Thursday, November 24, 2011

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Aggies saddened by last game against UT in Big 12

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 04:03 PM PST


In 1894, Grover Cleveland was U.S. president, notorious French anarchist Emile Henry was executed by guillotine, Labor Day was declared a federal holiday and the Aggies played their first football game against the Longhorns.
Whether intended or n ...

Aggies saddened by last game against UT in Big 12

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 04:03 PM PST


In 1894, Grover Cleveland was U.S. president, notorious French anarchist Emile Henry was executed by guillotine, Labor Day was declared a federal holiday and the Aggies played their first football game against the Longhorns.
Whether intended or n ...

Legendary perspectives: Sherrill, Slocum reflect on A&M-UT rivalry

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 04:03 PM PST


Singing "Goodbye to Texas University" will mean much more tonight for the Aggie faithful at Kyle Field. The long, storied rivalry between Texas and Texas A&M comes to a close (for now, anyway), with the Aggies heading to the SEC next year.
For ...

Legendary perspectives: Sherrill, Slocum reflect on A&M-UT rivalry

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 04:03 PM PST


Singing "Goodbye to Texas University" will mean much more tonight for the Aggie faithful at Kyle Field. The long, storied rivalry between Texas and Texas A&M comes to a close (for now, anyway), with the Aggies heading to the SEC next year.
For ...

Sorry Austin, Aggieland smartest city in Texas

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 04:03 PM PST


Visiting Texas Longhorn fans can forget about making stupid Aggie jokes: College Station is the smartest city in Texas.
That is according to a recent report by The Business Journals, which used 2009 Census data to evaluate cities' collective brai ...

Police: Woman stole Christmas tree, toys from Wal-mart

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 01:14 AM PST

A 26-year-old woman faces a felony theft charge after police said she took about $900 worth of merchandise from a Bryan store.
Amanda Erin Steen of Bryan was charged with theft of property valued at less than $1,500 with two or more previous convict ...

A&M-UT game is big business

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 04:03 PM PST


Employees who would normally be off on Thanksgiving will be working today, preparing for large crowds expected for Texas A&M University's most popular football game of the season.
A&M's 7 p.m. game against the University of Texas at Kyle F ...

A&M-UT game is big business

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 04:03 PM PST


Employees who would normally be off on Thanksgiving will be working today, preparing for large crowds expected for Texas A&M University's most popular football game of the season.
A&M's 7 p.m. game against the University of Texas at Kyle F ...

Grimes County fire victims give thanks on holiday

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 04:03 PM PST


Marylee Maywald lost almost everything last summer when the Dyer Mill Fire roared through Stoneham in Grimes County.
But the loss hasn't dampened Maywald's Thanksgiving spirit.
Instead, it has led to new traditions and adventures.
"Not many peo ...

Man, 19, thrown against train, fatally dragged

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 12:11 AM PST

DALLAS -- Police are looking for three or four men suspected of shoving a 19-year-old man against an accelerating Dallas Area Rapid Transit train at a platform near Fair Park.DART spokesman Mark Ball says the man was standing on the platform of the M ...

Livestock farmers say ethanol eats too much corn

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 12:11 AM PST

DES MOINES, Iowa -- Livestock farmers are demanding a change in the nation's ethanol policy, claiming current rules could lead to spikes in meat prices and even shortages at supermarkets if corn growers have a bad year.The amount of corn consumed by ...

One hurt in wreck with 18-wheeler

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 04:03 PM PST

Eagle Staff Report
An accident involving an 18-wheeler in Robertson County sent one man to the hospital via helicopter Wednesday afternoon and also caused the closure of F.M. 391 until at least Monday.
Bob Wheeler, spokesman for the Texas Departmen ...

4 charged with capital murder in Houston shooting

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 11:09 PM PST

McALLEN -- Four men accused in a brazen daytime attack that killed the driver of a semitrailer carrying drugs were ordered jailed without bond Wednesday, and authorities were trying to determine whether the suspects were linked to local gangs helping ...

Bomb threat shuts down East Texas biomass facility

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 04:27 AM PST

SACUL -- A biomass plant in East Texas has shut down while law enforcement officials investigate a bomb threat scrawled inside a portable toilet. Southern Company spokeswoman Stephanie Kirijan confirms the bomb threat was found Monday evening at the ...

Court unveils Texas redistricting map

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 04:03 PM PST


A proposed redistricting map released by a federal court Wednesday would divide Brazos County between two congressional districts.
Most of the county would remain in U.S. House District 17, which is represented by Bryan Republican Bill Flores. Bu ...

Russia threatens U.S. missile shield

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 02:02 PM PST


MOSCOW -- Russia threatened on Wednesday to deploy missiles to target the U.S. missile shield in Europe if Washington fails to assuage Moscow's concerns about its plans, a harsh warning that reflected deep cracks in U.S.-Russian ties despite Presid ...

Russia threatens U.S. missile shield

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 02:02 PM PST


MOSCOW -- Russia threatened on Wednesday to deploy missiles to target the U.S. missile shield in Europe if Washington fails to assuage Moscow's concerns about its plans, a harsh warning that reflected deep cracks in U.S.-Russian ties despite Presid ...

End of the road: 10 breakup songs for A&M, UT

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 04:00 PM PST


Cue the ghostly voice of Jim Morrison: "This is the end."
The Texas-Texas A&M football rivalry comes to a halt Thursday night. The Aggies' move to the SEC means no more Texas on turkey day, unless cooler heads prevail.
How to say goodbye afte ...

End of the road: 10 breakup songs for A&M, UT

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 04:00 PM PST


Cue the ghostly voice of Jim Morrison: "This is the end."
The Texas-Texas A&M football rivalry comes to a halt Thursday night. The Aggies' move to the SEC means no more Texas on turkey day, unless cooler heads prevail.
How to say goodbye afte ...

Man charged in shooting

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 02:03 PM PST

PANHANDLE -- A Kansas man has been charged with murder in what investigators described as a road rage shooting that killed a St. Louis man at a Texas Panhandle convenience store.William Thompson Nardin, 65, died of gunshot wounds to the chest, Carson ...

Holiday closings

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 04:02 PM PST

The following will be affected in the Bryan-College Station area in recognition of the Thanksgiving holiday:
                       &n ...

Controversial judge suspended

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 02:00 PM PST

McALLEN -- The Texas Supreme Court suspended a judge Tuesday whose beating of his then-teenage daughter in 2004 was viewed millions of times on the Internet.Aransas County court-at-law Judge William Adams was suspended immediately with pay pending th ...

Thanksgiving meals

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 04:02 PM PST

* Salvation Army, 2506 Cavitt in Bryan: Free Thanksgiving meal Thursday, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. All welcome.
* Epicures Catering plans to distribute 1,200 Thanksgiving meals on Thursday. The Brazos Valley Food Bank donated 65 turkeys for the cause. Anyon ...

Perry approves El Paso recall effort

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 02:03 PM PST

EL PASO -- Gov. Rick Perry has approved a recall election aimed at El Paso Mayor John Cook and two members of the City Council over their votes to restore benefits to domestic partners of the West Texas city's employees.Perry's office on Monday set t ...

Shop local, Occupy protesters urge

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 02:00 PM PST


PORTLAND, Ore. -- Occupy protesters want shoppers to occupy something besides door-buster sales and crowded mall parking lots on Black Friday.
Some don't want people to shop at all. Others just want to divert shoppers from big chains and giant sh ...

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