Shutdown over wall straining Border Patrol agents working overtime without pay

By Julián Aguilar January 16, 2019 EL PASO — As the government shutdown approached its fifth week and Washington Democrats and President Donald Trump showed no signs of coming to an agreement on how to end the stalemate Tuesday, U.S. Border Patrol vehicles could be seen patrolling just north of the Rio Grande near El

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Analysis: At the top of Texas government, three-part harmony

By Ross Ramsey January 16, 2019 Editor's note: If you'd like an email notice whenever we publish Ross Ramsey's column, click here. This might seem premature to anyone who has watched the roiling spectacle of a Texas legislative session, but maybe the state’s top leaders are actually working together. They’ve been saying so for weeks.

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Governor, top Texans in Congress ask Trump not to raid Harvey aid for border wall

Governor, top Texans in Congress ask Trump not to raid Harvey aid for border wall By Abby Livingston, The Texas Tribune Jan. 15, 2019 “Governor, top Texans in Congress ask Trump not to raid Harvey aid for border wall” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans —

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Texas Senate proposes $3.7 billion for mandated teacher raises

Texas Senate proposes $3.7 billion for mandated teacher raises By Aliyya Swaby January 15, 2019 Leaders of the Texas Senate are proposing giving schools $3.7 billion to provide $5,000 pay raises to all full-time classroom teachers — on the heels of a House budget proposal that includes $7 billion more for public education. Sen. Jane

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At inauguration, Gov. Greg Abbott promises “we are going to get this done” on school finance and property taxes

On a brisk, cloudy morning, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick were sworn in Tuesday to second terms leading the nation’s second-largest state. Amid the pomp and circumstance — the crowd flanked by bands from the state’s two flagship universities; an enormous Texas flag strewn over the north side of the Capitol

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OK Crime Watch: Skid loader, UTV & torch theft in Grady Co; Stock trailer stolen Pittsburg Co

TSCRA Special Ranger Brett Wellden, District 3 in Central Okla., reports the theft of a skid loader, UTV and a gas torch from a property near Blanchard in Grady County sometime after Jan. 13. Taken were a New Holland LS Skid loader with “St. Joseph Equipment” decal on the boom, serial no. 156232; a Scout

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CDC: Duncan Hines Salmonella Recall Report

by: www.healthyexaminer.com At A Glance Reported Cases: 7 States: 5 Hospitalizations: 0 Deaths: 0 Recall: Yes As of January 14, 2019, this outbreak appears to be over. On November 5, 2018, ConAgra Brands recalled four varieties of Duncan Hines cake mix after officials in Oregon identified Salmonella Agbeni in a box of Duncan Hines Classic White Cake Mix. CDC reviewed the

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FATAL WRECK NEAR MARSHALL

Saturday morning at approximately 1:09 AM, Troopers responded to a one vehicle fatal crash on SH-43, two miles south of the city of Marshall in Harrison County.  Preliminary crash reporting indicates that the driver of a 2010 Ford Crown Victoria, Latavion Demon Jackson, 18, of Marshall was traveling north on SH-43 at an unsafe speed

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