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- Kimbrough fired from Texas A&M University System
- Higher education oversight committee initiates review
- Pac-12 news may facilitate A&M move to SEC
- Typhoon bearing down on Japan's tsunami-ravaged coast
- Allen Academy testing athletes for concussions
- CS police said woman who reported sexual assault recanted statement
- Americans freed from Iran prison arrive in Oman
- Grimes County worker resigns after misusing funds
- Weather Whys: Thunderstorms by state
- Tropical Storm Hilary could become a hurricane
- Police staging fake child abduction in College Station
- Grand opening for A&M building Friday
- Kimbrough fired from A&M System, pulls knife
- Bryan man strikes gold with unconventional conceal-carry holster
- Woman says sex assault report fake
- Water proposal could devastate Texas rice industry
- Southwood Valley students giving world peace a chance
- Fed plans to keep long-term interest rates low
- U.S hikers freed from Iran prison
- Law gives millions health coverage
- Inmate executed for dragging death in Jasper
- Proposal could hurt Texas rice industry
- Palestine rejects idea of UN vote delay
- 'Twilight rapist' guilty of assault
- Oct. 17 concert to help Texas wildfire victims
| Kimbrough fired from Texas A&M University System Posted: 21 Sep 2011 01:19 PM PDT A&M System Deputy Chancellor Jay Kimbrough, a good friend of Gov. Rick Perry, no longer is working for the System, officials confirmed Wednesday evening. Chancellor John Sharp, who took over the top administrative slot two weeks ago, determined ... |
| Higher education oversight committee initiates review Posted: 21 Sep 2011 05:03 PM PDT A committee created following a dustup this year between higher education reformers backed by Gov. Rick Perry and the academic community they want to reform met for the first time Wednesday. "Joint legislative oversight committees rarely are appo ... |
| Pac-12 news may facilitate A&M move to SEC Posted: 21 Sep 2011 05:03 PM PDT Texas A&M fans have spent the past few weeks in limbo as they await final word about their school's conference affiliation. The Aggies have given formal notice that they plan to leave the Big 12 after this school year. But threats of legal ac ... |
| Typhoon bearing down on Japan's tsunami-ravaged coast Posted: 21 Sep 2011 01:54 AM PDT TOKYO -- A powerful typhoon buffeted Tokyo with strong winds and rain Wednesday, halting trains and stranding tens of thousands of commuters as it barreled toward the tsunami-ravaged northeastern coast with its crippled nuclear plant. Police and l ... |
| Allen Academy testing athletes for concussions Posted: 21 Sep 2011 05:03 PM PDT The test he took on Wednesday was difficult enough while healthy, said Allen Academy senior James Brien, but passing it after receiving a concussion would have been nearly impossible. The ImPACT test administered to Brien and other student athlete ... |
| CS police said woman who reported sexual assault recanted statement Posted: 21 Sep 2011 12:32 AM PDT College Station police said Wednesday afternoon that a woman who reported being sexually assaulted the night before later admitted that it never happened. The woman told authorities Tuesday evening that it happened in the 3100 block of Rio Grande Bo ... |
| Americans freed from Iran prison arrive in Oman Posted: 21 Sep 2011 08:29 AM PDT MUSCAT, Oman -- Two Americans released from jail in Iran have landed in the Gulf state of Oman.AP reporters saw the arrival of the plane carrying Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal, who were released Wednesday from a Tehran prison after a $1 million bail wa ... |
| Grimes County worker resigns after misusing funds Posted: 21 Sep 2011 05:03 PM PDT The Grimes County commissioners have scheduled a private meeting next week to consider replacing an employee who was forced to step down as part of a courtroom plea bargain. As part of the agreement with the Grimes Count District Attorney's Office ... |
| Weather Whys: Thunderstorms by state Posted: 21 Sep 2011 04:07 AM PDT Q: Which state has the most thunderstorms? A: The answer is Florida, says Brent McRoberts of Texas A&M University. Florida has all of the right ingredients for thunderstorms – especially warm, humid air and heat. “Because of its larg ... |
| Tropical Storm Hilary could become a hurricane Posted: 21 Sep 2011 11:45 PM PDT MIAMI -- Tropical Storm Hilary is quickly strengthening in the Pacific south of Mexico and could soon become a hurricane. Hilary's maximum sustained winds early Thursday are near 70 mph (110 kph). The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Hilary cou ... |
| Police staging fake child abduction in College Station Posted: 21 Sep 2011 05:03 PM PDT A 14-year-old girl was approached by a stranger and abducted in south College Station. That didn't really happen, but more than 70 law enforcement officers and support personnel will be combing the city today, trying to recover the girl and find ... |
| Grand opening for A&M building Friday Posted: 21 Sep 2011 05:03 PM PDT Window cleaner Matt Newton finishes shining the botanically themed windows of the new AgriLife Center, part of the new Agriculture and Life Sciences Complex, on the Texas A&M campus Wednesday. A grand opening for the complex will be held Friday a ... |
| Kimbrough fired from A&M System, pulls knife Posted: 21 Sep 2011 05:03 PM PDT A&M System Deputy Chancellor Jay Kimbrough, a good friend of Gov. Rick Perry, was fired from the A&M System on Wednesday and then pulled out a pocketknife in the presence of two System lawyers, he confirmed. Kimbrough said he was just "bei ... |
| Bryan man strikes gold with unconventional conceal-carry holster Posted: 21 Sep 2011 05:03 PM PDT Justin Sitz's house was destroyed in a fire last year, but the loss led to his creation of a new conceal-carry device. Sitz, a 28-year-old Bryan resident, came up with the idea for the "VersaCarry" in January. A molded piece of kydex with a clip a ... |
| Woman says sex assault report fake Posted: 21 Sep 2011 05:03 PM PDT Eagle Staff Report A woman who earlier had reported being sexually assaulted recanted her statement on Wednesday. The woman reported to College Station police Tuesday night that she was assaulted in the 3100 block of Rio Grande Boulevard. It was u ... |
| Water proposal could devastate Texas rice industry Posted: 21 Sep 2011 01:05 AM PDT AUSTIN -- Barbara Corporon and her husband Victor depend on water from the Colorado River to grow rice, a staple of their farm near the Texas coast. But as the Lower Colorado River Authority contemplates cutting off that water because of one of t ... |
| Southwood Valley students giving world peace a chance Posted: 21 Sep 2011 05:03 PM PDT Southwood Valley Elementary art teacher Sharon Holt (crouched, center) works with fourth-graders on a peace sign made of pinwheels in front of the College Station school Wednesday. The school was participating in Pinwheels for Peace, an event begun b ... |
| Fed plans to keep long-term interest rates low Posted: 21 Sep 2011 05:02 PM PDT WASHINGTON -- The Federal Reserve will use more than $400 billion to try to drive down long-term interest rates, make home and business loans cheaper and invigorate the economy. Analysts said the moves would provide only a slight economic benefit. ... |
| U.S hikers freed from Iran prison Posted: 21 Sep 2011 05:02 PM PDT MUSCAT, Oman -- After more than two years in Iranian custody, two Americans convicted as spies took their first steps toward home Wednesday as they bounded down the steps of a private jet and into the arms of family for a joyful reunion in the Gulf ... |
| Law gives millions health coverage Posted: 21 Sep 2011 05:03 PM PDT WASHINGTON -- At least one part of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul has proven popular. With the economy sputtering, the number of young adults covered by health insurance grew by about a million as families flocked to take advantage o ... |
| Inmate executed for dragging death in Jasper Posted: 21 Sep 2011 05:02 PM PDT HUNTSVILLE -- White supremacist gang member Lawrence Russell Brewer was executed Wednesday evening for the infamous dragging death slaying of James Byrd Jr., a black man from East Texas. Byrd, 49, was chained to the back of a pickup truck and pull ... |
| Proposal could hurt Texas rice industry Posted: 21 Sep 2011 05:02 PM PDT AUSTIN -- South Texas rice farmers got some extra time to plan next year's crops -- and pray for rain -- under a drought response compromise approved Wednesday by the Lower Colorado River Authority. Under the emergency order, which would apply to ... |
| Palestine rejects idea of UN vote delay Posted: 21 Sep 2011 05:02 PM PDT UNITED NATIONS -- A top Palestinian official said Wednesday that President Mahmoud Abbas would accept no political delays on his bid for membership in the United Nations, rejecting mounting pressure from the United States and France to first return ... |
| 'Twilight rapist' guilty of assault Posted: 21 Sep 2011 05:02 PM PDT EDNA -- A former Texas prison employee suspected of a being a serial rapist who targeted older women was convicted Wednesday of sexually assaulting a disabled woman. Jurors rejected claims by Billy Joe Harris, 54, that he suffers from multiple per ... |
| Oct. 17 concert to help Texas wildfire victims Posted: 21 Sep 2011 11:48 PM PDT AUSTIN -- An Oct. 17 concert featuring Willie Nelson, Lyle Lovett and the group Asleep at the Wheel will benefit Central Texas wildfire victims.Tickets go on sale Friday for the event at the Erwin Center in Austin. Wildfires this month in Bastrop Cou ... |
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