Jury rules against damages in Times libel suit
A federal jury in Cleveland declined to award damages to Ohio Supreme Court Justice Francis Sweeney in his libel suit against The New York Times and reporter Fox Butterfield over a 2000 article about the Sam Sheppard case. The jury found no malice. Butterfield and the Times were cleared of intentional harm.
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New York Times
Cleveland
Ohio Supreme Court
Sam Sheppard
Francis Sweeney
Fox Butterfield
Sweeney
the Times
Butterfield
Brackettville City Council weighs loan to cover $205k debt
Brackettville faces $204,766.44 in unpaid bills led by General Accounts and tax deposits as City Manager Luna’s absence prompts calls for action. Council members reluctantly consider borrowing to pay vendors and possibly fire Luna, while residents urge debt resolution without burdening taxpayers.
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Karen Gleason
Brackettville
David G. Luna
Luna
Carmen Berlanga
Berlanga
del Rio News-Herald
CPL
Texas Municipal League For
TML
West Texas Gas Marketing Inc
Davis Hardware and
Kinney County Wool and Mohair
West Texas Gas
Two-vehicle crash on International Bridge leads to arrest
A Friday rush hour crash on the International Bridge involved a gold Chrysler Sirius driven by Laura Flores and a northbound Plymouth Breeze. Flores, a Del Rio resident, was detained for theft by check on an outstanding warrant after authorities noted mismatched plates and Texas tags. Laura Oviedo suffered facial abrasions but declined hospital transport, while two children in the Plymouth were taken to an Acufia hospital for observation.
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News-Herald
Bill Sontag
International Bridge
Sergio Gonzalez
Mexico
Laura Flores
Flores
del Rio
Ciudad Acufia
Coac
Rio Grande
Sergio Delgado
Delgado
Laura Oviedo
Oviedo
Acufia
J.R. Garcia
Texas
Garcia
Val Verde County
R.N
Butch” Skelton
House approves preliminary Texas homeowners insurance reform
After three days of debate the Texas House gave preliminary approval to a bill changing homeowners and auto insurance regulation. The measure bans credit history in rate setting, creates a new rate-regulatory plan and would allow Gov Perry to push lower rates after filing.
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Larry Taylor
R-Friendswood
Rick Perry
Jose Montemayor
Insurance Commissioner
Insurance Department
Senate
House
Craig Eiland
Galveston
Eiland
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Bonnie Winchester
Lisa Bull
Mark Anthony Garza
Yesenia Garza
Amanda Mellott
Javier Garza
Iraq
Brackettville II
Mr. Luna
Kinney County
Martha Padron
Padron
Bonnie Wardlaw
ews-Herald
Mary Flores
City Council
Sasson
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