Man arrested after wife found with 25 foot dog chain collar
Police say Jerry Wayne Thomason 41 was arrested after a witness saw a 25 foot chain around Patricia Thomason 45 s neck as the couple dropped off two sons ages 11 and 14 at school. The chain was padlocked around her neck. Firefighters freed her with bolt cutters. She was treated and released. Thomason faces aggravated assault and unlawful restraint charges and is jailed on 53000 bond.
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Jerry Wayne Thomason
Patricia Thomason
Jerry Thomason
Kenny Hagen
Thomason
Bexar County
Houston Zoo to debut giant eland in Texas display
The Houston Zoo will unveil three giant eland on April 19, making it the only Texas facility and sixth in the United States to exhibit the world's largest antelope. The males Houston, 4, Austin, 5, and Travis, 6, weigh about 1,500 pounds with horns nearing four feet. Their habitat features a raised viewing platform beside zebras, camels, and kudu. The endangered eland are native to Africa's woodlands and feed on fresh leaf buds.
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Houston Zoo
Texas
United States
Rick Barongi
Africa
Houston
Austin
Travis
Florida
State Farm halts covering customers who move homes
State Farm Lloyds in Texas will no longer insure existing customers who move into a new home effective immediately citing financial reasons. Keith Androff said the move aims to prevent taking on more risk as lawmakers consider rate regulation changes affecting most insurers.
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State Farm
Keith Androff
State Farm Lloyds
Texas
Androff
Senate
Economists warn on Medicaid CHIP cuts raising taxes and costs
Texas economists warn that proposed Medicaid and CHIP funding cuts could raise local taxes by 51 cents per $1 cut and reduce $2.81 in federal matching money, triggering higher premiums and costs for hospitals and doctors. They say 275,000 children may lose CHIP eligibility and many would lose Medicaid services, with lawmakers looking to shift costs to local taxpayers while avoiding new state taxes.
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Austin
Senate Finance Committee
Teel Bivins
Ray Perryman
Perryman Group
Waco
Perryman
Texas Medical Association
Texas Hospital Association
GOP
Arlene Wohlgemuth
Burleson
Appropriations Committee
Santa Fe students send care packages for troops
Santa Fe High School students rallied to support troops in Iraq by assembling and sending hundreds of care packages to the Houston Red Cross on Friday. Drill team instructor Patti Hanssard says the drive grew from a two week idea and involved the Santa Fe Tribal Belles and Vietnam veterans now teaching at the school. Packages contained gum, moist toilettes, sunglasses and other items, avoiding candy. students also created supportive cards as they prepare for an upcoming Spring Show tribute to Sept 11 victims and the Columbia disaster and those serving abroad.
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Associated Press
Jim Tracy
Santa Fe High School
Iraq
Santa Fe
Patti Hanssard
Santa Fe High
Hansssard
Houston Red Cross
Hanssard
Lora-Marie Bernard
Texas City Sun
Lora
Bernard
Texascitysun.com
Texas casualties in them against Iraq count rises
U.S. military and relatives list multiple service members from Texas and elsewhere who were killed or missing in action. Names include Chad Bates Metcalf of Coahoma, George Fernandez of El Paso, Jamaal Addison of Roswell, Brian Kennedy of Houston, Edgar Hernandez of Mission, Lori Piestewa of Tuba City, plus others from Fort Bliss and El Paso area units.
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U.S
Chad Bates Metcalf
Coahoma
George A. Fernandez
el Paso
507Th
Fort Bliss
Texas
Amy
Jamaal R. Addison
Roswell
Army
Howard Johnson II
Mobile
Ala
Phillip A. Jordan
Brazoria
Enfield
Conn
Marine
Brian Matthew Kennedy
Houston
Edgar Hernandez
Mission
Joseph Hudson
Alamogordo
N.M
Shoshana Johnson
Patrick Miller
Park City
Kan
James Riley
Pennsauken
N.J
Fort Stewart
Edward J. Anguiano
Brownsville
James Kiehl
Comfort
Brandon Sloan
Bedford Heights
Ohio
Lori Piestewa
Tuba City
Ariz
Donald Walters
Salem
Ore
State finds inaccurate dropout records at Houston ISD
Texas Education Agency investigators probe 16 HISD schools and uncover 1,557 apparent dropouts not counted. Some schools reported no dropouts in 2000-01. Sharpstown High faced scrutiny over bonuses tied to low rates. Investigators warn records may be inaccurate and officials sign off on claims.
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Ly Associated Press
Houston
Houston Independent
Texas Education Agency
Sharpstown High School
TEA
Houston Chronicle
Debbie Graves Ratcliffe
HISD
Special Data Inquiry Unit
L.T. Bailey
Marine Pfc Chad Metcalf Killed in Iraq War
West Texas Marine Pfc Chad Bates Metcalf, deployed from Camp Pendleton with C556-11 Transportation, was killed in combat in Iraq. Military officials notified his family Friday. district site honors graduates serving. Coalition soldiers died in western Iraq and forensic tests were conducted on nine U.S. soldiers in Delaware.
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Coahoma
West Texas
Iraq
Chad Bates Metcalf
John Wayne Metcalf
Associated Press
Metcalf
Big Spring Herald
Air Force
Cynthia Colin
Department of Defense
Washington, D.C
Camp Pendleton
Calif
Kuwait
Delaware
U.S
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