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Man pleads guilty in Picasso vandalism case

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:29:21 -0400

HOUSTON - A man accused of vandalizing a 1929 Pablo Picasso painting in a Houston museum - an act that was caught on cellphone video - agreed Tuesday to a two-year prison term as part of a plea deal with prosecutors.

Romo active on field while idled over cyst removal

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:19:46 -0400

IRVING, Texas - Tony Romo pointed here and there, showing receiver Dez Bryant the best way to use a block on the first day of offseason practice.

Texas lawmakers pushing for review of UIL

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:18:18 -0400

AUSTIN, Texas - 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.

Harris aims to fend off Rodgers-Cromartie

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:56:54 -0400

ENGLEWOOD, Colorado - Perrish Cox. Jonathan Wilhite. Drayton Florence. Tracy Porter. Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie?

Mom talks about missing cheerleader found dead

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:54:25 -0400

LUBBOCK, Texas - The mother of a 13-year-old West Texas cheerleader found dead in March said Tuesday that since her daughter went missing more than two years ago she had feared the worst, including that the girl was chained and tortured or had fallen victim to human traffickers.

Senate approves tax break for veteran spouses

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:42:23 -0400

AUSTIN, Texas - The Texas Senate has approved a plan to give property tax relief to the spouses of military members killed in combat.

Officials link E. coli outbreak to restaurant

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:59:04 -0400

BRYAN, Texas - Authorities have traced an E. coli outbreak in Central Texas to meat served to customers of a Mexican restaurant.

Prosecutors seek maximum for guilty youth coach

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:31:32 -0400

TEXARKANA, Arkansas - Federal prosecutors are seeking the maximum sentence for a former Texarkana-area youth baseball coach who pleaded guilty to molesting young players.

Lawyer: Colorado parolee made woman turn over gun

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:29:53 -0400

CENTENNIAL, Colorado - The woman accused of providing the gun used to kill Colorado's prisons chief was forced by the "wicked" parolee Evan Ebel to turn over the weapon, her attorney said Tuesday.

Man convicted of killing sons scheduled to testify

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:29:25 -0400

DALLAS - 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.

Texas district that axed sports gets new life

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:00:36 -0400

KINGSVILLE, Texas - An underperforming South Texas school district that swapped funding sports for new science labs when threatened with closure in 2011 will remain open under an academic agreement announced Tuesday between the district and Texas A&M University-Kingsville.

Texas regents nominees clear first Senate hurdle

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:56:45 -0400

AUSTIN, Texas - 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.

Texas arrest of suspect in Nashville homicide

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:35:40 -0400

NASHVILLE, Tennessee - Police in Nashville say Texas state troopers and deputy U.S. marshals have arrested a homicide suspect in Lyford, Texas.

Key piece of Texas budget deal pushed to deadline

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:22:12 -0400

AUSTIN, Texas - 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.

Broad swath of Texas under tornado watch

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:28:05 -0400

DALLAS - The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch for Central and North Texas.

Ban on soda in elementary, middle schools advances

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:04:41 -0400

AUSTIN, Texas - A proposed ban on sales of sugary sodas in public elementary and junior high schools is on its way to the governor.

Minor spill, tar balls cleaned up at Galveston

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:00:18 -0400

GALVESTON, Texas - State officials say a very minor oil spill has led to tar balls washing up on more than 2 miles of Galveston beaches.

Texas inmate charged in shootings dies, had cancer

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:07:17 -0400

ODESSA, Texas - 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.

Rare $10 bill marked for city of West to be sold

Tue, 21 May 2013 11:58:03 -0400

DALLAS - 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.

Pittsburgh leads field for Legends Classic

Tue, 21 May 2013 11:44:08 -0400

NEW YORK - Pittsburgh, playing its first season in the Atlantic Coast Conference, highlights the teams that will play in the championship round of this year's Legends Classic at Barclays Center.

S&P cuts rating on JC Penney term loan

Tue, 21 May 2013 11:34:28 -0400

NEW YORK - Standard & Poor's Ratings Services is lowering the rating it gave J.C. Penney's term loan further into junk status because the struggling department store operator boosted the loan's size.

Ambrose: Regulatory bedlam? Yes, and it's growing

Tue, 21 May 2013 11:17:29 -0400

By JAY AMBROSE - A guy's walking across a college campus, sees a young woman, grins, winks and, even though he doesn't know her, says he'd sure like to take someone so beautiful out on a date. She's offended.

Texas search team to help after Okla. twister

Tue, 21 May 2013 10:04:54 -0400

AUSTIN, Texas - Members of an elite search and rescue team from Texas have been dispatched to Oklahoma to help with recovery following a deadly tornado.

Longview police officer, suspect injured in chase

Tue, 21 May 2013 09:56:42 -0400

LONGVIEW, Texas - An East Texas law officer and a driver being chased by police have been hurt as gunfire broke out during the pursuit.

Man shot outside Houston-area bar fight dies

Tue, 21 May 2013 09:26:23 -0400

HOUSTON - A man who was shot outside a Houston-area bar following a birthday party and then driven to a relative's home has died.