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From staff reports Several local events and programs are planned across Central Texas today in observance of Veterans Day.

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama are at Fort Hood where they'll attend a memorial service this afternoon for the 12 soldiers and one civilian who died in the shooting rampage Thursday at the post's Soldier Readiness Center.

By DARREN BARBEE One family needed new clothes for today's memorial service at Fort Hood.

Rep. Chet Edwards, D-Waco, one of 39 Democrats to vote "no" on the $1.2 trillion healthcare bill that the House passed Saturday night, personally gave the news about his vote in advance to President Barack Obama, his staff said Monday.

One supreme oddity of human nature is that we often show the very best of ourselves during the very worst of times.

Today, the U.S. House of Representatives will adopt House Resolution 895, a resolution honoring Fort Hood soldiers and their families in the wake of Thursday's tragic shooting.

The U.S. House passed a sweeping health care reform bill Saturday, but without the help of Waco Rep.

By Paul Kane The House has officially begun debate on President Obama's massive health-care proposal, with a final vote likely to come some time after 8 p.m. Several key moments have already occured, while a few more are in the offing, providing a glimpse of what the outcome will look like once all the votes are tallied.

While no one yet knows what ignited Major Nidal Malik Hasan's murderous rage Thursday afternoon, Nov.

FRA's National Executive Director Joe Barnes attended a roundtable meeting this week of 30 military and veterans' organization leaders hosted by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi .

A resolution was introduced on the floor of the House of Representatives Friday, one honoring the soldiers of Fort Hood and their families.

By MARIA RECIO WASHINGTON - Even if the House votes today on the healthcare overhaul bill, Rep.

By ANNA M. TINSLEY As Congress debates overhauling the nation's healthcare system, some state leaders hope that whatever legislation passes will include a provision allowing Texas to opt out of the plan.Although its not yet part of the massive Democratic-led plan, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has said there will be a provision letting states ...

Hasan was a participant in a Washington think tank's presidential transition task force formed in April 2008.

Hasan attended Virginia Western Community College from 1990 to 1992. He graduated summa cum laude with an associate in science degree in 1992, according to college spokeswoman Margaret Boyes.

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Members of the U.S. House observed a moment of silence Thursday to remember the victims of the deadly shooting rampage at Fort Hood and Thursday night the congressman who represents the district that includes the post was scrambling to find a flight back to Central Texas.

An $8.4 million construction project got under way Monday as local and national dignitaries officially broke ground on an interchange at Barron Road and Texas 6. Most of the project, expected to take a year and a half to complete, is being paid for by the Bryan-College Station Metropolitan Planning Organization, which is contributing $6 million ...

Republican activists opposed to the health care bill unveiled by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi picketed Tuesday in front of the Texas offices of two Democratic lawmakers who face GOP challengers next year.

A groundbreaking event was held Monday for the construction of the Texas 6 overpass over Barron Road in College Station.