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Sept. 30 -- Capital Briefs: News from Austin

Sept. 30 -- Republic of Texas: Judge grants separatist's request to postpone arraignment

Sept. 30 -- Texas Digest Briefs: Tobacco lawsuit ... Beer controversy ... Hail-resistant roofs, etc.

Sept. 30 -- Crop Report: Dry weather speeds harvesting

Sept. 30 -- Griffin Jones Resigns: U.S. Attorney to leave office for job at Compaq

Sept. 30 -- Illegal Immigrants: House adopts extension of immigration filing provision

Sept. 30 -- Oil Rig Death: Family to receive $4.6 settlement in oil rig death case

Sept. 30 -- Red Tide: Health officials extend ban on molluscan shellfish

Sept. 29 -- For having son's grade changed: Lon Morris College president investigated

Sept. 29 -- Asbestos damage claims: Memo sparks debate about law firm's ethics

Sept. 29 -- Mexicans are arrested for murder: Report: U.S. operates double standard

Sept. 29 -- Odessa High School: Larry Gatlin sings praises of his old high school after losing streak ends

Sept. 29 -- Texas Healthy Kids Corp.: State launches program to help uninsured children get medical care

Sept. 29 -- Strain on small operators: E. Texas dairy farmers worry over federal milk marketing change

Sept. 29 -- Used in hydrogen bombs: Pantex changes how it shifts radioactive gas at plant

Sept. 29 -- De-emphasizing scores in college admissions: Standardized test opponents applaud Texas moves

Sept. 29 -- 'Unfiltered Facts': Fake cigarette boxes give children anti-smoking information

Sept. 28 -- Science and law: DNA results often contradict victims in criminal cases

Sept. 28 -- State Fair of Texas: A pregnant person's guide to the fair

Sept. 28 -- Revenue agent's testimony: Houston woman of IRS: 'These people will stop at nothing'

Sept. 28 -- Oilfield revival: Port of Houston profits from surge in trade with Venezuela

Sept. 28 -- Maps strategy for 1998, 2000: Reform Party holds first convention

Sept. 28 -- Has history of run-ins with law: 14-year-old boy to stand trial for murder in teacher's death

Sept. 28 -- 'Fun profit': Trappers finding market for wild boar meat

Sept. 28 -- Wild boar hogs: Texas hog heaven for hunters

Sept. 27 -- San Antonio Zoo: Polar bear's hot living conditions draw concerns

Sept. 27 -- Fort Worth police chief: Report: Windham violated no rules in favoritism investigation

Sept. 27 -- Students thought it was a joke: Clinton visits Pasadena community college

Sept. 27 -- To Texas Supreme Court: Bush, GOP senators ask for appeal of ruling against parental notice

Sept. 27 -- Tobacco trial: Judge withdraws proposed gag order

Sept. 27 -- Linda Medlar Jones: Henry Cisneros' ex-lover, 2 others plead innocent to federal charges

Sept. 27 -- Protecting the innocent: Communities asks how sex offender slipped through safety net to harm children

Sept. 27 -- Traffic accident reports: Law sets up another roadblock

Sept. 26 -- Alice politics: Police chief fears he could lose his job

Sept. 26 -- Police corruption probe: Ex-officers released on bond

Sept. 26 -- Tobacco lawsuit: Media, tobacco industry ask judge not to impose gag order

Sept. 26 -- Video casinos: Bush announces anti-gambling task force

Sept. 26 -- Texas Commission on Jail Standards: Commission weighs statewide use of force, restraint guidelines

Sept. 26 -- Welfare reforms cause concern: Elderly immigrants worry about changing laws

Sept. 26 -- Biggest project is Houston Ship Channel: Conferees approve nearly $108 million in Texas water improvements

Sept. 26 -- Justice Department Investigation: Wilson vigorously denies taking any kickbacks while in Congress

Sept. 26 -- Request granted: Man executed for killing ex-wife and stepdaughter

Sept. 26 -- For underage drinkers: State lawmakers kickoff zero-tolerance awareness campaign

Sept. 25 -- In tobacco lawsuit: Morales argues against gag order

Sept. 25 -- On San Jose Island: Red tide blamed for fish kill in Gulf of Mexico

Sept. 25 -- Capital murder trial: Judge delays Zamora's trial; threatens her attorney with contempt

Sept. 25 -- Video gambling: Saying 'ban all machines,' senator blames governor's staff

Sept. 25 -- Suspected police corruptio: Six law officers indicted on drug charges

Sept. 25 -- Texas Commission on Jail Standards: Jail panel to consider rules for lockups in wake of inmate abuse video

Sept. 25 -- Including 'Tom Sawyer': Burleson school officials ban assignment of books containing profanity

Sept. 25 -- Accused of beating neighbor with shovel: Man ordered to stay out of sight of neighbors

Sept. 25 -- After call for inquiry: Governor rejects race allegation in pardons policy

Sept. 25 -- School property tax reform: House committee to continue review of state taxes

Sept. 25 -- Just two years after conviction: Inmate to get his wish: He'll die Thursday.

Sept. 25 -- Wright Amendment: Senator says he has enough votes for Legend flights from Love Field

Sept. 25 -- State Supreme Court may hear case: Are Texas charities' donor lists public records?

Sept. 25 -- The Invincible: Searchers say they've found Texas Navy's flagship

Sept. 24 -- Border shooting: Lawyer says federal authorities aren't serious about investigating shooting

Sept. 24 -- Drop to .08 percent: Anti-DWI activists to press Congress for national intoxication standard

Sept. 24 -- 'Paying lip service': EPA official scorns Texas clean-air efforts

Sept. 24 -- Recipients to be fingerprinted: State unveils welfare fraud prevention system

Sept. 24 -- Record-setting effort: Eighty-nine indicted in welfare fraud crackdown

Sept. 24 -- Morales acting as though order in effect: Federal judge considers gag order in Texas tobacco lawsuit

Sept. 24 -- More than 20,000 in use statewide: Governor urging legislators to curb video slot machines

Sept. 24 -- Implies racial bias: Lawmaker seeks inquiry into Bush pardon policies

Sept. 24 -- Alleging age discrimination: Rabbi sues congregation

Sept. 24 -- Welfare reform: New Human Services chief ready to reshape welfare

Sept. 24 -- So-called date-rape drug: Use of Rohypnol appears to be on the rise

Sept. 24 -- Accused child molestor: Defendant jailed for three years awaiting trial will have to wait again

Sept. 23 -- Governor's Pardons: Bush's pardons rare but not without controversy

Sept. 23 -- Dallas Superintendent: Deposition reveals more allegations against Dallas superintendent

Sept. 23 -- Biotechnology Benefits: Medical technology industry cites benefits

Sept. 23 -- Capital Briefs: News from Austin

Sept. 23 -- Murder or Mistake: Mowbray retrial moved to January

Sept. 23 -- Backyard Sanctuary: Woman shares backyard alive with wildlife

Sept. 22 -- Alcohol Deaths: Federal official says traffic deaths anything but accidents

Sept. 22 -- Mother Arrested: Mom arrested for stabbing daughter to death

Sept. 22 -- Still Pitchin': Strikeout king Nolan Ryan still pitches in for Texas

Sept. 22 -- Father's Pictures: Woman claims soldier father's pictures saved since World War II

Sept. 22 -- Republic of Texas: Small town stunned by separatist's arrest

Sept. 22 -- Come Out Swingin': It's no Alamo, but Saks and Neiman Marcus duke it out in Texas

Sept. 21 -- Into man's death at Waxahachie jail: FBI opens civil rights inquiry

Sept. 21 -- Newspaper report: Lottery staffer tried to buy campaign records

Sept. 21 -- Separatist group: FBI arrests Republic of Texas fugitive Richard Keyes

Sept. 21 -- Republic of Texas: Separatist's lawyer wants change of venue

Sept. 21 -- Dallas school superintendent's accuser: FBI seeks Harden's tapes

Sept. 21 -- After being accused of rape: Bus driver shows up at TV station

Sept. 21 -- Constitutional amendments election: Home equity loans lead propositions

Sept. 21 -- Changes wording on mentally incompetent: Proposition would change voting law

Sept. 20 -- Hacker Sued: Internet provider sues man accused of hacking into system

Sept. 20 -- Ty and Judge: Herndon to sing at fund-raiser for judge who sentenced him

Sept. 20 -- Pension Padding: Ex-city pension manager to plead guilty to fraud

Sept. 20 -- Monarch Migration: Butterfly migration being studied

Sept. 20 -- Spiked Drink: Lawsuit over spiked smoothie settled

Sept. 20 -- Passengers Sickened: Pepper spray forces pilot to deploy oxygen masks during landing

Sept. 20 -- Dustin and Dad: Ailing tiny boy has only dad and kindness of West Texans

Sept. 20 -- Stempel Shutdown: Amarillo company shuts down temporarily

Sept. 20 -- Hopwood Study: Speaker wants interim Hopwood study

Sept. 20 -- Ethanol Tax Break: Key GOP senator agrees to include ethanol tax break in highway bill

Sept. 18 -- Gimme-cap flap: Dean to law students: Take off your caps in class

Sept. 18 -- Fen-phen dispute: Lawsuit filed by users of controversial diet drugs

Sept. 18 -- Inhalant use rising: Parents, teachers urged to watch for signs of abuse

Sept. 18 -- Double jeopardy?: Court OKs new trial for Jack Davis

Sept. 18 -- As tobacco trial nears: Morales says letter shows tobacco aimed at kids

Sept. 18 -- Ruffling some feathers: Lottery chief had officials' campaign records reviewed

Sept. 18 -- Drew Nixon: Jury recommends six months for senator

Sept. 18 -- Accused of taking school money: Texas A&M professor suspended following yearlong investigation

Sept. 18 -- Wildlife officials concerned: Senators fuming over 'outrageous' attack on Operation Rio Grande

Sept. 18 -- Tinhorns horning in: Cattle rustlers in the 90s -- slick and stupid, authorities say

Sept. 18 -- Suggested higher ranking: Spokeswoman for Duncanville schools defends way SAT scores are reported

Sept. 18 -- Not enough people entering workforce: Texas falling short on welfare roll quotas

Sept. 17 -- Prisoner abuse: Civil rights group says jail abuse frequent

Sept. 17 -- Down on diversity: Reverend Jackson tells students to boycott professor | Faculty backs professor's rights

Sept. 17 -- Accused of watering down carcasses: Former meatpacker to serve 2-1/2 years in prison for fraud

Sept. 17 -- Maligned mesquite: Artisans, conservationists defend oft-rebuked range trees

Sept. 17 -- House approves bill by large margin: Texas military bases get funds for housing improvements

Sept. 17 -- Ready to Christmas shop?: Two if by sea is option for Neiman Marcus' wealthy customers

Sept. 17 -- Drew Nixon: East Texas senator pleads guilty

Sept. 17 -- Judge backs request: Cleared by DNA, convicted rapist now wants pardon from Texas governor

Sept. 17 -- For working in prisons: Incentive pay to doctors criticized

Sept. 17 -- Railroad safety: Union Pacific officials vow action

Sept. 16 -- Child Abuse: Survey details child abuse growing in Texas

Sept. 16 -- Crackdown and Cats: Wildlife officials: Operation Rio Grande may be harming animals

Sept. 16 -- Texas Diversity: UT officials 'distressed' by professor's comments

Sept. 16 -- Abortion Funding: Doctors, clinics go to court against restrictions on abortion funding

Sept. 16 -- John Doe: Unidentified accident victim reaches out to caregivers

Sept. 16 -- Face Fault: High school athlete told to shave goatee or put down tennis racquet

Sept. 16 -- Interstate 69: Legislation contains high priority but no money for I-69 project

Sept. 16 -- Graduation Woes: Study: UT-Pan American graduates 19 percent of its students over 6 years

Sept. 16 -- Packed Prisons: Report says Texas will need more prison space soon

Sept. 16 -- Phone Slamming: Southwestern Bell parent wants FCC to crack down on slammers

Sept. 16 -- Nixon Case: Sept. 15 -- The Old Liberal: Ex-Texas Observer editor never tires of taking stands

Sept. 15 -- MHMR Lawsuit: Close of litigation won't mark end of long road for mental health in Texas

Sept. 15 -- Downtown Chique: Across Texas, quaint is hot

Sept. 15 -- Rags to Riches: Vernon State Hospital transforms itself into leader

Sept. 15 -- Willis Revived: Boom along interstate propels 'dead' little spot into 127th birthday party

Sept. 14 -- Down on diversity: UT System head orders inquiry into controversial comments

Sept. 14 -- Grand jury hands down indictment: Mistress' immunity revoked after prosecutors say she lied to grand jury, federal agents

Sept. 14 -- Says she wanted to marry him: DISD financial officer's lawsuit accuses Gonzalez of harassment

Sept. 14 -- For allegedly seeking loans from members: Priest suspended by diocese

Sept. 14 -- Border crackdown: Operation Rio Grande results in few abuse complaints -- so far

Sept. 14 -- No time and no money: Lifetime teachers upset by license renewal proposal

Sept. 14 -- Billie Sol Estes: West Texas con artist reminisces about dubious past and pals

Sept. 14 -- Through private investment: Gramm says Americans should pay for their own health care

Sept. 13 -- Board of Education members question why: Nearly 40,000 students going without bilingual education

Sept. 13 -- In county and private jails: Jail standards panel to consider use of force rules

Sept. 13 -- Tobacco Lawsuit: State worker says Texas feared lost revenue

Sept. 13 -- Windshield Lawsuit: Man sues state over busted windshield

Sept. 13 -- Interstate 69: Another sign shows new interstate in Texas getting close, backers say

Sept. 13 -- Boot Bonanza: Cowboy footwear is integral part of Cattle Baron's Ball

Sept. 13 -- Ticket Lawsuit: Couple makes federal case out of speeding ticket

Sept. 13 -- Arts Funding: San Antonio City Council approves $1 billion 'back to basics' budget

Sept. 12 -- Future of education: Board mulls rising textbook costs, computer possibilities

Sept. 12 -- Texas Commission on Jail Standards: Employee assigned to track complaints from private prisons

Sept. 12 -- Down on diversity: Law professor's comments draws heated reaction

Sept. 12 -- 'Live and Then Give': Doctors to promote organ donations

Sept. 12 -- Three have died: Seven people overdose on drugs in past seven weeks in Aransas Pass

Sept. 12 -- Attorney General's office investigating: Jarrell relief allocations questioned

Sept. 12 -- Given by member who went bankrupt: Baptist Church fights return of $23,000 in tithes

Sept. 11 -- Russell Dilday: Ousted seminary president to be nominated for Baptists' leadership

Sept. 11 -- Response to audit: DPS says it will boost number of troopers on highways

Sept. 11 -- The Insider's Book of Law School Lists: New guides to graduate school contain strange goofs, omissions, on Texas

Sept. 11 -- State senator in trouble: Oden says lawyer, court confirmed Nixon will plead

Sept. 11 -- Part-time Mary Kay salewoman: Woman accused of heading ring that smuggled up to 500 immigrants a month

Sept. 11 -- New troops: Border Patrol swears in 55 new recruits

Sept. 11 -- Prelude to library: Former president opens government school at Texas A&M

Sept. 11 -- Texas Education Agency: Board to consider status of charter school

Sept. 11 -- University of Texas: Diversity adds little to classroom, law professor says

Sept. 11 -- Cold shoulder: State officials skeptical of national testing idea

Sept. 10 -- Spokesman says it's a misunderstanding: AFL-CIO says Texas Workforce Commission holding "secret meetings"

Sept. 10 -- Backyard burial: Police examining T-shirts, assorted tools for clues to body finds

Sept. 10 -- Teachers in Texas: State board looking at doing more background checks

Sept. 10 -- Emus on the loose: Homeless Australian birds roaming North Texas countryside

Sept. 10 -- Beat 15-year-old girl to death: Condemned killer executed for 1984 slaying

Sept. 10 -- Compromise reached in federal court: Plan clears way for limited logging on national forests in East Texas

Sept. 10 -- Levi Strauss & Co.: Workers awarded $600,000 in discrimination suit against jean maker

Sept. 10 -- Drew Nixon: Senator's prostitution, weapon charges set for trial

Sept. 10 -- Would use money from tobacco company suit: Comptroller candidate suggests teacher pay raise

Sept. 10 -- Common railroad policy: Crew killed in train wreck authorized to pass red light

Sept. 9 -- UT Law / Minorities: Two of four blacks admitted to law school talk about diversity

Sept. 9 -- Latest Death: Texas family angered by Kevorkian assisted suicide

Sept. 9 -- Tobacco Deal: Big Tobacco lawyers vow not to settle Texas lawsuit

Sept. 9 -- Kids' Benefits: Texas ranks in top three states in cutting children's disability benefits

Sept. 9 -- Overstreet and Contributions: AG candidate got majority of contributions from indicted millionaire

Sept. 9 -- Prison Report: State, Texas prison company argue over reply to critical audit

Sept. 9 -- Hummer Research: Study of hummingbirds yields speed data and intrigues naval aviation

Sept. 9 -- Dammed Up: Schlitterbahn officials scrap plans for island water park

Sept. 8 -- The Texas Poll: TV ratings system found helpful by most Texans

Sept. 8 -- Texas Teachers: Facing teacher shortage, officials to consider stronger rules

Sept. 8 -- Texas Teachers: Teachers assess proposed certification changes

Sept. 8 -- The Texas Poll: Most Texans concerned about their privacy

Sept. 8 -- Masterful Craft: East Texas craftsman preserves heritage

Sept. 8 -- Roadside Memorials: Shrines help victims' families remember

Sept. 7 -- In serious trouble: Only quick action can save tobacco deal, supporters say; Texas trial looms

Sept. 7 -- Harris County: Second boot camp supervisor suspected of altering records in teen's suicide

Sept. 7 -- State Farm Insurance: One insurer balking at order to pay for foundation cracks caused by leaks

Sept. 7 -- What would his mother think: Attorney fined for repeatedly cursing during civil case

Sept. 7 -- Forced cars into accidents: Five arrested in alleged plot to collect insurance payments

Sept. 7 -- Says she was fired because of race: Woman wins $1.7 million job discrimination verdict against Wal-Mart

Sept. 7 -- Mother Teresa: Texans treasure life, mourn death of worldwide champion of poor

Sept. 7 -- Wichita Falls State Hospital: MHMR inspection could mark beginning of end for historic 1974 lawsuit

Sept. 7 -- Violated department policies in high-speed chase: DPS recommends dismissal of trooper involved in double-fatality accident

Sept. 7 -- The Texas Poll: Bush would easily win election if held today, poll shows

Sept. 6 -- School Rankings: State releases ratings for year-round, alternative education schools

Sept. 6 -- Reward Offered: Burglary victim advertises for return of family videos, coins

Sept. 6 -- Damaged Dam: Evacuation plans readied - just in case

Sept. 6 -- Lottery Payout: Sales of scratch-and-win tickets may drop because of new payout scale

Sept. 6 -- FOI, School Records: Father a step closer to seeing daughter's school records

Sept. 6 -- Staged Kidnapping: Police: Housekeeper confesses to helping kidnap child

Sept. 6 -- CyberCop's Arrest: Officer's web site under investigation, pulled off Internet

Sept. 6 -- Clearcutting Costs: Sharp says timber ruling could cost $4.3 million

Sept. 6 -- Luring Scientists: UT Southwestern announces endowed program to attract young scientists

Sept. 6 -- Lamb Law: City gives livestock a reprieve

Sept. 5 -- Can doctors ever tell anyone a client had AIDS? Supreme Court to consider AIDS confidentiality case

Sept. 5 -- Branch Davidians: Judge upholds sentencing of Koresh followers

Sept. 5 -- Border crackdown: Bush, Mexican diplomat disagree on Operation Rio Grande

Sept. 5 -- Walt Whitman Community School: Nation's first private school for gay students opens in Dallas

Sept. 5 -- Announcing retirement: Gonzalez remembered for many accomplishments

Sept. 5 -- Growth in the Capital: Forget slackers, Austin attracting young professionals

Sept. 5 -- Parents say punishment excessive: Cheerleaders kicked off team for flipping shirts at taunting boys

Sept. 5 -- Using relatives for employees: Houston Community College ousts director of citizenship testing program

Sept. 4 -- School had banned them as gang related: Judge says students may wear rosary beads

Sept. 4 -- At retreat on higher education issues: Cunningham: Texas facing a 'time bomb' in education

Sept. 4 -- Prisoner abuse: State jail panel recommends other states monitor their inmates in Texas

Sept. 4 -- Accused of stealing more than $20 million: Identification hearing scheduled for alleged robber

Sept. 4 -- Coalition of Hispanic groups: Study: NAFTA costs U.S. 91,000 jobs; minorities hit hardest

Sept. 4 -- Wants to settle for what he's already paid: Convicted banker seeks to reduce $4.6 million restitution

Sept. 4 -- Against tobacco industry: Morales ready for trial

Sept. 4 -- DPS shortage: Audit: Fewer troopers on highways because DPS spent money elsewhere

Sept. 3 -- Diana Remembered: Texans honor Princess' memory

Sept. 3 -- Getting Older: Age limit for jurors raised from 65 to 70

Sept. 3 -- Power Computing: Mac clone maker's future uncertain

Sept. 3 -- Fire Warning: Texas Forest Service to keep 26 counties under extreme fire danger warning

Sept. 3 -- Immigration Radio: INS seeks OK for radio station on immigration

Sept. 2 -- The Texas Poll: Most believe women in military should be allowed combat roles

Sept. 2 -- Searching for roots online: Internet brings family history to genealogists' living rooms

Sept. 2 -- El Camino Real de los Tejas: Hays County road gives peek at Texas history

Sept. 2 -- Looking for the silver lining: Loss of C-5 contract could be good for Kelly, base backers say

Sept. 2 -- At British Consulate in Dallas: Texans mourning Princess Diana

Sept. 1 -- The Texas Poll: Almost half of Texas don't particularly like labor unions

Sept. 1 -- Purple Trees?: A bunch of new laws go in effect today in Texas

Sept. 1 -- Cowboy Artists: Hill country museum home to cowboy art

Sept. 1 -- Bad Climate: Rio Grande Valley growth, poverty fuel one of Texas' worst gang problems

Sept. 1 -- Puttin' on the Ritz: Texas cities getting help to spruce up downtown