41-year-old killer executed for 1991 strangulations in Texas
Javier Cruz, 41, was executed by lethal injection for the 1991 strangulations of two San Antonio men, Neal and Ryan, to fund his heroin habit. He was pronounced dead at 6:21 p.m. after drugs were administered. Co-defendant Ovalle faced life sentences. Ryan and family witnessed the execution.
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San Antonio
Javier Cruz
Cruz
Bexar County
Robert McClure
James Ryan
Ryan
Austin
Daniel Ryan
Tampa
Fla
Neal
Texas
Con
Antonio Ovalle
Ovalle
Olmos Park
Man indicted in August killings of two truckers in Dallas
Dallas County grand jury indicts Richardson man Douglas Feldman on capital murder charges for the August shootings of truckers Robert Everett and Nick Velasquez. Velasquez of Irving was killed at a gas station. Everett, from Marshfield, Mo., died on a Dallas expressway. A witness provided the license plate leading to Feldman, with police tying a 9 mm handgun found at his home to the attacks.
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Dallas
Richardson
Douglas Feldman
Robert Stephen Everett
Nick Velasquez
Velasquez
Irving
Everett
Marshfield
Feldman
Antonio Vega
Pickups Lead List of Texas Stolen Vehicles in 1997
Texas DPS notes pickups dominate the top 10 list of most stolen vehicles for 1997 led by Ford and Chevy models. Theft totaled 101,687 nationwide, down from 104,928 last year, with auto theft prevention programs and car-jacking focus cited as factors. Officials urge owners to mark parts and safeguard vehicles to deter theft.
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Texas
DPS
Griffith
Manu Il
Department of Portation
Jerry Johns
Southwestern Insurance Tion Service
Judah
Texas lures Canadians with deep discounts to boost tourism
Texas launches a promotional plan offering Canadians up to 50 percent off on hotels and attractions including a Hilton night and Houston Holocaust Museum admission. Spokesman Ty Meighan says the effort aims to draw more Canadian visitors after last year bringing in 280,000 travelers who spent over 144 million dollars in Texas. The program is arranged by state agencies but not directly funded by the state.
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Hilton
Houston
Ty Meighan
Texas Department of Economic Development
Texas
Meighan
Canada
Rick Thrasher
Department of Economic
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