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Gov. Rick Perry made a wise choice this month in elevating Oliver Bell to chairman of the Texas Criminal Justice Board. via Austin American Statesman

“It is with great sadness that I pass my gavel to Mr. Bell and my board position to Mr. Nelson”

Oliver Bell, president of an Austin-based human resources consulting firm, has been appointed chairman of the Texas Board of Criminal Justice, the nine-member panel that oversees the Texas prison system. via KRISTV.COM Corpus Christi

Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress Ralph Yarborough was elected to the U.S. Senate on April 2, 1957. via Houston Chronicle

“It was my job to stop those behaviors -- it was my duty, even, since the day I took my oath as a commissioned officer in the U.S. Army.”

O ne year after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, U.S. Army Chaplain James Yee -- a converted Muslim, born and raised in America -- was sent to the Guantnamo Bay detention facility with the assignment of ... via Austin American Statesman

“I'm proud of him and look up to him a whole bunch and want to follow in his footsteps”

Senior Matt Dudley of Parkland High School, middle, signed a national letter of intent to accept a track and field scholarship from the University of Houston. via El Paso Times

“This may be the beginning of a national movement”

Officials of a Michigan law school hope a recreational vehicle equipped with two laptop computers will be part of the solution for military veterans who feel short-changed. The University of Detroit Mercy ... via San Antonio Express-News

“In 2008 the Wall of History inside the Texas Highway Patrol Museum in San Antonio will be renamed 'The Les Strawn Wall of History' in his honor.”

Harvey Lester 'Les' Strawn, Jr., age 81, of Comanche, Texas died Monday, Jan. 7, 2008 at his daughter's home after a lengthy battle with cancer and heart disease. via Del Rio News-Herald

“This thesis is truly remarkable in both its scope and its potential implications”

Maj. Chad Carroll, a 1990 Cleburne High School graduate, won the 2007 Northwestern Mutual Best Master's Thesis Award by the Institute for Public Relations. via Cleburne Times-Review

“Most of the moments associated with war aren't good because people get hurt or killed, and they are people you know.”

By Mason W. Canales Killeen Daily Herald HARKER HEIGHTS - Standing in his front yard, Maj. via Killeen Daily Herald

“It's not any worse for one than it is for the other.”

They take on some of the most vital missions in Iraq -- and they're coming to the skies over Austin. via KEYE-TV Austin

Donald H. Henderson, 82, passed away on Monday, Oct. 15, 2007, at a local care center. via Kerrville Daily Times