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Teacher pension fund's hiring of law firm blocked Thursday, 16 October 2008, 12:19 am

The Teacher Retirement System of Texas has hit a roadblock in its attempt to hire a new outside law firm, an effort that has drawn sharp criticism from legislative leaders in both houses.

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State science curriculum expert panel Wednesday, 15 October 2008, 11:42 pm

State Board of Education members so far have chosen six panelists to review a draft of new science curriculum standards for Texas public school students. Each nominee had to be approved by two board members. The board has said up to seven could be nominated.

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Former monk in sex scandal pleads guilty; Police chief's daughter back in jail Wednesday, 15 October 2008, 10:46 pm

BLANCO

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Americans afraid to visit bloody Juarez Wednesday, 15 October 2008, 8:51 pm

Mexican officials are trying to persuade Americans to visit Ciudad Juárez, touting the city in a new billboard campaign as a "land of encounters." But on this side of the border, that sounds like a cruel joke.

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McCaul-Doherty race is competitive local congressional battle Wednesday, 15 October 2008, 5:24 pm

WASHINGTON \— When U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul first ran for Congress in 2004, his only Democratic challenger was a write-in candidate, and McCaul got 79 percent of the vote.

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Cornyn, Noriega square off Wednesday, 15 October 2008, 5:23 pm

WASHINGTON \— Since the rise of George W. Bush in the mid-1990s, Texas Democrats running for statewide office have often tiptoed around his popularity .

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Police release sketch of assault suspect Wednesday, 15 October 2008, 10:04 am

AUSTIN

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Experts: Schools need billions Tuesday, 14 October 2008, 11:14 pm

Texas schools will need an infusion of almost $5 billion in the next state budget to keep the state out of court, school finance experts said Tuesday.

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TYC out of conservatorship Tuesday, 14 October 2008, 11:12 pm

Nineteen months after a sex abuse scandal at the Texas Youth Commission triggered an official takeover, Gov. Rick Perry on Tuesday removed the agency from conservatorship and proclaimed that the problems mostly have been fixed.

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Convicted child killer executed Tuesday, 14 October 2008, 11:08 pm

HUNTSVILLE

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Displaced voters can receive mail-in ballots; Soldier collapses, dies after training run Tuesday, 14 October 2008, 6:00 pm

GALVESTON

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Man convicted in dismemberment slaying Tuesday, 14 October 2008, 5:59 pm

HOUSTON

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Shooting victim identified by police Tuesday, 14 October 2008, 9:45 am

AUSTIN

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2 die in crash of Houston TV helicopter Monday, 13 October 2008, 11:12 pm

A news helicopter carrying a pilot and television photographer crashed in a state forest Monday, killing both occupants, authorities said.

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Fugitive couple arrested after police alerted Monday, 13 October 2008, 11:11 pm

A couple wanted in Indiana on child molestation charges were arrested at the disabled veterans boarding home where they worked as caretakers after a neighbor called police.

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Dallas suburb drops plans for immigration task force Monday, 13 October 2008, 11:09 pm

CARROLLTON

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A look at immigration issues among Hispanic voters Monday, 13 October 2008, 12:19 am

Time was when politicians tended to make their appeals to Latino voters with a one-issue-fits-all approach: immigration.

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Woman accused of getting U.S. passport illegally Sunday, 12 October 2008, 11:01 pm

A woman accused of entering the United States illegally has a U.S. passport and used it 89 times before federal agents detained her last month on her way back from Matamoros, Tamaulipas, her attorney said.

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Whiskey distillery in Waco? Sunday, 12 October 2008, 10:25 pm

Chip Tate hopes to join the ranks of fewer than a dozen distillers operating in Texas by producing whiskey with a regional flair.

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Majorities of Anglo and Latino voters support immigration reform, but not everyone agrees Sunday, 12 October 2008, 9:52 pm

In advocating broad immigration reforms that combine more enforcement with opportunities for illegal immigrants already here to become legal residents, Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama favor a course supported by a majority of Americans, said Luis Fraga, a political science professor at the University of Washington.

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