Woman stabbed during Thanksgiving argument in Corpus Christi
A 29 year old woman told police her boyfriend stabbed her in the left hand with a steak knife during an argument over where to have Thanksgiving dinner at a Corpus Christi apartment. The couple argued again after getting into a vehicle to go to the boyfriend's mother.
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Corpus Christi
Man Stabs Woman Again Then Leaves Scene
Police said a man stabbed a woman in the inner left thigh, then drove her to her grandmother's house where medics treated minor injuries. He fled before officers arrived.
Man accused of leaving infant in bakery
Weslaco Texas Robert Lopez 43 is charged with abandonment and endangerment of a child after employees say he entered Marines Bakery with a 4 month old daughter placed her in a car seat and left without purchasing. He carried drug paraphernalia and faces intoxication charges. Lopez remains in Hidalgo County Jail as CPS decides placement for the child amid parental drug arrests.
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Weslaco
Marines Bakery & Cake Shoppe
Lopez
Hidalgo County
Texas Child Protective Services
UTMB posts signs on charity care policy response
Galveston reports UTMB has posted signs about discounted health care in its hospital and clinics and launched an audit of charity care policies after a report criticized area providers for lacking written free or reduced cost policies despite a state mandate. The school cited 2007 charity care of 153 million dollars to the American Hospital Association, while local advocates said no free care was offered.
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Galveston
University of Texas Medical Branch
Medical Branch
American Hospital Association
Cancer Coalition
Galveston County
Bay Area Briefs on Free Care Policies Post Ike
Bay Area medical branch officials say discounted health care policies for the poor were posted on the medical branch Web site for years and signs in patient care areas existed before Hurricane Ike hit Galveston on September 13 2008. They cannot prove signs remained after clinics were flooded and remodeled.
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Medical Branch
Galveston
UTMB doctor to head Texas health disparities task force
Galveston pediatrician Dr. Ben Raimer, a leader at UTMB advice office, was named chairman of the Texas Health Disparities Task Force by Gov. Rick Perry. His term runs Aug. 26 to Feb. 1, 2011, with focus on obesity and diabetes among Texas children and other disparities.
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UTMB
Galveston
Ben Rainer
University of Texas Medical Branch
Texas
Rick Perry
Austin
Raimer
Wide gulf in buyout values for Galveston beach homes
Galveston city records show 23 beach-front properties bought out after Ike at an average 89 percent higher price than the Galveston Central Appraisal District’s prestorm valuations. Officials cite market dynamics and district underestimates, while district leaders call the gap significant inflation. The buyouts follow federal Hazard Mitigation Grant Program rules requiring prestorm fair market value.
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Galveston
Alvin Soldier James Nolen Dies in Afghanistan Attack
Alvin area mourns Army Sgt. James Nolen 25 killed by an improvised explosive device while on a second tour in Afghanistan. DoD says he died Sunday. he is the 14th Brazoria County servicemember to fall in Afghanistan or Iraq, with Pfc. Marcus A. Tynes, 19, of Moreno Valley, also killed in the same attack.
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Alvin
Brazoria County
Alvin-area
Afghanistan
Army
James Nolen
Department of Defense
Iraq
Pfc
Marcus A. Tynes
Moreno Valley
Calif
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