Associated Press
Practice Makes Perfect
DALLAS (AP) — A mock storm dubbed Hurricane Tejas (TAY'-hahs) will help first responders practice air emergency evacuation methods at some big Texas airports.
Department of Public Safety Trooper Robbie Barrera says the drill began Wednesday and runs through Thursday...
State’s Cotton Farmers Can Be A Part Of Federal Cost-Share Program
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal officials have announced that cotton producers across the country will receive an estimated $300 million as part of a cotton ginning cost-share program.
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said in a news release Monday that the U...
Officer Charged After Police Dog Dies In Hot Vehicle
SAN JUAN, Texas (AP) — A South Texas officer has been charged with animal cruelty after his police dog died in a hot law-enforcement vehicle as temperatures were in the 90s.
McAllen police on Monday announced the arrest of 37-year-old San Juan police Officer Juan Cerrillo Jr...
8 Year-Old Running From Wasps Struck And Killed By SUV
LEWISVILLE, Texas (AP) — Police say an 8-year-old boy running from wasps was struck and killed by a sport utility vehicle in North Texas.
Lewisville police say the boy was playing with friends Sunday afternoon in a mobile home park when they disturbed a wasp nest...
High Court To Hear Appeals From 2 Texas Death Row Inmates
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court will hear appeals from two African-American death-row inmates in Texas, including one who argued his sentence was based on his race.
The justices on Monday said they will review death sentences for inmates Bobby Moore and Duane Buck...
Defense Secretary Says Military Will Learn From Thursday’s 2 Tragic Incidents
SINGAPORE (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter says the military will attempt to learn from the tragic loss of life in two incidents Thursday -- one in Texas, the other in Tennessee -- since both involved safety issues in training...
Man Charged With Murder For Remuneration
ROWLETT, Texas (AP) — Dallas-area police say a man hired two sex offenders to kill the woman he was just a week away from marrying.
Thirty-eight-year-old Ioannis "John" Makris was indicted Thursday by a Dallas County grand jury on a charge of capital murder for remuneration...
Robberies Are On The Rise In This West Texas City
EL PASO, Texas (AP) — El Paso police say robberies in the far west Texas city so far this year are up 17 percent from the same period a year ago.
Police spokesman Robert Gomez tells the El Paso Times (http://bit.ly/1Vz0xqy ) that police in each of the city's five regional commands are addressing the increase and that the robberies are not connected...
2008 Hurricane Ike Sill A Problem For County
GALVESTON, Texas (AP) — Almost eight years after Hurricane Ike, Galveston County is still dealing with damaged and abandoned property left behind.
About 500 homes qualified for grant money to be removed under a community development program and a majority of the property owners have removed the hazardous structures...
Teacher Accused Of Sexual Relationship With 13-Year-Old Who Impregnated Her
HOUSTON (AP) — Police are looking for a Houston-area teacher accused of having a sexual relationship with a 13-year-old boy who impregnated her.
An arrest warrant has been issued for 24-year-old Alexandria Vera, who was an English teacher in the Aldine School District...