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No Bond For Man Charged With Fatal Stabbing Of 11-Year-Old
HOUSTON (AP) — Bond has been denied for a man charged with the fatal stabbing of an 11-year-old Houston boy as the child walked home from school.
Harris County jail records show Che Lajuan Calhoun was being held Friday on murder, evading arrest and assault charges...
Public Services Announced For Tejano Star Emilio
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Public services begin this weekend in San Antonio for Grammy-winning Tejano star Emilio Navaira (nah-VY'-rah).
Navaira, whose fans knew him simply as Emilio, was found unresponsive by his family Monday night at his home in New Braunfels...
Woman Charged With Murder Of Ex-Boyfriend
HOUSTON (AP) — Houston police have arrested a woman in the fatal shooting of her ex-boyfriend in a parking lot near a fitness center.
Harris County jail records show 34-year-old Veronica Erin Staley was being held Thursday on a murder charge...
Boil Water Order Still In Effect For Corpus
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) — A South Texas city dealing with a boil water order for nearly a week plans to change disinfectant in the system in hopes of soon lifting the advisory.
Corpus Christi officials on Wednesday planned to ask the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to allow switching to a more aggressive type of disinfectant...
11-Year-Old Dies Following Stabbing
HOUSTON (AP) — Houston police say an 11-year-old boy was fatally stabbed while walking home from school and that officers are searching for the suspect.
Investigators say Josue Flores was walking on a sidewalk Tuesday when a man walked toward him and stabbed him several times in an "unprovoked" attack...
Investigation Into UT Officer Accidentally Shooting Himself
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — University of Texas police say an officer accidentally shot himself outside of the campus police department.
Austin-Travis County EMS told the Austin American-Statesman (http://atxne.ws/23W07uF ) that paramedics were called to the scene early Tuesday and took a man with injuries not expected to be life-threatening to the hospital...
Improvements To Flood Control In Austin Prove Costly
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A draft report on how to avoid storm-related flooding in Austin and save lives says improvements could cost up to $4 billion.
The Austin American-Statesman (http://atxne.ws/23VZD7U ) reported Monday that the Flood Mitigation Task Force recommends increased public awareness with efforts including installation of emergency sirens...
Fed’s Part Of Investigation In Fatal Weekend Bus Crash
LAREDO, Texas (AP) — Federal investigators and local authorities are working to determine what caused a charter bus to crash in far South Texas, killing eight people and injuring 44 others in a one-vehicle rollover.
National Transportation Safety Board investigators arrived Sunday in Laredo and will continue their work Monday...
Garland Officer Among 13 Receiving Medal Of Valor
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is honoring 13 law enforcement officers who risked their lives to protect others.
Obama will present the Medal of Valor at a ceremony in the East Room on Monday. The medals recognize exceptional courage to save human life in the face of personal risk...
State Lawmakers Won’t Have To Devise New Education Funding
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) 9:45 a.m.
Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says the state Supreme Court's ruling on the school finance system shows it has "flaws ... but it is constitutional."
The Republican oversees the state Senate and is a former chairman of the chamber's powerful education committee...