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Fayette County News

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Friday Jun 19 | Weimar Mercury

Train De-Rails Near Schulenburg

Twenty freight cars of a Union Pacific train derailed Monday evening just west of Schulenburg when a bridge over a small creek collapsed.

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Related Topix: Schulenburg, TX

Wed Jun 17, 2009

KTXA-TV Fort Worth

Derailment Evacuation Order Lifted

Derailment Evacuation Order Lifted Jun 17, 2009 11:24 am US/Central Derailment Evacuation Order Lifted SCHULENBURG, Texas An all-night evacuation of more than 80 homes is over after crews worked all night to contain hazardous chemicals after a freight train derailment in Fayette County.

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Related Topix: Schulenburg, TX

Tue Jun 16, 2009

Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers a...

UP train derails near Schulenburg, spills chemical

SCHULENBURG, Texas - A train derailment and chemical spill west of Schulenburg led to the evacuation of 75 homes Monday evening, said the Fayette County emergency management coordinator.

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Related Topix: Schulenburg, TX, Fire

Tue Jun 02, 2009

Weimar Mercury

M O R E ]

Sheriff Keith Korenek reports that the Fayette County Sheriff's Office has been involved in two different vehicle pursuits in the past week and is proud to report both drivers were apprehended without incident.

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Related Topix: Schulenburg, TX, Hallettsville, TX

Sun May 31, 2009

News 8 Austin

8 injured in Austin nightclub shooting

Police said the two men wanted for open firing at a crowd outside at a nightclub in Downtown Austin, wounding eight people, have turned themselves in.

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Related Topix: Austin, TX, La Grange, TX

Sat May 30, 2009

KEYE-TV Austin

2 suspects in Red River district shooting turn themselves in

Brandon Bruce Hutchison and LaBaaron Demon Hutchison are in custody in connection with the shooting.

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Related Topix: Austin, TX, La Grange, TX

Mon May 11, 2009

Weimar Mercury

More stories...

The waiting and anticipation are over! Gedenke is this weekend in Weimar. All the fun and festivities will be Friday and Saturday, May 8 and 9, for our annual town festival.

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Related Topix: Weimar, TX, US Politics, Lloyd Doggett, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health

Fri May 08, 2009

Weimar Mercury

VA Clinic Scheduled for La Grange Soon

Local Congressman Lloyd Doggett announced that primary medical care through the Veterans Administration is expected to be available in Fayette County for veterans by August.

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Thu Apr 23, 2009

Weimar Mercury

Weather-Related Fatality in North Fayette County

A Mississippi man was killed in a weather-related one vehicle accident Friday morning in northern Fayette County.

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Related Topix: Carmine, TX

Tue Apr 21, 2009

Austin American-Statesman

Rain, hail pelt Central Texas

Storms dropped hail and more than an inch of rain in some areas of Central Texas on Friday, and rain was expected to continue into the weekend, meteorologists said.

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Related Topix: Weather, Texas, Natural Disasters, Flood, Bastrop County, TX, Caldwell County, TX

Sun Apr 19, 2009

Palestine Herald-Press

Official: 5 children feared dead in Texas storms

A fire official says five Houston children are feared dead after the car they were in was swept away by high water.

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Sat Apr 18, 2009

WPVI-TV Philadelphia

Five Houston children were feared dead after the car they were riding ...

Five Houston children were feared dead after the car they were riding in was swept away by high water Saturday evening, a fire official said.

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Related Topix: Hurricane, Natural Disasters, Schulenburg, TX, Hallettsville, TX, Weather

The Associated Press

Big rains pound East and South Texas again

The initial leg of an annual 150-mile charity bike ride involving more than 13,000 cyclists raising money for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society was washed out Saturday as heavy rains pounded Southeast Texas for a second straight day.

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Related Topix: Texas, Houston, TX, Weather, Schulenburg, TX

KEYE-TV Austin

Heavy rain expected for much of Central Texas Saturday

"Here in Schulenburg we have been in a severe drought. Today we received more than 8 inches of rain.

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Related Topix: Weather, Schulenburg, TX, Natural Disasters, Drought, Flood, Austin, TX

Fri Apr 17, 2009

Weimar Mercury

Weimar Sales Tax Payments Up By 10.22 Percent

Sales tax payments to the city of Weimar in April were $22,179, an increase of 10.22 percent from last April, figures from the state comptroller show.

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Related Topix: Colorado County, TX

Wed Apr 15, 2009

Austin American Statesman

Recent rains a boon for wildflowers, especially hardier, late bloomers

Find out about Lady Bird's Legacy wildflower seeding campaign and donate now. Tuesday, April 14, 2009 Good news for wildflowers and those who love them.

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Related Topix: Texas, La Grange, TX, Navasota, TX, Ellis County, TX

Mon Apr 13, 2009

East Texas News

Recent Rains a Boon for Wildflowers, Especially Hardier, Late Bloomers

Cooler-than-average temperatures and rain in recent weeks should help bluebonnet blooms last longer while boosting the flowering of late spring bloomers, according to a University of Texas at Austin expert at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.

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Related Topix: Texas, University of Texas at Austin, La Grange, TX, Navasota, TX, San Antonio Metro

Sat Mar 28, 2009

Theeagle.com

CS' Junk Gypsy vendors planning Warrenton stop

The popular College Station-based Junk Gypsy will be in Warrenton in Fayette County from Saturday through April 4 for Antiques Week at Zapp Hall.

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Related Topix: College Station, TX, Bryan Metro

Thu Mar 26, 2009

Weimar Mercury

Stained Glass Project Completed at Zion

The Italian Renaissance has come to Fayette County, displaying God's glory through radiant stained glass.

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Related Topix: Schulenburg, TX

Sat Mar 07, 2009

Austin American-Statesman

Philipp Meyer's 'American Rust' a literary thriller

Born into a dying mill town, two gifted young men hold the tickets for escape but somehow haven't caught the train that would carry them to a shinier stretch of track.

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