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Genetic mapping could throw ethics off course
A few milliliters of spit can do a lot of things. It can turn a wad of paper into a projectile, it can transmit diseases, it can even land you in jail. But thanks to progress in modern medical technology, it now also has the power to reveal all the secrets of where a human being has come from - and where they are going. Modern genetic mapping requires no needles, blood or discomfort but mailing ...
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Dead zone predictions much less spread than 2012
NEW ORLEANS -- Scientists in Michigan and Louisiana are predicting a big summer "dead zone" in the Gulf of Mexico. In the Chesapeake Bay, a smaller than average dead zone is expected.The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released predictions Tuesday for areas with too little oxygen to support life.It says the Gulf zone prediction is 7,286 to 8,561 square miles - anywhere ...
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Jury selection set for Hasan trial
FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) -- Jury selection will start July 9 in the murder trial of the Army psychiatrist charged in the deadly 2009 Fort Hood shooting rampage. The judge set the date after rejecting Maj. Nidal Hasan's request for a three-month trial delay. Col. Tara Osborn, the judge, says testimony will start Aug. 6 at the earliest. Jury selection will start later in July if a jury ...
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Roads get early Senate approval
AUSTIN (AP) - The Texas Senate has given preliminary approval to taking nearly $1 billion a year from the state's reserve fund and spending it on transportation. The constitutional amendment still needs a final vote to send it to the House with one week left in the special session. State transportation leaders say Texas needs to spend $4 billion more a year on transportation to keep up with ...
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Recruiting Austin Kafentzis commits to Gary Andersen Wisconsin
MADISON – After working out with Wisconsin coaches, Jordan High quarterback Austin Kafentzis realized he didn’t need two more years to decide where he wants to play college football. The highly recruited junior will play for the Badgers. ';He realized this is the place for him,'; said Kyle Kafentzis. ';He always loved Wisconsin, and the Big 10 is where I always ...
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Man accused of threatening Texas Sen. Ted Cruz
HOUSTON (AP) -- A Houston man is accused of threatening to kidnap, murder and burn U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas and his father and also to "blow up" the sun if he wasn't paid $3 ...
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Probe prompts child welfare workers to resign
ABILENE, Texas (AP) -- The Texas child welfare agency under investigation for its mishandling of a toddler's death last year has disciplined two workers after discovering a supervisor had "an inappropriate relationship" with the child's ...
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Congressman calls for defunding National Sheep Industry Improvement Center
$1 million dollars in mandatory funding annually and is authorized to spend $10 million more. The center provides grants to such trade groups as ...
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Boy 15 survives shark attack off Texas beach
A 15-year-old boy was in stable condition Tuesday, the day after being attacked by a shark in shallow water at a beach near Surfside, Texas, authorities said. Freeport police said the Needville teenager was bitten by a 4-foot shark on his left leg and hand while in waist-deep water about 2:45 p.m. Monday at a beach about 3 miles north of Surfside, KTRK-TV, Houston, reported. "I hope this ...
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Senate gives early approval to road spending plan
AUSTIN (AP) - The Texas Senate has given preliminary approval to taking nearly $1 billion a year from the state's reserve fund and spending it on transportation. The constitutional amendment still needs a final vote to send it to the House with one week left in the special session. State transportation leaders say Texas needs to spend $4 billion more a year on transportation to keep up with ...
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Cyclist suffers critical injuries after collision with vehicle
AUSTIN (KXAN) - A 60-year-old man was left with critical injuries Tuesday after an auto-bicycle crash near U.S. 290 and William Cannon, according to Austin-Travis County EMS. The accident happened about 11 a.m. near the Y at Oak Hill. He was transported to University Medical Center Brackenridge. No other information was immediately available. This is just the most recent accident involving ...
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Pair of cyclists injured after separate collisions with vehicles
AUSTIN (KXAN) - Two cyclists were injured Tuesday in separate collisions with a vehicle. A 60-year-old man was left with critical injuries after an auto-bicycle crash near U.S. 290 and William Cannon, according to Austin-Travis County EMS. The accident happened about 11 a.m. near the Y at Oak Hill. He was transported to University Medical Center Brackenridge. No other information was immediately ...
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Arlington police seek tips on playground dragon slayer
Arlington police are seeking the public’s help to identify the vandal or vandals, who caused about $5,000 in damage last week by lopping the head off the popular playground ...
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East Texas fire kills more than 200 exotic birds
Owner Tommy Hayes said Monday that he's devastated about the fire. Hayes says he raises the birds to protect them but occasionally sells some of the creatures to offset the $2,800 monthly cost for sanctuary ...
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Texas Kind Of Protects Your Email Privacy With New Law
Before the NSA leaks, everybody thought the worst the government could do was obtain your email without a warrant. Well, they can still do that, but Texas has just made it harder for local law enforcement to do the ...
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Live Oak County sued over jail abuse
GEORGE WEST -- Live Oak County has been sued in federal court for the second time in a year over the sexual abuse of women held in its jail. Also named in the lawsuit filed earlier this month in Corpus Christi are three former guards from the Live Oak County jail who were previously convicted of improper sexual contact with prisoners. Attorney Ron Armstrong, who filed the lawsuit, said ...
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OneWest Laying Off Hundreds in Texas
Hundreds of jobs in Texas are being eliminated by OneWest Bank FSB. The disclosure of the layoffs follows last week's revelation that the bank would sell a substantial share of its mortgage servicing rights. As of June 30, 2012, Pasadena, Calif.-based financial institution had a total mortgage servicing staff of nearly 1,300 employees. The headcount was based on national employment. ...
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Border Patrol rescues 3 from South Texas ranch
McALLEN, Texas (AP) -- The Border Patrol says it has saved the lives of two men lost in the brush north of the U.S.-Mexico border, but a third was reported as brain dead in an area ...
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Obama thwarted No indication he will win back House
President Obama's non-stop fundraising for congressional Democrats is building a huge campaign war chest for next fall, but there is little hope that his party will win back control of the House and make Rep. Nancy Pelosi speaker again, according to an exhaustive new analysis. But the report from the University of Virginia's Center for Politics also shows that Obama may suffer the ...
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Fort Worths proposed bond package is increased to $293 million adding street parks projects
FORT WORTH — The city is increasing its planned May 2014 bond package by $17 million to $293 million, boosting money for transportation and adding several parks ...
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El Paso Home Foreclosure Filings Drop
The number of El Paso homes with foreclosure filings declined 51 percent in May compared to a year ago, new data show. El Paso had 57 homes in some stage of foreclosure in May -- 61 fewer than in May 2012, RealtyTrac reported. The home foreclosure filings include default notices, scheduled auctions and bank repossessions. In Texas, the number of homes with foreclosure filings decreased ...
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After blast nursing home deaths higher than usual
WEST, Texas (AP) -- While the fertilizer plant explosion in the town of West destroyed much of the nursing home next to it, almost all of its residents survived that first ...
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Texas counties can seek feral hog control grants
Commissioner Todd Staples says feral hog control efforts need to be coordinated across public entities and private landowners. Individual Texas counties must partner with at least one other county also working on feral hog ...
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High winds derail 47 BNSF cars in Texas Panhandle
Faust says 47 cars that were empty or carrying various freight derailed before dawn Monday. He says 42 cars ended up on their sides. No cargo spilled from the 71-car train traveling from Clovis, N.M., to ...
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Cantwell Elected President of Austin Association of Insurance Professionals
The Austin Association of Insurance Professionals (AAIP) announced that Kimmi Cantwell, with McGowan, Donnelly & Oberheu LLC has been elected president of the group for 2013/2014. Also elected ...
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San Antonio planning facelift for downtown
River North is widely considered to be one of the most rundown, neglected and unsafe areas of the city. It has stood for years at the edge of downtown like a blight on the conscience of San Antonio, reminding city officials and the community constantly that something must be done. But, finding the money to proceed with a redevelopment project has proven difficult, until recently.
River North will be entirely overhauled in a new project that aims to revamp the area and make it an integral part of the life and culture of the city’s core, rather than a ghost town that people avoided at all costs. The project is finally underway following the injection of over US$24 million in funding for the overhaul. Read more
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