http://www.newschannel10.com/category/50703/texas-headlines en-us Copyright 2000 - 2013 WorldNow and KFDA News - AP-State 15 texas-headlines http://www.newschannel10.com/Global/story.asp?S=14878087 http://www.newschannel10.com/Global/story.asp?S=14878087&t=2013-05-24T21:35:06Z KFDA Fri, 24 May 2013 18:49:00 EDT The latest Texas news from The Associated Press News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22419777/no-lesson-plans-means-no-state-review-for-cscope http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22419777/no-lesson-plans-means-no-state-review-for-cscope?t=2013-05-24T18:37:26Z KFDA Fri, 24 May 2013 18:37:00 EDT The State Board of Education is scrapping its special panel to review a controversial curriculum system, after its creators agreed to stop offering lesson plans. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22419741/perry-opposed-to-part-of-texas-budget-deal http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22419741/perry-opposed-to-part-of-texas-budget-deal?t=2013-05-24T18:33:25Z KFDA Fri, 24 May 2013 18:33:00 EDT Gov. Rick Perry is joining the ranks of lawmakers dissatisfied with parts of a Texas budget deal, adding another hang-up to an already tumultuous spending compromise. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/Global/story.asp?S=14880377 http://www.newschannel10.com/Global/story.asp?S=14880377&t=2013-05-24T21:35:06Z KFDA Fri, 24 May 2013 18:05:00 EDT Governor Rick Perry is staying mum about whether he'll order lawmakers to stay at the Capitol for a special legislative session as speculation intensifies. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22419484/report-texas-insurance-commissioner-stepping-down http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22419484/report-texas-insurance-commissioner-stepping-down?t=2013-05-24T18:01:27Z KFDA Fri, 24 May 2013 18:01:00 EDT Texas Insurance Commissioner Eleanor Kitzman says she's steeping down as head of the state's insurance regulatory agency. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22419194/lawmakers-set-up-endangered-species-task-force http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22419194/lawmakers-set-up-endangered-species-task-force?t=2013-05-24T17:25:21Z KFDA Fri, 24 May 2013 17:25:00 EDT How the state responds to the listing of an endangered species in Texas will be coordinated by a special task force under a bill approved by the Legislature. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22419073/nm-senators-want-expanded-hours-for-port-of-entry http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22419073/nm-senators-want-expanded-hours-for-port-of-entry?t=2013-05-24T17:09:18Z KFDA Fri, 24 May 2013 17:09:00 EDT New Mexico's U.S. senators are asking the federal government for 24-hour daily operation of a port entry at Santa Teresa along the international border with Mexico. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22418913/texas-brine-offers-settlements-for-sinkhole http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22418913/texas-brine-offers-settlements-for-sinkhole?t=2013-05-24T16:57:44Z KFDA Fri, 24 May 2013 16:57:00 EDT Texas Brine says it has started extending settlement offers to Assumption Parish residents who have been under an evacuation order since August because of a 15-acre sinkhole. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22418415/legislature-approves-tax-breaks-for-data-centers http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22418415/legislature-approves-tax-breaks-for-data-centers?t=2013-05-24T16:05:18Z KFDA Fri, 24 May 2013 16:05:00 EDT High-tech data centers in Texas will receive a tax break from state lawmakers in a proposed law on its way to the governor. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22418252/overhaul-of-troubled-cancer-agency-heads-to-perry http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22418252/overhaul-of-troubled-cancer-agency-heads-to-perry?t=2013-05-24T15:49:24Z KFDA Fri, 24 May 2013 15:49:00 EDT Texas lawmakers are giving new life to the state's troubled cancer research agency. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22418188/perry-staying-mum-as-special-session-talk-ramps-up http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22418188/perry-staying-mum-as-special-session-talk-ramps-up?t=2013-05-24T15:41:13Z KFDA Fri, 24 May 2013 15:41:00 EDT Gov. Rick Perry is staying mum about whether he'll order lawmakers to stay at the Capitol for a special legislative session as speculation intensifies. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22418005/ex-yogurt-shop-murders-figure-seeks-compensation http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22418005/ex-yogurt-shop-murders-figure-seeks-compensation?t=2013-05-24T15:25:11Z KFDA Fri, 24 May 2013 15:25:00 EDT A man whose conviction in the 1991 slayings of four teenage girls at an Austin yogurt shop was overturned wants compensation for his imprisonment. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22417955/man-sentenced-to-50-years-for-cold-case-killing http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22417955/man-sentenced-to-50-years-for-cold-case-killing?t=2013-05-24T15:17:22Z KFDA Fri, 24 May 2013 15:17:00 EDT A North Texas man has been sentenced to 50 years in prison for killing a teenager whose body was dumped in a rock pit in 1984. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22417376/man-faces-arson-charge-after-houston-fire http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22417376/man-faces-arson-charge-after-houston-fire?t=2013-05-24T14:09:05Z KFDA Fri, 24 May 2013 14:09:00 EDT Houston police have arrested a man on an arson charge in an apartment complex fire allegedly started by a thrown Molotov cocktail. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22416640/galveston-leaders-to-meet-over-ike-housing-story http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22416640/galveston-leaders-to-meet-over-ike-housing-story?t=2013-05-24T12:37:01Z KFDA Fri, 24 May 2013 12:36:00 EDT Leaders of a Southeast Texas city will meet Tuesday to discuss legal options over a newspaper story about where to build new public housing since Hurricane Ike. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22416350/galveston-judge-suspended-by-state-after-arrest http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22416350/galveston-judge-suspended-by-state-after-arrest?t=2013-05-24T12:05:07Z KFDA Fri, 24 May 2013 12:04:00 EDT A state judicial ethics commission has suspended a Galveston judge without pay following his arrest on eight charges related to his actions from the bench. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22416096/senate-expected-to-confirm-texas-regents http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22416096/senate-expected-to-confirm-texas-regents?t=2013-05-24T11:36:54Z KFDA Fri, 24 May 2013 11:36:00 EDT The Texas Senate is expected to confirm three of Gov. Rick Perry's appointments to the University of Texas System regents, positions that are being closely watched as lawmakers have clashed with the board in recent... News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22415995/texas-rapper-indicted-controlled-substance-count http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22415995/texas-rapper-indicted-controlled-substance-count?t=2013-05-24T11:24:51Z KFDA Fri, 24 May 2013 11:24:00 EDT Platinum-selling rapper Lil' Flip of Houston has been indicted on a charge of possession of a controlled substance over a 2012 Texas traffic stop. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22415649/mother-killed-kids-hurt-after-shoplifters-crash http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22415649/mother-killed-kids-hurt-after-shoplifters-crash?t=2013-05-24T10:45:01Z KFDA Fri, 24 May 2013 10:44:00 EDT A woman has been killed and her three children injured after their car was struck at a Houston intersection by another car carrying shoplifting suspects being pursued by police. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22415598/texan-charged-with-vehicular-homicide-in-la http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22415598/texan-charged-with-vehicular-homicide-in-la?t=2013-05-24T10:36:49Z KFDA Fri, 24 May 2013 10:36:00 EDT A 74-year-old Texas woman has been indicted on a charge of vehicular homicide. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22415253/woman-condemned-for-boys-starvation-loses-appeal http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22415253/woman-condemned-for-boys-starvation-loses-appeal?t=2013-05-24T09:57:01Z KFDA Fri, 24 May 2013 09:56:00 EDT An Arlington woman on Texas death row for the starvation death of a 9-year-old boy has lost a federal court appeal, moving her a step closer to execution. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22414827/man-linked-to-mexican-cartel-gets-16-years http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22414827/man-linked-to-mexican-cartel-gets-16-years?t=2013-05-24T09:04:49Z KFDA Fri, 24 May 2013 09:04:00 EDT Prosecutors say a man who helped get loads of cocaine moved from Mexico to Texas has been sentenced to 16 years in a U.S. prison. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22414572/tax-break-weekend-in-texas-for-energy-star-items http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22414572/tax-break-weekend-in-texas-for-energy-star-items?t=2013-05-24T08:36:49Z KFDA Fri, 24 May 2013 08:36:00 EDT Texas shoppers can get a tax break this Memorial Day holiday weekend when buying certain power-saving appliances. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22414449/insured-texas-tornadoes-damage-could-reach-250m http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22414449/insured-texas-tornadoes-damage-could-reach-250m?t=2013-05-24T08:16:46Z KFDA Fri, 24 May 2013 08:16:00 EDT An industry group says insured damage from last week's deadly tornadoes in North Texas could reach $250 million. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22414292/texas-officer-on-leave-after-cat-shot-with-arrow http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22414292/texas-officer-on-leave-after-cat-shot-with-arrow?t=2013-05-24T07:52:46Z KFDA Fri, 24 May 2013 07:52:00 EDT A South Texas police officer has been put on administrative leave after being charged with shooting an arrow into a neighbor's cat. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22414031/suspect-in-port-allen-slaying-arrested-in-texas http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22414031/suspect-in-port-allen-slaying-arrested-in-texas?t=2013-05-24T07:08:45Z KFDA Fri, 24 May 2013 07:08:00 EDT West Baton Rouge Parish sheriff's deputies say an Addis man accused of fatally shooting a 36-year-old Plaquemine man during an alleged drug deal was arrested Wednesday in Texas. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/Global/story.asp?S=14880376 http://www.newschannel10.com/Global/story.asp?S=14880376&t=2013-05-24T21:35:06Z KFDA Fri, 24 May 2013 04:36:00 EDT San Antonio Spurs center Tim Duncan has been selected to the All-NBA first team. Joining Duncan on the team are Miami's LeBron James, Oklahoma City's Kevin Durant, Lakers star Kobe Bryant and Clippers guard Chris... Sport http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22413299/dotd-installs-enhanced-equipment-at-sinkhole http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22413299/dotd-installs-enhanced-equipment-at-sinkhole?t=2013-05-24T04:10:01Z KFDA Fri, 24 May 2013 04:09:00 EDT State officials have installed enhanced monitoring equipment along Louisiana 70, near the Assumption Parish sinkhole. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22413300/officials-to-remind-boaters-about-zebra-mussels http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22413300/officials-to-remind-boaters-about-zebra-mussels?t=2013-05-24T04:10:02Z KFDA Fri, 24 May 2013 04:09:00 EDT Wildlife officials are reminding boaters headed to some Texas lakes for the Memorial Day weekend to drain, clean and dry their watercraft to help prevent the spread of zebra mussels. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22413298/jury-to-receive-villalobos-bribery-case http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22413298/jury-to-receive-villalobos-bribery-case?t=2013-05-24T04:10:01Z KFDA Fri, 24 May 2013 04:09:00 EDT A South Texas jury is to begin deliberations in the bribery trial of a former South Texas district attorney charged with helping a crooked judge. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22413297/bush-hosts-bike-ride-for-military-combat-veterans http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22413297/bush-hosts-bike-ride-for-military-combat-veterans?t=2013-05-24T04:10:01Z KFDA Fri, 24 May 2013 04:09:00 EDT Former President George W. Bush is hosting a 100-kilometer mountain bike ride at his Central Texas ranch for military members wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22413296/ut-texas-am-systems-to-open-joint-library http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22413296/ut-texas-am-systems-to-open-joint-library?t=2013-05-24T04:09:51Z KFDA Fri, 24 May 2013 04:09:00 EDT The University of Texas and Texas A&M University systems will dedicate a new joint library to house about 1 million books culled from the general and reference holdings of the state's top universities. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22413220/cliburn-piano-contest-kicks-off-in-fort-worth http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22413220/cliburn-piano-contest-kicks-off-in-fort-worth?t=2013-05-24T04:04:37Z KFDA Fri, 24 May 2013 04:04:00 EDT The 14th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition kicks off Friday in North Texas. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22413075/hurricane-center-beware-of-the-storm-surge http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22413075/hurricane-center-beware-of-the-storm-surge?t=2013-05-24T03:16:33Z KFDA Fri, 24 May 2013 03:16:00 EDT The National Hurricane Center is changing the way it talks about storm surge in hopes that emergency officials, the media and the public can better understand the dangerous phenomenon. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22413059/boy-scouts-approve-plan-to-accept-openly-gay-boys http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22413059/boy-scouts-approve-plan-to-accept-openly-gay-boys?t=2013-05-24T03:12:28Z KFDA Fri, 24 May 2013 03:12:00 EDT After a wrenching debate, local leaders of the Boy Scouts of America have voted to open their ranks to openly gay boys for the first time. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22413031/dewhurst-wants-special-session-on-failed-gop-bills http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22413031/dewhurst-wants-special-session-on-failed-gop-bills?t=2013-05-24T03:08:31Z KFDA Fri, 24 May 2013 03:08:00 EDT With legislative adjournment looming on Monday, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst said he wants Gov. Rick Perry to call a special session to seek passage of failed legislation insisted upon by conservative Republicans. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22411661/guilty-plea-in-shooting-of-ice-agents-in-mexico http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22411661/guilty-plea-in-shooting-of-ice-agents-in-mexico?t=2013-05-23T20:08:32Z KFDA Thu, 23 May 2013 20:08:00 EDT An accused Mexican drug cartel member has pleaded guilty in the killing and wounding of two U.S. agents in Mexico. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22411491/perry-greatly-disappointed-by-boy-scouts-vote http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22411491/perry-greatly-disappointed-by-boy-scouts-vote?t=2013-05-23T19:40:34Z KFDA Thu, 23 May 2013 19:40:00 EDT Gov. Rick Perry says he's disappointed with the Boy Scouts of America allowing openly gay boys to be accepted as Scouts. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22411446/boy-scouts-ceo-calls-for-unity http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22411446/boy-scouts-ceo-calls-for-unity?t=2013-05-23T19:32:29Z KFDA Thu, 23 May 2013 19:32:00 EDT The chief executive of the Boy Scouts of America called the decision to lift the ban on gay youth in the Scouts "truly in the best interests of Scouting." News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22410520/tea-party-vs-old-guard-in-senate-gop-rift http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22410520/tea-party-vs-old-guard-in-senate-gop-rift?t=2013-05-23T17:56:36Z KFDA Thu, 23 May 2013 17:56:00 EDT A long-simmering feud between establishment Republicans and tea partyers is in full view again with Sen. John McCain accusing younger colleagues of using tactics that might tempt Democrats to change Senate rules that now... News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22410471/3-men-sentenced-in-sheppard-afb-contracts-scam http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22410471/3-men-sentenced-in-sheppard-afb-contracts-scam?t=2013-05-23T17:52:23Z KFDA Thu, 23 May 2013 17:52:00 EDT Three men have been sentenced to prison in a bribery case involving road and roofing contracts for a North Texas military installation. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22410282/manson-disciples-tapes-being-analyzed-by-lapd http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22410282/manson-disciples-tapes-being-analyzed-by-lapd?t=2013-05-23T17:40:25Z KFDA Thu, 23 May 2013 17:40:00 EDT Los Angeles police have obtained the decades-old taped conversations between a Manson family disciple and his attorney. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22410111/gulf-anglers-get-longer-red-snapper-season http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22410111/gulf-anglers-get-longer-red-snapper-season?t=2013-05-23T17:24:20Z KFDA Thu, 23 May 2013 17:24:00 EDT Gulf of Mexico anglers will have a longer red snapper season than they thought. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22409795/ex-police-officer-gets-prison-for-abusing-suspect http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22409795/ex-police-officer-gets-prison-for-abusing-suspect?t=2013-05-23T17:04:25Z KFDA Thu, 23 May 2013 17:04:00 EDT A former Laredo police officer has been sentenced to a year in prison after admitting to abusing a suspect in his patrol car last year. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22409562/texas-man-found-guilty-of-murder-in-1984-case http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22409562/texas-man-found-guilty-of-murder-in-1984-case?t=2013-05-23T16:40:18Z KFDA Thu, 23 May 2013 16:40:00 EDT A North Texas man has been convicted of murder in the death of a teenager whose body was dumped in a rock pit in 1984. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22409502/dallas-man-gets-death-for-drowning-2-sons-in-creek http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22409502/dallas-man-gets-death-for-drowning-2-sons-in-creek?t=2013-05-23T16:36:17Z KFDA Thu, 23 May 2013 16:36:00 EDT A Dallas man who drowned two of his sons in a creek has been sentenced to death. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22409056/gun-measure-triggers-republican-fight-in-house http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22409056/gun-measure-triggers-republican-fight-in-house?t=2013-05-23T16:04:24Z KFDA Thu, 23 May 2013 16:04:00 EDT A move to give lawmakers the right to carry handguns anywhere they wish sparked an angry debate in the Texas House of Representatives between Republican lawmakers. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22409054/texas-news-minute http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22409054/texas-news-minute?t=2013-05-24T21:35:06Z KFDA Thu, 23 May 2013 16:04:00 EDT The latest Texas news from The Associated Press News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22408806/legislature-approves-sexual-assault-protections http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22408806/legislature-approves-sexual-assault-protections?t=2013-05-23T15:40:21Z KFDA Thu, 23 May 2013 15:40:00 EDT Gov. Rick Perry will consider new measures to protect victims of sexual assault. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22408578/lawmakers-require-audit-of-perry-development-fund http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22408578/lawmakers-require-audit-of-perry-development-fund?t=2013-05-23T15:24:07Z KFDA Thu, 23 May 2013 15:24:00 EDT State lawmakers have given final approval to a bill requiring an audit of Gov. Rick Perry's deal-closing Texas Enterprise Fund. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22407878/deputy-shot-by-colo-suspect-to-return-to-work http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22407878/deputy-shot-by-colo-suspect-to-return-to-work?t=2013-05-23T14:12:07Z KFDA Thu, 23 May 2013 14:12:00 EDT A North Texas sheriff's deputy wounded when he stopped a car driven by a paroled Colorado inmate during a manhunt is cleared to begin working. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22407733/houston-man-charged-in-threats-against-synagogues http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22407733/houston-man-charged-in-threats-against-synagogues?t=2013-05-23T14:04:00Z KFDA Thu, 23 May 2013 14:04:00 EDT A Houston man has been charged with calling in fake bomb threats to two synagogues. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22407648/va-students-build-disorientation-chair-for-nasa http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22407648/va-students-build-disorientation-chair-for-nasa?t=2013-05-23T13:51:59Z KFDA Thu, 23 May 2013 13:51:00 EDT High school students in Virginia have finished building NASA a spinning chair that astronauts in Texas will use to practice being disoriented. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22407454/3-texas-cities-to-share-85m-for-hud-cleanup http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22407454/3-texas-cities-to-share-85m-for-hud-cleanup?t=2013-05-23T13:27:59Z KFDA Thu, 23 May 2013 13:27:00 EDT Three Texas cities will share $8.5 million in federal funds to make low-income housing safer and healthier for children. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22407276/open-meetings-act-to-allow-video-teleconferences http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22407276/open-meetings-act-to-allow-video-teleconferences?t=2013-05-23T13:19:58Z KFDA Thu, 23 May 2013 13:19:00 EDT The Texas Legislature has amended the Open Meetings Act to allow for video teleconferences. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22407214/new-dps-plane-named-for-slain-texas-ranger-doherty http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22407214/new-dps-plane-named-for-slain-texas-ranger-doherty?t=2013-05-23T13:12:03Z KFDA Thu, 23 May 2013 13:11:00 EDT The newest airplane being used by the Department of Public Safety carries the name of a Texas Ranger slain in the line of duty 35 years ago. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22406450/man-killed-in-texas-had-fake-anthrax-containers http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22406450/man-killed-in-texas-had-fake-anthrax-containers?t=2013-05-23T11:55:51Z KFDA Thu, 23 May 2013 11:55:00 EDT Police say an armed robbery suspect who was shot and killed in a South Texas neighborhood had containers falsely labeled "anthrax." News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22406076/man-gets-life-for-razor-attack-on-texas-barber http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22406076/man-gets-life-for-razor-attack-on-texas-barber?t=2013-05-23T11:23:58Z KFDA Thu, 23 May 2013 11:23:00 EDT A man who claimed self-defense has been sentenced to life in prison for grabbing a razor and slitting the throat of an East Texas barber during a robbery. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22405688/texas-cities-among-fastest-growing-in-us http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22405688/texas-cities-among-fastest-growing-in-us?t=2013-05-23T10:51:53Z KFDA Thu, 23 May 2013 10:51:00 EDT Population estimates released by the U.S. Census Bureau are showing that Houston is the second-fastest growing big city in the nation while medium-sized enclaves in Texas also saw spikes. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22405657/federal-indictment-in-real-estate-investment-scam http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22405657/federal-indictment-in-real-estate-investment-scam?t=2013-05-23T10:47:50Z KFDA Thu, 23 May 2013 10:47:00 EDT A 52-year-old Houston man who portrayed himself as a pastor running a religious-themed investment program is charged with 24 counts of fraud for what federal prosecutors say was a real estate scheme that cost a Mississippi... News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22405283/parkland-takes-step-toward-paying-14m-settlement http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22405283/parkland-takes-step-toward-paying-14m-settlement?t=2013-05-23T10:11:47Z KFDA Thu, 23 May 2013 10:11:00 EDT The board of Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas has voted to pay $1.4 million to settle allegations that it defrauded Medicare and Medicaid. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22404733/burning-railroad-bridge-collapses-in-central-texas http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22404733/burning-railroad-bridge-collapses-in-central-texas?t=2013-05-23T09:23:44Z KFDA Thu, 23 May 2013 09:23:00 EDT A 300-yard wooden railroad bridge in Central Texas has fallen after catching fire in a dramatic collapse captured on cellphone video. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22404193/texas-lawyer-gets-prison-for-mail-medical-fraud http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22404193/texas-lawyer-gets-prison-for-mail-medical-fraud?t=2013-05-23T08:07:41Z KFDA Thu, 23 May 2013 08:07:00 EDT An East Texas lawyer convicted in a mail and medical fraud scheme has been sentenced to more than three years in prison. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22403947/suspect-sought-after-man-fatally-shot-at-southlake http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22403947/suspect-sought-after-man-fatally-shot-at-southlake?t=2013-05-23T07:59:38Z KFDA Thu, 23 May 2013 07:59:00 EDT Police are seeking a gunman who fatally shot a man sitting in an SUV in the town square of an upscale North Texas city. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22403871/funeral-saturday-for-dallas-firefighter-wilson http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22403871/funeral-saturday-for-dallas-firefighter-wilson?t=2013-05-23T07:43:40Z KFDA Thu, 23 May 2013 07:43:00 EDT A funeral will be held this weekend for a veteran Dallas firefighter who died after being trapped battling a blaze at a condominium complex. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22403793/texan-could-get-life-term-5m-fine-over-meth-ring http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22403793/texan-could-get-life-term-5m-fine-over-meth-ring?t=2013-05-23T07:31:39Z KFDA Thu, 23 May 2013 07:31:00 EDT A North Texas man faces up to life in prison and a $5 million fine for his role in running a methamphetamine ring. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22403662/man-pleads-guilty-to-stabbing-border-patrol-dog http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22403662/man-pleads-guilty-to-stabbing-border-patrol-dog?t=2013-05-23T07:19:36Z KFDA Thu, 23 May 2013 07:19:00 EDT A man from Guatemala has pleaded guilty in Texas to illegally crossing the U.S. border and stabbing a Border Patrol dog. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22403427/house-passes-gop-bill-to-speed-pipeline-approval http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22403427/house-passes-gop-bill-to-speed-pipeline-approval?t=2013-05-23T06:35:37Z KFDA Thu, 23 May 2013 06:35:00 EDT House Republicans have pushed through legislation to bypass the president to speed approval of the Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada to Texas. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22403426/urban-renewal-big-us-cities-in-texas-elsewhere-show-strong-growth http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22403426/urban-renewal-big-us-cities-in-texas-elsewhere-show-strong-growth?t=2013-05-23T06:35:37Z KFDA Thu, 23 May 2013 06:35:00 EDT New census estimates show most of the nation's largest cities have further enhanced their allure - including several in Texas. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22402918/texas-news-minute http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22402918/texas-news-minute?t=2013-05-24T21:35:06Z KFDA Thu, 23 May 2013 04:35:00 EDT The latest Texas news from The Associated Press News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22402800/jury-to-deliberate-mans-penalty-for-killing-sons http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22402800/jury-to-deliberate-mans-penalty-for-killing-sons?t=2013-05-23T04:08:27Z KFDA Thu, 23 May 2013 04:08:00 EDT Jurors will begin deliberating whether a North Texas man should die for drowning his two young sons. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22402799/ex-da-testifies-in-own-defense-in-bribery-trial http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22402799/ex-da-testifies-in-own-defense-in-bribery-trial?t=2013-05-23T04:08:27Z KFDA Thu, 23 May 2013 04:08:00 EDT A former South Texas district attorney charged with helping a crooked judge is testifying in his own defense. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22402583/solar-plane-completes-2nd-leg-of-trip-in-texas http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22402583/solar-plane-completes-2nd-leg-of-trip-in-texas?t=2013-05-23T03:27:25Z KFDA Thu, 23 May 2013 03:27:00 EDT A solar-powered plane has landed in Texas, completing the second leg of a trip across the United States. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22402556/vote-on-gay-scouts-comes-at-emotional-moment http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22402556/vote-on-gay-scouts-comes-at-emotional-moment?t=2013-05-23T03:19:57Z KFDA Thu, 23 May 2013 03:19:00 EDT A possible watershed date has arrived for the Boy Scouts of America. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22401948/texas-senate-oks-expanding-virtual-course-network http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22401948/texas-senate-oks-expanding-virtual-course-network?t=2013-05-22T23:35:40Z KFDA Wed, 22 May 2013 23:35:00 EDT The Senate has approved a proposal to expand the state's network of virtual school courses online and allow it to include more private courses. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22401867/senate-oks-longer-window-to-sue-for-discrimination http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22401867/senate-oks-longer-window-to-sue-for-discrimination?t=2013-05-22T23:19:38Z KFDA Wed, 22 May 2013 23:19:00 EDT The Texas Senate has passed a measure that puts the state more in line with the federal law to protect against gender discrimination in wages. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22401763/fire-marshals-office-panel-had-blast-site-access http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22401763/fire-marshals-office-panel-had-blast-site-access?t=2013-05-22T22:55:37Z KFDA Wed, 22 May 2013 22:55:00 EDT The State Fire Marshal's Office says a federal safety panel's investigators had access to the site of a Texas fertilizer plant blast that killed 15 people and injured about 200 others. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22401338/texas-house-democrat-eiland-wont-seek-re-election http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22401338/texas-house-democrat-eiland-wont-seek-re-election?t=2013-05-22T21:19:27Z KFDA Wed, 22 May 2013 21:19:00 EDT Veteran Democratic Rep. Craig Eiland of Galveston says he won't seek re-election. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22401085/senate-approves-new-rio-grande-university http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22401085/senate-approves-new-rio-grande-university?t=2013-05-22T20:27:32Z KFDA Wed, 22 May 2013 20:27:00 EDT State lawmakers have approved creating a new university in South Texas that is projected to serve more than 28,000 students and include a medical school. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22400948/plan-to-study-youth-solitary-confinement-advances http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22400948/plan-to-study-youth-solitary-confinement-advances?t=2013-05-22T20:03:32Z KFDA Wed, 22 May 2013 20:03:00 EDT Texas lawmakers have advanced a plan to study the use of solitary confinement in county juvenile jails. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22400902/legislature-oks-measure-mitigating-libel-lawsuits http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22400902/legislature-oks-measure-mitigating-libel-lawsuits?t=2013-05-22T19:55:24Z KFDA Wed, 22 May 2013 19:55:00 EDT The Texas Legislature has approved a bill allowing publishers to mitigate libel lawsuits if the party affected by a mistake doesn't request a correction or retraction. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22400499/dallas-exhibit-reunites-art-jfk-saw-before-death http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22400499/dallas-exhibit-reunites-art-jfk-saw-before-death?t=2013-05-22T19:07:06Z KFDA Wed, 22 May 2013 19:06:00 EDT Artist Jack Zajac (Zay-Jack) says that learning earlier this year that his bronze sculpture was among the last works of art seen by President John F. Kennedy left him feeling "reverential." News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22398603/fort-hood-suspect-seeks-to-fire-army-attorneys http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22398603/fort-hood-suspect-seeks-to-fire-army-attorneys?t=2013-05-22T16:22:49Z KFDA Wed, 22 May 2013 16:22:00 EDT The Army psychiatrist charged in the deadly 2009 Fort Hood shooting rampage says he wants to represent himself at his upcoming trial. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22398291/man-indicted-on-claim-he-set-fiancees-home-ablaze http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22398291/man-indicted-on-claim-he-set-fiancees-home-ablaze?t=2013-05-22T16:02:44Z KFDA Wed, 22 May 2013 16:02:00 EDT A grand jury has indicted a North Texas man who authorities say threatened his fiancee with a handgun and then set her home on fire during a police standoff. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22397895/texas-man-sentenced-in-nj-for-smuggling-ring-role http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22397895/texas-man-sentenced-in-nj-for-smuggling-ring-role?t=2013-05-22T15:27:04Z KFDA Wed, 22 May 2013 15:27:00 EDT Federal prosecutors in New Jersey say a Texas man is headed to prison for his role in a smuggling ring that brought hundreds of people to the United States. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22397894/warrant-mother-thought-she-left-baby-at-day-care http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22397894/warrant-mother-thought-she-left-baby-at-day-care?t=2013-05-22T15:27:04Z KFDA Wed, 22 May 2013 15:27:00 EDT A North Texas woman whose year-old daughter died after being left for hours in a car has told authorities she thought she dropped off the child earlier at a day care. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22397402/lawmakers-approve-arms-training-for-schoolteachers http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22397402/lawmakers-approve-arms-training-for-schoolteachers?t=2013-05-22T14:30:44Z KFDA Wed, 22 May 2013 14:30:00 EDT Schools could train teachers to exchange fire with potential attackers under a plan advancing in the Texas Capitol. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22396882/house-members-kill-more-senate-bills-as-revenge http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22396882/house-members-kill-more-senate-bills-as-revenge?t=2013-05-22T13:30:30Z KFDA Wed, 22 May 2013 13:30:00 EDT Members of the Texas Houses have expanded their retaliation against the Senate for failing to move their bills. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22396661/dallas-woman-indicted-college-financial-aid-scam http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22396661/dallas-woman-indicted-college-financial-aid-scam?t=2013-05-22T13:10:31Z KFDA Wed, 22 May 2013 13:10:00 EDT A North Texas woman has been charged with scamming six schools by getting thousands of dollars in financial aid and not completing any online courses. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22395955/states-reach-settlement-with-penguin-on-ebooks http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22395955/states-reach-settlement-with-penguin-on-ebooks?t=2013-05-22T12:50:27Z KFDA Wed, 22 May 2013 12:50:00 EDT Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott says his office has settled a lawsuit the state had filed against Penguin Group Inc., accusing America's largest book publishers of colluding with Apple Inc. to raise ebook prices on... News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22394604/float-driver-says-train-seemed-still-before-crash http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22394604/float-driver-says-train-seemed-still-before-crash?t=2013-05-22T12:38:37Z KFDA Wed, 22 May 2013 12:38:00 EDT The driver of a parade float struck last year by a train, killing four military veterans and injuring others, has told federal investigators that the oncoming train appeared stationary to him. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22394603/retail-gasoline-prices-across-texas-up-2-cents http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22394603/retail-gasoline-prices-across-texas-up-2-cents?t=2013-05-22T12:38:37Z KFDA Wed, 22 May 2013 12:38:00 EDT Retail gasoline prices across Texas have risen 2 cents as travelers prepare for the long Memorial Day holiday weekend. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22392829/police-pastor-arrested-on-sex-assault-charges http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22392829/police-pastor-arrested-on-sex-assault-charges?t=2013-05-22T11:58:39Z KFDA Wed, 22 May 2013 11:58:00 EDT A pastor in Virginia has been arrested in the wake of claims by two women that he sexually assaulted them as juveniles in North Texas. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22392828/texas-house-remembers-sherman-hemsley http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22392828/texas-house-remembers-sherman-hemsley?t=2013-05-22T11:58:39Z KFDA Wed, 22 May 2013 11:58:00 EDT The Texas Legislature has honored actor Sherman Hemsley, the man best known for playing the role of George Jefferson on The Jeffersons. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22392541/complaint-accuses-exxon-mobil-of-anti-gay-bias http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22392541/complaint-accuses-exxon-mobil-of-anti-gay-bias?t=2013-05-22T11:50:37Z KFDA Wed, 22 May 2013 11:50:00 EDT A gay-rights group has filed a legal complaint against the Exxon Mobil Corp., accusing it of anti-gay discrimination in handling job applications. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22391618/autopsy-ordered-on-texas-city-inmate-who-died http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22391618/autopsy-ordered-on-texas-city-inmate-who-died?t=2013-05-22T11:22:27Z KFDA Wed, 22 May 2013 11:22:00 EDT A man arrested during a traffic stop in Southeast Texas has died after being found unconscious in his jail cell. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22390581/killer-of-off-duty-houston-officer-loses-appeal http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22390581/killer-of-off-duty-houston-officer-loses-appeal?t=2013-05-22T11:02:23Z KFDA Wed, 22 May 2013 11:02:00 EDT The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has rejected an appeal from a Vietnamese refugee sent to death row for the slaying of a Houston police officer shot during a robbery while working his off hours as a clerk at his... News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22390386/1-killed-3-students-hurt-in-school-bus-accident http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22390386/1-killed-3-students-hurt-in-school-bus-accident?t=2013-05-22T10:58:20Z KFDA Wed, 22 May 2013 10:58:00 EDT One driver has been killed and three students injured when a car drifted into oncoming traffic and struck a school bus in East Texas. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22388424/texas-pastor-pleads-guilty-to-online-soliciting http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22388424/texas-pastor-pleads-guilty-to-online-soliciting?t=2013-05-22T10:22:31Z KFDA Wed, 22 May 2013 10:22:00 EDT An East Texas pastor faces up to 10 years in prison for an online chat from church with an alleged 14-year-old girl who turned out to be a Louisiana trooper. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22388423/mental-health-exam-ordered-for-ex-paramedic http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22388423/mental-health-exam-ordered-for-ex-paramedic?t=2013-05-22T10:22:31Z KFDA Wed, 22 May 2013 10:22:00 EDT A judge in West Texas has ordered that a mental health evaluation be done for a former paramedic who's accused of possessing bomb-making material. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22386359/solar-plane-departs-phoenix-on-2nd-leg-of-us-trip http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22386359/solar-plane-departs-phoenix-on-2nd-leg-of-us-trip?t=2013-05-22T09:22:17Z KFDA Wed, 22 May 2013 09:22:00 EDT A solar-powered plane is flying from Arizona to Texas on the second leg of a trip across the United States. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22385971/defense-begins-in-texas-judicial-bribery-scandal http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22385971/defense-begins-in-texas-judicial-bribery-scandal?t=2013-05-22T09:14:13Z KFDA Wed, 22 May 2013 09:14:00 EDT Federal prosecutors have rested in the corruption trial of a former South Texas district attorney charged with helping a crooked judge. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22384719/largest-nc-school-district-names-3-finalists http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22384719/largest-nc-school-district-names-3-finalists?t=2013-05-22T08:50:13Z KFDA Wed, 22 May 2013 08:50:00 EDT North Carolina's largest school district is picking a superintendent among three finalists from Texas, Virginia Beach, and the state's second-largest school district. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22384716/lufkin-restaurant-worker-hit-by-lightning-dies http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22384716/lufkin-restaurant-worker-hit-by-lightning-dies?t=2013-05-22T08:50:13Z KFDA Wed, 22 May 2013 08:50:00 EDT An East Texas restaurant worker standing outside the eatery and holding an umbrella during a storm has died after being hit by lightning. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22383882/bridge-worker-electrocuted http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22383882/bridge-worker-electrocuted?t=2013-05-22T08:34:15Z KFDA Wed, 22 May 2013 08:34:00 EDT A coroner says a man who died while working on a project to paint a bridge in western Kentucky was electrocuted. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22383880/suspect-in-dallas-area-double-slayings-found-in-nm http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22383880/suspect-in-dallas-area-double-slayings-found-in-nm?t=2013-05-22T08:34:15Z KFDA Wed, 22 May 2013 08:34:00 EDT A man suspected of killing his girlfriend and her teenage daughter at their Dallas-area home has been captured in New Mexico. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22383774/man-gets-16-months-for-attempted-arson-in-tyler http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22383774/man-gets-16-months-for-attempted-arson-in-tyler?t=2013-05-22T08:26:13Z KFDA Wed, 22 May 2013 08:26:00 EDT A building contractor must serve more than a year in prison over a failed attempt to burn an East Texas methadone clinic in a rivalry for patients. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22382792/2-arrested-in-houston-shootings-that-left-2-dead http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22382792/2-arrested-in-houston-shootings-that-left-2-dead?t=2013-05-22T07:54:08Z KFDA Wed, 22 May 2013 07:54:00 EDT Houston police have arrested a second suspect in an apparent botched drug deal that left a boy and a woman dead and the child's father critically hurt. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22382323/austin-woman-gets-50-years-for-attack-on-ex-spouse http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22382323/austin-woman-gets-50-years-for-attack-on-ex-spouse?t=2013-05-22T06:46:06Z KFDA Wed, 22 May 2013 06:46:00 EDT A Central Texas woman has been sentenced to 50 years in prison for beating and shooting her ex-husband amid a child custody dispute. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22381555/ntsb-to-release-documents-on-train-float-collision http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22381555/ntsb-to-release-documents-on-train-float-collision?t=2013-05-22T04:11:04Z KFDA Wed, 22 May 2013 04:11:00 EDT The agency looking into last year's train collision that killed four veterans on a parade float in Texas is set to release documents from its investigation. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22381557/chandelier-once-owned-by-stanford-up-for-auction http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22381557/chandelier-once-owned-by-stanford-up-for-auction?t=2013-05-22T04:11:04Z KFDA Wed, 22 May 2013 04:11:00 EDT A chandelier by glass artist Dale Chihuly that once belonged to former Texas tycoon R. Allen Stanford is to be sold at auction to raise money to help compensate victims of his Ponzi scheme. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22381554/fort-bliss-to-hold-memorial-for-killed-soldiers http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22381554/fort-bliss-to-hold-memorial-for-killed-soldiers?t=2013-05-22T04:11:04Z KFDA Wed, 22 May 2013 04:11:00 EDT Fort Bliss officials and soldiers will honor three soldiers killed last week by the blast from a roadside bomb in Afghanistan. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22381552/boy-scouts-meet-to-decide-policy-on-gay-scouts http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22381552/boy-scouts-meet-to-decide-policy-on-gay-scouts?t=2013-05-22T04:11:05Z KFDA Wed, 22 May 2013 04:11:00 EDT The Boy Scouts of America will convene a two-day meeting of 1,400 local leaders to consider changing its long-standing ban on allowing openly gay boys to don the Boy Scouts uniform. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22381551/court-sides-with-miss-in-wrongful-conviction-suit http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22381551/court-sides-with-miss-in-wrongful-conviction-suit?t=2013-05-22T04:11:05Z KFDA Wed, 22 May 2013 04:10:00 EDT A Washington County judge's decision to throw out a wrongful conviction lawsuit brought by a man who was imprisoned on drug and gun charges has been upheld by the state Court of Appeals. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22381550/gov-perry-to-address-business-forum http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22381550/gov-perry-to-address-business-forum?t=2013-05-22T04:11:05Z KFDA Wed, 22 May 2013 04:10:00 EDT Gov. Rick Perry is delivering the keynote address at the Governor's Small Business Forum's 2013 Texas Global Business Summit. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22381261/texas-house-girds-for-major-budget-vote-wednesday http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22381261/texas-house-girds-for-major-budget-vote-wednesday?t=2013-05-22T03:06:17Z KFDA Wed, 22 May 2013 03:06:00 EDT Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst says he is taking House leaders at their word, and that delicate pieces of a complicated Texas budget deal will be passed. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22380801/bill-modifies-concealed-handgun-licenses http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22380801/bill-modifies-concealed-handgun-licenses?t=2013-05-21T23:53:43Z KFDA Tue, 21 May 2013 23:53:00 EDT Concealed handgun license holders in Texas would be allowed to carry a revolver or semi-automatic pistol, regardless of what they trained with on the shooting range under a bill advancing in the Texas Legislature. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22380346/technicality-topples-key-financial-reporting-bill http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22380346/technicality-topples-key-financial-reporting-bill?t=2013-05-21T22:26:18Z KFDA Tue, 21 May 2013 22:26:00 EDT A much-watched bill designed to give the public more information on schools, taxes, government spending and debt held by state entities has gone down on a House technicality. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22379955/drug-testing-for-unemployment-passes-texas-house http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22379955/drug-testing-for-unemployment-passes-texas-house?t=2013-05-21T21:13:56Z KFDA Tue, 21 May 2013 21:13:00 EDT A bill that would allow the state to drug screen unemployment applicants has passed the Texas House. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22379847/safety-board-chair-atf-blocking-plant-blast-probe http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22379847/safety-board-chair-atf-blocking-plant-blast-probe?t=2013-05-21T20:49:58Z KFDA Tue, 21 May 2013 20:49:00 EDT The head of a federal safety board says federal agents and the state fire marshal are blocking the board from investigating a deadly Central Texas fertilizer plant blast. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22379102/lawmaker-resurrects-radioactive-water-bill http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22379102/lawmaker-resurrects-radioactive-water-bill?t=2013-05-21T18:49:47Z KFDA Tue, 21 May 2013 18:49:00 EDT A Republican lawmaker has resurrected a radioactive waste bill that would allow a West Texas site to store more hazardous materials. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22378911/nm-sees-oil-production-jump-46 http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22378911/nm-sees-oil-production-jump-46?t=2013-05-21T18:33:57Z KFDA Tue, 21 May 2013 18:33:00 EDT Oil production in New Mexico has increased by nearly 50 percent over the last three years, making it one of five western states that have helped boost national production over the last three years. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22378775/texas-lawmakers-pushing-for-review-of-uil http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22378775/texas-lawmakers-pushing-for-review-of-uil?t=2013-05-21T18:17:47Z KFDA Tue, 21 May 2013 18:17:00 EDT One of the chief critics of the University Interscholastic League is pushing lawmakers to conduct a thorough review of the governing body for public Texas high school sports. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22378351/man-pleads-guilty-in-picasso-vandalism-case http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22378351/man-pleads-guilty-in-picasso-vandalism-case?t=2013-05-21T17:33:46Z KFDA Tue, 21 May 2013 17:33:00 EDT A man accused of vandalizing a 1929 Pablo Picasso painting in an act that was caught on cellphone video has pleaded guilty in exchange for a two-year prison sentence. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22375957/walmart-pledges-1m-for-moore-tornado-recovery http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22375957/walmart-pledges-1m-for-moore-tornado-recovery?t=2013-05-21T16:53:48Z KFDA Tue, 21 May 2013 16:53:00 EDT Walmart says it is pledging $1 million for the recovery from the tornado that devastated Moore. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22368833/senate-approves-tax-break-for-veteran-spouses http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22368833/senate-approves-tax-break-for-veteran-spouses?t=2013-05-21T16:33:38Z KFDA Tue, 21 May 2013 16:33:00 EDT The Texas Senate has approved a plan to give property tax relief to the spouses of military members killed in combat. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22358310/indian-guest-workers-sue-company-in-miss-texas http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22358310/indian-guest-workers-sue-company-in-miss-texas?t=2013-05-21T16:05:53Z KFDA Tue, 21 May 2013 16:05:00 EDT Dozens of Indian guest workers are suing an Alabama-based marine and fabrication company, claiming it financially exploited them and forced them to live in squalid conditions after bringing them to work at Gulf Coast... News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22357397/officials-link-e-coli-outbreak-to-restaurant http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22357397/officials-link-e-coli-outbreak-to-restaurant?t=2013-05-21T16:01:35Z KFDA Tue, 21 May 2013 16:01:00 EDT Authorities have traced an E. coli outbreak in Central Texas to meat served to customers of a Mexican restaurant. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22352879/obama-opposes-gop-bill-on-keystone-xl-oil-pipeline http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22352879/obama-opposes-gop-bill-on-keystone-xl-oil-pipeline?t=2013-05-21T15:49:36Z KFDA Tue, 21 May 2013 15:49:00 EDT The White House says President Barack Obama opposes a House bill that would speed approval of the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada to Texas. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22350790/divorce-clause-keeps-lesbians-from-living-together http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22350790/divorce-clause-keeps-lesbians-from-living-together?t=2013-05-21T15:45:39Z KFDA Tue, 21 May 2013 15:45:00 EDT A judge has ruled that a North Texas lesbian couple can't live together because of a morality clause in the divorce papers of one of the women. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22343898/man-convicted-of-killing-sons-scheduled-to-testify http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22343898/man-convicted-of-killing-sons-scheduled-to-testify?t=2013-05-21T15:29:44Z KFDA Tue, 21 May 2013 15:29:00 EDT A North Texas man convicted of capital murder for drowning his two young sons is scheduled to take the stand in the penalty phase of his trial. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22328467/texas-regents-nominees-clear-first-senate-hurdle http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22328467/texas-regents-nominees-clear-first-senate-hurdle?t=2013-05-21T14:57:33Z KFDA Tue, 21 May 2013 14:57:00 EDT The Senate Nominations Committee has approved Gov. Rick Perry's three appointments to the University of Texas System board of regents, sending them to the full Senate for consideration. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22318845/key-piece-of-texas-budget-deal-pushed-to-deadline http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22318845/key-piece-of-texas-budget-deal-pushed-to-deadline?t=2013-05-21T14:25:37Z KFDA Tue, 21 May 2013 14:25:00 EDT A must-pass bill that is part of a Texas budget deal remains in limbo as time is running out before a midnight deadline in the House. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22314007/texas-mother-worried-about-torture-traffickers http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22314007/texas-mother-worried-about-torture-traffickers?t=2013-05-21T13:17:22Z KFDA Tue, 21 May 2013 13:17:00 EDT Billie Dunn feared the worst while her teenage daughter was missing for more than two years. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22313422/ban-on-soda-in-elementary-middle-schools-advances http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22313422/ban-on-soda-in-elementary-middle-schools-advances?t=2013-05-21T13:05:30Z KFDA Tue, 21 May 2013 13:05:00 EDT A proposed ban on sales of sugary sodas in public elementary and junior high schools is on its way to the governor. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22313421/recent-editorials-from-texas-newspapers http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22313421/recent-editorials-from-texas-newspapers?t=2013-05-21T13:05:30Z KFDA Tue, 21 May 2013 13:05:00 EDT By The Associated Press El Paso Times. May 20, 2013. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22309888/texas-inmate-charged-in-shootings-dies-had-cancer http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22309888/texas-inmate-charged-in-shootings-dies-had-cancer?t=2013-05-21T11:57:25Z KFDA Tue, 21 May 2013 11:57:00 EDT A West Texas inmate facing allegations that he killed his ex-wife and wounded her son in a Christmas Eve attack has died after being diagnosed with cancer. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22309700/man-arrested-after-16m-in-cocaine-discovered http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22309700/man-arrested-after-16m-in-cocaine-discovered?t=2013-05-21T11:49:15Z KFDA Tue, 21 May 2013 11:49:00 EDT Authorities say an Ohio man has been arrested in West Texas after a state trooper found about 50 pounds of cocaine valued at more than $1.6 million hidden in a false compartment of a vehicle. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22308526/minor-spill-tar-balls-cleaned-up-at-galveston http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22308526/minor-spill-tar-balls-cleaned-up-at-galveston?t=2013-05-21T10:37:13Z KFDA Tue, 21 May 2013 10:37:00 EDT State officials say a very minor oil spill has led to tar balls washing up on more than 2 miles of Galveston beaches. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22308019/longview-police-officer-suspect-injured-in-chase http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22308019/longview-police-officer-suspect-injured-in-chase?t=2013-05-21T09:53:13Z KFDA Tue, 21 May 2013 09:53:00 EDT An East Texas law officer and a driver being chased by police have been hurt as gunfire broke out during the pursuit. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22307494/man-shot-outside-houston-area-bar-fight-dies http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22307494/man-shot-outside-houston-area-bar-fight-dies?t=2013-05-21T09:25:06Z KFDA Tue, 21 May 2013 09:25:00 EDT A man who was shot outside a Houston-area bar following a birthday party and then driven to a relative's home has died. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22307025/premont-am-kingsville-to-announce-partnership http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22307025/premont-am-kingsville-to-announce-partnership?t=2013-05-21T08:41:04Z KFDA Tue, 21 May 2013 08:41:00 EDT A South Texas school district facing academic and financial challenges to stay open could get help from a university. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22306526/texas-parents-charged-after-adopted-son-4-dies http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22306526/texas-parents-charged-after-adopted-son-4-dies?t=2013-05-21T08:01:01Z KFDA Tue, 21 May 2013 08:00:00 EDT A North Texas husband and wife have been charged with felony injury to a child after their 4-year-old adopted son was found dead at their home. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22306155/more-tornadoes-in-forecast-for-central-us-tuesday http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22306155/more-tornadoes-in-forecast-for-central-us-tuesday?t=2013-05-21T07:13:11Z KFDA Tue, 21 May 2013 07:13:00 EDT More severe weather is in the forecast for parts of the central United States already reeling from powerful tornadoes this week. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22306127/texas-search-team-to-help-after-okla-twister http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22306127/texas-search-team-to-help-after-okla-twister?t=2013-05-21T07:09:01Z KFDA Tue, 21 May 2013 07:09:00 EDT Members of an elite search and rescue team from Texas have been dispatched to Oklahoma to help with recovery following a deadly tornado. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22306126/texas-arrest-of-suspect-in-nashville-homicide http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22306126/texas-arrest-of-suspect-in-nashville-homicide?t=2013-05-21T07:09:01Z KFDA Tue, 21 May 2013 07:09:00 EDT Police in Nashville say Texas state troopers and deputy U.S. marshals have arrested a homicide suspect in Lyford, Texas. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22306029/help-could-be-available-for-uninsured-west-losses http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22306029/help-could-be-available-for-uninsured-west-losses?t=2013-05-21T06:53:12Z KFDA Tue, 21 May 2013 06:53:00 EDT Disaster help may be available for losses not covered by insurance in a Central Texas town recovering from a fertilizer plant explosion. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22305277/texas-house-mulls-new-district-for-failing-schools http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22305277/texas-house-mulls-new-district-for-failing-schools?t=2013-05-21T04:09:02Z KFDA Tue, 21 May 2013 04:08:00 EDT The Texas House is considering a proposal that would create special districts operated by turnaround experts to improve struggling schools. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22305227/trial-begins-in-international-custody-case http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22305227/trial-begins-in-international-custody-case?t=2013-05-21T04:06:05Z KFDA Tue, 21 May 2013 04:05:00 EDT A trial begins Tuesday that could determine which country will decide the fate of 13-year-old twin boys at the center of an international custody battle that extends from Eastern Europe to Middle Tennessee. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22305226/ne-texas-expects-severe-storms-possible-tornadoes http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22305226/ne-texas-expects-severe-storms-possible-tornadoes?t=2013-05-21T04:06:05Z KFDA Tue, 21 May 2013 04:05:00 EDT Forecasters expect a stormy day across North Texas and East Texas as another day of severe thunderstorms are expected to make it into the Dallas-Fort Worth area. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22305225/rare-10-bill-marked-for-city-of-west-to-be-sold http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22305225/rare-10-bill-marked-for-city-of-west-to-be-sold?t=2013-05-21T04:06:05Z KFDA Tue, 21 May 2013 04:05:00 EDT A rare $10 bill from 1929 marked with the name of the Texas town of West is set to be auctioned off to benefit the families of victims of the deadly fertilizer plant explosion there. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22305161/house-to-vote-on-drug-testing-for-welfare-benefits http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22305161/house-to-vote-on-drug-testing-for-welfare-benefits?t=2013-05-21T03:52:51Z KFDA Tue, 21 May 2013 03:52:00 EDT Texas lawmakers will be voting on whether to require some welfare recipients to take drug tests. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22304509/bill-bars-future-governors-from-medicaid-expansion http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22304509/bill-bars-future-governors-from-medicaid-expansion?t=2013-05-20T23:41:09Z KFDA Mon, 20 May 2013 23:41:00 EDT The House has approved requiring any decision by a future Texas governor to expand Medicaid first be approved by the Legislature. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22304030/sex-offender-list-closer-to-stripping-job-details http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22304030/sex-offender-list-closer-to-stripping-job-details?t=2013-05-20T22:16:35Z KFDA Mon, 20 May 2013 22:16:00 EDT An online registry of convicted sex offenders in Texas would no longer include employer information under a bill inching closer to Gov. Rick Perry's desk. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22303790/texas-radioactive-waste-bill-killed-for-error http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22303790/texas-radioactive-waste-bill-killed-for-error?t=2013-05-20T21:29:03Z KFDA Mon, 20 May 2013 21:28:00 EDT A bill that would have dramatically changed the rules for a radioactive waste dump died in the Legislature because of a parliamentary error. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22303631/house-approves-gun-training-for-some-teachers http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22303631/house-approves-gun-training-for-some-teachers?t=2013-05-20T20:56:56Z KFDA Mon, 20 May 2013 20:56:00 EDT The Texas House has approved a plan to train some teachers for classroom gun fights. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22303550/more-tornado-alerts-in-wake-of-deadly-twister http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22303550/more-tornado-alerts-in-wake-of-deadly-twister?t=2013-05-20T20:40:55Z KFDA Mon, 20 May 2013 20:40:00 EDT Tornado warnings have been issued across much of the Midwest, stretching from Texas to Illinois, following a second deadly twister in as many days in the Oklahoma City area. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22303472/house-oks-disclosure-lobbying-rules-for-lawmakers http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22303472/house-oks-disclosure-lobbying-rules-for-lawmakers?t=2013-05-20T20:24:51Z KFDA Mon, 20 May 2013 20:24:00 EDT The Texas House has voted to tighten disclosure and lobbying rules against state lawmakers - including its own membership. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22303399/texas-lawmakers-approve-part-of-water-overhaul http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22303399/texas-lawmakers-approve-part-of-water-overhaul?t=2013-05-20T20:08:49Z KFDA Mon, 20 May 2013 20:08:00 EDT Texas lawmakers have given final approval to an overhaul of the Texas Water Development Board as the state grapples with how to manage water resources amid drought and a rapidly growing population. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22303263/suspected-tornado-devastates-small-texas-school http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22303263/suspected-tornado-devastates-small-texas-school?t=2013-05-20T19:40:50Z KFDA Mon, 20 May 2013 19:40:00 EDT A strong storm winds authorities suspect was a tornado smashed the public school complex in a small town in the rolling hills southwest of the Dallas-Fort Worth area. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22303110/rainy-day-fund-eyed-for-175b-school-payment http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22303110/rainy-day-fund-eyed-for-175b-school-payment?t=2013-05-20T19:20:46Z KFDA Mon, 20 May 2013 19:20:00 EDT A top House Republican says using the state's Rainy Day Fund is being considered for $1.75 billion owed to public schools as part of a complex Texas budget package. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22303007/twister-season-starts-late-but-starts-nonetheless http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22303007/twister-season-starts-late-but-starts-nonetheless?t=2013-05-20T19:12:48Z KFDA Mon, 20 May 2013 19:12:00 EDT The tornadoes that have raked communities in Oklahoma, Texas and other states over the past week belie what has been an unusually slow start to the 2013 tornado season. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22302798/resign-to-run-oked-for-railroad-commissioners http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22302798/resign-to-run-oked-for-railroad-commissioners?t=2013-05-20T18:48:43Z KFDA Mon, 20 May 2013 18:48:00 EDT The Texas House has approved a requirement that state railroad commissioners resign their posts to run for another office. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22302720/3-dead-idd-after-wrong-way-i-15-crash-near-vegas http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22302720/3-dead-idd-after-wrong-way-i-15-crash-near-vegas?t=2013-05-20T18:40:49Z KFDA Mon, 20 May 2013 18:40:00 EDT Authorities are identifying three people killed in a weekend crash involving a wrong-way driver from Las Vegas and several people from India on Interstate 15 near the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22302575/fines-for-misusing-commercial-vehicles-advance http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22302575/fines-for-misusing-commercial-vehicles-advance?t=2013-05-20T18:28:42Z KFDA Mon, 20 May 2013 18:28:00 EDT Driving a commercial vehicle without a license in Texas would bring bigger fines under a measure advancing in the Legislature. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22302327/appeals-court-upholds-age-limit-to-carry-handguns http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22302327/appeals-court-upholds-age-limit-to-carry-handguns?t=2013-05-20T18:00:41Z KFDA Mon, 20 May 2013 18:00:00 EDT A federal appeals court has upheld a Texas law that says 18-20-year-olds cannot receive a concealed handgun license. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22301521/man-arrested-following-shooting-that-left-2-dead http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22301521/man-arrested-following-shooting-that-left-2-dead?t=2013-05-20T16:52:54Z KFDA Mon, 20 May 2013 16:52:00 EDT Investigators have identified four men they say were involved in a drug-related shooting in Houston that left a 10-year-old boy and a woman dead. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22300840/texas-man-charged-in-death-of-postal-worker http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22300840/texas-man-charged-in-death-of-postal-worker?t=2013-05-20T15:56:48Z KFDA Mon, 20 May 2013 15:56:00 EDT Authorities have charged a 36-year-old man with murder in the death of a U.S. postal worker north of Houston. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22300839/trial-to-begin-for-man-accused-of-shooting-wife http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22300839/trial-to-begin-for-man-accused-of-shooting-wife?t=2013-05-20T15:56:48Z KFDA Mon, 20 May 2013 15:56:00 EDT A man accused of shooting his wife eight times outsider the couple's Sandy Springs apartment is set to go on trial this week. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22300427/1-killed-1-hurt-when-car-hits-tree http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22300427/1-killed-1-hurt-when-car-hits-tree?t=2013-05-20T15:12:34Z KFDA Mon, 20 May 2013 15:12:00 EDT One man was killed and another was injured in a one-car crash Monday morning in Ouachita Parish. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22299977/ban-on-shark-finning-stifled-in-senate http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22299977/ban-on-shark-finning-stifled-in-senate?t=2013-05-20T14:24:31Z KFDA Mon, 20 May 2013 14:24:00 EDT A proposal to crack down on the slaughter of sharks for their fins has stalled in the last stages of the state legislature. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22299134/warren-buffett-meets-with-young-entrepreneurs http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22299134/warren-buffett-meets-with-young-entrepreneurs?t=2013-05-20T12:52:23Z KFDA Mon, 20 May 2013 12:52:00 EDT Billionaire Warren Buffett is spending his day listening to business pitches from a select group of kids, but the ideas aren't likely to generate new acquisitions for Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway conglomerate. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22298199/man-charged-in-deadly-downtown-houston-shooting http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22298199/man-charged-in-deadly-downtown-houston-shooting?t=2013-05-20T11:24:20Z KFDA Mon, 20 May 2013 11:24:00 EDT Police have charged a 22-year-old man with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon following a downtown gunfight in which one was killed. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22295590/firefighter-sought-in-dallas-condo-complex-blaze http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22295590/firefighter-sought-in-dallas-condo-complex-blaze?t=2013-05-20T06:56:00Z KFDA Mon, 20 May 2013 06:55:00 EDT Emergency responders have been searching for a Dallas firefighter who reported by radio being trapped while battling a blaze at a condominium complex. News - AP-State http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22295499/2-women-burned-in-fort-worth-store-attack http://www.newschannel10.com/story/22295499/2-women-burned-in-fort-worth-store-attack?t=2013-05-20T06:39:58Z KFDA Mon, 20 May 2013 06:39:00 EDT Two women playing video games at a North Texas convenience store and a worker have been burned after a suspect set one of those customers on fire. News - AP-State