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Drought Threatens Closure Of Texas Fish Hatchery
State officials will probably close one of five fish hatcheries in Texas because of low water levels in lakes that feed it. 

High Court To Take New Look At Affirmative Action
The Supreme Court will once again confront the issue of race in university admissions in a case brought by a white student denied a spot at the flagship campus of the University of Texas. 

Texas Economy Good, State Budget Still Short
The Texas economy is coming back, but the state budget is still in trouble. 

Paul Looks For Delegates, Respect In Caucus States
Ron Paul may not win the Republican nomination for president - he has yet to win a single state - but his strategy of trying to amass delegates in caucus states could land him a prominent role at the party's national convention this summer. 

Colorado Crash Victims ID'd As Texas Family, Pilot
Authorities say two people killed when a plane crashed in Colorado were a woman from Texas and the pilot. Four members of the woman's family were injured.

STAAR Won't Impact Students' Grades This Year
Texas high school students won't have to worry about new standardized testing known as STAAR affecting their grades this year. 

Texas Supreme Court Denies Leach
The Texas Supreme Court has denied Mike Leach's appeal in his wrongful termination lawsuit against Texas Tech.
 

Texas Retail Gasoline Price Up By Average 6 Cents
Refining cutbacks due to slumping demand and global political and economic tensions are being blamed for climbing gasoline prices in Texas and nationally. 

Planned Parenthood Done With 'Political Bullies'
Planned Parenthood's president says the group is working again with Susan G. Komen for the Cure - "great news and a wonderful ending" to what wasn't such a happy story. 

Key Defenders Among Football Arrests In TCU Bust
Three key defensive players on the Texas Christian football team are among 17 students arrested in a campus drug bust.

School Bus Ends Up On Side In Houston-Area Wreck
Authorities say a school bus with no children on board has ended up on its side in a Houston-area traffic accident during foggy conditions.

Deal Prospects Dampen In Texas Redistricting Case
An attorney defending Republican-drawn voting maps in Texas has told a federal court there are "insurmountable" differences preventing a compromise with minority rights groups.

Trial Set In Misconduct Suit Against Texas Lawyer
Opening statements have been scheduled in a case the State Bar of Texas has brought against an attorney who has helped wrongly convicted ex-inmates get state compensation.

Texas Redistricting Compromise Still Elusive
The fate of the Texas primaries remains in limbo after neither the state nor minority rights groups appeared to budge during a weekend of court-ordered negotiations.

2 Texas Abortion Clinics Fined For Fetus Disposal
Texas environmental officials have fined two women's health clinics and an Illinois waste disposal company they contracted for improperly disposing of fetuses in a landfill.

Border Officials: Program Trimming Wait Times
Federal officials say a pilot program designed to make it quicker for pedestrians to enter the U.S. from Mexico has reduced wait times by 26 percent at a West Texas crossing.

Spring Rain Unlikely For Texas Despite La Nina End
La Nina will soon come to an end -- but don't expect spring showers in drought-stricken Texas.

Retail Gasoline Prices Up 1 Cent Across Texas
Retail gasoline prices are a penny higher across Texas this week, a slight slowing of the upward trend statewide.

Texas Sales Tax Revenue Up Nearly 10 Percent
Texas Comptroller Susan Combs says state sales tax revenue for January was up almost 10 percent over last year.

Council Vote Ending Houston Red Light Camera Fight
The dispute over Houston's red light traffic cameras appears to be nearing an end with the city council overwhelmingly agreeing to pay the camera vendor at least $4.8 million if it removes the cameras and drops a lawsuit.

Free Trees In Wildfire-Devastated Bastrop
A Central Texas city has announced plans to give away about 2,000 trees to help reforest the community devastated by 2011 wildfires.

Senate Candidate Can't Escape Sports Scandals
In the sports world, Craig James was a star football player for Southern Methodist University and the New England Patriots. He later became a household name in Texas as a television analyst for ESPN.

Woman's Body Found On South Texas College Campus
Police at the University of Texas-Pan American are investigating a "suspicious" death after a woman's body was found near an outdoor staircase of a campus building.

AG Accepts Texas Redistricting Deal
The Texas attorney general has accepted a deal on temporary voting maps that could salvage the state's April 3 date for primary elections.

FBI Seeks 'Tall, Dark, Handsome' Texas Bank Robber
A fugitive described by the FBI as being a "tall, dark and handsome bandit" has been accused of holding up two banks this week in Texas.

Prolonged Redistricting Fight Keeps Texas In Limbo
Texas state Rep. Aaron Pena is personally experiencing the frenetic pace of his state's once-a-decade fight over political boundaries.

Judge Delays Fort Hood Shooting Rampage Trial
A military judge has delayed the murder trial for the Army psychiatrist charged in the Fort Hood shooting rampage until June.

Dallas Area 1st In Texas To Emerge From Drought
The first major metropolitan area in Texas is emerging from the state's historic drought.

Film Group To Honor Corbin, McGrath, Meat Loaf
Actor Barry Corbin, musician Meat Loaf and filmmaker Douglas McGrath will be honored at the 12th annual Texas Film Hall of Fame awards.

Texas Education Cuts Mean 32,000 Job Losses So Far
A school advocacy group says an estimated 32,000 school employees across Texas - including 12,000 teachers - have lost their jobs due to $5.4 billion in education cuts.
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