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2 arrested for passing bogus $20 bills in Tyler

TYLER, Texas (AP) - Tyler police have arrested two people accused of passing bogus $20 bills at garage sales. Police on Thursday announced the arrest of 27- year-old Jessica Deann Perry and 30-year-old Brandon Keith Uzzel. More...

Ex-Cowboy facing fraud trial

DALLAS (AP) - Former Dallas Cowboys linebacker Eugene Lockhart was back in federal custody after authorities say he violated terms of release while he waits for his mortgage fraud trial to begin. More...

Burglars hit homes, steal TVs and computers

CRIME OF THE WEEK

Between the dates of July 16 and 17, unknown person(s) committed burglary at 584 N. 4th in Raymondville. More...

SAN PERLITA SPORTS TALK

ATTENTION ALL ATHLETES!

Volleyball and cross country practice will begin on Monday, August 2rd! If you are an incoming freshman or junior, you must have a current physical on file to participate in even one practice. More...

A&M's QB Johnson sees no burden as best of Big 12

IRVING, Texas (AP) Texas A&M quarterback Jerrod Johnson bears no burden under the label of best in the Big 12, even if his predecessors were Heisman Trophy winners, high NFL draft picks or both. More...

Bulldogs & Bearkats begin football practice next week

The greatest part of high school sports in all of Tejas begins this Monday (August 2) as Lyford and Raymondville High School kick off summer football practices. WHERE TO REPORT More...

RISD school board sets Myra Green opening August 6th

Just as Superintendent Johnny I. Pineda said earlier this month, RISD seems to be on the right track. Last Tuesday at the board meeting, some good news was given. More...

RHS band begins summer band camp

By: Amanda Esparza

“PRIDE!” echoes throughout the RHS gym. The Raymondville High School Mighty Bearkat Band began their annual summer band camp last Wednesday. More...

Texas Tech sets football season ticket record

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) - The exit of Mike Leach and entrance of Tommy Tuberville as Texas Tech football coach hasn’t put a damper on season ticket sales for the coming season. More...

Senate passes $60B war bill, kills House add-ons

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate has passed an almost $60 billion bill funding President Barack Obama's troop surge in Afghanistan after stripping out more than $20 billion in domestic spending approved by the House. More...

No charges over golf cart death of Texas teen

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission says no charges will be filed over the death of a 17-yearold girl following a May 1 golf cart accident in Kingsland. More...

Worst heat ever? No, not now, but in 1896 - as 1,300 died in New York City

(THE NEW YORK POST) - Don’t sweat it, New York. More...

Body of escaped Texas inmate found in New Mexico landfill

EL PASO, Texas (AP) - Texas authorities say the body of a federal inmate who escaped from jail in El Paso was found at a landfill eight miles away in New Mexico. More...

Gunbattles paralyze Nuevo Laredo

NUEVO LAREDO, Mexico (AP) - Mexican soldiers fought late-night gunbattles with gangs who forced citizens from their cars and used the vehicles to block streets in a city across the border from Texas. More...

Tobin and Anne Armstrong among new inductees to Texas Heritage Hall of Honor

STATE FAIR OF TEXAS

Six prominent Texans have been selected for induction into the Texas Heritage Hall of Honor on September 24, opening day of the 2010 State Fair of Texas. More...

D. A. offers equipment to Game Warden to use in testing boaters for intoxication

The District Attorney announced today that County and District Attorney’s Office has received and loaned three Alcosensor portable breath test (PBT) devices to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Game Wardens that are assigned to Willacy C More...

Jobless Texans to be paid benefits for past weeks, long-term unemployed eligible for additional weeks of benefits

AUSTIN - The deadline for jobless Texans to qualify for emergency unemployment benefits has been extended to the week of November 27, 2010. More...

Pacquiao to fight Margarito on Nov. 13

NEW YORK (AP) - Manny Pacquiao has turned his attention to former welterweight champion Antonio Margarito for a November fight, after his promoter could not get a deal signed against Floyd Mayweather Jr. More...

Senate Democrats abandon energy bill

WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate Democrats on Thursday abandoned plans to pass an energy bill that caps emissions of carbon dioxide, saying Republicans refuse to support the measure. More...

Rise in foreign-born priests concerns some

RIDGEFIELD PARK, N.J. (AP) - When he moved to the U.S. in 2001 to enter the seminary for the Catholic priesthood, the Rev. Viktor Markovic spoke only Russian and his native Croatian. More...

Arizona law comes after years of mounting anger

PHOENIX (AP) - As the days tick down until the Arizona immigration law takes effect, the state stands as a monument to the anger over illegal immigration that is present in so many places. More...

Leaders strive to maintain program statewide

TEXAS BUDGET WOES CAUSE AGRILIFE EXTENSION SERVICE JOB LOSSES

COLLEGE STATION - Officials have completed the difficult task of notifying employees whose jobs with the Texas AgriLife Extension Service will end between now and Oct. 31. More...

75-year-old man kills intruder in Cedar Creek home

CEDAR CREEK, Texas (AP) - Bastrop County authorities say a 75-year-old man overpowered and stabbed to death an intruder who was about half his age. More...

Extreme heat kills more about 2,000 cattle

SALINA, Kan. (AP) - The Kansas Department of Health and Environment estimates about 2,000 cattle have died from a lethal mix of extreme heat, high humidity and little to no wind. More...

Congress’ passage of unemployment benefits extension to help many Texans

STATE CAPITOL HIGHLIGHTS

AUSTIN - Out-of-work Texans will have until Nov. 27 to qualify for unemployment benefits, the Texas Workforce Commission reported July 23. This is thanks to passage of the Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2010 by Congress on July 22. More...

It was raining marijuana in east Texas

CADDO MILLS, Texas (AP) - It was raining marijuana in a rural area of east Texas. More...

Mexican sentenced in Ariz. human smuggling case

PHOENIX (AP) - A Mexican man accused of being a ringleader in a human smuggling operation that brought several thousand illegal immigrants to Phoenix drop houses has been sentenced to seven years in prison. More...

Houston couple must display theft signs, after release from prison

HOUSTON (AP) - A Houston couple convicted of theft must display signs, outside home and near a mall, saying they are thieves. More...

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