Texas NewsLocal, regional, and statewide news continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Feds: Texas bus company a safety hazard- August 15, 2008 Federal regulators Thursday declared a San Antonio charter bus company an "imminent hazard" to public safety because of its affiliation with a Houston motorcoach operator involved in a deadly Aug.http://www.topix.net/state/tx/2008/08/feds-texas-bus-company-a-safety-hazard?fromrss=1 US official: Russia damaging Georgian airfields- August 15, 2008 President Bush, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, center, and Defense Secretary Robert Gates, right, walk to the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Aug.http://www.topix.net/state/tx/2008/08/us-official-russia-damaging-georgian-airfields?fromr... Fatal Texas bus crash reveals oversight problems- August 14, 2008 Sprouting like mushrooms, rogue motorcoach operators come and go, often defying efforts to keep unsafe buses and drivers off the nation's highways.http://www.topix.net/state/tx/2008/08/fatal-texas-bus-crash-reveals-oversight-problems?fro... Americanization Is Linked to Depression- August 14, 2008 A study of 439 U.S. and Mexican-born Latinas seeking pregnancy and postpartum services at public health clinics in San Antonio uncovered elevated levels of depression among the more "Americanized" women, report ...http://www.topix.net/state/tx/2008/08/americanization-is-linked-to-depression?fromrss=1 Texas Couple Convicted of Federal Carjacking Charges- August 14, 2008 United States Attorney Rebecca A. Gregory announced today that a man and woman from Port Arthur have been found guilty by a jury for charges related to a December carjacking in the Eastern District of Texas.http://www.topix.net/state/tx/2008/08/texas-couple-convicted-of-federal-carjacking-charges... HIV-positive Fort Worth priest dies- August 14, 2008 A Fort Worth Catholic priest who was the subject of "credible" sexual misconduct allegations has died.http://www.topix.net/state/tx/2008/08/hiv-positive-fort-worth-priest-dies?fromrss=1 'Texas Seven' killer hopes to enter heaven after execution- August 14, 2008 Michael Anthony Rodriguez asked to die. He told a judge that submitting gracefully to his sentence might help him enter heaven.http://www.topix.net/state/tx/2008/08/texas-seven-killer-hopes-to-enter-heaven-after-execu... Bush says US expects Russians to leave Georgia- August 13, 2008 President Bush says he is skeptical that Moscow is honoring a cease-fire in neighboring Georgia, and is delaying his planned departure for a vacation to further deal with the crisis.Bush was scheduled to leave ...http://www.topix.net/state/tx/2008/08/bush-says-us-expects-russians-to-leave-georgia?fromr... Government halts licensing of new bus companies- August 13, 2008 Tue, Aug 12, 2008 The federal government will temporarily stop granting licenses to new bus companies after a crash in Texas killed 17 people.http://www.topix.net/state/tx/2008/08/government-halts-licensing-of-new-bus-companies?from... Death toll rises to 17 in Texas charter bus crash- August 13, 2008 The death toll from the crash of a charter bus carrying religious pilgrims in Texas yesterday has risen to 17.http://www.topix.net/state/tx/2008/08/death-toll-rises-to-17-in-texas-charter-bus-crash?fr... |