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County election rules in limbo

admin — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 01:01:23 +0000

The state’s election troubles go beyond a delay in election dates and the redrawing of political boundaries. The mailing of new voter cards to Wichita County voters and the new requirement for voter identification with photos also are in limbo.

http://www.timesrecordnews.com/news/2012/jan/06/county-election-rules-in-limbo/

Rockets’ Lowry has no comment on misdemeanor battery charge

admin — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 01:00:17 +0000

Rockets guard Kyle Lowry declined to comment on a KRIV-TV report on Thursday that he has been charged with one count of misdemeanor battery by the Clark County District Attorney’s office in Las Vegas in connection with throwing a basketball at a referee after a game in September.

http://blog.chron.com/ultimaterockets/2012/01/rockets-lowry-has-no-comment-on-misdemeanor-battery-charge/

Fort Hood could be spared big cuts, experts say

admin — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 00:59:14 +0000

A new national defense strategy, which includes a smaller and more streamlined Army, could have implications for Fort Hood, the Army’s busiest deployment hub for Iraq-bound soldiers over the past decade.

http://www.statesman.com/news/local/fort-hood-could-be-spared-big-cuts-experts-2083492.html

Endangered Species Conflicts Loom in Texas

admin — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 00:58:29 +0000

Near a glade of blackened pines, a Ph.D. student at Texas State University used microchip technology to search for an endangered Houston toad.

http://www.texastribune.org/texas-environmental-news/environmental-problems-and-policies/endangered-species-issues-loom-texas/

Nueces County Commissioners tap councilman for open tax assessor post

admin — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 05:37:27 +0000

Nueces County Commissioners Wednesday appointed a Republican city councilman to fill the unexpired term of the county tax assessor-collector.

http://www.caller.com/news/2012/jan/04/nueces-county-commissioners-tap-councilman-open-ta/

State fires doctor for violation of job ban

admin — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 05:36:39 +0000

State health officials fired a hospital psychiatrist last week after learning that he failed to disclose a decade-old legal settlement that banned him from ever working again at a state mental health facility.

http://www.statesman.com/news/local/state-fires-doctor-for-violation-of-job-ban-2078164.html

Cost of Bryan mail center big factor in possible closing

admin — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 05:35:47 +0000

U.S. Postal Service managers explained a proposal Tuesday to shut down Bryan’s mail processing center and move its operations to Houston or Austin, a move projected to eliminate around 40 local jobs and save at least $4 million a year.

http://www.theeagle.com/local/USPS–Bryan-center-costly–6880420

Voters could see forums between state Rep. Simpson, challenger Merritt in Longview

admin — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 05:35:00 +0000

Former state Rep. Tommy Merritt today proposed four, one-hour forums between himself and incumbent Rep. David Simpson, R-Longview.

http://www.news-journal.com/news/local/voters-could-see-forums-between-state-rep-simpson-challenger-merritt/article_70eec368-3656-11e1-ab0f-0019bb2963f4.html

Nightclub owners sue city reps, neighbors in El Paso

admin — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 05:34:08 +0000

In response to continued resistance to a proposed bar in East El Paso, nightclub owner David Cooper of Monaco Entertainment filed a lawsuit against the city of El Paso and area residents Tuesday.

http://www.elpasotimes.com/news/ci_19669839?source=most_viewed

U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar will visit El Paso today

admin — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 05:33:05 +0000

U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Michael Connor will be in El Paso today to learn about the Rio Grande Project and area treatment plants during a regional water conference.

http://www.elpasotimes.com/newupdated/ci_19671969