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Irving school administration building to lose most of parking lot to highway
The widening of Highway 183 will take most of the parking lot of the Irving school district's administration building, forcing some remodeling. Comment?
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Texas man freed by DNA sues over 'excessive' fees
Patrick Waller, wrongly imprisoned from 1992 to 2008, says the attorneys want too large a chunk of the nearly $1.3 million he received for spending 16 years in prison. Comment?
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Short shrift: Texas lags in serving those in need
Amid the Senate's rancorous shenanigans on health care reform, a little-noticed but vital piece of legislation was approved early Saturday that will temporarily extend unemployment benefits and COBRA health insurance subsidies. Comment?
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Texas Department Of Transportation Getting Roads Ready
With the bad weather comes bad travel. It doesn't matter if your going out of state or down the street. Comment?
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Minnesota population gain may not be enough to keep House seat
" Minnesota padded its population of 5.2 million by 35,000 residents last year - " not enough to keep the state from the cusp of losing a congressional seat. Comment?
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Gutierrez to seek Isett House seat
The Texas House of Representatives seat incumbent Carl Isett is giving up when his current two-year term expires in early 2011 has its first official candidate. Comment?
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Tampa Bay area travelers a " leave early and have backup plans
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Among the throngs at Tampa International Airport, Florence Collins waits at the Southwest counter Wednesday on her way to visit her nephew on Long Island. Comment?
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Courtesy: Chris Jennings / Herald Democrat
State and city road crews have been preparing for this winter weather all week. The city of Tulsa has 58 spreader trucks and 34 plows staffed. Comment?
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Open Meetings Act lawsuit is spreading lies
Several cities have filed a lawsuit to weaken the Texas Open Meetings Act. The Texas Municipal League has been drumming up support for this cause and has announced it will ask the Texas Legislature to replace 'the criminal enforcement provisions with less restrictive penalties.' To sell the idea that the law is too strict, some public officials and ... Comment?
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Perry, Hutchison to debate at UNT
Republicans Gov. Rick Perry and U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison will square off in a gubernatorial debate at 7 p.m. Jan. Comment?
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S.C. in line for additional seat
South Carolina remains on track to pick up a seventh seat in Congress after the final state population estimates were released Wednesday, a necessary step before next year's all-important U.S. Census Bureau head count. Comment?
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TxDOT releases list of upcoming road projects
Construction workers are turning dirt along several East Texas highways and the Texas Department of Transportation says there is more work to come. Comment?
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Most of the Texas Panhandle saw some snow and rain Wednesday. The precipitation, combined with temperatures expected to remain below freezing, might make travel today difficult in spots for area motorists. Comment?
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Army Col. Robert Howard, one of nation's most decorated soldiers, dies in Waco at 70
Retired Army Col. Robert L. Howard, a Medal of Honor winner and one of America's most decorated soldiers, died Wednesday in Waco after a battle with pancreatic cancer. Comment?
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America's Most Decorated Soldier Dies
Retired Army Col. Robert L. Howard, 70, who died Wednesday in Waco, was a Medal of Honor winner who at the time of his death was believed to be the most-decorated living American soldier. Comment?
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Recession adds more new Texans
Texas gained more residents than any other U.S. state as the recession deepened in 2008 and early this year, the Census Bureau said in a report that indicated job seekers migrated to one of the nation's stronger labor markets. Comment?
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Auditor reviewing food stamp system
State Auditor John Keel said Wednesday that he is reviewing Texas' troubled food stamp application system. Comment?
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Highly decorated Army colonel dies in Texas
Retired Col. Robert Lewis Howard, a man considered to be the country's most decorated soldier, died Wednesday. Comment?
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Census says Oregon's population at 3.825 million
A double-digit unemployment rate has not stopped Oregon from adding people. The latest U.S. Census Bureau estimates show Oregon's population at 3,825,657 as of July 1 - 42,666 more than at the same time in 2008. Comment?
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Boom Ends: Census finds slower growth
The U.S. population has topped 307 million people, according to the latest Census data, with the fastest population growth coming from the West. Comment?
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