3 former execs of El Paso charity arrested in fraud case Wed, 15 Oct 2008 02:47:00 -0000 Three former executives of a charity with $834 million in government contracts were arrested Tuesday in a contract fraud probe that has grown to ensnare public officials in El Paso.
Obama hopes to score big with video game ads Wed, 15 Oct 2008 03:28:00 -0000 Eighteen video games, including the extremely popular Guitar Hero and Madden 09 will feature in-game ads from the Obama campaign in the final weeks before the election.
Bill Clinton stumps for Rick Noriega in Dallas (w/video) Wed, 15 Oct 2008 04:35:00 -0000 Former President Bill Clinton is back on the campaign trail in Texas, lending his support to Democratic Senate candidate Rick Noriega.
Denying he killed baby, boy's parents, inmate put to death Wed, 15 Oct 2008 03:49:00 -0000 A former East Texas truck repair shop owner was executed Tuesday evening for fatally shooting a 22-month-old boy in a spree that also killed the child's parents.
Perry removes TYC from conservatorship Wed, 15 Oct 2008 04:32:00 -0000 Gov. Rick Perry removed the state's troubled youth prison system from conservatorship Tuesday and appointed a new executive commissioner.
Houston-area mom jailed after 3 kids left alone overnight Wed, 15 Oct 2008 03:37:00 -0000 A Houston-area mother has been charged with child abandonment, accused of leaving her three young daughters alone overnight in their apartment while she was out drinking.
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Police release sketch of assault suspect Wed, 15 Oct 2008 11:04:32 -0400 AUSTIN Experts: Schools need billions Wed, 15 Oct 2008 00:14:55 -0400 Texas schools will need an infusion of almost $5 billion in the next state budget to keep the state out of court, school finance experts said Tuesday. TYC out of conservatorship Wed, 15 Oct 2008 00:12:47 -0400 Nineteen months after a sex abuse scandal at the Texas Youth Commission triggered an official takeover, Gov. Rick Perry on Tuesday removed the agency from conservatorship and proclaimed that the problems mostly have been fixed.