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Nov. 30 -- Lawyer boom: For better or for worse, number of attorneys increasing rapidly

Nov. 30 -- Lambda Chi Alpha: University of Texas fraternity accused of racism

Nov. 30 -- Prime contractor not interested: GTECH declines to rebid on lottery business

Nov. 30 -- Season begins: Holiday River parade draws estimated 100,000

Nov. 30 -- Picture perfect: Filmmakers flocking to Port of Houston for that industrial look

Nov. 30 -- Dead fish on Corpus beach: Red tide may be moving north

Nov. 30 -- Aggie plates selling best: Specialized auto tags aren't catching on in Texas

Nov. 30 -- Voluntary site registry: New program aimed at restoring wetlands

Nov. 29 -- The Big S.A.: Alamo City cheering news that it's bigger than Dallas

Nov. 29 -- Baptist Split: 14 Conservative Baptists vote to splinter from state's general convention

Nov. 29 -- Attention, Shoppers! Nearby fire fails to smoke out shoppers

Nov. 29 -- Gay Foster Parents: Case of lesbian foster couple raises issue of agency policy

Nov. 29 -- Plains Paradise: Millions of wintering birds find South Plains to their liking

Nov. 29 -- Hostage Released: Family joyous over son's freedom

Nov. 29 -- Brain Drain: State workers desert their jobs for high-tech salaries

Nov. 28 -- District leaders not worried: State agency says it will watch DISD

Nov. 28 -- Holiday on the road: Kerrville volunteers prepare for holiday feast for truckers

Nov. 28 -- Marine Military Academy: Abuse charges mar image of nationally known military school

Nov. 28 -- Decision draws criticism: Appeals court approves early-release program for sex offenders

Nov. 28 -- But Dallas metro area still bigger: Alamo City cheering news that it's bigger than Dallas

Nov. 28 -- They just can't prove it: Dallas police say they know which cop stole money

Nov. 28 -- Holiday spirit: Texans give thanks at turkey feasts big and small

Nov. 27 -- Environmental postal service: Compost made of junk mail tested for garden use

Nov. 27 -- The bad news is: Supply of mediators far outpaces demand

Nov. 27 -- Drugs in the suburbs: Arrests putting dent in Plano heroin supply, law officers say

Nov. 27 -- 'The First Thanksgiving Dinner': Jarrell residents reflect on thankfulness

Nov. 27 -- Products available on the 'Net: Ag Department takes Texas menu to new heights

Nov. 27 -- She plans book: Tilton divorce finalized after two contentious years

Nov. 27 -- Gray fox rabies control: Health officials plan new vaccine drop

Nov. 27 -- Union Pacific Railroad: Chairman to face questioning about clogged lines

Nov. 26 -- Texas vs. tobacco: Federal magistrate considers evidence in tobacco lawsuit

Nov. 26 -- State education board member involved: Donations questioned in school fund flap

Nov. 26 -- Sentenced to 25 years: Accomplice in 'Uncle Hilty' case pleads guilty to kidnapping

Nov. 26 -- Search for stolen documents: North Texas city struggling through federal housing debacle

Nov. 26 -- No evidence of retaliation: Judge rules against Pantex whistleblowers

Nov. 25 -- Bucks for Trucks: Lottery issues request for proposals for pickup truck game pfcb

Nov. 25 -- Affirmative Action: Four still waiting for multimillion-dollar ruling

Nov. 25 -- Crash Survivor: Teen released from hospital after two years

Nov. 25 -- VP in Houston: Gore stumps for Houston mayoral candidate Lee Brown

Nov. 25 -- Perot's Millions: Analysis of Ross Perot Jr.'s empire reveals an aggressive but selective investor

Nov. 25 -- Texas Topic: Dandelion greens are a commercial niche crop for Valley farmers

Nov. 25 -- Capital Briefs: Lottery winner, etc.

Nov. 24 -- Lottery Report: Audit by fired official says players will be 'ripped off'

Nov. 24 -- Texas Prisons: Victims say mediation, not construction, helps prisoners

Nov. 24 -- Homeowners' Insurance: Program to help find insurance gets low response

Nov. 24 -- Underground Water: Use of underground water sources prompts call for regulation

Nov. 24 -- Jerry Van Dyke: Actor cooks up Texas venture

Nov. 24 -- What Price Life?: Doctors discuss ethics of pulling the plug

Nov. 24 -- Father of Four: Sixteen years after birth of quads, a father reflects

Nov. 24 -- Return of the Alameda: Theater restoration renews hope for Mexican-American 'cultural zone'

Nov. 23 -- Houston official: Discrimination ongoing problem in city contracting

Nov. 23 -- Customers told to preserve claims, however: America Online wins appellate court ruling

Nov. 23 -- Judge Ted Poe's creative sentences: Teen convicted of DWI must carry reminders for next decade

Nov. 23 -- The Texas Poll: Most Texans ignorant about who state's key officeholders are

Nov. 22 -- 36th this year: Houston man executed for 1983 robbery-slaying

Nov. 22 -- Raising money for charity: Elderly taking their best shot for glamour calendar

Nov. 22 -- Christian Fundamentalists Internal Revenue Employees: Judge chastises IRS over treatment of Christian employee group

Nov. 22 -- On duty at Parkland: Doctor recalls helping treat mortally wounded President Kennedy

Nov. 22 -- In Dallas-Fort Worth: Radio stations air audio time capsule

Nov. 22 -- Losing profits: Operators of Lone Star Card threaten to bail out of contract with state

Nov. 22 -- In speech on liberty: McGovern proud to be liberal

Nov. 22 -- Glitch in motor-voter law: Judge declares mistrial in murder case because felon served on grand jury

Nov. 22 -- Texas Department of Criminal Justice: State board approves two new maximum-security prisons

Nov. 22 -- Attempt to relieve gridlock: Railroad commission votes to seek Union Pacific track divestiture

Nov. 22 -- Mother of quadruplets: Murder suspect to be returned to United States

Nov. 22 -- Texas Poll: Texans approve of women working but believe home suffers

Nov. 22 -- GAO study: Texas has more illegal immigrant-headed families than anyone but California

Nov. 21 -- At Houston church: Services held for fourth Union Texas employee killed in Pakistan

Nov. 21 -- The Environmental Working Group and Texas Citizen Action: Higher fuel efficiency standards would save Texans billions

Nov. 21 -- Interview with Lee Harvey Oswald: Notes of Dallas police chief released 34 years after assassination

Nov. 21 -- Finding the answer: After 27 years, North Texas family finds closure

Nov. 21 -- Makeshift morgue: Amarillo officials bicker over bodies allegedly kept at garage

Nov. 21 -- Governor issues pardon: DNA testing frees man held in prison five years on rape charge

Nov. 21 -- TDCJ denies problems: Auditor critical of prison industry controls

Nov. 21 -- Over stock's slide: Stockholders file lawsuit requesting damages from Union Pacific

Nov. 21 -- After being criticized: Smith moving campaign office out of condo, selling property

Nov. 21 -- For the rest of the year: Turtle preservation groups call for ban on Texas shrimping

Nov. 21 -- Lt. Gov. Bob Bullock: State's top Democrat endorses Bush for re-election

Nov. 21 -- In small town near Waco: TYC picks site for new youth facility

Nov. 21 -- Dial a prisoner: Texas Board of Criminal Justice unveils automated prisoner update system

Nov. 20 -- Latin Kings gang: Authorities arrest alleged gang member wanted in several cities

Nov. 20 -- High-tech mecca: Austin tops Seattle; now No. 22

Nov. 20 -- Voting Rights Acts: Garza urges local governments to bail out

Nov. 20 -- City Hall Dog: Friendly dog entertains North Texas town

Nov. 20 -- Wasting time and money: Committee looks to reduce duplicated state services

Nov. 20 -- No double jeopardy: Court clears way for retrial of Mitchell

Nov. 20 -- Review reveals: University of Houston reimbursed for phony classes

Nov. 20 -- Overburdened with amendments: Lawmakers look at constitutional rewrite

Nov. 20 -- Quadruplets mother slain: Lawyer says victim's ex-husband not responsible for her death

Nov. 20 -- Asks for forgiveness: Suspected serial killer executed for 1982 West Texas abduction-slaying

Nov. 19 -- Suds with a twist: Valley's first microbrewery getting set to crank up

Nov. 19 -- Will support the president: Bush very disappointed that Saddam Hussein is still in power

Nov. 19 -- Census Bureau report: Plano, Laredo among fastest growing cities in United States

Nov. 19 -- Board responds to teacher input: Teacher re-certification idea going down, board chairman says

Nov. 19 -- Twice convicted of DWI: Man jailed after son dies in wreck

Nov. 19 -- Victoria's Fund: Barrientos starts fund for 9-year-old girl

Nov. 19 -- Houdini fan: Fort Worth collector assembles hocus-pocus from the past

Nov. 19 -- Plans to fight decision: Mayor impeached following three-hour trial by City Council

Nov. 19 -- Cook Children's Medical Center: Jury awards Granbury family $29.7 million in malpractice lawsuit

Nov. 19 -- Hispanic student complains: Texas Tech trying to improve image with minority students

Nov. 19 -- Mauro criticizes plan: Bush announces pollution-reduction plan

Nov. 18 -- The Texas Poll: Most Texans think illegal immigration a serious problem

Nov. 18 -- Prison Beds: State leadership approves funding for new prisons

Nov. 18 -- Quad's Mom's Murder: 2 arrested in slaying of quadruplets' mother

Nov. 18 -- Shooting by Troopers: Highway patrolmen shoot suspect

Nov. 18 -- Juvenile Facility: Sites ranked for youth facility, commission to decide Thursday

Nov. 18 -- No Laughing Matter: Officer fired for denying involvement in prank takes case to Supreme Court

Nov. 18 -- Parents' Grief: Parents face life without children killed in car crash

Nov. 18 -- Surfside Water: Surfside has clean water, but can't get it to the homes

Nov. 18 -- Boeing and Kelly: Decision near on Boeing's plans for Kelly Air Force Base

Nov. 18 -- Rail Gridlock: UP backup likely to continue, Thanksgiving deadline to be missed

Nov. 17 -- Last wish: 92-year-old man becomes citizen in special ceremony

Nov. 17 -- Death row inequities: Texas, California contrast reality of capital punishment

Nov. 17 -- Spare time education: Weekend classes make college possible for working students

Nov. 17 -- Thinks governor's vulnerable: Democrat hits trail to challenge Bush

Nov. 17 -- Congressional Budget Office: Study shows commissaries waste money, benefit mostly retirees

Nov. 17 -- The Texas Poll: Most believe race relations poor, affirmative action unfair

Nov. 16 -- Border Deaths: Hundreds die crossing border each year

Nov. 16 -- Quadruplets' Mom's Murder: Florida officials offer $10,000 for Del Toro capture

Nov. 16 -- IRS Outreach: Kinder, gentler IRS emerges at Problem Solving Day

Nov. 16 -- Defrauding Widows: Former insurance agent faces prison terms

Nov. 16 -- Talk of Texas: Interesting facts about the Lone Star State

Nov. 16 -- Vanishing Act: Town deleted after legal skirmish

Nov. 16 -- Where There's Smoke: UT-Tyler's tobacco ties questioned

Nov. 16 -- Rail Gridlock: Railroad administration to fine Union Pacific for safety problems

Nov. 15 -- 'Bureaucratic fluff': Judge attacks study used as basis for Houston affirmative action program

Nov. 15 -- Houdini of inmates: Georgia prison escapee captured in North Texas motel

Nov. 15 -- In record numbers: Whooping cranes flock to South Texas

Nov. 15 -- Suit against Clinton: Gennifer Flowers arrives for Jones' case deposition

Nov. 15 -- Adventure of a lifetime: Texas man braves Sierra snow in bid for hiking first

Nov. 15 -- Amarillo National Resource Center for Plutonium: Study: Risks wouldn't increase much if new missions brought to Pantex

Nov. 15 -- Drug scare: Suburban parents deal with surge in heroin deaths

Nov. 14 -- Tobacco suit: Judge rules tobacco industry may have used lawyers to help conceal dangers

Nov. 14 -- Awaiting fourth trial: Some criticize former death row inmate's release after 20 years

Nov. 14 -- Gave criticized jail high marks: State inspector was paid consultant for private jail company

Nov. 14 -- Odessan bewildered: KKK fliers distributed in free tabloids

Nov. 14 -- NAFTA hearing: State Senate committee told free trade hurting the border

Nov. 14 -- Paperwork purgatory: Man's enrollment in college or trade school delayed by missing records

Nov. 14 -- Striking back: Woman wins judgment of $1.5 million for rape

Nov. 14 -- Sport utility vehicles: Insurance commissioner wants more information

Nov. 14 -- Motion calls justices 'nutty': Court threatens action for tone of lawyers' motion

Nov. 14 -- Transplant pioneer: Longest-surviving pediatric heart transplant recipient, dies at 13

Nov. 14 -- Center of attention: First Lotto Texas winner looks back on five years of enjoying jackpot

Nov. 13 -- Accused of thefts in Muleshoe and Lubbock: Five suspected members of massive Illinois-based crime ring arrested

Nov. 13 -- Watchers paradise: Bird watchers from around the world flock to the Brownsville Landfill

Nov. 13 -- Man suddenly thrust into case: Whitewater check found in car abandoned for 10 years

Nov. 13 -- Insurance benefits: ERS case highlights need for caution

Nov. 13 -- Local writers helping out: Writer on homelessness homeless again

Nov. 13 -- Let felon son live there: Report: Housing authority member lived in unit in violation of rules

Nov. 13 -- Former San Antonio resident: Drifter sought in slaying of quadruplets' mom

Nov. 13 -- Union Texas Petroleum workers: Men gunned down in Pakistan remembered fondly

Nov. 13 -- No trespassing: Report: Property owners puzzled over color purple

Nov. 13 -- Limits goods from U.S.: Border cities 'devastated' by Mexico's $50 rule, Hispanic leader says

Nov. 13 -- Upset with moderate's victories: Conservative Baptists threaten to form own convention

Nov. 13 -- Put himself in child's place: Bullock says voucher idea is for the kids

Nov. 12 -- Awaiting trial: Former death row inmate Kerry Max Cook freed after 20 years

Nov. 12 -- Anti-abortion activists cheer decision: Court upholds manslaughter conviction in case of unborn child

Nov. 12 -- Grievance filed: CPS employee says she was demoted for removing foster child from lesbians'

Nov. 12 -- Joined marines together: 6 vets stay faithful friends through long march of years

Nov. 12 -- Filed libel suit against patient: Dentist and son penalized for filing frivolous lawsuit

Nov. 12 -- Book planned: Connally's wife recalls JFK's death

Nov. 12 -- Controversy in the Rio Grande Valley: National river program dismissed as a 'feel good, sound good' deal

Nov. 12 -- San Antonio quadruplets: Slain mother had been target of abuse probe

Nov. 12 -- Amtrak wreck: Sunset Limited collides with sand truck, no serious injuries

Nov. 11 -- Drug Smuggling: Morales: NAFTA opening door to drug trafficking

Nov. 11 -- Paralyzed Vets: Veterans praise VA spinal cord center in Dallas

Nov. 11 -- Baptist Convention: Election, report could highlight chasm

Nov. 11 -- Deadly Night: Sunday night was Dallas' deadliest in more than two years

Nov. 11 -- Fun with Fangs: Dallas museum displays more than 100 venomous snakes

Nov. 11 -- Lottery Court Case: Lawsuit could weaken already shaky relationship

Nov. 11 -- Branch Davidians: Cult members rejected by high court in bid to bar Texas judge

Nov. 11 -- Board of Education: Governor names board member

Nov. 11 -- Vouchers and Bullock: Pro-voucher movement gains key supporter

Nov. 10 -- Juvenile Crime: Experts say caution, analysis can prevent new teen crime wave

Nov. 10 -- Mummified Woman: Police find woman's body more than a year after her death

Nov. 10 -- Giant Roaming Birds: Loose emus causing problems across state

Nov. 10 -- Simmons Feud: Former corporate raider battles daughters over financial empire

Nov. 10 -- Step Sisters: Troupe of dancers taps into deep friendship, rejuvenation

Nov. 10 -- State Agency Ads: Taxpayer-funded ads that promote agency chiefs seeking election criticized

Nov. 9 -- Lottery lawsuit: GTECH claims ex-lottery director's bias has hindered competition

Nov. 9 -- Commission on Judicial Conduct: Panel recommends suspension of judge fighting removal

Nov. 9 -- Children OK: Mother of San Antonio quads slain in Florida

Nov. 9 -- Armored car heist: Bandits able to flee; burglars are nabbed

Nov. 9 -- Liable for gross neglect: Woman's heirs awarded $92 million judgment from nursing home

Nov. 9 -- For billion-dollar capital campaign: UT unveils "We're Texas" slogan

Nov. 9 -- Southern Baptists in conflict: Split could create autonomous state group, both sides say

Nov. 9 -- Daily Texan newspaper: UT student editor broke guidelines, board decides

Nov. 8 -- School Textbooks: State board overrides objections, tentatively adopts

Nov. 8 -- Wright Amendment: Dallas sues Fort Worth over Love Field

Nov. 8 -- X-ray Truck: Customs Service to introduce truck X-ray machine in South Texas

Nov. 8 -- Morales and Microsoft: Texas first state to sue Microsoft on disclosure issue

Nov. 8 -- Fractured Suburb: Two men claiming to be mayor to attend aldermen's meeting

Nov. 8 -- Bus Probe: FBI subpoenas Austin bus company documents

Nov. 8 -- Deadline Missed: Death row inmate to get new trial because of missed deadline

Nov. 8 -- Continental Pilots: Union releases details of Continental pilot agreement

Nov. 8 -- Historic Carrier: "Iron Woman" may be on final voyage

Nov. 8 -- Union Pacific: Key General Motors route lost by UP

Nov. 7 -- Home Equity: Banks report flood of interest in home equity loans

Nov. 7 -- Republic of Texas: Convicted separatists speak of revolution upon arrival at prison

Nov. 7 -- Videotaped Mayhem: Ex-teacher's claims he was fired for giving videotape to TV station

Nov. 7 -- Secret Winners: Lottery withholds name of second jackpot winner

Nov. 7 -- Bush Library: Boasting or not, Bush hopes library makes history clear

Nov. 7 -- Texas Execution: Twice-convicted burglar heads to Texas death chamber for 1989 murder

Nov. 7 -- American Baggage: Airline's carry-on policy blasted

Nov. 7 -- HMO Review: Rules set for reviewing HMO treatment denials

Nov. 7 -- One More Time: America Recycles Day prompts pledges

Nov. 6 -- Home Equity Amendment: With home equity measure passed, changes already considered

Nov. 6 -- Cumbersome Constitution: Another day, another dozen amendments

Nov. 6 -- Affirmative Action: Houston fends off anti-affirmative action movement

Nov. 6 -- Houston Mayor: Brown, Mosbacher advance to runoff for Houston mayor

Nov. 6 -- Presidential Impeachment: Three Texas lawmakers calling for Clinton impeachment inquiry

Nov. 6 -- Separatist Trial: Three more Republic members left to be tried

Nov. 6 -- Bush Library: 40,000 expected to attend Bush presidential library dedication Thursday

Nov. 6 -- Death Sentences: Court of Criminal Appeals upholds three death sentence cases

Nov. 6 -- AIDS Confidentiality:Supreme Court considers AIDS confidentiality case

Nov. 6 -- Hurricane-Less Texas: Whew! Another year goes by without a hurricane in Texas

Nov. 6 -- Elderly Victim: 96-year-old woman reports second sexually assault in two months

Nov. 6 -- Psychiatrist in Bosnia: Texas forensice psychiatrist evaluating war crimes suspect

Nov. 6 -- Just dump luck: City workers help man recover shoes mistakenly put in trash

Nov. 6 -- Election Turnout: Texas hit 100 percent voting - from space

Nov. 5 -- Amendment Election: Texans decide 14 constitutional amendments

Nov. 5 -- Republic of Texas: McLaren gets 99-year sentence; Otto, 50 years

Nov. 5 -- Murderer/Rapist Executed: Texas executes convicted rapist from American Samoa

Nov. 5 -- HUB Decline: Minority firms see less state cash

Nov. 5 -- Childress Police: Testimony begins in Childress whistleblower case

Nov. 5 -- Lottery Firing: Lack of confidence, not political pressure led to Littwin's firing

Nov. 5 -- Texas Weather: Stormy weather predicted for Texas

Nov. 5 -- Fatal Shooting: Officer's widow wrestling with death penalty feelings

Nov. 5 -- Wood Slammed: Father of PUC chairman slammed by own long distance company

Nov. 4 -- Auto Insurance: Bomer orders auto insurance reductions

Nov. 4 -- Bible Dispute: 15-year-old doesn't want to read the Bible for class

Nov. 4 -- Halloween Death: Federal agency: Costume that fatally burned child was homemade

Nov. 4 -- Kinsey Book Backlash: Book on Alfred Kinsey gaining backlash for Houston author

Nov. 4 -- Ophelia Project: Women spurred to help adolescent girls

Nov. 4 -- Westminster's Woes: Small town missing more than one-third of a million dollars

Nov. 4 -- Republic of Texas: Prosecutor doesn't rate Republic trial among biggest cases

Nov. 4 -- "Show Me the Money": UT seeks fund-raising slogan

Nov. 3 -- Perot's Party: Delegates strive to turn Perot's party into full-fledged national party

Nov. 3 -- Citrus Harvest: Valley citrus growers say harvest producing higher quality fruit

Nov. 3 -- Big Mayoral Race: Houston candidates step up campaign efforts

Nov. 3 -- Bosnia Duty: Corsicana law enforcement officers help keep Bosnia peace

Nov. 3 -- Welfare Class: Applicants must attend class to receive welfare

Nov. 3 -- Deadly Dentist: Relatives wage long legal fight against dentist convicted in patient's death

Nov. 3 -- Helping Hand: Man drives thousands of miles to help AIDS patients

Nov. 2 -- Contracting company executive: Family confident Yemini tribesmen will release Texas-born captive

Nov. 2 -- Dallas Housing Authority: Dallas plan to export low-income tenants upsets Fort Worth, Arlington

Nov. 2 -- 'Welcome to Mexico': Austin Town Festival re-creates early Texas this weekend

Nov. 2 -- Dallas County grand jury: Suspended priest indicted on sexual-abuse counts

Nov. 2 -- Sermon topic: Leader of Reform Judaism lashes out at Texas' execution record

Nov. 2 -- Tuesday's election: Poll: Plurality of Houston voters urge rejection of affirmative action

Nov. 2 -- Republic of Texas: Separatist movement continues despite leader's incarceration, conviction

Nov. 2 -- After living in squalor: Girl to go to foster care while family is evaluated

Nov. 2 -- After mysterious shooting: Colorado City teen embraces life after mysterious shooting

Nov. 1 -- Constitutional amendment election: Lenders push for equity loan amendment

Nov. 1 -- Teacher certification: Board cuts number of proposed continuing education hours

Nov. 1 -- Double homicide: Juvenile suspect in murder case declared delinquent

Nov. 1 -- Will ask for pardon: DNA testing frees man held in prison five years on rape charge

Nov. 1 -- Lower cost to members: Report: Health insurance giants talking alliance

Nov. 1 -- Recycled houses: Conference focuses on 'environmentally friendly' building

Nov. 1 -- Republic of Texas trial: Jury convicts separatists

Nov. 1 -- Post's Tower Theater: Bargain deal revives downtown theater