http://www.KTRE.com/category/50703/texas-headlines en-us Copyright 2000 - 2013 WorldNow and KTRE News - AP-State 15 texas-headlines http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/w9SYfu9ZMPM/texas-house-girds-for-major-budget-vote-wednesday http://www.KTRE.com/story/22381261/texas-house-girds-for-major-budget-vote-wednesday?t=2013-05-22T03:06:17Z KTRE Wed, 22 May 2013 03:06:00 EDT Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst says he is taking House leaders at their word, and that delicate pieces of a complicated Texas budget deal will be passed. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22381261/texas-house-girds-for-major-budget-vote-wednesday http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/9wqXI0j-iis/bill-modifies-concealed-handgun-licenses http://www.KTRE.com/story/22380801/bill-modifies-concealed-handgun-licenses?t=2013-05-21T23:53:43Z KTRE Tue, 21 May 2013 23:53:00 EDT Concealed handgun license holders in Texas would be allowed to carry a revolver or semi-automatic pistol, regardless of what they trained with on the shooting range under a bill advancing in the Texas Legislature. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22380801/bill-modifies-concealed-handgun-licenses http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/SSZaA0jUqD4/technicality-topples-key-financial-reporting-bill http://www.KTRE.com/story/22380346/technicality-topples-key-financial-reporting-bill?t=2013-05-21T22:26:18Z KTRE Tue, 21 May 2013 22:26:00 EDT A much-watched bill designed to give the public more information on schools, taxes, government spending and debt held by state entities has gone down on a House technicality. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22380346/technicality-topples-key-financial-reporting-bill http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/UtdXGwChNkg/drug-testing-for-unemployment-passes-texas-house http://www.KTRE.com/story/22379955/drug-testing-for-unemployment-passes-texas-house?t=2013-05-21T21:13:56Z KTRE Tue, 21 May 2013 21:13:00 EDT A bill that would allow the state to drug screen unemployment applicants has passed the Texas House. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22379955/drug-testing-for-unemployment-passes-texas-house http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/3uS9IGpnCis/safety-board-chair-atf-blocking-plant-blast-probe http://www.KTRE.com/story/22379847/safety-board-chair-atf-blocking-plant-blast-probe?t=2013-05-21T20:49:58Z KTRE Tue, 21 May 2013 20:49:00 EDT The head of a federal safety board says federal agents and the state fire marshal are blocking the board from investigating a deadly Central Texas fertilizer plant blast. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22379847/safety-board-chair-atf-blocking-plant-blast-probe http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/hyNb9GeCz8g/lawmaker-resurrects-radioactive-water-bill http://www.KTRE.com/story/22379102/lawmaker-resurrects-radioactive-water-bill?t=2013-05-21T18:49:47Z KTRE Tue, 21 May 2013 18:49:00 EDT A Republican lawmaker has resurrected a radioactive waste bill that would allow a West Texas site to store more hazardous materials. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22379102/lawmaker-resurrects-radioactive-water-bill http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/YHnuIr3p90A/nm-sees-oil-production-jump-46 http://www.KTRE.com/story/22378911/nm-sees-oil-production-jump-46?t=2013-05-21T18:33:57Z KTRE Tue, 21 May 2013 18:33:00 EDT Oil production in New Mexico has increased by nearly 50 percent over the last three years, making it one of five western states that have helped boost national production over the last three years. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22378911/nm-sees-oil-production-jump-46 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/hTkdf6RDPfA/texas-lawmakers-pushing-for-review-of-uil http://www.KTRE.com/story/22378775/texas-lawmakers-pushing-for-review-of-uil?t=2013-05-21T18:17:47Z KTRE Tue, 21 May 2013 18:17:00 EDT One of the chief critics of the University Interscholastic League is pushing lawmakers to conduct a thorough review of the governing body for public Texas high school sports. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22378775/texas-lawmakers-pushing-for-review-of-uil http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/lFmpibuRnUQ/story.asp http://www.KTRE.com/Global/story.asp?S=14880377&t=2013-05-22T01:35:06Z KTRE Tue, 21 May 2013 18:06:00 EDT The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch for Central and North Texas. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/Global/story.asp?S=14880377 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/Ulz-_BxJros/story.asp http://www.KTRE.com/Global/story.asp?S=14878087&t=2013-05-22T01:35:05Z KTRE Tue, 21 May 2013 17:49:00 EDT The latest Texas news from The Associated Press News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/Global/story.asp?S=14878087 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/TPrrPGiBxjA/man-pleads-guilty-in-picasso-vandalism-case http://www.KTRE.com/story/22378351/man-pleads-guilty-in-picasso-vandalism-case?t=2013-05-21T17:33:46Z KTRE Tue, 21 May 2013 17:33:00 EDT A man accused of vandalizing a 1929 Pablo Picasso painting in an act that was caught on cellphone video has pleaded guilty in exchange for a two-year prison sentence. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22378351/man-pleads-guilty-in-picasso-vandalism-case http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/iWCloTP0PDE/walmart-pledges-1m-for-moore-tornado-recovery http://www.KTRE.com/story/22375957/walmart-pledges-1m-for-moore-tornado-recovery?t=2013-05-21T16:53:48Z KTRE Tue, 21 May 2013 16:53:00 EDT Walmart says it is pledging $1 million for the recovery from the tornado that devastated Moore. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22375957/walmart-pledges-1m-for-moore-tornado-recovery http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/70blm3aAlrY/senate-approves-tax-break-for-veteran-spouses http://www.KTRE.com/story/22368833/senate-approves-tax-break-for-veteran-spouses?t=2013-05-21T16:33:38Z KTRE Tue, 21 May 2013 16:33:00 EDT The Texas Senate has approved a plan to give property tax relief to the spouses of military members killed in combat. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22368833/senate-approves-tax-break-for-veteran-spouses http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/_E80hluEV6c/indian-guest-workers-sue-company-in-miss-texas http://www.KTRE.com/story/22358310/indian-guest-workers-sue-company-in-miss-texas?t=2013-05-21T16:05:53Z KTRE Tue, 21 May 2013 16:05:00 EDT Dozens of Indian guest workers are suing an Alabama-based marine and fabrication company, claiming it financially exploited them and forced them to live in squalid conditions after bringing them to work at Gulf Coast... News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22358310/indian-guest-workers-sue-company-in-miss-texas http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/sFOgfAbsgbc/officials-link-e-coli-outbreak-to-restaurant http://www.KTRE.com/story/22357397/officials-link-e-coli-outbreak-to-restaurant?t=2013-05-21T16:01:35Z KTRE Tue, 21 May 2013 16:01:00 EDT Authorities have traced an E. coli outbreak in Central Texas to meat served to customers of a Mexican restaurant. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22357397/officials-link-e-coli-outbreak-to-restaurant http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/nmVouPtuH2Q/obama-opposes-gop-bill-on-keystone-xl-oil-pipeline http://www.KTRE.com/story/22352879/obama-opposes-gop-bill-on-keystone-xl-oil-pipeline?t=2013-05-21T15:49:36Z KTRE Tue, 21 May 2013 15:49:00 EDT The White House says President Barack Obama opposes a House bill that would speed approval of the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada to Texas. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22352879/obama-opposes-gop-bill-on-keystone-xl-oil-pipeline http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/9N2PBKowvi4/divorce-clause-keeps-lesbians-from-living-together http://www.KTRE.com/story/22350790/divorce-clause-keeps-lesbians-from-living-together?t=2013-05-21T15:45:39Z KTRE Tue, 21 May 2013 15:45:00 EDT A judge has ruled that a North Texas lesbian couple can't live together because of a morality clause in the divorce papers of one of the women. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22350790/divorce-clause-keeps-lesbians-from-living-together http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/RAae3JEvx64/man-convicted-of-killing-sons-scheduled-to-testify http://www.KTRE.com/story/22343898/man-convicted-of-killing-sons-scheduled-to-testify?t=2013-05-21T15:29:44Z KTRE Tue, 21 May 2013 15:29:00 EDT A North Texas man convicted of capital murder for drowning his two young sons is scheduled to take the stand in the penalty phase of his trial. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22343898/man-convicted-of-killing-sons-scheduled-to-testify http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/hf3akOgQIKE/texas-regents-nominees-clear-first-senate-hurdle http://www.KTRE.com/story/22328467/texas-regents-nominees-clear-first-senate-hurdle?t=2013-05-21T14:57:33Z KTRE Tue, 21 May 2013 14:57:00 EDT The Senate Nominations Committee has approved Gov. Rick Perry's three appointments to the University of Texas System board of regents, sending them to the full Senate for consideration. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22328467/texas-regents-nominees-clear-first-senate-hurdle http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/4lL0Pr4Bzr4/key-piece-of-texas-budget-deal-pushed-to-deadline http://www.KTRE.com/story/22318845/key-piece-of-texas-budget-deal-pushed-to-deadline?t=2013-05-21T14:25:37Z KTRE Tue, 21 May 2013 14:25:00 EDT A must-pass bill that is part of a Texas budget deal remains in limbo as time is running out before a midnight deadline in the House. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22318845/key-piece-of-texas-budget-deal-pushed-to-deadline http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/GfS9e-6T0OU/texas-mother-worried-about-torture-traffickers http://www.KTRE.com/story/22314007/texas-mother-worried-about-torture-traffickers?t=2013-05-21T13:17:22Z KTRE Tue, 21 May 2013 13:17:00 EDT Billie Dunn feared the worst while her teenage daughter was missing for more than two years. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22314007/texas-mother-worried-about-torture-traffickers http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/oWabC09IDfU/ban-on-soda-in-elementary-middle-schools-advances http://www.KTRE.com/story/22313422/ban-on-soda-in-elementary-middle-schools-advances?t=2013-05-21T13:05:30Z KTRE Tue, 21 May 2013 13:05:00 EDT A proposed ban on sales of sugary sodas in public elementary and junior high schools is on its way to the governor. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22313422/ban-on-soda-in-elementary-middle-schools-advances http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/9hlhyEVcdDw/recent-editorials-from-texas-newspapers http://www.KTRE.com/story/22313421/recent-editorials-from-texas-newspapers?t=2013-05-21T13:05:30Z KTRE Tue, 21 May 2013 13:05:00 EDT By The Associated Press El Paso Times. May 20, 2013. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22313421/recent-editorials-from-texas-newspapers http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/428B8j3ne10/texas-inmate-charged-in-shootings-dies-had-cancer http://www.KTRE.com/story/22309888/texas-inmate-charged-in-shootings-dies-had-cancer?t=2013-05-21T11:57:25Z KTRE Tue, 21 May 2013 11:57:00 EDT A West Texas inmate facing allegations that he killed his ex-wife and wounded her son in a Christmas Eve attack has died after being diagnosed with cancer. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22309888/texas-inmate-charged-in-shootings-dies-had-cancer http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/mB9VimT0Bwk/man-arrested-after-16m-in-cocaine-discovered http://www.KTRE.com/story/22309700/man-arrested-after-16m-in-cocaine-discovered?t=2013-05-21T11:49:15Z KTRE Tue, 21 May 2013 11:49:00 EDT Authorities say an Ohio man has been arrested in West Texas after a state trooper found about 50 pounds of cocaine valued at more than $1.6 million hidden in a false compartment of a vehicle. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22309700/man-arrested-after-16m-in-cocaine-discovered http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/LOE25e6tnvY/minor-spill-tar-balls-cleaned-up-at-galveston http://www.KTRE.com/story/22308526/minor-spill-tar-balls-cleaned-up-at-galveston?t=2013-05-21T10:37:13Z KTRE Tue, 21 May 2013 10:37:00 EDT State officials say a very minor oil spill has led to tar balls washing up on more than 2 miles of Galveston beaches. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22308526/minor-spill-tar-balls-cleaned-up-at-galveston http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/V_fbe5Z8B0Y/longview-police-officer-suspect-injured-in-chase http://www.KTRE.com/story/22308019/longview-police-officer-suspect-injured-in-chase?t=2013-05-21T09:53:13Z KTRE Tue, 21 May 2013 09:53:00 EDT An East Texas law officer and a driver being chased by police have been hurt as gunfire broke out during the pursuit. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22308019/longview-police-officer-suspect-injured-in-chase http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/w2eI1jJDAKA/man-shot-outside-houston-area-bar-fight-dies http://www.KTRE.com/story/22307494/man-shot-outside-houston-area-bar-fight-dies?t=2013-05-21T09:25:06Z KTRE Tue, 21 May 2013 09:25:00 EDT A man who was shot outside a Houston-area bar following a birthday party and then driven to a relative's home has died. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22307494/man-shot-outside-houston-area-bar-fight-dies http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/GA4_LCfLpD8/premont-am-kingsville-to-announce-partnership http://www.KTRE.com/story/22307025/premont-am-kingsville-to-announce-partnership?t=2013-05-21T08:41:04Z KTRE Tue, 21 May 2013 08:41:00 EDT A South Texas school district facing academic and financial challenges to stay open could get help from a university. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22307025/premont-am-kingsville-to-announce-partnership http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/7vyu0bvrmSg/texas-parents-charged-after-adopted-son-4-dies http://www.KTRE.com/story/22306526/texas-parents-charged-after-adopted-son-4-dies?t=2013-05-21T08:01:01Z KTRE Tue, 21 May 2013 08:00:00 EDT A North Texas husband and wife have been charged with felony injury to a child after their 4-year-old adopted son was found dead at their home. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22306526/texas-parents-charged-after-adopted-son-4-dies http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/j245dhmG1s4/more-tornadoes-in-forecast-for-central-us-tuesday http://www.KTRE.com/story/22306155/more-tornadoes-in-forecast-for-central-us-tuesday?t=2013-05-21T07:13:11Z KTRE Tue, 21 May 2013 07:13:00 EDT More severe weather is in the forecast for parts of the central United States already reeling from powerful tornadoes this week. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22306155/more-tornadoes-in-forecast-for-central-us-tuesday http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/TJues1ZT5n0/texas-search-team-to-help-after-okla-twister http://www.KTRE.com/story/22306127/texas-search-team-to-help-after-okla-twister?t=2013-05-21T07:09:01Z KTRE Tue, 21 May 2013 07:09:00 EDT Members of an elite search and rescue team from Texas have been dispatched to Oklahoma to help with recovery following a deadly tornado. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22306127/texas-search-team-to-help-after-okla-twister http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/OGXMi5vRKHU/texas-arrest-of-suspect-in-nashville-homicide http://www.KTRE.com/story/22306126/texas-arrest-of-suspect-in-nashville-homicide?t=2013-05-21T07:09:01Z KTRE Tue, 21 May 2013 07:09:00 EDT Police in Nashville say Texas state troopers and deputy U.S. marshals have arrested a homicide suspect in Lyford, Texas. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22306126/texas-arrest-of-suspect-in-nashville-homicide http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/zFQAowSsSeQ/help-could-be-available-for-uninsured-west-losses http://www.KTRE.com/story/22306029/help-could-be-available-for-uninsured-west-losses?t=2013-05-21T06:53:12Z KTRE Tue, 21 May 2013 06:53:00 EDT Disaster help may be available for losses not covered by insurance in a Central Texas town recovering from a fertilizer plant explosion. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22306029/help-could-be-available-for-uninsured-west-losses http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/tYLzr-Er2zM/story.asp http://www.KTRE.com/Global/story.asp?S=14880376&t=2013-05-22T01:35:03Z KTRE Tue, 21 May 2013 04:36:00 EDT Seth Smith homered and scored three times last night as the Oakland Athletics beat the Texas Rangers 9-2. A's starter Bartolo Colon earned his first win in nearly a month after allowing two runs and striking out three in... Sport http://www.KTRE.com/Global/story.asp?S=14880376 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/_3ibEH-xwZI/texas-house-mulls-new-district-for-failing-schools http://www.KTRE.com/story/22305277/texas-house-mulls-new-district-for-failing-schools?t=2013-05-21T04:09:02Z KTRE Tue, 21 May 2013 04:08:00 EDT The Texas House is considering a proposal that would create special districts operated by turnaround experts to improve struggling schools. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22305277/texas-house-mulls-new-district-for-failing-schools http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/A7tuHfHaN4Y/trial-begins-in-international-custody-case http://www.KTRE.com/story/22305227/trial-begins-in-international-custody-case?t=2013-05-21T04:06:05Z KTRE Tue, 21 May 2013 04:05:00 EDT A trial begins Tuesday that could determine which country will decide the fate of 13-year-old twin boys at the center of an international custody battle that extends from Eastern Europe to Middle Tennessee. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22305227/trial-begins-in-international-custody-case http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/Nn6kepLggVg/ne-texas-expects-severe-storms-possible-tornadoes http://www.KTRE.com/story/22305226/ne-texas-expects-severe-storms-possible-tornadoes?t=2013-05-21T04:06:05Z KTRE Tue, 21 May 2013 04:05:00 EDT Forecasters expect a stormy day across North Texas and East Texas as another day of severe thunderstorms are expected to make it into the Dallas-Fort Worth area. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22305226/ne-texas-expects-severe-storms-possible-tornadoes http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/v7BoLzKu5EA/rare-10-bill-marked-for-city-of-west-to-be-sold http://www.KTRE.com/story/22305225/rare-10-bill-marked-for-city-of-west-to-be-sold?t=2013-05-21T04:06:05Z KTRE Tue, 21 May 2013 04:05:00 EDT A rare $10 bill from 1929 marked with the name of the Texas town of West is set to be auctioned off to benefit the families of victims of the deadly fertilizer plant explosion there. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22305225/rare-10-bill-marked-for-city-of-west-to-be-sold http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/yQP1XYLHUmo/house-to-vote-on-drug-testing-for-welfare-benefits http://www.KTRE.com/story/22305161/house-to-vote-on-drug-testing-for-welfare-benefits?t=2013-05-21T03:52:51Z KTRE Tue, 21 May 2013 03:52:00 EDT Texas lawmakers will be voting on whether to require some welfare recipients to take drug tests. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22305161/house-to-vote-on-drug-testing-for-welfare-benefits http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/M29diu4rI9M/bill-bars-future-governors-from-medicaid-expansion http://www.KTRE.com/story/22304509/bill-bars-future-governors-from-medicaid-expansion?t=2013-05-20T23:41:09Z KTRE Mon, 20 May 2013 23:41:00 EDT The House has approved requiring any decision by a future Texas governor to expand Medicaid first be approved by the Legislature. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22304509/bill-bars-future-governors-from-medicaid-expansion http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/p8pO010k2Ag/sex-offender-list-closer-to-stripping-job-details http://www.KTRE.com/story/22304030/sex-offender-list-closer-to-stripping-job-details?t=2013-05-20T22:16:35Z KTRE Mon, 20 May 2013 22:16:00 EDT An online registry of convicted sex offenders in Texas would no longer include employer information under a bill inching closer to Gov. Rick Perry's desk. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22304030/sex-offender-list-closer-to-stripping-job-details http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/tIYzXm3YXTE/texas-radioactive-waste-bill-killed-for-error http://www.KTRE.com/story/22303790/texas-radioactive-waste-bill-killed-for-error?t=2013-05-20T21:29:03Z KTRE Mon, 20 May 2013 21:28:00 EDT A bill that would have dramatically changed the rules for a radioactive waste dump died in the Legislature because of a parliamentary error. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22303790/texas-radioactive-waste-bill-killed-for-error http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/q703lNg21Ek/house-approves-gun-training-for-some-teachers http://www.KTRE.com/story/22303631/house-approves-gun-training-for-some-teachers?t=2013-05-20T20:56:56Z KTRE Mon, 20 May 2013 20:56:00 EDT The Texas House has approved a plan to train some teachers for classroom gun fights. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22303631/house-approves-gun-training-for-some-teachers http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/IDKZ8VS2vWI/more-tornado-alerts-in-wake-of-deadly-twister http://www.KTRE.com/story/22303550/more-tornado-alerts-in-wake-of-deadly-twister?t=2013-05-20T20:40:55Z KTRE Mon, 20 May 2013 20:40:00 EDT Tornado warnings have been issued across much of the Midwest, stretching from Texas to Illinois, following a second deadly twister in as many days in the Oklahoma City area. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22303550/more-tornado-alerts-in-wake-of-deadly-twister http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/iF0AGJTSTVs/house-oks-disclosure-lobbying-rules-for-lawmakers http://www.KTRE.com/story/22303472/house-oks-disclosure-lobbying-rules-for-lawmakers?t=2013-05-20T20:24:51Z KTRE Mon, 20 May 2013 20:24:00 EDT The Texas House has voted to tighten disclosure and lobbying rules against state lawmakers - including its own membership. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22303472/house-oks-disclosure-lobbying-rules-for-lawmakers http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/pNn5d5U0SP8/texas-lawmakers-approve-part-of-water-overhaul http://www.KTRE.com/story/22303399/texas-lawmakers-approve-part-of-water-overhaul?t=2013-05-20T20:08:49Z KTRE Mon, 20 May 2013 20:08:00 EDT Texas lawmakers have given final approval to an overhaul of the Texas Water Development Board as the state grapples with how to manage water resources amid drought and a rapidly growing population. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22303399/texas-lawmakers-approve-part-of-water-overhaul http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/2aRzh333RpA/suspected-tornado-devastates-small-texas-school http://www.KTRE.com/story/22303263/suspected-tornado-devastates-small-texas-school?t=2013-05-20T19:40:50Z KTRE Mon, 20 May 2013 19:40:00 EDT A strong storm winds authorities suspect was a tornado smashed the public school complex in a small town in the rolling hills southwest of the Dallas-Fort Worth area. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22303263/suspected-tornado-devastates-small-texas-school http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/5donMqG3G_o/rainy-day-fund-eyed-for-175b-school-payment http://www.KTRE.com/story/22303110/rainy-day-fund-eyed-for-175b-school-payment?t=2013-05-20T19:20:46Z KTRE Mon, 20 May 2013 19:20:00 EDT A top House Republican says using the state's Rainy Day Fund is being considered for $1.75 billion owed to public schools as part of a complex Texas budget package. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22303110/rainy-day-fund-eyed-for-175b-school-payment http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/wqzweGyNoCY/twister-season-starts-late-but-starts-nonetheless http://www.KTRE.com/story/22303007/twister-season-starts-late-but-starts-nonetheless?t=2013-05-20T19:12:48Z KTRE Mon, 20 May 2013 19:12:00 EDT The tornadoes that have raked communities in Oklahoma, Texas and other states over the past week belie what has been an unusually slow start to the 2013 tornado season. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22303007/twister-season-starts-late-but-starts-nonetheless http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/qwlSI24IjOg/resign-to-run-oked-for-railroad-commissioners http://www.KTRE.com/story/22302798/resign-to-run-oked-for-railroad-commissioners?t=2013-05-20T18:48:43Z KTRE Mon, 20 May 2013 18:48:00 EDT The Texas House has approved a requirement that state railroad commissioners resign their posts to run for another office. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22302798/resign-to-run-oked-for-railroad-commissioners http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/Wk7PUP9b4wk/3-dead-idd-after-wrong-way-i-15-crash-near-vegas http://www.KTRE.com/story/22302720/3-dead-idd-after-wrong-way-i-15-crash-near-vegas?t=2013-05-20T18:40:49Z KTRE Mon, 20 May 2013 18:40:00 EDT Authorities are identifying three people killed in a weekend crash involving a wrong-way driver from Las Vegas and several people from India on Interstate 15 near the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22302720/3-dead-idd-after-wrong-way-i-15-crash-near-vegas http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/K2bsVHTH50E/fines-for-misusing-commercial-vehicles-advance http://www.KTRE.com/story/22302575/fines-for-misusing-commercial-vehicles-advance?t=2013-05-20T18:28:42Z KTRE Mon, 20 May 2013 18:28:00 EDT Driving a commercial vehicle without a license in Texas would bring bigger fines under a measure advancing in the Legislature. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22302575/fines-for-misusing-commercial-vehicles-advance http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/zf0lvaHYrMo/appeals-court-upholds-age-limit-to-carry-handguns http://www.KTRE.com/story/22302327/appeals-court-upholds-age-limit-to-carry-handguns?t=2013-05-20T18:00:41Z KTRE Mon, 20 May 2013 18:00:00 EDT A federal appeals court has upheld a Texas law that says 18-20-year-olds cannot receive a concealed handgun license. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22302327/appeals-court-upholds-age-limit-to-carry-handguns http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/8oYZX2AD4Rk/man-arrested-following-shooting-that-left-2-dead http://www.KTRE.com/story/22301521/man-arrested-following-shooting-that-left-2-dead?t=2013-05-20T16:52:54Z KTRE Mon, 20 May 2013 16:52:00 EDT Investigators have identified four men they say were involved in a drug-related shooting in Houston that left a 10-year-old boy and a woman dead. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22301521/man-arrested-following-shooting-that-left-2-dead http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/GE_3ojD_e0Y/texas-man-charged-in-death-of-postal-worker http://www.KTRE.com/story/22300840/texas-man-charged-in-death-of-postal-worker?t=2013-05-20T15:56:48Z KTRE Mon, 20 May 2013 15:56:00 EDT Authorities have charged a 36-year-old man with murder in the death of a U.S. postal worker north of Houston. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22300840/texas-man-charged-in-death-of-postal-worker http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/kIpLCs6BPfw/trial-to-begin-for-man-accused-of-shooting-wife http://www.KTRE.com/story/22300839/trial-to-begin-for-man-accused-of-shooting-wife?t=2013-05-20T15:56:48Z KTRE Mon, 20 May 2013 15:56:00 EDT A man accused of shooting his wife eight times outsider the couple's Sandy Springs apartment is set to go on trial this week. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22300839/trial-to-begin-for-man-accused-of-shooting-wife http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/U2Pjh0FF0eo/1-killed-1-hurt-when-car-hits-tree http://www.KTRE.com/story/22300427/1-killed-1-hurt-when-car-hits-tree?t=2013-05-20T15:12:34Z KTRE Mon, 20 May 2013 15:12:00 EDT One man was killed and another was injured in a one-car crash Monday morning in Ouachita Parish. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22300427/1-killed-1-hurt-when-car-hits-tree http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/-tPp-guMf5c/ban-on-shark-finning-stifled-in-senate http://www.KTRE.com/story/22299977/ban-on-shark-finning-stifled-in-senate?t=2013-05-20T14:24:31Z KTRE Mon, 20 May 2013 14:24:00 EDT A proposal to crack down on the slaughter of sharks for their fins has stalled in the last stages of the state legislature. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22299977/ban-on-shark-finning-stifled-in-senate http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/sTchtV_TBM4/house-member-kills-senators-bills-in-tit-for-tat http://www.KTRE.com/story/22299346/house-member-kills-senators-bills-in-tit-for-tat?t=2013-05-20T13:16:23Z KTRE Mon, 20 May 2013 13:16:00 EDT A member of the Texas House is killing bills authored by a Houston senator in retaliation for her opposition to an exoneration bill. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22299346/house-member-kills-senators-bills-in-tit-for-tat http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/GH4Zguf4MfQ/drought-freeze-hail-pummel-central-texas-peaches http://www.KTRE.com/story/22299286/drought-freeze-hail-pummel-central-texas-peaches?t=2013-05-20T13:08:26Z KTRE Mon, 20 May 2013 13:08:00 EDT A combination of weather events have Central Texas peach farmers expecting a meager crop once again this season, after several years of little yield due to whimsical weather. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22299286/drought-freeze-hail-pummel-central-texas-peaches http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/57N9fy3ptMQ/warren-buffett-meets-with-young-entrepreneurs http://www.KTRE.com/story/22299134/warren-buffett-meets-with-young-entrepreneurs?t=2013-05-20T12:52:23Z KTRE Mon, 20 May 2013 12:52:00 EDT Billionaire Warren Buffett is spending his day listening to business pitches from a select group of kids, but the ideas aren't likely to generate new acquisitions for Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway conglomerate. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22299134/warren-buffett-meets-with-young-entrepreneurs http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/k7GyWrMU-J8/texas-dps-adds-patrols-for-memorial-day-weekend http://www.KTRE.com/story/22299133/texas-dps-adds-patrols-for-memorial-day-weekend?t=2013-05-20T12:52:23Z KTRE Mon, 20 May 2013 12:52:00 EDT More Texas troopers will be on patrol over the Memorial Day weekend watching for speeders, drunken drivers and travelers not wearing seat belts. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22299133/texas-dps-adds-patrols-for-memorial-day-weekend http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/OhfF2ppbtWw/study-poverty-in-austin-suburbs-rises-sharply http://www.KTRE.com/story/22298694/study-poverty-in-austin-suburbs-rises-sharply?t=2013-05-20T12:08:18Z KTRE Mon, 20 May 2013 12:08:00 EDT A new publication reveals the Austin metro area over the course of a decade saw the nation's second-fastest increase in the number of poor people living in the suburbs. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22298694/study-poverty-in-austin-suburbs-rises-sharply http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/I8Lhj4hT_Ns/classroom-curriculum-system-dies-amid-criticism http://www.KTRE.com/story/22298598/classroom-curriculum-system-dies-amid-criticism?t=2013-05-20T11:56:21Z KTRE Mon, 20 May 2013 11:56:00 EDT A classroom curriculum system used by hundreds of Texas school districts will stop offering lesson plans after some conservative groups claimed it was promoting anti-American values. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22298598/classroom-curriculum-system-dies-amid-criticism http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/OhFKdW07ZLk/court-upholds-texas-mans-conviction-in-gun-case http://www.KTRE.com/story/22298279/court-upholds-texas-mans-conviction-in-gun-case?t=2013-05-20T11:32:22Z KTRE Mon, 20 May 2013 11:32:00 EDT A New Jersey court has upheld the conviction of a Texas man who was arrested in 2009 with 21 guns in his car. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22298279/court-upholds-texas-mans-conviction-in-gun-case http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/T9ZQrk-ling/man-charged-in-deadly-downtown-houston-shooting http://www.KTRE.com/story/22298199/man-charged-in-deadly-downtown-houston-shooting?t=2013-05-20T11:24:20Z KTRE Mon, 20 May 2013 11:24:00 EDT Police have charged a 22-year-old man with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon following a downtown gunfight in which one was killed. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22298199/man-charged-in-deadly-downtown-houston-shooting http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/1CvRnvLBprM/dps-4-killed-in-karnes-county-traffic-accident http://www.KTRE.com/story/22297583/dps-4-killed-in-karnes-county-traffic-accident?t=2013-05-20T10:24:14Z KTRE Mon, 20 May 2013 10:24:00 EDT Investigators say four people have been killed in South Texas traffic accident involving a truck, a motorcycle and a car. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22297583/dps-4-killed-in-karnes-county-traffic-accident http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/CDfd4UOfe_M/mexican-gets-3-years-for-smuggling-heroin-to-texas http://www.KTRE.com/story/22297270/mexican-gets-3-years-for-smuggling-heroin-to-texas?t=2013-05-20T09:52:12Z KTRE Mon, 20 May 2013 09:52:00 EDT An airline passenger from Mexico caught in Texas with nearly 4 pounds of heroin in her suitcases has been sentenced to three years in prison. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22297270/mexican-gets-3-years-for-smuggling-heroin-to-texas http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/FW-7hS-Q7KI/new-water-taxi-service-planned-in-corpus-christi http://www.KTRE.com/story/22297191/new-water-taxi-service-planned-in-corpus-christi?t=2013-05-20T09:40:07Z KTRE Mon, 20 May 2013 09:40:00 EDT Supporters say a new water taxi service across the Corpus Christi Ship Channel is meant to bolster tourism in the city's Sports Entertainment Arts District. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22297191/new-water-taxi-service-planned-in-corpus-christi http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/14i_u34LO48/texas-deputy-killed-in-wreck-suspect-detained http://www.KTRE.com/story/22296703/texas-deputy-killed-in-wreck-suspect-detained?t=2013-05-20T09:00:15Z KTRE Mon, 20 May 2013 09:00:00 EDT An off-duty Harris County sheriff's deputy has been killed in a traffic accident that's led to another driver charged with intoxication manslaughter. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22296703/texas-deputy-killed-in-wreck-suspect-detained http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/4avTUbF_hKs/jailed-suspect-in-texas-double-slaying-kills-self http://www.KTRE.com/story/22296443/jailed-suspect-in-texas-double-slaying-kills-self?t=2013-05-20T08:40:04Z KTRE Mon, 20 May 2013 08:40:00 EDT A suspect in a Central Texas double slaying has died after apparently hanging himself in his jail cell. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22296443/jailed-suspect-in-texas-double-slaying-kills-self http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/DpT3jzV5l0E/firefighter-sought-in-dallas-condo-complex-blaze http://www.KTRE.com/story/22295590/firefighter-sought-in-dallas-condo-complex-blaze?t=2013-05-20T06:56:00Z KTRE Mon, 20 May 2013 06:55:00 EDT Emergency responders have been searching for a Dallas firefighter who reported by radio being trapped while battling a blaze at a condominium complex. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22295590/firefighter-sought-in-dallas-condo-complex-blaze http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/PTO1JMlZ3cI/2-women-burned-in-fort-worth-store-attack http://www.KTRE.com/story/22295499/2-women-burned-in-fort-worth-store-attack?t=2013-05-20T06:39:58Z KTRE Mon, 20 May 2013 06:39:00 EDT Two women playing video games at a North Texas convenience store and a worker have been burned after a suspect set one of those customers on fire. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22295499/2-women-burned-in-fort-worth-store-attack http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/FeDwgdqy9CU/senate-holds-confirmation-hearing-on-ut-regents http://www.KTRE.com/story/22295210/senate-holds-confirmation-hearing-on-ut-regents?t=2013-05-20T05:40:04Z KTRE Mon, 20 May 2013 05:39:00 EDT Months after state lawmakers elevated a quiet feud with University of Texas System regents into a public spat, the Texas Senate is set to hold a confirmation hearing for new board members with just a week left in the session. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22295210/senate-holds-confirmation-hearing-on-ut-regents http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/VODVVF8UIbY/cartel-towns-pose-challenge-for-immigration-reform http://www.KTRE.com/story/22294989/cartel-towns-pose-challenge-for-immigration-reform?t=2013-05-20T04:32:00Z KTRE Mon, 20 May 2013 04:31:00 EDT As Congress takes up immigration reform, lawmakers seeking tighter border security may have to confront the reality of places such as Matamoros, Mexico, and other border towns controlled by drug cartels. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22294989/cartel-towns-pose-challenge-for-immigration-reform http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/duWlmvgNanA/tornadoes-hit-kan-okla-no-injuries-reported http://www.KTRE.com/story/22293329/tornadoes-hit-kan-okla-no-injuries-reported?t=2013-05-19T17:57:57Z KTRE Sun, 19 May 2013 17:57:00 EDT Authorities say tornadoes have touched down in Wichita, Kan., and a suburb of Oklahoma City but there are no immediate reports of injuries or significant damage. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22293329/tornadoes-hit-kan-okla-no-injuries-reported http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/a_-knRWbrDA/1-killed-2-wounded-in-downtown-houston-gunfight http://www.KTRE.com/story/22292870/1-killed-2-wounded-in-downtown-houston-gunfight?t=2013-05-19T16:05:39Z KTRE Sun, 19 May 2013 16:05:00 EDT Houston police are looking for two or three unknown suspects after one person was killed and two others were wounded in a downtown gunfight. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22292870/1-killed-2-wounded-in-downtown-houston-gunfight http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/-lTX6nmvLkA/texas-police-nab-suspect-in-postal-workers-death http://www.KTRE.com/story/22292815/texas-police-nab-suspect-in-postal-workers-death?t=2013-05-19T15:57:40Z KTRE Sun, 19 May 2013 15:57:00 EDT Police say they have taken into a custody a man they believe may be linked to the killing of a U.S. postal worker in suburban Houston. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22292815/texas-police-nab-suspect-in-postal-workers-death http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/wHN7yrJl6RU/1-dead-2-hurt-in-shooting-at-houston-area-party http://www.KTRE.com/story/22292632/1-dead-2-hurt-in-shooting-at-houston-area-party?t=2013-05-19T15:13:36Z KTRE Sun, 19 May 2013 15:13:00 EDT A 22-year-old man has been killed, and two teenagers are wounded after multiple shots were fired at a Houston-area house party. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22292632/1-dead-2-hurt-in-shooting-at-houston-area-party http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/BgEGmsXmlD4/texas-bill-would-drastically-revamp-water-agency http://www.KTRE.com/story/22292420/texas-bill-would-drastically-revamp-water-agency?t=2013-05-19T14:13:33Z KTRE Sun, 19 May 2013 14:13:00 EDT New revisions to a major water bill calls for ousting the six-member Texas Water Development Board and the agency's top official before the state embarks on a new $2 billion water fund. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22292420/texas-bill-would-drastically-revamp-water-agency http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/im6h4pIC898/dallas-suburb-solar-panel-fight-exposes-problems http://www.KTRE.com/story/22292357/dallas-suburb-solar-panel-fight-exposes-problems?t=2013-05-19T13:53:31Z KTRE Sun, 19 May 2013 13:53:00 EDT A legal battle between a suburban Dallas neighborhood association and a homeowner seeking to install solar panels on his house exposed problems with a state law passed in 2011. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22292357/dallas-suburb-solar-panel-fight-exposes-problems http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/LqdwjTc10fo/maker-of-pink-slime-continues-to-struggle http://www.KTRE.com/story/22292306/maker-of-pink-slime-continues-to-struggle?t=2013-05-19T13:33:38Z KTRE Sun, 19 May 2013 13:33:00 EDT The beef-processing company that makes the product that critics call "pink slime" continues to struggle more than a year after the initial stories on the lean bits of beef that Beef Products Inc. produced. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22292306/maker-of-pink-slime-continues-to-struggle http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/0XpM9HqNnUo/houston-man-shot-in-head-trying-to-help-woman http://www.KTRE.com/story/22292021/houston-man-shot-in-head-trying-to-help-woman?t=2013-05-19T12:17:22Z KTRE Sun, 19 May 2013 12:17:00 EDT A Houston man was shot in the head after he confronted another man who had dragged his wife out of a nail salon during a domestic dispute. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22292021/houston-man-shot-in-head-trying-to-help-woman http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/_88gD_iH7bo/man-shot-dead-at-north-houston-restaurant http://www.KTRE.com/story/22291933/man-shot-dead-at-north-houston-restaurant?t=2013-05-19T11:57:26Z KTRE Sun, 19 May 2013 11:57:00 EDT Police are looking for an Asian man suspected in a fatal shooting at a Vietnamese restaurant in north Houston. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22291933/man-shot-dead-at-north-houston-restaurant http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/KtTZztaYwCE/making-mentally-ill-defendants-ready-for-trial http://www.KTRE.com/story/22291888/making-mentally-ill-defendants-ready-for-trial?t=2013-05-19T11:45:25Z KTRE Sun, 19 May 2013 11:45:00 EDT Lawmakers in a number of states are scrambling to cut the cost of preparing mentally ill criminal defendants for trial. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22291888/making-mentally-ill-defendants-ready-for-trial http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/qsT79EQDT-I/texas-gov-rick-perry-veto-history http://www.KTRE.com/story/22291559/texas-gov-rick-perry-veto-history?t=2013-05-19T10:05:20Z KTRE Sun, 19 May 2013 10:05:00 EDT By Associated Press Texas Gov. Rick Perry has aggressively helped shape state policy in his 12 years in office, vetoing more than 260 bills. Here are a few notable actions he has taken during his tenure: News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22291559/texas-gov-rick-perry-veto-history http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/SRDNjfEcPsA/perrys-veto-power-grows-as-session-grows-late http://www.KTRE.com/story/22291558/perrys-veto-power-grows-as-session-grows-late?t=2013-05-19T10:05:20Z KTRE Sun, 19 May 2013 10:05:00 EDT As the Legislature barrels toward its Memorial Day finish, Gov. Rick Perry is getting more powerful by the hour. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22291558/perrys-veto-power-grows-as-session-grows-late http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/Y_EwWcbsJ7c/memorial-for-dead-texas-cheerleader-set-for-sunday http://www.KTRE.com/story/22291202/memorial-for-dead-texas-cheerleader-set-for-sunday?t=2013-05-19T06:13:08Z KTRE Sun, 19 May 2013 06:13:00 EDT Hundreds are expected to attend a memorial for a Texas cheerleader whose remains were found more than two years after she disappeared. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22291202/memorial-for-dead-texas-cheerleader-set-for-sunday http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/Z1q30xkJfBc/here-is-the-latest-texas-sports-news-from-the-associated-press http://www.KTRE.com/story/22291147/here-is-the-latest-texas-sports-news-from-the-associated-press?t=2013-05-19T04:37:05Z KTRE Sun, 19 May 2013 04:37:00 EDT On the best playoff run in their short history, the Memphis Grizzlies refuse to be satisfied with just reaching their first Western Conference final. The San Antonio Spurs are looking for a little payback themselves after... News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22291147/here-is-the-latest-texas-sports-news-from-the-associated-press http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/32Cab_lI5k8/winning-numbers-drawn-in-powerball-jackpot http://www.KTRE.com/story/22290710/winning-numbers-drawn-in-powerball-jackpot?t=2013-05-18T23:21:12Z KTRE Sat, 18 May 2013 23:21:00 EDT Lottery officials have announced winning numbers in a near-historic Powerball jackpot. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22290710/winning-numbers-drawn-in-powerball-jackpot http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/1Tdx1B31DIs/last-minute-fortune-seekers-buy-powerball-tickets http://www.KTRE.com/story/22289994/last-minute-fortune-seekers-buy-powerball-tickets?t=2013-05-18T19:12:47Z KTRE Sat, 18 May 2013 19:12:00 EDT Powerball is a game of numbers, and lottery officials say the majority of possible combinations have already been purchased ahead of Saturday night's near-historic $600 million drawing. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22289994/last-minute-fortune-seekers-buy-powerball-tickets http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/Em7n57hd7Sk/4-tornadoes-counted-from-thursday-thunderstorm http://www.KTRE.com/story/22289813/4-tornadoes-counted-from-thursday-thunderstorm?t=2013-05-18T18:28:45Z KTRE Sat, 18 May 2013 18:28:00 EDT A powerful Thursday afternoon thunderstorm produced four tornadoes as it moved into Louisiana from Texas News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22289813/4-tornadoes-counted-from-thursday-thunderstorm http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/jcScdMs0hYQ/uranium-developer-to-close-nm-offices http://www.KTRE.com/story/22289592/uranium-developer-to-close-nm-offices?t=2013-05-18T17:28:38Z KTRE Sat, 18 May 2013 17:28:00 EDT Uranium Resources, Inc. has announced that it will be closing its offices in Albuquerque, Crownpoint and Grants. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22289592/uranium-developer-to-close-nm-offices http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/B_m3uNiLHDI/dallas-man-shot-to-death-on-front-porch-of-home http://www.KTRE.com/story/22289026/dallas-man-shot-to-death-on-front-porch-of-home?t=2013-05-18T15:04:36Z KTRE Sat, 18 May 2013 15:04:00 EDT Police are investigating the death of a Dallas man found shot to death on the front porch of his home. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22289026/dallas-man-shot-to-death-on-front-porch-of-home http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/oT82qkNeN-A/police-arrest-dallas-man-after-shootout-kills-1 http://www.KTRE.com/story/22288992/police-arrest-dallas-man-after-shootout-kills-1?t=2013-05-18T14:56:32Z KTRE Sat, 18 May 2013 14:56:00 EDT A Dallas man who was in a hospital being treated for a gunshot wound has been arrested after an auto shop owner was killed in a shootout. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22288992/police-arrest-dallas-man-after-shootout-kills-1 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/ySi8nwEZd2U/texas-judge-denies-womens-request-for-attorneys http://www.KTRE.com/story/22288911/texas-judge-denies-womens-request-for-attorneys?t=2013-05-18T14:28:40Z KTRE Sat, 18 May 2013 14:28:00 EDT A federal magistrate refused to appoint appellate attorneys for an Amarillo mother and daughter convicted in a 1995 murder-for-hire scheme. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22288911/texas-judge-denies-womens-request-for-attorneys http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/ZDsyGBUjJBc/texas-tech-wont-raise-tuition-fees-for-2013-14 http://www.KTRE.com/story/22288743/texas-tech-wont-raise-tuition-fees-for-2013-14?t=2013-05-18T13:36:25Z KTRE Sat, 18 May 2013 13:36:00 EDT Texas Tech University students will not pay more for tuition and fees in 2013-14. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22288743/texas-tech-wont-raise-tuition-fees-for-2013-14 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/rQy3DY2dxo0/baylor-university-to-build-136m-track-stadium http://www.KTRE.com/story/22288680/baylor-university-to-build-136m-track-stadium?t=2013-05-18T13:20:26Z KTRE Sat, 18 May 2013 13:20:00 EDT Baylor University regents have approved a plan to build a $13.6 million track stadium at the Waco campus. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22288680/baylor-university-to-build-136m-track-stadium http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/U5Q3E69OCrg/texas-police-2-found-in-burned-home-were-murdered http://www.KTRE.com/story/22288650/texas-police-2-found-in-burned-home-were-murdered?t=2013-05-18T13:08:25Z KTRE Sat, 18 May 2013 13:08:00 EDT Sheriff deputies say two people found in a burned suburban Austin home were murdered. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22288650/texas-police-2-found-in-burned-home-were-murdered http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/LN8da3lY-34/el-paso-police-arrest-teacher-call-in-bomb-squad http://www.KTRE.com/story/22288534/el-paso-police-arrest-teacher-call-in-bomb-squad?t=2013-05-18T12:36:28Z KTRE Sat, 18 May 2013 12:36:00 EDT El Paso police used a bomb squad to investigate the home of a high school teacher arrested on charges he had an improper relationship with a student. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22288534/el-paso-police-arrest-teacher-call-in-bomb-squad http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/iNw6pRnMDeU/300-pound-texas-man-dies-after-police-use-stun-gun http://www.KTRE.com/story/22288483/300-pound-texas-man-dies-after-police-use-stun-gun?t=2013-05-18T12:24:23Z KTRE Sat, 18 May 2013 12:24:00 EDT A 300-pound Fort Worth man died shortly after police fired a Taser stun gun at him during a drug raid. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22288483/300-pound-texas-man-dies-after-police-use-stun-gun http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/qgy4Q0oK30Y/man-arrested-in-texas-for-1962-death-of-la-woman http://www.KTRE.com/story/22288319/man-arrested-in-texas-for-1962-death-of-la-woman?t=2013-05-18T11:40:21Z KTRE Sat, 18 May 2013 11:40:00 EDT A man arrested in a 51-year-old killing is being held in the Calcasieu Parish jail without bond. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22288319/man-arrested-in-texas-for-1962-death-of-la-woman http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/ZI-q54ofa2U/star-trek-shuttle-craft-to-be-displayed-in-houston http://www.KTRE.com/story/22288283/star-trek-shuttle-craft-to-be-displayed-in-houston?t=2013-05-18T11:28:19Z KTRE Sat, 18 May 2013 11:28:00 EDT The Star Trek shuttlecraft Galileo is landing in Houston to be displayed not far from NASA's Mission Control, which may have been able to help Dr. Spock all those years ago. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22288283/star-trek-shuttle-craft-to-be-displayed-in-houston http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/80csa-lnGfY/texas-officials-find-body-of-missing-postal-worker http://www.KTRE.com/story/22288213/texas-officials-find-body-of-missing-postal-worker?t=2013-05-18T11:08:17Z KTRE Sat, 18 May 2013 11:08:00 EDT Texas law enforcement agencies have found the body of a missing postal worker in the remains of her burned vehicle in a Houston suburb. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22288213/texas-officials-find-body-of-missing-postal-worker http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/hWBjl32xndg/will-boy-scouts-accept-gay-youth-vote-is-imminent http://www.KTRE.com/story/22288046/will-boy-scouts-accept-gay-youth-vote-is-imminent?t=2013-05-18T10:20:22Z KTRE Sat, 18 May 2013 10:20:00 EDT By DAVID CRARY AP National Writer With its ranks deeply divided, the Boy Scouts of America is asking its local leaders from across the country to decide whether its contentious membership policy should be... News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22288046/will-boy-scouts-accept-gay-youth-vote-is-imminent http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/Lmfa1Dy6SR0/fort-worth-museum-displays-art-of-91-year-old http://www.KTRE.com/story/22287819/fort-worth-museum-displays-art-of-91-year-old?t=2013-05-18T09:04:15Z KTRE Sat, 18 May 2013 09:04:00 EDT A Fort Worth museum has granted the wish of a 91-year-old amateur artist by exhibiting her works. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22287819/fort-worth-museum-displays-art-of-91-year-old http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/5oIT6YdbDzM/granbury-residents-hit-by-tornado-to-return-home http://www.KTRE.com/story/22287604/granbury-residents-hit-by-tornado-to-return-home?t=2013-05-18T06:16:05Z KTRE Sat, 18 May 2013 06:16:00 EDT Residents in the North Texas town of Granbury whose homes were torn apart or blown away by a deadly tornado are set to return to get what belongings may be left and start cleaning up. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22287604/granbury-residents-hit-by-tornado-to-return-home http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/PCwEN7ojhaE/billie-sol-estes-to-be-remembered-at-funeral http://www.KTRE.com/story/22287603/billie-sol-estes-to-be-remembered-at-funeral?t=2013-05-18T06:16:05Z KTRE Sat, 18 May 2013 06:16:00 EDT Family and friends are set to remember flamboyant swindler Billie Sol Estes, a man whose name was synonymous with Texas-sized schemes, greed and corruption. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22287603/billie-sol-estes-to-be-remembered-at-funeral http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/L8-kf-i_-bs/obama-talks-jobs-says-politics-misplace-focus http://www.KTRE.com/story/22287588/obama-talks-jobs-says-politics-misplace-focus?t=2013-05-18T06:08:04Z KTRE Sat, 18 May 2013 06:08:00 EDT President Barack Obama is calling attention to his economic proposals and efforts to expand the middle class. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22287588/obama-talks-jobs-says-politics-misplace-focus http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/8UpQB7Ar5bQ/bastrop-pastor-found-guilty-of-animal-cruelty http://www.KTRE.com/story/22286728/bastrop-pastor-found-guilty-of-animal-cruelty?t=2013-05-17T22:20:06Z KTRE Fri, 17 May 2013 22:20:00 EDT A Bastrop pastor has been found guilty of animal cruelty in the death of a cat he trapped in his neighborhood last year. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22286728/bastrop-pastor-found-guilty-of-animal-cruelty http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/bBRkvzDB1pI/2-tornadoes-hit-young-county-no-injuries http://www.KTRE.com/story/22286628/2-tornadoes-hit-young-county-no-injuries?t=2013-05-17T21:52:23Z KTRE Fri, 17 May 2013 21:52:00 EDT Authorities say two tornadoes have struck near a small community in rural North Texas, destroying a house but causing no injuries. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22286628/2-tornadoes-hit-young-county-no-injuries http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/Mz66SyKdGbU/house-oks-state-audit-of-perry-enterprise-fund http://www.KTRE.com/story/22286178/house-oks-state-audit-of-perry-enterprise-fund?t=2013-05-17T19:48:02Z KTRE Fri, 17 May 2013 19:47:00 EDT Gov. Rick Perry's deal-closing Texas Enterprise Fund would receive a state audit under a bill close to clearing the state Legislature. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22286178/house-oks-state-audit-of-perry-enterprise-fund http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/OF5X6uSTSig/lawmakers-advance-teacher-residency-program http://www.KTRE.com/story/22285993/lawmakers-advance-teacher-residency-program?t=2013-05-17T19:20:05Z KTRE Fri, 17 May 2013 19:19:00 EDT Texas lawmakers are advancing a plan to create a residency training program for school teachers. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22285993/lawmakers-advance-teacher-residency-program http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/fWVATxZRjqs/budget-deals-keeps-steroid-testing-program http://www.KTRE.com/story/22285822/budget-deals-keeps-steroid-testing-program?t=2013-05-17T18:55:51Z KTRE Fri, 17 May 2013 18:55:00 EDT Texas will keep testing public high school athletes for another two years under the state budget deal agreed to on Friday. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22285822/budget-deals-keeps-steroid-testing-program http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/mY03brDCnHs/house-oks-major-changes-to-state-cancer-institute http://www.KTRE.com/story/22285779/house-oks-major-changes-to-state-cancer-institute?t=2013-05-17T18:51:58Z KTRE Fri, 17 May 2013 18:51:00 EDT The Texas House has approved a dramatic overhaul of the state's troubled $3 billion cancer-fighting agency, including replacing its entire, 11-member board. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22285779/house-oks-major-changes-to-state-cancer-institute http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/AVikZXFKJqY/child-dies-after-being-left-in-car http://www.KTRE.com/story/22285529/child-dies-after-being-left-in-car?t=2013-05-17T18:27:54Z KTRE Fri, 17 May 2013 18:27:00 EDT Dallas police say a 1-year-old child left in a locked vehicle in an elementary school parking lot has died. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22285529/child-dies-after-being-left-in-car http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/MHEi6cKjNjI/texas-senate-oks-merry-christmas-bill http://www.KTRE.com/story/22285447/texas-senate-oks-merry-christmas-bill?t=2013-05-17T18:20:12Z KTRE Fri, 17 May 2013 18:20:00 EDT It's Christmas in May in the Texas Legislature. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22285447/texas-senate-oks-merry-christmas-bill http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/hplGJfeK62M/man-in-custody-in-death-of-son-grandson http://www.KTRE.com/story/22285401/man-in-custody-in-death-of-son-grandson?t=2013-05-17T18:15:53Z KTRE Fri, 17 May 2013 18:15:00 EDT Police say an 83-year-old man has been taken into custody after his son and grandson were found shot to death in the North Texas home all three shared. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22285401/man-in-custody-in-death-of-son-grandson http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/pL4Fl9hZIj0/legislature-approves-south-texas-medical-school http://www.KTRE.com/story/22285213/legislature-approves-south-texas-medical-school?t=2013-05-17T17:56:06Z KTRE Fri, 17 May 2013 17:55:00 EDT The Legislature has approved opening a medical school in South Texas' Rio Grande Valley. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22285213/legislature-approves-south-texas-medical-school http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/yDY8HY_y-ak/texas-senate-approves-bill-banning-drones http://www.KTRE.com/story/22285212/texas-senate-approves-bill-banning-drones?t=2013-05-17T17:56:06Z KTRE Fri, 17 May 2013 17:55:00 EDT The Texas Senate has approved a bill criminalizing the use of drones and other unmanned aircraft to indiscriminately photograph or conduct surveillance on private property. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22285212/texas-senate-approves-bill-banning-drones http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/aUHGUKsfFsM/texas-house-approves-new-beer-distribution-rules http://www.KTRE.com/story/22284833/texas-house-approves-new-beer-distribution-rules?t=2013-05-17T17:16:10Z KTRE Fri, 17 May 2013 17:15:00 EDT The Texas House has approved new rules to help small brewers expand. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22284833/texas-house-approves-new-beer-distribution-rules http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/WqtES5fd4sE/osha-impersonator-gets-57-months-in-oil-spill-scam http://www.KTRE.com/story/22284832/osha-impersonator-gets-57-months-in-oil-spill-scam?t=2013-05-17T17:15:49Z KTRE Fri, 17 May 2013 17:15:00 EDT A woman has been sentenced to 57 months in prison for bilking Gulf Coast residents by posing as a federal safety official after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22284832/osha-impersonator-gets-57-months-in-oil-spill-scam http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/gQrYzVoDJ7I/senate-votes-to-extend-texas-lottery http://www.KTRE.com/story/22284607/senate-votes-to-extend-texas-lottery?t=2013-05-17T16:55:52Z KTRE Fri, 17 May 2013 16:55:00 EDT The Texas Senate has voted to extend the life of the state lottery in a vote that was much less contentious than in the House, where some lawmakers tried to kill it off. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22284607/senate-votes-to-extend-texas-lottery http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/wz1fmu5BvKM/texas-sues-bp-for-damages-related-to-oil-spill http://www.KTRE.com/story/22284454/texas-sues-bp-for-damages-related-to-oil-spill?t=2013-05-17T16:43:49Z KTRE Fri, 17 May 2013 16:43:00 EDT Texas has become the fifth state to sue British oil company BP over the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, seeking damages for the 2010 disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22284454/texas-sues-bp-for-damages-related-to-oil-spill http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/D8qs6GWdZFo/judge-delays-ex-bp-engineers-trial http://www.KTRE.com/story/22284272/judge-delays-ex-bp-engineers-trial?t=2013-05-17T16:27:49Z KTRE Fri, 17 May 2013 16:27:00 EDT A federal judge has agreed to postpone the trial of a former BP engineer charged with deleting text messages about the company's response to its 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22284272/judge-delays-ex-bp-engineers-trial http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/u4JSMNozv8U/man-sentenced-for-shooting-at-crop-dusting-plane http://www.KTRE.com/story/22284130/man-sentenced-for-shooting-at-crop-dusting-plane?t=2013-05-17T16:15:42Z KTRE Fri, 17 May 2013 16:15:00 EDT A northwest Texas rancher has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for firing multiple times at a crop-dusting airplane flying over his property. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22284130/man-sentenced-for-shooting-at-crop-dusting-plane http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/qIrrF4e46rk/soldier-from-dalton-killed-in-afghanistan http://www.KTRE.com/story/22283885/soldier-from-dalton-killed-in-afghanistan?t=2013-05-17T15:47:53Z KTRE Fri, 17 May 2013 15:47:00 EDT A Dalton man is mourning the death of his soldier son who was killed by an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22283885/soldier-from-dalton-killed-in-afghanistan http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/I55u26XvPTQ/maritime-museum-announced-for-landlocked-dallas http://www.KTRE.com/story/22283470/maritime-museum-announced-for-landlocked-dallas?t=2013-05-17T14:55:43Z KTRE Fri, 17 May 2013 14:55:00 EDT Dallas may be more than 250 miles from the Gulf of Mexico, the closest body of salt water, but that's not stopping a foundation and city officials from announcing plans for an $80 million maritime museum. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22283470/maritime-museum-announced-for-landlocked-dallas http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/2MuozpN1afY/3-soldiers-2-from-fort-bliss-die-in-afghanistan http://www.KTRE.com/story/22283285/3-soldiers-2-from-fort-bliss-die-in-afghanistan?t=2013-05-17T14:35:35Z KTRE Fri, 17 May 2013 14:35:00 EDT Military officials say two Fort Bliss soldiers and one from Fort Stewart in Georgia were killed in Afghanistan by an improvised explosive device. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22283285/3-soldiers-2-from-fort-bliss-die-in-afghanistan http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/nAaMmPXI50A/da-to-retry-central-texas-man-in-deadly-86-fire http://www.KTRE.com/story/22283247/da-to-retry-central-texas-man-in-deadly-86-fire?t=2013-05-17T14:31:39Z KTRE Fri, 17 May 2013 14:31:00 EDT Prosecutors in Central Texas say they will retry a man whose quarter-century old murder conviction was overturned due to questions about the fire science used at his trial. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22283247/da-to-retry-central-texas-man-in-deadly-86-fire http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/9ZgKAvNv0Ws/turks-and-caicos-drops-charges-in-bullet-cases http://www.KTRE.com/story/22283200/turks-and-caicos-drops-charges-in-bullet-cases?t=2013-05-17T14:27:39Z KTRE Fri, 17 May 2013 14:27:00 EDT Authorities in the Turks and Caicos Islands have decided not to prosecute two Americans accused of having one bullet each in their luggage at the airport in the British territory. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22283200/turks-and-caicos-drops-charges-in-bullet-cases http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/--FbPHJHcbA/lawmakers-advance-legalization-of-switchblades http://www.KTRE.com/story/22283146/lawmakers-advance-legalization-of-switchblades?t=2013-05-17T14:19:32Z KTRE Fri, 17 May 2013 14:19:00 EDT A move to legalize switchblade knives is nearing success in Texas. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22283146/lawmakers-advance-legalization-of-switchblades http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/pJQQhWTa-to/updated-list-released-of-6-killed-by-texas-tornado http://www.KTRE.com/story/22282504/updated-list-released-of-6-killed-by-texas-tornado?t=2013-05-17T13:07:29Z KTRE Fri, 17 May 2013 13:07:00 EDT The Hood County Sheriff's office has released an updated list of six people known dead from Wednesday's tornado in Granbury: News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22282504/updated-list-released-of-6-killed-by-texas-tornado http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/FlCheoQOt9I/apnewsbreak-energy-dept-backs-texas-lng-plan http://www.KTRE.com/story/22282503/apnewsbreak-energy-dept-backs-texas-lng-plan?t=2013-05-17T13:07:29Z KTRE Fri, 17 May 2013 13:07:00 EDT The Energy Department has given conditional approval to a Texas company that wants to export liquefied natural gas, the second LNG export project the Obama administration has approved as it faces a wave of export requests. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22282503/apnewsbreak-energy-dept-backs-texas-lng-plan http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/ugW0yGQHYNY/texas-unemployment-rate-remains-at-64 http://www.KTRE.com/story/22282148/texas-unemployment-rate-remains-at-64?t=2013-05-17T12:31:50Z KTRE Fri, 17 May 2013 12:31:00 EDT State officials say the Texas unemployment rate has remained steady for the third straight month at 6.4 percent. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22282148/texas-unemployment-rate-remains-at-64 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/bXReUIl2qWY/texas-sen-zaffirini-casts-50000th-vote http://www.KTRE.com/story/22282071/texas-sen-zaffirini-casts-50000th-vote?t=2013-05-17T12:23:23Z KTRE Fri, 17 May 2013 12:23:00 EDT The Texas Senate honored Sen. Judith Zaffirini of Laredo after the veteran lawmaker cast her 50,000th consecutive record vote. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22282071/texas-sen-zaffirini-casts-50000th-vote http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/LYaolLjTtLs/veteran-house-lawmaker-says-senate-disrespectful http://www.KTRE.com/story/22281938/veteran-house-lawmaker-says-senate-disrespectful?t=2013-05-17T12:11:32Z KTRE Fri, 17 May 2013 12:11:00 EDT A veteran House Democrat is leading a mini revolt against the Senate, saying he will use a parliamentary tactic to temporarily halt every local bill from the upper chamber because it's moving too slowly. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22281938/veteran-house-lawmaker-says-senate-disrespectful http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/4GdHGM0jUXw/texas-sheriff-pleads-guilty-to-tampering-quits http://www.KTRE.com/story/22281762/texas-sheriff-pleads-guilty-to-tampering-quits?t=2013-05-17T11:51:20Z KTRE Fri, 17 May 2013 11:51:00 EDT An East Texas sheriff who took office in January has resigned after pleading guilty to tampering and being sentenced to three years of probation. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22281762/texas-sheriff-pleads-guilty-to-tampering-quits http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/Nis0oVBEk4M/south-texas-man-survives-more-than-200-bee-stings http://www.KTRE.com/story/22281195/south-texas-man-survives-more-than-200-bee-stings?t=2013-05-17T10:47:20Z KTRE Fri, 17 May 2013 10:47:00 EDT An elderly South Texas man has survived more than 200 bee stings when he was swarmed while mowing some grass. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22281195/south-texas-man-survives-more-than-200-bee-stings http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/s3ia675VEX0/woman-9-months-pregnant-beaten-robbed http://www.KTRE.com/story/22280633/woman-9-months-pregnant-beaten-robbed?t=2013-05-17T09:51:16Z KTRE Fri, 17 May 2013 09:51:00 EDT Two men and a teenager are jailed on aggravated robbery charges for breaking into an apartment and beating a woman there who was 9 months pregnant. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22280633/woman-9-months-pregnant-beaten-robbed http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/tzV0zC4JeNA/texas-news-minute http://www.KTRE.com/story/22280105/texas-news-minute?t=2013-05-22T01:35:06Z KTRE Fri, 17 May 2013 08:51:00 EDT The latest Texas news from The Associated Press News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22280105/texas-news-minute http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/PMeoIxIv2Wk/travis-sues-to-block-dwi-patrol-car-video-release http://www.KTRE.com/story/22280014/travis-sues-to-block-dwi-patrol-car-video-release?t=2013-05-17T08:47:28Z KTRE Fri, 17 May 2013 08:47:00 EDT Country star Randy Travis has sued two agencies to block the public release of patrol car video of his 2012 DWI arrest in North Texas. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22280014/travis-sues-to-block-dwi-patrol-car-video-release http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/gupOv5Cnt9E/authorities-recover-body-from-neches-river http://www.KTRE.com/story/22279696/authorities-recover-body-from-neches-river?t=2013-05-17T08:07:30Z KTRE Fri, 17 May 2013 08:07:00 EDT Law enforcement divers have recovered a body from the Neches (NAY'-chis) River in the Beaumont area. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22279696/authorities-recover-body-from-neches-river http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/JC1xjWpZkX4/tea-party-group-says-irs-asked-about-walker-recall http://www.KTRE.com/story/22279483/tea-party-group-says-irs-asked-about-walker-recall?t=2013-05-17T07:51:10Z KTRE Fri, 17 May 2013 07:51:00 EDT A tea party group says the Internal Revenue Service asked about its involvement in efforts to verify signatures in the effort to recall Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22279483/tea-party-group-says-irs-asked-about-walker-recall http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/Ezmq3ampv3U/permit-needed-to-tear-down-structures-in-west http://www.KTRE.com/story/22279421/permit-needed-to-tear-down-structures-in-west?t=2013-05-17T07:39:14Z KTRE Fri, 17 May 2013 07:39:00 EDT People in a Central Texas town whose homes or businesses were destroyed in a deadly fertilizer plant explosion need a permit to tear down the structures. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22279421/permit-needed-to-tear-down-structures-in-west http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/G5yML3rzHkw/tea-party-tax-returns-show-activism-on-a-budget http://www.KTRE.com/story/22279205/tea-party-tax-returns-show-activism-on-a-budget?t=2013-05-17T07:03:33Z KTRE Fri, 17 May 2013 07:03:00 EDT A review finds dozens of tea party groups and other conservative groups subjected to improper scrutiny by the Internal Revenue Service operate with small budgets and rarely displayed overt partisan activities. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22279205/tea-party-tax-returns-show-activism-on-a-budget http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/reZj9FbELak/gov-perry-to-visit-tornado-damaged-granbury http://www.KTRE.com/story/22279109/gov-perry-to-visit-tornado-damaged-granbury?t=2013-05-17T06:39:22Z KTRE Fri, 17 May 2013 06:39:00 EDT Gov. Rick Perry will head to a North Texas city devastated by a tornado that left at least six people dead. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22279109/gov-perry-to-visit-tornado-damaged-granbury http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/7abIbJ-I8uo/no-school-friday-in-tornado-damaged-cleburne http://www.KTRE.com/story/22279108/no-school-friday-in-tornado-damaged-cleburne?t=2013-05-17T06:39:22Z KTRE Fri, 17 May 2013 06:39:00 EDT School has been canceled for a second day at a North Texas community where a tornado damaged buildings and cut power. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22279108/no-school-friday-in-tornado-damaged-cleburne http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/ydQZcndknUw/ill-firefighter-fired-after-refused-drug-test http://www.KTRE.com/story/22278301/ill-firefighter-fired-after-refused-drug-test?t=2013-05-17T04:08:52Z KTRE Fri, 17 May 2013 04:08:00 EDT An East St. Louis firefighter says he's appealing his firing after his alleged refusal to take a drug test following his Texas arrest for possession of marijuana. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22278301/ill-firefighter-fired-after-refused-drug-test http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/xHc94pheZrU/prosecution-seeks-death-for-man-in-sons-deaths http://www.KTRE.com/story/22278300/prosecution-seeks-death-for-man-in-sons-deaths?t=2013-05-17T04:09:23Z KTRE Fri, 17 May 2013 04:08:00 EDT Prosecutors continue to press a North Texas jury to send a man to death row for drowning two of his sons in a creek. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22278300/prosecution-seeks-death-for-man-in-sons-deaths http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/ZTz0HKvYuxQ/wounded-warriors-treated-to-deep-sea-fishing http://www.KTRE.com/story/22278299/wounded-warriors-treated-to-deep-sea-fishing?t=2013-05-17T04:08:27Z KTRE Fri, 17 May 2013 04:08:00 EDT Houston police and members of the military plan to turn out in force at Houston's Bush Intercontinental Airport to welcome 300 wounded warriors arriving for a "Warrior Weekend." News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22278299/wounded-warriors-treated-to-deep-sea-fishing http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/WaLV86AsFJ0/tea-party-tax-returns-show-activism-on-a-budget http://www.KTRE.com/story/22278173/tea-party-tax-returns-show-activism-on-a-budget?t=2013-05-17T03:50:02Z KTRE Fri, 17 May 2013 03:50:00 EDT Dozens of tea party groups and other conservative organizations of the kind subjected to improper scrutiny by the Internal Revenue Service operate with small budgets and rarely displayed overt partisan activities. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22278173/tea-party-tax-returns-show-activism-on-a-budget http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/bWvavXyTAI4/latest-texas-budget-offer-4b-back-to-classrooms http://www.KTRE.com/story/22278043/latest-texas-budget-offer-4b-back-to-classrooms?t=2013-05-17T03:10:43Z KTRE Fri, 17 May 2013 03:10:00 EDT A breakthrough on a new Texas budget could be for real this time. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22278043/latest-texas-budget-offer-4b-back-to-classrooms http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/Fh-XXse9jaw/some-lost-everything-to-north-texas-tornado http://www.KTRE.com/story/22278025/some-lost-everything-to-north-texas-tornado?t=2013-05-17T03:06:43Z KTRE Fri, 17 May 2013 03:06:00 EDT Homes built by volunteers from Habitat for Humanity were among the hardest hit by a tornado that killed at least six people in North Texas. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22278025/some-lost-everything-to-north-texas-tornado http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/MpCw1msz_o0/ex-top-fort-worth-police-official-fired-over-dwi http://www.KTRE.com/story/22277515/ex-top-fort-worth-police-official-fired-over-dwi?t=2013-05-16T23:53:27Z KTRE Thu, 16 May 2013 23:53:00 EDT The former chief of staff to Fort Worth Police Chief Jeff Halstead has been fired after he was accused of driving while intoxicated. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22277515/ex-top-fort-worth-police-official-fired-over-dwi http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/euzh6hIk2Iw/soldier-gets-life-without-parole-in-iraq-killings http://www.KTRE.com/story/22277480/soldier-gets-life-without-parole-in-iraq-killings?t=2013-05-16T23:45:46Z KTRE Thu, 16 May 2013 23:45:00 EDT An Army sergeant has been sentenced to life in prison without parole for the 2009 killings of five fellow service members at a combat stress clinic in Iraq. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22277480/soldier-gets-life-without-parole-in-iraq-killings http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/qmv0fxYBj3E/former-west-texas-mayor-admits-stealing-100k http://www.KTRE.com/story/22277409/former-west-texas-mayor-admits-stealing-100k?t=2013-05-16T23:29:25Z KTRE Thu, 16 May 2013 23:29:00 EDT The former mayor of a tiny West Texas town has pleaded guilty to stealing about $100,000 from the town treasury. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22277409/former-west-texas-mayor-admits-stealing-100k http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/toBHA9pSav0/officials-soldier-accused-sex-assault-named http://www.KTRE.com/story/22276244/officials-soldier-accused-sex-assault-named?t=2013-05-16T19:29:07Z KTRE Thu, 16 May 2013 19:29:00 EDT U.S. officials have identified the Fort Hood soldier accused of sexual assault, including possibly arranging for at least one woman to have sex for money. He is Sgt. 1st Class Gregory McQueen, coordinator of a sexual assault... News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22276244/officials-soldier-accused-sex-assault-named http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/zkN1JQA174g/list-released-of-6-killed-by-granbury-tornado http://www.KTRE.com/story/22276113/list-released-of-6-killed-by-granbury-tornado?t=2013-05-16T19:13:03Z KTRE Thu, 16 May 2013 19:13:00 EDT The Hood County Sheriff's office has released a list of six people known dead from Wednesday's tornado in Granbury: News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22276113/list-released-of-6-killed-by-granbury-tornado http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/MTcNm12Sljc/damaged-texas-neighborhood-closed-during-search http://www.KTRE.com/story/22275217/damaged-texas-neighborhood-closed-during-search?t=2013-05-16T17:48:56Z KTRE Thu, 16 May 2013 17:48:00 EDT A North Texas neighborhood torn apart by a tornado will remain closed to its residents until officials can account for everyone who lived there. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22275217/damaged-texas-neighborhood-closed-during-search http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/yJoQQAQ32Ro/obama-vows-sustained-effort-on-military-sex-abuse http://www.KTRE.com/story/22274941/obama-vows-sustained-effort-on-military-sex-abuse?t=2013-05-16T17:20:54Z KTRE Thu, 16 May 2013 17:20:00 EDT President Barack Obama says military leaders are ashamed about the military's failure to stop sexual assaults in the ranks. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22274941/obama-vows-sustained-effort-on-military-sex-abuse http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/03ko15kjcbQ/tablets-in-the-classroom-push-learning-teaching http://www.KTRE.com/story/22274083/tablets-in-the-classroom-push-learning-teaching?t=2013-05-16T16:08:54Z KTRE Thu, 16 May 2013 16:08:00 EDT At Autrey Mill Middle School in suburban Atlanta, students are using electronic tablets instead of paper and pencil to answer questions, take tests and tell their teachers whether they understand their lesson or not. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22274083/tablets-in-the-classroom-push-learning-teaching http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/4VakhhFEMLc/bill-would-require-flags-in-charter-schools http://www.KTRE.com/story/22273358/bill-would-require-flags-in-charter-schools?t=2013-05-16T15:08:59Z KTRE Thu, 16 May 2013 15:08:00 EDT Charter schools would be required to display state and U.S. flags under a proposal advancing in the Texas Legislature. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22273358/bill-would-require-flags-in-charter-schools http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/ZdY8MIvSTdo/shelters-welcome-texas-tornado-displaced-residents http://www.KTRE.com/story/22273020/shelters-welcome-texas-tornado-displaced-residents?t=2013-05-16T14:32:42Z KTRE Thu, 16 May 2013 14:32:00 EDT Two churches in a North Texas city where a massive tornado killed six people have opened their doors as Red Cross shelters. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22273020/shelters-welcome-texas-tornado-displaced-residents http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/7EcmJxrHlLA/dallas-city-manager-suhm-to-retire-after-budget http://www.KTRE.com/story/22272642/dallas-city-manager-suhm-to-retire-after-budget?t=2013-05-16T13:56:47Z KTRE Thu, 16 May 2013 13:56:00 EDT Dallas City Manager Mary Suhm (soom) has announced plans to retire this year after she's completed putting together the next city budget proposal. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22272642/dallas-city-manager-suhm-to-retire-after-budget http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/Ve7E2Frf1mk/house-budget-chief-still-no-spending-deal http://www.KTRE.com/story/22271111/house-budget-chief-still-no-spending-deal?t=2013-05-16T11:40:30Z KTRE Thu, 16 May 2013 11:40:00 EDT The House budget chief says a spending deal with the Senate remains elusive after a midnight goal of a compromise came and went with both sides still apart. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22271111/house-budget-chief-still-no-spending-deal http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/voOJyaRCwUE/official-texas-tornado-left-total-devastation http://www.KTRE.com/story/22270388/official-texas-tornado-left-total-devastation?t=2013-05-16T10:40:30Z KTRE Thu, 16 May 2013 10:40:00 EDT A leader of a North Texas county where six people died in a tornado has described a storm-damaged neighborhood as "total devastation." News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22270388/official-texas-tornado-left-total-devastation http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/KlJZ7jzgJjQ/hunter-18-bags-800-pound-texas-record-alligator http://www.KTRE.com/story/22270263/hunter-18-bags-800-pound-texas-record-alligator?t=2013-05-16T10:24:28Z KTRE Thu, 16 May 2013 10:24:00 EDT An 18-year-old Fort Bend County high school senior has become the record holder for the heaviest alligator ever caught in Texas. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22270263/hunter-18-bags-800-pound-texas-record-alligator http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/-BEqo-M586k/most-people-accounted-for-after-granbury-twister http://www.KTRE.com/story/22268794/most-people-accounted-for-after-granbury-twister?t=2013-05-16T08:32:23Z KTRE Thu, 16 May 2013 08:32:00 EDT A leader of a North Texas city devastated by a tornado that left six people dead thinks most missing residents have been located. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22268794/most-people-accounted-for-after-granbury-twister http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/OnIZtPPftQw/thousands-lose-power-after-deadly-texas-tornadoes http://www.KTRE.com/story/22268017/thousands-lose-power-after-deadly-texas-tornadoes?t=2013-05-16T07:08:31Z KTRE Thu, 16 May 2013 07:08:00 EDT Utility officials say about 20,000 homes and businesses have lost electricity after tornadoes swept through North Texas and left at least six people dead. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22268017/thousands-lose-power-after-deadly-texas-tornadoes http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/v3MnVvvasr0/cleburne-mayor-declares-disaster-after-tornado http://www.KTRE.com/story/22267759/cleburne-mayor-declares-disaster-after-tornado?t=2013-05-16T06:40:20Z KTRE Thu, 16 May 2013 06:40:00 EDT The mayor of a North Texas community battered by a tornado has declared a local disaster as schools canceled classes amid the destruction. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22267759/cleburne-mayor-declares-disaster-after-tornado http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/-OKrVL6nNdI/perry-holds-ceremony-to-sign-morton-act-into-law http://www.KTRE.com/story/22266966/perry-holds-ceremony-to-sign-morton-act-into-law?t=2013-05-16T04:16:10Z KTRE Thu, 16 May 2013 04:16:00 EDT Gov. Rick Perry is holding a special ceremony to sign into law a proposal attempting to limit future wrongful convictions as the legislative session enters its final, frantic days. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22266966/perry-holds-ceremony-to-sign-morton-act-into-law http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/9DgRH94MYwQ/house-to-consider-much-watched-charter-school-bill http://www.KTRE.com/story/22266931/house-to-consider-much-watched-charter-school-bill?t=2013-05-16T04:08:27Z KTRE Thu, 16 May 2013 04:08:00 EDT The House is set to debate a plan to dramatically expand the number of charter schools allowed to operate in Texas - a sweeping proposal that's cleared the Senate but could face a tougher road in the lower chamber. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22266931/house-to-consider-much-watched-charter-school-bill http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ktre-TexasHeadlines/~3/B5PhGUJzcd4/officials-to-give-texas-explosion-probe-results http://www.KTRE.com/story/22266558/officials-to-give-texas-explosion-probe-results?t=2013-05-16T03:08:16Z KTRE Thu, 16 May 2013 03:08:00 EDT Federal and state officials say they're poised to announce findings of their investigation into a deadly Texas fertilizer plant explosion that killed at least 14 people. News - AP-State http://www.KTRE.com/story/22266558/officials-to-give-texas-explosion-probe-results