Nation's first automated tollway faces adaptation
Houston reports the eight mile Westpark Tollway operates without toll booths. A radio transponder collects a $2.25 toll, leading to 199,268 violations in two months or 11.3 percent of over 1.7 million trips. License plate snaps aid enforcement. some drivers, like Tia Burke, regret the lack of a toll booth. Experts foresee more automated tollways elsewhere.
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Texas state hospitals near capacity force long patient transports
The Associated Press reports that Texas ten state hospitals have run at or near full capacity for weeks, forcing counties to ship psychiatric patients hundreds of miles to El Paso. Officials say staffing limits, not space, constrain beds, with Rusk and North Texas hospitals diverting patients and deputies traveling long distances to meet court referrals.
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Kenny Dudley
Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation
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Lufkin Daily News
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Don Rogers
Big Spring State Hospital
West Texas
The
Panhandle
Valerie Avery
North Texas State Hospital
Jerry McLain
Rogers
Austin State Hospital
Carl Schock
Central
Judy Garner
Angelina County
Sherff Kent Henson
Joe Renny
David Cozadd
Three inmates back in custody after jail escape
Three Hardin County Jail inmates escaped through a ceiling ventilation vent with a makeshift metal tool. Allan Lawrence Shelby, 37, was captured at a Seguin grocery store after officers traced him there. Daniel Martinez, 26, was found in Grapeland after a traffic stop and stolen-vehicle link. Authorities reinforced metal grates and thanked involved agencies for their joint effort.
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Hardin County
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Davenport
Allan Lawrence Shelby
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San
Zavalla
Martinez
Texas Rangers
Port Arthur
Stiles
Hightower
Flights grounded coast to coast after tech glitch
A software host grounded American Airlines and US Airways flights nationwide Sunday due to an apparent human error. American restored service in about two hours while US Airways remained grounded for roughly three. The FAA assisted with ground holds as the airlines assessed scheduling, catering, and baggage impacts. Separate thunderstorms also disrupted Philadelphia and New York departures.
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American Airlines
US Airways
Jeff Baum
Electronic Data Systems Corp
Plano
Federal Aviation Administration
Diane Spitaliere
FAA
Amy Kudwa
American
John Howard
Arlington
Philadelphia
New York
Fort Worth
Baum
EDS
U.S
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