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Tax-Free Weekend Starts After Midnight Tonight in Texas
Tomorrow is the start of Tax Free Weekend throughout the Lone Star State and Governor Rick Perry is encouraging Texans to hit stores this weekend.
Perry said, “I encourage Texans to hit the stores this weekend and take advantage of this holiday as we gear up for another great school year in Texas
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Ag Commissioner Todd Stapes to Address Narco-terrorism Conference in San Angelo [VIDEO]
A statewide official in Texas will speak at a conference on Narco-terrorism next week in San Angelo.
Texas Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples will deliver the keynote address at the Angelo State University Narco-terrorism Conference On Tuesday, August 21st
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Dallas to Spray for Mosquitoes by Plane to Stop West Nile
Aerial spraying of insecticides in the Dallas area will take place for the first time since the 1960s this week.
The spraying is due to the worst outbreak of the West Nile virus in the nation this year. The company brought in to spray for the mosquitoes in Dallas County have outfitted two planes for spraying on Thursday evening
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Attorney: Gunman in College Station Had ‘mental issues’
The attorney for the family of a gunman who shot and killed a constable another person at a home in College Station said the gunman had “mental issues.”
Attorney W. Tyler Moore declined to elaborate on Tuesday what kind of mental problems 35-year-old Thomas Alton Caffall III had when he shot and killed Constable Brian Bachmann Monday afternoon...
Libertarian Presidential Candidate Gary Johnson Starts Texas Swing in Midland/Odessa [VIDEO]
The Libertarian Party Presidential candidate started a six day tour of Texas today in Midland.
Former Republican Governor of New Mexico Gary Johnson kicked off his six day tour of the Lone Star State with stops in Fort Worth, Dallas, Waco, Austin, San Antonio and Houston
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Terrorism Expert May Testify at Fort Hood Trial
A judge in a military court-martial is weighing whether to allow a terrorism expert to testify in the trial of an Army psychiatrist.
Major Nidal Hasan is on trial for the Fort Hood shooting rampage and his defense team doesn’t want Evan Kohlmann to testify in the trial at the court-martial
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Cornyn, Klobuchar, Leahy Legislation to Help Police Find Missing Children Clears Senate Committee
U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), and Patrick Leahy (D-VT) announced on Thursday that their bipartisan legislation to help local law enforcement locate missing children.
The legislation would help law enforcement find missing children whose whereabouts could be discovered through basic information on federal tax returns was passed the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday
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Rick Perry Appoints Franco to Texas Economic Development Corp
Gov. Rick Perry has appointed Robert Franco Jr. of Austin to the Texas Economic Development Corporation for a term to expire at the discretion of the governor.
The corporation supports programs and activities of the Governor’s Division of Economic Development and Tourism, including TexasOne, which markets Texas competitively and dynamically to businesses outside the state of Texas.
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