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- Economist says new homes spur growth
- Utility salaries up for release
- Panel reviews Bush in media
- Police release ID of man shot in Navasota, suspects arrested
- Warrant amnesty ends Friday
- Exit ramp for Barron Road, U-turn at Texas 6/Texas 40 to reopen today
- Class to share self-defense tips
- All things Aggie
- Burns bans in effect for five BV counties
- Event demonstrates food preparation tips
- Dept of Ed: Some bullying violates federal law
- Mexico official: 2 dead men may be massacre gunmen
- Lincoln Center Fall Festival is Thursday
- Harris County deputy accused of taking drug bribes
- Dispute leaves 2 brothers dead in Jefferson County
- Twitter Transcript: Flores, Edwards congressional debate
- Third arrest made in March robbery
- 1 killed, 1 hurt in Houston airport tram accident
- Dallas settling racial discrimination lawsuit
- Man charged with kidnapping sons arrested in Texas
- Domestic dispute in NE Texas leaves 2 women dead
- Texas officer saves driver before train hits car
- Texas convicted killer sought over body in barrel
- Traffic stop yields felony drug arrest
- Boy, 13, faces Dallas capital murder trial Feb. 14
| Economist says new homes spur growth Posted: 26 Oct 2010 05:03 PM PDT The senior economist for the National Association of Home Builders told local business leaders Tuesday that home construction will help bring Brazos County back to economically healthy times. The construction of 952 new single-family homes would bri ... |
| Utility salaries up for release Posted: 26 Oct 2010 05:03 PM PDT Bryan's mayor said he wants the salaries for the city-owned utility's top administrators revealed to the public. Jason Bienski said during Tuesday's City Council meeting that the salary figures for BTU General Manager Dan Wilkerson and the top-lev ... |
| Posted: 26 Oct 2010 05:03 PM PDT Former President George H.W. Bush wasn't known for his communication ability, but a former speechwriter for the 41st president said Tuesday at Texas A&M that the reputation wasn't entirely fair to a person who had an extraordinary personal touch. ... |
| Police release ID of man shot in Navasota, suspects arrested Posted: 26 Oct 2010 03:06 AM PDT Navasota police on Tuesday released the name of a shooting victim and identified three men who were arrested on drug and theft charges in connection with last week's incident. Officers responded to a "shots fired" call about 1:50 p.m. Thursday to ... |
| Posted: 26 Oct 2010 05:03 PM PDT Area residents who have misdemeanor warrants have a few days to pay their fines before law enforcement officials come looking for them.Beginning Monday and running through Nov. 12, law enforcement officers will be tracking down and arresting resident ... |
| Exit ramp for Barron Road, U-turn at Texas 6/Texas 40 to reopen today Posted: 27 Oct 2010 01:50 AM PDT The Texas Department of Transportation will reopen the northbound Texas 6 exit ramp to Barron Road, along with the U-turn on the north side of the intersection of Texas 6 and Texas 40 this afternoon. TxDOT spokesman Bob Colwell said officials expect ... |
| Class to share self-defense tips Posted: 26 Oct 2010 05:02 PM PDT Be alert, walk with confidence and park in well-lit areas are three pieces of advice most women know to use whether they're traveling abroad or making a quick local trip. They'll have a chance to add another layer of protection beginning Monday with ... |
| Posted: 26 Oct 2010 05:31 PM PDT Their feet may never leave the ground, but they wear robes and carry broomsticks just the same. Yes, we're talking about Quidditch, the game featured in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter novels. The game has been adapted by college students to fit "Muggl ... |
| Burns bans in effect for five BV counties Posted: 26 Oct 2010 05:02 PM PDT Eagle Staff ReportA burn ban is in effect for five of the eight Brazos Valley counties, according to the Texas Forest Service. Robertson, Leon, Madison, Grimes and Washington counties join others across the state experiencing conditions that make out ... |
| Event demonstrates food preparation tips Posted: 26 Oct 2010 05:03 PM PDT Eagle Staff ReportA three-day event will explore methods of food preparation used in the Brazos Valley thousands of years ago. The Hot Rocks Cook-Off will be led by Alston Thoms, a Texas A&M University associate professor of anthropology and an e ... |
| Dept of Ed: Some bullying violates federal law Posted: 26 Oct 2010 11:12 PM PDT The U.S. Department of Education is warning schools: Tolerating or failing to adequately address ethnic, sexual or gender-based harassment could put them in violation of federal anti-discrimination laws. After several high-profile cases of bullyin ... |
| Mexico official: 2 dead men may be massacre gunmen Posted: 26 Oct 2010 09:05 AM PDT CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico -- The bodies of two men, one of them decapitated, were found in a Mexican border city Tuesday, and police suspect they may have been behind the massacre of 14 young people at a birthday party.The bodies were found inside an SUV ... |
| Lincoln Center Fall Festival is Thursday Posted: 26 Oct 2010 05:03 PM PDT Eagle Staff ReportThe Lincoln Center Fall Festival is set for Thursday.Residents are encouraged to wear a Halloween costume and participate in games from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Admission is free; activity tickets are five for $1. There will be free snow cone ... |
| Harris County deputy accused of taking drug bribes Posted: 27 Oct 2010 12:11 AM PDT HOUSTON -- A Harris County sheriff's deputy has been suspended after being accused of accepting bribes to protect an alleged drug dealer. George Wesley Ellington remained in custody, facing a bail hearing Wednesday. A federal indictment unsealed ... |
| Dispute leaves 2 brothers dead in Jefferson County Posted: 26 Oct 2010 02:56 AM PDT BEVIL OAKS, Texas -- A sheriff says two brothers who were in Bevil Oaks to attend a family funeral died when the pair argued and one fatally shot the other, then killed himself. Jefferson County Sheriff Mitch Woods told KFDM-TV that alcohol was in ... |
| Twitter Transcript: Flores, Edwards congressional debate Posted: 26 Oct 2010 04:36 PM PDT A transcript of our Twitter stream from Monday's debate between U.S. Congressional District 17 candidates Chet Edwards, a Democrat from Waco, and Bill Flores, a Bryan Republican. Read the story |
| Third arrest made in March robbery Posted: 26 Oct 2010 05:04 PM PDT Eagle Staff Report The third man police believe was involved in the March robbery of a Bryan convenience store was arrested Tuesday by College Station police. Officer Rhonda Seaton, a spokeswoman for the department, said an anonymous tip came in T ... |
| 1 killed, 1 hurt in Houston airport tram accident Posted: 27 Oct 2010 12:12 AM PDT HOUSTON -- A tram car that carries passengers from terminal to terminal at Houston's Bush Intercontinental Airport struck two men working on the track, killing one and injuring the other. Airport spokeswoman Maureen McClinton says the two contrac ... |
| Dallas settling racial discrimination lawsuit Posted: 27 Oct 2010 12:10 AM PDT DALLAS -- The Dallas City Council has approved a $400,000 racial discrimination settlement with 16 employees of the Dallas Water Utilities Department. The lawsuit, filed in December, also alleged retaliation. City attorney Tom Perkins said the se ... |
| Man charged with kidnapping sons arrested in Texas Posted: 26 Oct 2010 09:06 AM PDT SANTA ANA, Calif. -- Texas authorities have arrested a man charged with kidnapping his young sons from their mother's Anaheim home.Twenty-three-year-old Abraham Fernandez of Houston was arrested Monday in Harris County and is scheduled for an extradi ... |
| Domestic dispute in NE Texas leaves 2 women dead Posted: 26 Oct 2010 09:06 AM PDT POWDERLY, Texas -- An apparent custody dispute in Lamar County left a man's estranged wife and his girlfriend dead and his 9-year-old son shot in the head.Sheriff B.J. McCoy said Tuesday that the wife committed the shootings and left a note "that she ... |
| Texas officer saves driver before train hits car Posted: 26 Oct 2010 09:05 AM PDT MAGNOLIA, Texas -- A Houston-area police officer is being praised for the videotaped rescue of an alleged drunken driver just moments before her car is hit by a train.Magnolia Cpl. Jose Lopez had the dashboard camera on in his patrol car when he appr ... |
| Texas convicted killer sought over body in barrel Posted: 26 Oct 2010 02:57 AM PDT HOUSTON -- A convicted killer is sought after a tip led to a woman's body in a barrel at his Houston-area home. Harris County Sheriff's investigators say the search continued Tuesday for 64-year-old Dennis Ray Anderson. A tip to Crime Stoppers le ... |
| Traffic stop yields felony drug arrest Posted: 26 Oct 2010 05:04 PM PDT Eagle Staff Report An 18-year-old Bryan man was released from jail Tuesday, hours after police charged him with drug possession. According to the police report, around 1 a.m., officers noticed a vehicle driven by Chance Michael Laurent traveling o ... |
| Boy, 13, faces Dallas capital murder trial Feb. 14 Posted: 27 Oct 2010 12:10 AM PDT DALLAS -- A judge in Dallas has set a Feb. 14 trial date for a 13-year-old boy charged with killing a Garland couple. Judge William A. Mazur Jr. on Tuesday set the juvenile capital murder trial date for the boy. His 12-year-old girlfriend is also ... |
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