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Abbott, Texas is located in Hill County. Zip codes in Abbott, TX include 76621. More Abbott information.

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Thursday May 23 | Texas Tribune

Ahead of Perry Decision, Abbott's Campaign Already in Motion

Gov. Rick Perry hasn't yet said whether he's running for re-election - but Attorney General Greg Abbott doesn't appear to be waiting for him to make up his mind.

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Wed May 22, 2013

Your News Now

Judge orders mental evaluation for ex-West paramedic

A federal judge has ordered a psychiatric assessment for Bryce Reed, the 31-year-old former West paramedic accused of possessing bomb-making materials, according to the Waco-Tribune Herald .

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Thu May 16, 2013

WKRN

Is Hayden Panettiere wearing an engagement ring?

Hayden Panettiere turned heads at ABC's Upfront party Tuesday, and it wasn't just because of her curve-hugging purple dress.

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Hillsboro Reporter

Paramedic Indicted On Federal Charge

While there has been no links to the blast at West Fertilizer Company, a former West paramedic who responded to the call was indicted earlier this week by a federal grand jury on a weapons charge.

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Wed May 15, 2013

KWTX

Federal Grand Jury Indicts Ex-West EMS Volunteer

Former West EMS volunteer Bryce Ashley Reed, 31, who admitted to possessing components to make a pipe bomb, was indicted Tuesday by a federal grand jury in Waco for possession of a destructive device.

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Mon May 13, 2013

WFAA-TV Dallas

Willie Nelson raises $120,000 for towns hit by plant explosion

WEST, Texas -- Town leaders from West, Texas, and neighboring Abbott were all smiles on Monday afternoon as a representative for country music star Willie Nelson gave donated checks totaling more than $120,000. Most of the money was raised at a benefit birthday concert Nelson hosted a few weeks ago in Austin.

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Sun May 12, 2013

Hillsboro Reporter

Elderly Woman Injured In Attack

A welfare check led to a felony charge being filed on a 37-year-old Hillsboro man Thursday evening, May 9. Hillsboro police were called to an apartment complex in the 800 block of Abbott Avenue at 9:15 p.m. Reports indicated that a 79-year-old woman had been assaulted by the suspect.

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Sat May 11, 2013

Dallas Morning News

Stress began before blast for West paramedic facing charges

The 31-year-old portrayed himself as a key volunteer first responder when the West Fertilizer Co.

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Seattle Times

West, Texas, paramedic ‘vigorously denies’ link to explosion

A paramedic who responded to the fertilizer-plant fire in West, Texas, and was arrested last week has denied any connection between the fire and the charges he faces.

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Fri May 10, 2013

Talking Points Memo

Texas Paramedic Showed Signs Of Deeper Turmoil Since Blast

"Integrity is so hard, especially when it is attacked," Reed wrote in a post time-stamped 2:55 a.m. on Monday.

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NBC San Diego

West Volunteer Possessed Bomb-Making Material: ATF

A former emergency volunteer in West was arrested overnight by the McLennan County Sheriff's Department on a charge of possession of a destructive device.

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NBC Dallas

West Volunteer Arrested for Destructive Device

Cyrus Reed's family remembers the Abbott volunteer fireman during a video played during the first responders memorial in Waco Thursday.

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Wed May 01, 2013

Blanco County News

House Passes Voter Assistance Bill

Legislation to amend the state elections law as to how much a person may assist others in voting was passed by the House on April 26.

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Tue Apr 30, 2013

International Business Times

Happy 80th Birthday To Willie Nelson, The Singer-Songwriter Who...

If you haven't already said that to the man who many consider to be the greatest country music artist ever, you still can, and you still should -- he hit the big 80 on April 30.

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The Beaumont Enterprise

Abbott trumpeting his conservative credentials

In this July 25, 2011 file photo, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott talks with the media as he leaves the Tom Green County Courthouse, in San Angelo, Texas.

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KHOU-TV Houston

Abbott trumpeting his conservative credentials

Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott hasn't officially announced if he'll run for governor but is making clear that if he does, he'll be running to the right.

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City Pages

Willie Nelson is 80

Willie Nelson neither looks nor seems 80 years old. This is an age reserved for, well, old people.

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KVIA-TV El Paso

Happy birthday, Willie Nelson

Let's start with the songs: "Crazy." "Hello Walls." "Funny How Time Slips Away." "Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground." "On the Road Again." Just the catalogue alone would qualify him for any number of musical halls of fame -- and, indeed, Willie Nelson is in the Country Music Hall of Fame, the Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Kennedy Center ... (more)

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Mon Apr 29, 2013

Dallas Morning News

Editorial: Ignorance by design in West explosion

State and federal investigations eventually will uncover the extent to which West Fertilizer Co.

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The Beaumont Enterprise

Musicians join forces for Texas plant victims

Willie Nelson takes the stage wearing an "I Support West VFD" T-shirt at his performance at The Backyard Live Oak Amphitheater in Austin, Texas, on Sunday, April 28, 2013.

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