A rent home owned by Nathan Solis at 544 E. Norman was destroyed by fire Sunday at 11:57 p.m. A smaller building in the back yard also burned in two seperate fires at the same time.
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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - An eastern Illinois man died in a snowmobiling accident during this week’s winter storm. More...
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A poll shows 41 percent of Texas voters would target highway funding first in dealing with a projected state budget shortfall that could reach $16 billion next year. More...
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - A burglary suspect who stopped to chat with people inside homes has been charged, along with an accomplice, with four felonies. More...
Six weeks after two Willacy sheriff's deputies shot a 41- year-old man to death on Jan. 2, the case has not yet been referred to the district attorney's office and Sheriff Larry Spence will not confirm the names of the officers involved. More...
Texas cities got their reduced share of sales tax receipts for December last week. More...
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) Authorities say an elderly Lubbock man died the same day he was reported missing when he was run over by a train while lying on the tracks. Lubbock police Capt. More...
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A look at where the Democratic candidates for governor stand on some key issues ahead of the March 2 primaries. Early voting begins Tuesday, Feb. 16. More...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - A measure designed to allow grocery stores in Oklahoma City and Tulsa to sell wine and strong beer has been shot down by a Senate committee. More...
SPENCER, Ind. (AP)- A growing coyote population and increased interest from hunters has flooded the market for coyote pelts, sending prices plummeting. Hunters last year sold coyote pelts for $5 each, down from $11.60 in 2007. More...
CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) - A man police dubbed the Bicycle Bandit has admitted committing eight bank robberies in southern New Jersey and Delaware. More...
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) - A southwest Florida man has been charged in the deaths of two nuns after he allegedly crashed into their vehicle while driving under the influence of alcohol. Michael G. More...
MADISON, Wis. - Would you turn your back on deep-fried cheese curds if you knew that a single serving packs in 569 calories? More...
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Austin is considering building a rail bridge over Lady Bird Lake as one option for extending a proposed light rail or streetcar line. More...
DALLAS (AP) - Dallas police shot and killed an armed man to end a standoff at a gas station. Police spokesman Andy Harvey says the gunman was acting in a threatening manner Friday before being fatally shot by an officer. More...
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Sales tax collections across Texas continued their slide in January as major sectors like retail, fuel production and construction posted lower numbers. More...
TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) - Mexican soldiers have seized more than 12 tons of marijuana found beneath a false floor of a tractor trailer. More...
MONTERREY, Mexico (AP) - A Texas man and his girlfriend were sentenced to nine years in prison for recruiting Mexican women to give birth in the U.S. and sell their babies to couples there, a judge said Wednesday. More...
CITY OF COMMERCE, Calif. (AP) - It was clearly the wrong room for a suspected graffiti vandal to target. More...
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Farouk Shami, the Democratic hair-care magnate running for Texas governor, says most of his factory employees are Hispanic because white people are not willing to work. More...
By APRIL CASTRO Associated Press Writer
AUSTIN (AP) Texas Republican voters will have a chance to give their opinions on such issues as voter identification and federal stimulus spending through five nonbinding resolu-tions that will appear on the GOP primary ballot. More...
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