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“My intent was to have the law removed, not just plead innocent”

Stoney Williams will not not stand trial today after all for violating the city's cooler size restrictions last Memorial Day weekend. via The New Braunfels Herald

“We're definitely coming back to see them again next time.”

After winning his match over Joey Spector, Kevin Douglas takes time to sign an autograph for fan Scotty Russell. via The Wilson County News

“Real cases that she tried. I was so impressed. That's all I needed to know.”

She'll be the first female top prosecutor in county history. By Steven Kreytak Wednesday, April 09, 2008 Riding the endorsement of retiring Ronnie Earle, Rosemary Lehmberg on Tuesday soundly defeated her ... via Austin American-Statesman

“With good growing conditions, the smaller burns will provide good foraging areas for wildlife later this year”

The recent rains have provided much-needed moisture and improved planting conditions throughout most of the state. via Lubbock Avalanche-Journal

“There were bodies all over the place”

By CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN / Associated Press Writer PENITAS, TX -- A pickup truck crammed with suspected illegal immigrants collided with an SUV near the Mexican border Thursday, killing three people and injuring ... via KSDK NewsChannel 5

“There were bodies all over the place”

Illegal immigrants wait to be transported by U.S. Border Patrol officers at the scene of a triple fatality car accident near the Texas-Mexico border on U.S. Highway 83 in Penitas, Texas, Thursday morning, March ... via CBS News

Three people are dead and others are injured after a major accident near the Texas-Mexico border. via Abc13.com

A potent storm system is headed Monday evening to South Texas. This storm system is tapping into Pacific moisture as well as moisture from the Gulf of Mexico. via KSAT-TV San Antonio

“In this case it was weird because 2007 started out great as far as rainfall. We were on pace to have the wettest year in Texas on record for the state as a whole”

Hal Jessee looks at a shovelful of dirt and assesses it as only a lifelong farmer can. via WOAI.com

The National Weather Service has issued a hazardous weather outlook for South-Central Texas for the rest of Tuesday afternoon and through the evening. via KXAN-TV Austin

“Currently, the Laredo District has maximized all available financial options and our program is not returning to the level it was a few years ago.”

The Texas Department of Transportation is cutting down and cutting back, and those cost-cutting measures will affect at least one major local transportation project, city officials learned recently. via Del Rio News-Herald

“Father Tony had sex with me all over the church, in the confession rooms, the rectories and behind the altar and pews, and any opportunity he had to fondle me and kiss me and caress me”

A Roman Catholic order has agreed to pay $1.35 million to a woman who alleged that she and other parishioners were not protected from a sexually predatory priest. via KRISTV.COM Corpus Christi

“We were well aware of what we were getting into.”

Two dozen Texas school districts have spent $2.4 million in taxpayer dollars since July 2005 on payments to outgoing superintendents, according to a San Antonio Express-News analysis of documents from the Texas ... via MySA.com

" First Baptist Church of Crystal City representative Evelyn Kingsbery presents a check for $75,000 Thursday evening to Southwest Texas Junior College board president Rodolfo R. Flores for the establishment of ... via Uvalde Leader News

“I have a strong passion for providing security and emphasize an 'open door' policy for all citizens within my area of responsibility”

Updated 37 minutes ago Businessman Fabian Villasana is seeking a bid to serve as Kerr County precinct 2 constable in the March Republican primary. via Kerrville Daily Times

Could a Costco be coming to Grand Prairie? That's a rumored anchor tenant for a shopping center planned near Crossland Boulevard and Robinson Road, just north of Interstate 20, Kevin Lasher, the city's chief ... via Fort Worth Star-Telegram

“Let's go to every building being built in America”

By DAVE MICHAELS dmichaels@dallasnews.com and DIANNE SOLS dsolis@dallasnews.com The Bush administration has announced higher monetary penalties against businesses that knowingly hire illegal immigrants, the ... via Denton Record-Chronicle

“As long as I am in Washington no such funds will be spent in Uvalde County.”

Former Civilian Conservation Corps members Henry Trees, Byrl Brockman, James Garner and Stanton Smith unveil a marker Sunday at Garner Park recognizing the work of the Corps at the park. via Uvalde Leader News

Tomorrow is the last day to purchase tickets for the 88th-annual Uvalde Area Chamber of Commerce banquet, according to Wendy Speer, executive director. via Uvalde Leader News

“We need 4 to 5 inches, but over a period of time, a half inch here and there to store moisture in the soil”

So far less than a tenth of an inch has fallen in '08 by Heidi Hood Staff writer Where, oh where, has the rain gone, has been a statement on more than just one pair of lips this last month. via Uvalde Leader News