Local Crime Stoppers met for dinner Tuesday evening and heard a message from Roy Padilla of the Pharr Crime Stoppers. He offered ideas on ways to make the local program more effective.
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HOUSTON (AP) - The deaths of three Houston-area children are prompting a state review team to probe Texas Child Protective Services' own abuse investigations. More...
FRASER, Mich. (AP) - Authorities say a drunken 40- year-old man was arrested for impersonating a police officer in Fraser after he tried to question a plainclothes detective patrolling in an unmarked car. More...
WOODBURY, New York (AP) A New York man is donating his 320th pint (half-aliter) of blood this week, making him one of two people in the U.S. who has given 40 gallons. More...
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Movie audiences are continuing to visit "The Final Destination." The fright flick took in an estimated $15.4 million over the four-day Labor Day holiday weekend to remain the No. More...
Texas high school football top 10 schedule
Scores and schedule for the teams ranked in The Associated Press Texas high school football poll, Sept. 3-7. Games are Friday night unless noted. Class 5A 1. Katy (1-1) lost to The Woodlands, 31-27 2. Cedar Hill (2-0) def. More...
The Texas Department of State Health Services is encouraging people to get their seasonal flu vaccination now. "Don't wait. Get your seasonal flu vaccination now," said Dr. David Lakey, DSHS Commissioner. More...
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Colt McCoy passed for 317 yards and two touchdowns and No. 2 Texas romped past Louisiana-Monroe 59-20 on Saturday night. More...
DALLAS (AP) - A new report says that Texas has the highest rate of repeat teen births of any state at 23 percent. Child Trends, a nonpartisan national research group, said in its report that among 73 major U.S. More...
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - The lingering drought in Texas is taking its toll on trees, even sturdy species such as the live oak. More...
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) - Police officials say a shortage of officers is partly to blame for a spike in overtime costs that reached all-time highs in 2008, causing the city to spend $1.8 million. More...
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A shortage of primary care physicians in Texas is expected to worsen as doctors go into more lucrative specialties. There are 27 Texas counties that have no doctor at all, including Motley County in the Panhandle. More...
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) - Douglas County farmer and tractor dealer Elmer Johanning arrived at his final resting place in a style befitting his life. More...
MONTERREY, Mexico (AP) Washington's new ambassador to Mexico says the United States must stop the flow of weapons smuggled south across the border to improve security. More...
HOUSTON (AP) - The number of rigs actively exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. rose by 10 this week to 1009. Houston-based Baker Hughes Inc. reported Friday that 701 of the rigs were exploring for natural gas and 295 for oil. More...
AUSTIN -- Officially, the Texas Youth Commission provides services to delinquent youths, ages 10 to 19, through programs and facilities that administer constructive training for rehabilitation. More...
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) - A Sudanese judge convicted a woman journalist on Monday for violating the public indecency law by wearing trousers outdoors and fined her $200, but did not impose a feared flogging penalty. More...
