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Archive of Texas on Wednesday October 28, 2009
TX: Swine flu vaccine is prison-bound
Thousands of prisoners could get vaccinations for swine flu before law-abiding Texans because they fit the criteria for priority inoculations, officials said Tuesday. Read More
TX: Houston Chronicle sues Gov. Rick Perry
The Houston Chronicle and Hearst Newspapers today filed suit against Gov. Rick Perry seeking the release of the clemency report that Perry used in 2004 to deny a stay of execution to Cameron Todd Willingham. Read More
TX: Watchdog group files ethics complaints against Texas education board members
A nonprofit watchdog group filed complaints Monday with the Texas Ethics Commission against two State Board of Education members for failing to disclose gifts they received from a company seeking an investment contract with the board. Read More
US: Sun Belt loses some glow for graduates
Many college graduates are passing up the Sun Belt and industrial centers, which have been hit hard by the recession, in favor of life in urban, high-tech meccas. Such moves are fueling a resurgence in parts of California, North Carolina and Texas. Read More
TX: Texas executes man convicted of April 2000 slaying
HUNTSVILLE, Texas – Condemned murderer Reginald Blanton was executed Tuesday evening for a robbery-slaying in San Antonio more than nine years ago. Read More
TX: Cheated winner wants Texas Lottery to pay
A maintenance worker who says he is the rightful winner of a Texas Lottery jackpot wants the agency to pay him. Read More |
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