

Straw buyer of guns gets prison sentence

McALLEN, Texas (AP) - A Starr County woman who bought 25 guns, at least one of which was recovered at the scene of a shootout in Cancun, Mexico, has been sentenced to more than three years in prison. More...

Austin firetrucks must stick to speed limit

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Some union leaders question a new Austin city policy that says firetrucks responding to calls must be driven the speed limit and fully stop at intersections. More...

Ban on hand-held cell phone calls in school zones

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A new hand-held cell phone law will ban drivers from making calls in active school zones in Texas where signs are posted. Most public schools in Texas opened Monday. The new law relating to wireless devices takes effect Sept. More...

Phoenix area golfer has 50 career holes in one

PHOENIX (AP) - In 1966, Dave Thomas lined up an 8-iron at Orange Tree Golf Club - then known as the Century Country Club - and took dead aim at the 140-yard sixth hole. On that day, he lived every golfer's dream. More...

Texas Civilian Labor Force expands to 12 million for the first time

TEXAS ADDS 37,900 JOBS IN JULY

AUSTIN - Total nonagricultural employment in Texas rose by 37,900 positions in July with significant job growth in Professional and Business Services, Education and Health Services, and Construction. More...

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LAST WEEK'S COLLISION RESULTED IN CRITICAL INJURY to the young woman driving the red Ford Mustang which was crushed by the black Dodge Ram 2500 pickup driven by a 14-year--old unlicensed Raymondville girl. More...

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