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- Obama vows to create jobs
- E-mail explains quick departure
- Morrow to lead Freeport police
- Van Alstyne's wife points to why husband resigned, e-mail shows; Perry cited as an issue
- Expert: Texas economy stabilizing
- Man faces felony after police say he stole alcohol
- Drivers unaware of DPS' new office
- Toyota adds autos to recall
- Boy Scouts sponsoring food drive
- Schools meet at economic conference
- Meeting to focus on A&M tuition plans
- Sex offender faces multiple charges
- Weekend event set for quilting fanatics
- Funerals Saturday for 5 slain in Bellville
- Perry: Link diplomas and driver's licenses
- Man slain, brother accused in Alton bathroom fight
- Texan allegedly watched porn in front of his kids
- Apple unveils $499 iPad tablet
- Appeals court upholds Texas' wine sales method
- A&M customizes treatment with full-time farrier
- Winery, grocer team up to aid nonprofit
- A&M customizes treatment with full-time farrier
- Winery, grocer team up to aid nonprofit
- Study: Dinosaur's tail had carrot-colored feathers
- Barefoot is better
| Posted: 27 Jan 2010 04:13 PM PST WASHINGTON -- Declaring "I don't quit," an embattled President Barack Obama vowed in his first State of the Union address Wednesday night to make job growth his topmost priority and urged a divided Congress to boost the still-ailing economy with fres ... |
| E-mail explains quick departure Posted: 27 Jan 2010 04:15 PM PST Lt. Gen. John Van Alstyne, the 38th commandant of Texas A&M's famed Corps of Cadets, decided more than a year ago he would never agree to report directly to the vice president for student affairs -- a former roommate of Gov. Rick Perry -- accordi ... |
| Morrow to lead Freeport police Posted: 27 Jan 2010 04:13 PM PST Former Bryan police chief Ty Morrow will be the new head of the Freeport Police Department, The Eagle has learned. He is expected to be sworn in Monday, more than seven months after he stepped down from the top spot in the Bryan Police Department fol ... |
| Van Alstyne's wife points to why husband resigned, e-mail shows; Perry cited as an issue Posted: 27 Jan 2010 06:33 AM PST Lt. Gen. John Van Alstyne resigned his post as Corps of Cadets commandant after Texas A&M Interim President R. Bowen Loftin told him of his intention to have the group directly report to the vice president of student affairs, the former commandan ... |
| Expert: Texas economy stabilizing Posted: 27 Jan 2010 04:13 PM PST An economist likened the national recession and its effect on Texas to a medical emergency on Wednesday."We've had the heart go through cardiac arrest, and then suddenly the blood stops pumping and the rest of the body is immediately impacted," Jim G ... |
| Man faces felony after police say he stole alcohol Posted: 27 Jan 2010 02:44 AM PST A 64-year-old man faces a felony theft charge after police said he hid a $3 alcoholic beverage in his pants at a Bryan grocery store.Minor Lee Blackshear was arrested Tuesday on a charge of theft of property less than $1,500 with two or more previous ... |
| Drivers unaware of DPS' new office Posted: 27 Jan 2010 04:13 PM PST Observant eyes seem to have prevailed where Google failed in directing people to the new Texas Department of Public Safety office in north Bryan. Trooper Jimmy Morgan said he thinks reliance on GPS systems could be to blame for the continued confusio ... |
| Posted: 27 Jan 2010 04:13 PM PST Staff and Wire Reports WASHINGTON -- Toyota Motor Corp. is halting sales and production of some of its top-selling models to fix gas pedals that could stick and cause unintended acceleration.Last week, Toyota issued a recall for the same eight models ... |
| Boy Scouts sponsoring food drive Posted: 27 Jan 2010 04:15 PM PST Local Boy Scouts are asking Brazos Valley residents to donate food to those in need. On Saturday, Scouts from Brazos and surrounding counties will be visiting businesses and neighborhoods to drop off donation bags. The bags will be collected by troop ... |
| Schools meet at economic conference Posted: 27 Jan 2010 04:15 PM PST Administrators with local school districts, Texas A&M University and Blinn College said Wednesday that they are struggling to balance increasing enrollment with economic constraints.The officials met as part of the 2010 Economic Outlook Conferenc ... |
| Meeting to focus on A&M tuition plans Posted: 27 Jan 2010 04:15 PM PST Eagle Staff ReportA public hearing on Texas A&M's tuition plans is set for 3 p.m. Thursday in Room 601 of Rudder Tower.Texas A&M System Chancellor Mike McKinney has ordered Interim President R. Bowen Loftin and all presidents within the 11-un ... |
| Sex offender faces multiple charges Posted: 27 Jan 2010 04:06 PM PST Eagle Staff ReportA College Station man remained behind bars Wednesday on a variety of charges, including failure to register as a sex offender.A Bryan police officer said he stopped the vehicle Douglas Lee Foster, 44, was driving at the intersection ... |
| Weekend event set for quilting fanatics Posted: 27 Jan 2010 04:06 PM PST Eagle Staff ReportQuilting, spinning, weaving, knitting and crocheting enthusiasts take note: "Making Every Stitch Count" will be at Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Park this weekend.The Star of the Republic Museum, Barrington Living History ... |
| Funerals Saturday for 5 slain in Bellville Posted: 28 Jan 2010 12:37 AM PST BELLVILLE, Texas -- The funeral is Saturday for the four adults and one child discovered slain Jan. 17 in Bellville.Austin County sheriff's Sgt. Paul Faircloth has said the youngest victim, a 2-year-old girl, was decapitated.A 20-year-old relative ... |
| Perry: Link diplomas and driver's licenses Posted: 28 Jan 2010 12:40 AM PST HOUSTON -- Gov. Rick Perry proposes that Texas high school-aged students must hit the books if they want to legally hit the road.At a news conference in Houston on Wednesday, Perry said students should have to prove that they're enrolled in school an ... |
| Man slain, brother accused in Alton bathroom fight Posted: 27 Jan 2010 03:11 AM PST ALTON, Texas -- Hidalgo County authorities say a dispute over who could use the bathroom first left one man dead and his brother accused in the fatal shooting.Sheriff Lupe Trevino says the brothers, ages 20 and 22, had been in physical confrontatio ... |
| Texan allegedly watched porn in front of his kids Posted: 28 Jan 2010 12:36 AM PST LUFKIN, Texas -- A 59-year-old Lufkin man living at a motel with his family is accused of having child pornography and watching it in front of his youngsters.Phillip Charles Taylor was in the Angelina County Jail on Thursday facing five counts of p ... |
| Apple unveils $499 iPad tablet Posted: 27 Jan 2010 04:11 PM PST SAN FRANCISCO -- Apple Inc. will sell the newly unveiled tablet-style iPad starting at $499, a price tag far below the $1,000 that some analysts were expecting.The iPad, which is larger in size but similar in design to Apple's popular iPhone, was bil ... |
| Appeals court upholds Texas' wine sales method Posted: 28 Jan 2010 12:35 AM PST DALLAS -- A federal appeals court has sided with Texas in a dispute over buying wine and efforts to control its quality.The Dallas Morning News reported Thursday that the recent ruling by the New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals allows ... |
| A&M customizes treatment with full-time farrier Posted: 27 Jan 2010 04:12 PM PST After surgeons removed pieces of bone and realigned the horse's leg by bolting it together, they turned their patient over for a custom shoe-fitting to a man most often seen working in a cowboy hat and leather chaps.Generations ago, someone like Jaso ... |
| Winery, grocer team up to aid nonprofit Posted: 27 Jan 2010 11:06 PM PST Messina Hof Winery and Resort is partnering with Kroger grocery stores to support a Houston-based non-profit. From Monday until April 30, Messina Hof will donate $5 of each case of wine sold in Texas' Kroger stores to the ChildBuilders organizatio ... |
| A&M customizes treatment with full-time farrier Posted: 27 Jan 2010 04:12 PM PST After surgeons removed pieces of bone and realigned the horse's leg by bolting it together, they turned their patient over for a custom shoe-fitting to a man most often seen working in a cowboy hat and leather chaps.Generations ago, someone like Jaso ... |
| Winery, grocer team up to aid nonprofit Posted: 27 Jan 2010 11:06 PM PST Messina Hof Winery and Resort is partnering with Kroger grocery stores to support a Houston-based non-profit. From Monday until April 30, Messina Hof will donate $5 of each case of wine sold in Texas' Kroger stores to the ChildBuilders organizatio ... |
| Study: Dinosaur's tail had carrot-colored feathers Posted: 27 Jan 2010 04:13 PM PST WASHINGTON -- Scientists have for the first time confirmed color in a dinosaur. Don't think purple Barney, but reddish-orange Conan O'Brien.The first solid proof of pigmentation has been spotted in the fossilized tail feathers of a smallish meat-eati ... |
| Posted: 27 Jan 2010 04:12 PM PST WASHINGTON -- Harvard biologist and runner Daniel Lieberman had a simple question: "How did people run without shoes?"The answer he got is: Much better.At least running barefoot seems better for the feet, producing far less impact stress compared to ... |
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