July 7, 2010 RSS feed / News

Tarballs from deepwater horizon found on Bolivar and Galveston Island

AUSTIN - Texas Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson today announced the Texas General Land Office’s Oil Spill Prevention and Response Program is working closely with the U.S. More...

Hunter survey affirms Texas dove seasons on target

AUSTIN - Texas has the largest dove population, the most dove hunters, and the most flexible dove hunting framework in the nation. A recent opinion survey indicates Texas dove hunters are content with the current seasons and bag limits. More...

Local lending co-ops merge

Robstown, Texas AgCredit of South Texas has merged with Texas AgFinance. Both are Farm Credit lending cooperatives serving South Texas. More...

Teen hooks Colorado record for biggest fish

WHEAT RIDGE, Cob. (AP) State wildlife officials say a 51- pound grass carp hooked by a teen in Jefferson County is the heaviest fish on record to be caught in Colorado. More...

School principals lose appeal in Christmas candy cane case

DALLAS (AP) - A federal appeals court has ruled that two Plano elementary school principals can be held personally liable in a lawsuit over a student’s distribution of religious Christmas candy canes. More...

Texas DPS worker accused in driver’s license scam

HOUSTON (AP) - A Department of Public Safety clerk in Houston faces firing after being accused of selling driver’s licenses to people who never took the required tests or who are undocumented. More...

12,000 marijauna plants seized from forest service land

CENTERVILLE, Utah (AP) Authorities have removed more than 12,000 marijuana plants from U.S. Forest Service land near Centerville in Davis County. The operation to remove the plants took several hours. Police say the site was found by a hiker. More...

Mel Gibson sells 75-acre estate for $24M

GREENWICH, Connecticut (AP) Actor Mel Gibson has sold his 75-acre estate in Greenwich, Connecticut, for $24 million. The property, known as Old Mill Farm, had been on the market since 2007, when it was listed for $39.5 million. More...

Man accused in machete chase near taco stand

SALEM, Ore. (AP) - Police say an 81-year-old man was arrested after he chased another man around a Salem taco stand while armed with a machete. More...

Bullets from Mexican shootout hit El Paso city hall

EL PASO, Texas (AP) - Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott wants border security to top President Barack Obama’s agenda in the wake of stray gunfire from Mexico that left seven holes in El Paso’s city hall. More...

STATE CAPITOL HIGHLIGHTS

Governor protests EPA’s disapproval of Texas’ clean air plan

AUSTIN - The U.S Environmental Protection Agency on June 30 announced its final disapproval of the flexible permit program the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality had submitted two weeks earlier for inclusion in its cleanair plan. More...

Health-related precautions following Hurricane Alex

Health officials are offering the following health-related precautions for people in areas where heavy rains may have occurred as a result of Hurricane Alex. Mosquitoes More...

Hurricane Alex may have blessed South Texas crops

McALLEN - If weather cooperates in the coming weeks, Hurricane Alex’s rains may actually benefit South Texas row crops that are now on the brink of harvesting, according to Texas AgriLife Extension Service personnel. More...

Food prices inch up, TFB Grocery Watch survey shows

The price of groceries inched up for Texas consumers during the second quarter of 2010 compared to a year ago, according to the latest Texas Farm Bureau (TFB) Grocery Price Watch. More...

Photographer spends year documenting Navajos life

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - Navajo photographer Don James set out on a mission. He gave himself 365 days to complete it and a weekly allowance of $100 for everything from gas and food to showers. More...

Calif. lawmakers revise rules for farm workers

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) Farmers would be required to pay field hands overtime after they work eight hours in a day under legislation headed to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's desk. More...

House panel votes to lift Cuba travel ban

WASHINGTON (AP) A congressional committee has voted to lift the ban on American travel to Cuba. The House Agriculture Committee voted 25-20 Wednesday to allow travel to the island and expand U.S. food exports there. More...

Pot farm uprooted in Angeles National Forest

LOS ANGELES (AP) More than 11,000 marijuana plants have been uprooted in a sophisticated pot farm in a remote area of the Angeles National Forest. More...

DEA seizes drug-smuggling submarine

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Drug Enforcement Administration said Saturday it has helped seize a submarine capable of transporting tons of cocaine. More...

Mexicans vote elections besieged by drug violence

CIUDAD VICTORIA, Mexico (AP) - More than a dozen Mexican states held elections Sunday after campaigning besieged by assassinations and scandals that displayed drug cartels' power. More...

21 killed in Mexican gang shootout near Nogales

NOGALES, Mexico (AP) - A massive gun battle between rival drug and migrant trafficking gangs near the U.S. border Thursday left 21 people dead and at least six others wounded, prosecutors said. More...

Toy company accused of laundering drug money

LOS ANGELES (AP) Three executives at a stuffed toy manufacturer were arrested Friday on suspicion of laundering millions of dollars for Mexican and Colombian drug traffickers, authorities said. More...

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