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Getting into Cinco

Posted: 05 May 2010 05:04 PM PDT

Above: Nicolas Garcia Rhodes, 7, peeks out from backstage before a performance by the Anson Jones Elementary Ballet Foklorico during a Cinco de Mayo celebration at the school Wednesday. Cinco de Mayo is the anniversary of Mexico's 1862 defeat of the ...

Students debate in-state tuition for illegal immigrants

Posted: 05 May 2010 05:06 PM PDT

An emotional national issue spilled into Texas A&M this week as student senators debated whether to oppose giving in-state tuition to undocumented immigrants. College students in Texas who are here illegally can qualify for in-state tuition, whic ...

Navasota residents urged to boil water

Posted: 05 May 2010 09:35 AM PDT

Navasota city officials have issued a notice for residents to boil water before drinking or cooking with it. A sample of water tested positive for the presence of fecal coliform, or E.coli bacteria, which means the water could be contaminated with hu ...

Students bring the world home

Posted: 05 May 2010 05:06 PM PDT

Students in Texas are already at work trying to solve some of the world's biggest problems.More than 400 students in the sixth and ninth through 12th grades from schools across the state met at George Bush Presidential Library on Wednesday for the th ...

18-wheeler explodes at San Antonio refinery

Posted: 05 May 2010 06:20 AM PDT

SAN ANTONIO â€" An 18-wheeler being loaded with fuel at a San Antonio refinery exploded Wednesday, setting off a chain reaction of smaller explosions and sending a towering plume of thick black smoke over the city’s southeast side. One person was criti ...

CS man gets 35 years for sexaully assaulting child

Posted: 05 May 2010 05:04 PM PDT

A College Station man was sentenced to 35 years in prison on Wednesday after pleading guilty to forcing a 5-year-old girl to perform oral sex on him. Handcuffed and dressed in an orange jail jumpsuit, 43-year-old Michael Anthony Mitchell quietly admi ...

NY police chief: Bomb suspect bought gun in Conn.

Posted: 05 May 2010 06:19 AM PDT

WASHINGTON -- Times Square bomb suspect Faisal Shahzad drove to a New York airport with a gun purchased in Connecticut two months ago, New York Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly said Wednesday.Investigators have said a gun was discovered in the car S ...

Judge drops local malpractice suit

Posted: 05 May 2010 05:06 PM PDT

Eagle Staff ReportA malpractice lawsuit against a local plastic surgeon and obstetrician was dismissed this week after a district judge decided to strike evidence presented by a key witness set to testify in the trial.Dr. Royal Benson was being sued ...

Navasota residents advised to boil water

Posted: 05 May 2010 05:05 PM PDT

Eagle Staff ReportNavasota city officials have notified residents of the need to boil water before drinking or cooking with it. A water sample collected this week tested positive for the presence of fecal coliform, or E. coli bacteria, which means th ...

Buckle up, teens

Posted: 05 May 2010 05:05 PM PDT

Above: Larry the crash dummy gets some extra attention Wednesday from Caldwell High School seniors (left to right) Stefani Williams, Lindie Dollery and Laura Morales during the Click It or Ticket campaign event at the school. Students were urged to r ...

A-Mays-ing helpers

Posted: 05 May 2010 05:05 PM PDT

Texas A&M sophomore Marissa Johnson, 19, lays a brush-full of paint on a soccer goal post as she and her peers from Mays Business School finish renovations at Milam Elementary School in Bryan. More than 100 volunteers from "Project Mays" invested ...

Shrimpers investigated in turtle deaths

Posted: 05 May 2010 05:04 PM PDT

Federal authorities are investigating whether fishermen eager to maximize their catch ahead of the massive oil slick threatening the Gulf Coast have been killing endangered sea turtles, an official said Wednesday.Wildlife officials say at least 35 en ...

Queen put up for sale

Posted: 05 May 2010 05:05 PM PDT

Original plans slated The Queen Theater to open next month for visitors to catch a glimpse of renovations on a building city officials describe as the jewel of downtown Bryan.However, those plans made last summer have since been derailed after offici ...

Baby dies in Williamson County mobile home fire

Posted: 06 May 2010 12:26 AM PDT

GEORGETOWN, Texas -- Investigators say a mobile home fire in Williamson County that killed a baby apparently started when the stove caught fire and a locked door prevented re-entry.Sheriff's Sgt. John Foster says the mother and neighbors tried to sav ...

Cyber term a topic at summit

Posted: 05 May 2010 05:04 PM PDT

DALLAS -- Is there really a "cyberwar" going on? Some officials and computer security companies say yes, arguing that armies of hackers are stealing online secrets and using the Internet to attack infrastructure such as power grids.However, some secu ...

Houston-area student dead in Mexico

Posted: 05 May 2010 03:46 AM PDT

HOUSTON -- A Houston-area school district confirms a teen reported missing by her mother has been found dead in Mexico.Elisabeth Mandala was a senior at Kempner High School in Sugar Land.Houston police say Mandala was last seen April 27 leaving her m ...

Times Square bomb plot could be lone act of terrorism

Posted: 05 May 2010 05:03 PM PDT

NEW YORK -- The Pakistani-American accused of the failed Times Square car bombing is believed to have been working alone when he began preparing the attack almost immediately after returning from his native land, authorities said Wednesday.They said ...

College Station development update

Posted: 05 May 2010 05:06 PM PDT

New development in College Station: Indian Lakes phase 8 submitted a replat of two residential lots on about 2.6 acres at 3396 and 3496 Mojave Canyon Drive in the extraterritorial jurisdiction. Towner Point submitted a final plat for one general comm ...

College Station development update

Posted: 05 May 2010 05:06 PM PDT

New development in College Station: Indian Lakes phase 8 submitted a replat of two residential lots on about 2.6 acres at 3396 and 3496 Mojave Canyon Drive in the extraterritorial jurisdiction. Towner Point submitted a final plat for one general comm ...

Pakistan politicos shelter militants

Posted: 05 May 2010 05:02 PM PDT

JHANG, Pakistan -- Authorities in Pakistan's biggest and richest province are tolerating -- if not promoting -- some of the country's most violent Islamic militant groups.Leaders in Punjab province have flouted repeated calls from the U.S. for Pakist ...

N.Y. bomb suspect seen as good militant recruit

Posted: 05 May 2010 05:02 PM PDT

ISLAMABAD -- The Pakistani-American accused of trying to explode a bomb in Times Square was able to move easily between the two countries and came from a family of wealth and privilege -- a near-perfect background for an international terrorist group ...

Nashville's honky-tonks quiet after flooding

Posted: 05 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- While city officials reported progress Wednesday restoring Nashville's electrical and water systems after a devastating flood, the downtown remained dark, homes were sodden and patience was wearing thin four days after flash flood ...

Campaign finance reports

Posted: 05 May 2010 02:25 PM PDT

College Station City Council Place 2Jess FieldsTony JonesBryan City Council Single Member District 1Al SaenzRichard CortezBryan City Council Single Member District 2Paul MadisonHoward HillBryan City Council Single Member District 3Bettye PoolChuck Ko ...

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