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updated: Tue Jul 01, 2008 12:21 am

Giddings News

Local news for Giddings, TX continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

Tuesday Jul 1 | KXAN-TV Austin

NTSB closes investigation for fatal plane crash

The National Transportation and Safety Board have closed the investigation of a deadly Central Texas plane crash without offering many answers.

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Related Topix: Air Accidents, Brenham, TX, Ledbetter, TX

Sun Jun 29, 2008

Houston Chronicle

The Well

June 27, 2008, 10:42PM THE WELL * Cameron has been awarded a contract worth about $100 million to supply subsea trees to Petrobras for use in their Campos Basin developments off Brazil.

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Related Topix: Noble Corporation New Cayman, Energy, Oil & Gas, Marathon Oil Coporation, Schlumberger

Wed Jun 25, 2008

San Antonio Business Journal

South Texas Oil Co. moving to San Antonio

Petroleum exploration firm South Texas Oil Co. is relocating its corporate headquarters from Bastrop to San Antonio.

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Related Topix: San Antonio Metro, San Antonio, TX, Texas, Bastrop, TX

Sun Jun 22, 2008

Theeagle.com

Rig Watch for June 22

Apache Corp. of Houston has filed for permits to horizontally drill two wells in the Giddings field.

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Related Topix: Navasota, TX, College Station, TX, Bryan Metro, Leon County, TX, Apache, Oil & Gas

Thu Jun 19, 2008

Austin American Statesman

LCRA directors to vote on raising power costs

Lower Colorado River Authority directors, facing higher fuel costs to run their power plants, will meet today to decide whether to raise wholesale power rates to municipal customers, a move that will probably ...

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Related Topix: Energy, Texas, Bastrop, TX, Burnet, TX, La Grange, TX

Tue Jun 17, 2008

Theeagle.com

Drowning victim ID'd by authorities

Burleson County officials on Monday released the identity of a 22-year-old man who drowned in Lake Somerville over the weekend.

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Related Topix: Burleson County, TX, Somerville, TX

Tue Jun 10, 2008

Austin American-Statesman

Barbecue secret is out: There's no business like Snow's business

I feel a little guilty writing about Snow's BBQ here. Texas Monthly has already made life hectic enough for this tiny place by naming it the best barbecue joint in the state in its June edition.

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Related Topix: Austin, TX, College Station, TX, Bryan, TX, San Antonio, TX

Tue Jun 03, 2008

South Florida Business Journal

MasTec buys Pumpco for $44M

MasTec said it bought Pumpco , which specializes in oil and gas pipeline construction, for $44 million plus a five-year earnout.

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Related Topix: Construction, Telecom, MasTec

Sun Jun 01, 2008

Theeagle.com

Rig Watch

The Apache Corp. of Houston has filed for a permit to horizontally drill the No.

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Related Topix: Apache, Oil & Gas, College Station, TX, Bryan Metro, Robertson County, TX, Franklin, TX

Sun May 25, 2008

KXAN-TV Austin

Officer's guilty pleas could affect death row inmate's appeal

Georgetown Police Officer Jimmy Fennell's guilty pleas to kidnapping and improper sexual activity with a woman in his custody Tuesday could play a role in the appeal process of convicted murderer Rodney Reed.

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Fri May 23, 2008

Victoria Advocate

Bank robbery suspect identified

Now that a 29-year-old man is in Lee County Jail in Giddings on suspicion of aggravated robbery and evading arrest, officials can use his name.

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Related Topix: Lee County, TX, Ganado, TX, Yorktown, TX, Odem, TX

Wed May 21, 2008

Austin American Statesman

Lawmakers leery of fingerprint machines

Discussions on limiting the tradition of Texas House members voting for absent colleagues digressed Wednesday into talk of pantyhose and petticoats and the potty practices of men and women.

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Related Topix: Texas, Tomball, TX

Mon May 19, 2008

The Austin American-Statesman

Bob Cole's life is radio and community

With the truck's air conditioner set at 60 degrees and his staple Diet Mountain Dew within reach, Bob Cole, 51, surveys a mile-long to-do list.

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Related Topix: Austin, TX, Music, Entertainment

Wed May 14, 2008

PR-inside.com

Global Oil Flow opens its third sales office to satisfy high demands for Oil Flow Compressors.

“The Global Oil Flow Compressor minimizes downtime, increases oil flow production and increases the life of the wells”

Caldwell, Texas; The Austin Chalk is a play that has been reinvigorated since 1990, with the advent of horizontal drilling. via PR-inside.com

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Related Topix: Caldwell, TX, Marketing

Sun May 11, 2008

Theeagle.com

Rig Watch for May 11

AKG Operating LLC of Austin has filed for a permit to drill the No. 2 Marlin Unit in the Giddings field. via Theeagle.com

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Related Topix: Leon County, TX, Houston, TX

Thu May 08, 2008

KBTX-TV Bryan

Bank Robber Nabbed After High Speed Chase

A Corpus Christi man is in custody after he allegedly robbed a Lee County bank. Around 2 p.m. Tuesday, authorities say Prosperity Bank in Dime Box was robbed by a man with a handgun. via KBTX-TV Bryan

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Related Topix: Lee County, TX, Dime Box, TX

Tue May 06, 2008

KLTV Tyler

More than 70 TYC inmates in Giddings cause disruption

“They just ran around like, well, kids.”

More than 70 inmates at a juvenile prison in Giddings ran out of dorms and climbed into trees or atop buildings in a disturbance that ended early today. via KLTV Tyler

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Mon May 05, 2008

Dallas Morning News

Central Texas man on death row maintains innocence as many believe his trial was unfair

“The state's theory that whoever had sex with [Ms. Stites] killed her was flawed from the very beginning”

Jurors sentenced Rodney Reed to death after DNA evidence showed he'd had sex with 19-year-old Stacy Stites, found strangled in the brush off a remote country road. via Dallas Morning News

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Related Topix: Death Penalty, Bastrop, TX

Sun Apr 20, 2008

The Maneater

Greeks get animated for Fling skits

Alpha Delta Pi sorority freshman Paige Halamicek performs as Grumpy Bear and Alpha Delta Pi sorority senior Julia Hornaday performs as Celebration Bear in their skit 'Who Cares About the Care Bears Anyways?' on ... via The Maneater

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Related Topix: Animated TV, Care Bears, Children TV

Fri Apr 18, 2008

KBTX-TV Bryan

Peanut Company Goes on Online Auction Block

You can always find lots of unusual things for sale on ebay. But you won't find any nuttier item than one from Giddings. via KBTX-TV Bryan

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Related Topix: Lee County, TX

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