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Syrian boys walk shoulder to shoulder in the rain at the Boynuyogun refugee camp on the Turkish-Syrian border in Hatay province February 8, 2012.

State Sen. Kel Seliger quipped last week that Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst appointed him chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Redistricting because "he was under the impression I had a lot of friends."

Have you ever stayed in the presidential suite in a fabulous hotel? Me, either. Not even for my contribution for a couple of places I wrote about in Sunday's Travel pages featuring some of the most extravagant presidential or luxury suites in two San Antonio hotels.

Planning enforcement officer Ryan Ward discovers there is no one home when he arrives to inspect a backyard shed in Newham.

A seasoned Filipino painter demonstrated his new passion for digital arts at his debut solo exhibition in the UK, moving his art practice from brush strokes to mouse clicks.

By JEFF AMY and HOLBROOK MOHR Associated Press Louisiana authorities have indicted Explo Systems Inc. and six unnamed owners and managers on charges relating to improper storage of millions of... By JEFF AMY and HOLBROOK MOHR Associated Press Louisiana authorities have indicted Explo Systems Inc. and six unnamed owners and managers on charges ... (more)

"Good riddance" said the man across the street as he watched law enforcement board up the house at the corner of Wick and Rogers S.E. Thursday morning after two men were escorted out in handcuffs.

"What I would like for you to do is reunite Travis County," one witness told the state Senate Select Committee on Redistricting at a public hearing Thursday morning at the Texas Capitol.

Ibiza's summer season is just kicking off - hotels, restaurants and bars closed for the winter are reopening; the sea has begun to shrug off its chill and the island's nightclubs throw open their doors to DJs once again with opening parties this week.

"Only a sustained, informed, courageous, and humane struggle can build a living community within the shell of the dying one .

Lawmakers are expected to hear proposals for stronger minority representation, including the creation of a new Latino congressional district in the Metroplex, when they meet in Dallas today to begin a series of legislative field hearings on redistricting.

Originally meant to be a quick and dirty adoption of the court drawn interim maps used last election cycle, this special session is now going to last for weeks.

Today, multiple news outlets report that opposition to Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan grows amidst harsh government responses to peaceful protests.

Patients can see doctors quickly and inexpensively at urgent care clinics like those operated by Texas MedClinics, which is expanding into Round Rock.

When three federal judges in San Antonio released interim maps in November 2011, Democrats jumped for joy at how many seats they'd gain in Congress and the Texas House.

Texas MedClinic opened a clinic at 6530 West Loop 1604 North, just north of Walgreen's at Culebra and Loop 1604.

In the article below, Antonio Roman-AlcalA discusses what food sovereignty is, how it differs from food security and how the food movement is shifting the conversation toward sovereignty.

SH 130 was touted as a way to ease traffic on the horribly congested IH 35 between San Antonio and Austin.

Rackspace president Lew Moorman agrees on the power of hybrid cloud, but says rival VMware has the wrong notion of how it should work.

Merchant: Sea Island Shrimp House and Tiago's Cabo Grille Market: San Antonio, Texas Size: 8 Locations Platforms: Privy, MailChimp Bottom Line: Marketers need to find ways to overcome infrastructure barriers if they want to onboard local merchants in a variety of industries.