Texas NewsLocal, regional, and statewide news continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Three Texas Counties Receive FEMA Aid In Wake Of Hurricane- August 13, 2008 The Federal Emergency Management Agency has sent a little more than $14.4 million in aid to residents of three South Texas counties hit by Hurricane Dolly.http://www.topix.net/state/tx/2008/08/three-texas-counties-receive-fema-aid-in-wake-of-hur... Twice-Convicted Texas Killer Will Go to Death Chamber- August 13, 2008 A twice-convicted killer with a history of violence that continued even after he was sent to death row was headed for execution Tuesday for gunning down two video store workers during a robbery 14 years ago in ...http://www.topix.net/state/tx/2008/08/twice-convicted-texas-killer-will-go-to-death-chambe... Attorneys: Drag racer to take plea deal, be spared jail time in deaths of 6 at Tenn. festival- August 12, 2008 Troy Critchley is scheduled to enter his plea at a hearing Thursday, District Attorney General Michael Dunavant told The Associated Press on Tuesday.http://www.topix.net/state/tx/2008/08/attorneys-drag-racer-to-take-plea-deal-be-spared-jai... more- August 12, 2008 Three previously indicted defendants operating a Navarro County mortgage scam were arrested Thursday by Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott's investigators and other authorities.http://www.topix.net/state/tx/2008/08/more?fromrss=1 Hutchison calls for DOT reforms for buses- August 12, 2008 Two lawmakers today called on the U.S. Senate to immediately take up and pass a motorcoach safety bill when Congress reconvenes in September.http://www.topix.net/state/tx/2008/08/hutchison-calls-for-dot-reforms-for-buses?fromrss=1 Convicted Texas meth trafficker gets prison- August 12, 2008 A convicted methamphetamine trafficker in East Texas has been sentenced to nearly 16 years in federal prison.http://www.topix.net/state/tx/2008/08/convicted-texas-meth-trafficker-gets-prison?fromrss=... Drawing Accurate Pictures of Immigration- August 12, 2008 It's surely the most emotionally charged highway sign in America: A father, mother and little girl, silhouetted as shadows against a yellow background, desperately darting across a roadway.http://www.topix.net/state/tx/2008/08/drawing-accurate-pictures-of-immigration?fromrss=1 ATF: most illegal guns in Mexico come from U.S.- August 12, 2008 Nearly all illegal guns seized in Mexico come from the United States, the head of the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives said Monday.http://www.topix.net/state/tx/2008/08/atf-most-illegal-guns-in-mexico-come-from-u-s?fromrs... Nursing Home Death- August 11, 2008 The state attorney general's office has sued a Carrollton nursing home for alleged failure to activate a backup generator during a power outage.http://www.topix.net/state/tx/2008/08/nursing-home-death?fromrss=1 Hutchison hints again at gubernatorial bid- August 11, 2008 U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison hinted yet again Friday that she plans to run for Texas governor in 2010.http://www.topix.net/state/tx/2008/08/hutchison-hints-again-at-gubernatorial-bid?fromrss=1 |