Volleyball - (standing, left to right) Nanette Salinas (All-District First Team), Maggie Vasquez (All-District Honorable Mention), Michelle Romo (All-District Honorable Mention), and Katrina Zamorano (All-District Honorable Mention); (seated, le
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By BEN EVANS Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) Facing fierce resistance, the Obama administration on Friday backed off a plan to ban sales of raw oysters from the Gulf of Mexico during warm-weather months. More...
By E. EDUARDO CASTILLO Associated Press Writer
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (AP) - Gunmen burst into an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting and opened fire in a violenceplagued Mexican border state, killing one person and wounding four others, authorities said Tuesday. More...
WASHINGTON (AP) - A leading auto organization is projecting a 1.4 percent increase in Thanksgiving travel this year, although fewer people will travel by air due to budget concerns, reduced airline capacity and added charges. More...
ROLANDO VELAZQUEZ was recognized as the 2009 Physician's Assistant of the Year by the McAllen Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. He attended an annual award and banquet ceremony on November 14 at the Embassy Suites in McAllen. More...
The U.S. public debt topped 12 trillion dollars for the first time in history, Treasury officials disclosed Tuesday, moving past a key barrier that raised hackles in Congress. More...
BASTROP, Texas (AP) - Two inmates with drug-related convictions have fled from a federal prison facility about 30 miles southeast of Austin. More...
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - New Mexico law enforcement officers will be cracking down on drunken drivers over the next several weeks. Gov. More...
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (AP) - Police in the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez say four state police officers have been killed and two others injured in two separate attacks. More...
DALLAS (AP) - Authorities are warning northern Texas parents that Mexican drug cartels are recruiting new soldiers and killers through gangs at borderarea schools and possibly throughout the state. More...
WILMINGTON, Delaware (AP) - Refineries across the United States are under severe economic pressure because of falling demand for fuel, with a number of facilities shutting down in recent months. More...
HOUSTON (AP) - As part of a plea agreement, a Houston windshield repairman has admitted he conspired to lie to gun dealers about where more than 300 military-style weapons were headed so they could be smuggled from the U.S. to Mexican drug cartels. More...
DALLAS (AP) A former Dallas County sheriff's deputy who pleaded guilty to cocaine and firearms possession charges will serve a 15-year federal prison term. A federal judge assessed the sentence to 36-year-old Standric Choice in Dallas on Friday. More...
BURNET, Texas (AP) - FAA officials say a pilot who had radioed he was having trouble was killed after the single engine, homebuilt aircraft he was flying crashed near the Burnet Municipal Airport. More...
HOUSTON (AP) - The number of rigs actively exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. this week has risen by 23 to 1,101. Houston-based Baker Hughes Inc. said Friday that 728 rigs were exploring for natural gas and 361 for oil. More...
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