BP Fires Shots Into Mexico Upper Valley Border Patrol agents patrolling the Rio Grande near Mission opened fire into the brush on the Mexican side of the river, after a group ...[more]
No 'Back To School' For Gonzales His administrative appeals have run out. Fired Brownsville schools superintendent Hector Gonzales has learned that his second request for a re-hearing of his termination has been turned aside. Texas Education Commissioner Robert Scott declining to ...[more]
Hurry Up and Wait? Two months after being appointed the new ambassador to the Dominican Republic, a Rio Grande Valley native is still waiting for his appointment to be approved. And a national Hispanic advocacy group has now come out urging the U-S Senate to speed up ...[more]
Why Didn't They Call? A simple courtesy call would have been nice. So says the chief of the Rio Grande City school district after learning federal agents allowed an elementary school teacher to continue teaching more than a month after he was indicted on drug ...[more]
Veteran Lawmaker Murtha Dies Veteran Congressman John Murtha has died following complications from gall bladder surgery. The colorful 77-year-old Pennsylvania Democrat chaired a defense appropriations subcommittee and wielded considerable influence over military spending. The ...[more]
PERRY: Use Unmanned Aircraft on Border Gov. Rick Perry says unmanned aircraft should be used for surveillance along the state's border with Mexico. He's asking the Defense Department to allow unarmed Predator drones to be used from Brownsville to El Paso as part of training exercises. ...[more]
Demo Debate For Texas Tonight The Democratic contest for governor has largely taken a back seat to the GOP slugfest between Gov. Rick Perry and Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison. But tonight, the Democrats are in the political spotlight. Former Houston Mayor Bill White and hair care ...[more]
Osteen Gets Big Apple Welcome Texas megachurch preacher Joel Osteen got invited to New York City Hall last week while he was in town for a prayer vigil for earthquake victims in Haiti. He met with Mayor Michael Bloomberg and prayed with him. A video of the meeting has been ...[more]
Jackson Doc Conrad Murray Surrenders The personal physician to the late Michael Jackson, Conrad Murray, has surrendered to authorities in Los Angeles. He has been charged with involuntary manslaughter in connection with the pop star's death and appeared in court for an arraignment ...[more]
Wall Street Starts Week With Losses Stock prices fell on Monday, with pressure coming from concerns over sovereign debt issues in Europe. Those concerns were offset slightly by Hasbro and CVS Caremark raising outlooks and beating expectations with their fourth-quarter results. At ...[more]
Lawmakers Analyze Gitmo Status Gitmo is on the agenda on Capitol Hill tomorrow. Weather permitting, senators will get a briefing on the status of the Guantanamo Bay terror detention facility. The nation's capital is digging out from a massive weekend blizzard that dumped ...[more]
Another Punch of Winter Weather Coming For Mid-Atlantic Old Man Winter still has another punch to throw. Forecasters say frigid Arctic air is driving southeastward across the Dakotas and Nebraska. Meanwhile, the next winter storm system is taking shape across Texas, with winter storm warnings already ...[more]
Southern California Woman Sues Toyota Toyota is being sued by a Los Angeles-area woman who claims her 2010 Prius is dangerous to drive due to severe braking issues. Elaine Miller is asking for unspecified damages and wants a judge to grant class-action status to her suit. The woman ...[more]
Entertainers Give Lap Dances For Haitian Relief Scantily-clad dancers at a gentlemen's club in Ohio are getting behind the Haitian relief effort. "The Toledo Blade" reports entertainers at Marilyn's on Monroe donated all the proceeds from Saturday's cover charges to a group called International ...[more]
Body Has Been Idenified Hidalgo County homicide investigators say the man found shot to death north of Citrus City over the weekend was an illegal immigrant who himself had been involved in smuggling illegal immigrants. Authorities turned up a fingerprint match on a ...[more]
Texas Attorney General Issues Warning About Sexting Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott is warning teens and parents about the dangers of sexting. Abbott encouraged teens to contact the Austin-based National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline when they encounter peer pressure to electronically send sexually ...[more]
NBA All-Star Events Kick Off This Weekend In North Texas Top players from the NBA including the San Antonio Spurs' Tim Duncan, will be in north Texas this weekend for the 59th All-Star game. The 2010 NBA All-Star game is set for Sunday night at the new Dallas Cowboys Stadium in Arlington. Two dozen of ...[more]
BP Fires Shots Into Mexico
