Drug task force officer killed in Pecos bus shootout
Sgt. Jaime Rodriguez of the Trans Pecos Drug Task Force was fatally wounded during a Thursday bus stop questioning of Richard Colunga II. Investigators say Colunga fired the shot that killed Rodriguez, while a passenger on the Greyhound bus also fired, and two other officers killed Colunga earlier on the bus. Colunga faced a Travis County warrant for aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon.
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Greyhound
Jaime Rodriguez
Trans
Colunga
Rodriguez
Kwes-Tv
Midland
Texas Rangers
Barry Caber
Travis County
Teen Sentenced to TYC for Killing Best Friend
A 13-year-old DeSoto boy was found guilty of criminally negligent homicide and ordered to be held indefinitely by the Texas Youth Commission for the March 5 shooting that killed Jonathan Hogan, a friend he had been visiting after skipping school. The defense said the gun fired accidentally while his client played video games.
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Dallas
DeSoto
Texas Youth Commission
Jonathan Hogan
Hogan
Ray Jackson
Jackson
Perry taps five to health council and one to humanities
Gov. Rick Perry named five members to the Statewide Health Coordinating Council and one member to the Texas Council for the Humanities. Appointments include Dr. Adena Williams Loston Jimmie Lee Mason Patricia Starck Peggy Troy and Dr. David Aurelia Valdez to health council and Kathleen Bay to humanities.
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Rick Perry
Statewide
Health Coordinating Council
Texas Council For the Humanities
Statewide Health Coordinating Council
Adena Williams Loston
Houston
Jimmie Lee Mason
Lubbock
Patricia L. Starck
Bellaire
Peggy N. Troy
Southlake
David Aurelia
Suspect quits job as nurse shootings rock Texas hospital
Paul E Wooley, an Allen engineer, resigned last Thursday after outbursts at coworkers and threats. Emergency crews responded to a self-inflicted death call at his home, then two nurses were fatally shot in a McKinney hospital parking lot near Wooley's residence. Xtera Communications alerted police to Wooley's erratic behavior. Amy Wingfield and Alisa Stewart, both nurses, were wounded or killed. Wingfield was killed, Stewart survived.
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Paul E. Wooley
Allen Company
Wooley
McKinney Hospital
Xtera Communications
Xtera
Amy Wingfield
Celina
North Central Medical Center
Alisa Stewart
Plano
Inca
Associated Press
Abbott Attacks Watson Over Open Government Claims
Texas AG hopeful Greg Abbott challenged Austin Mayor Kirk Watson on open government during a Texas Freedom of Information Foundation meeting. Watson dismissed the charges as political stoking and noted his 1997 to 2001 tenure, while Abbott cited a 1998 court ruling finding Austin violated the Open Meetings Law and pledged strict legal adherence if elected.
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Houston
Greg Abbott
Austin
Kirk Watson
Texas Freedom of Information Foundation
Watson
Texas
Abbott
Texas Supreme Court
Concensus
Foundation
Gunman surrenders at San Antonio credit union
A gunman released two hostages and surrendered after an eight hour standoff at a San Antonio Federal Credit Union branch on the city’s northwest side. Two female employees survived unharmed as police restrained the suspect, who was wounded in the shoulder.
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Associated Press
San Antonio Swat
San Antonio Federal Credit Union
San Antonio
Credit Union
San Antonio Credit Union
FBI
Rene Salinas
Gabe Trevino
Salinas
Swat Team
Terrorist attack exercise aids Texas disaster readiness
In Harris County a three day terrorism response drill tests how local agencies and medical teams cooperate. About 400 responders train at Ellington Field and Port of Houston, with scenarios including a mass destruction attack. Governor Perry and Harris County officials say lessons boost handling of floods and hurricanes.
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Associated Press
Houston
Harris County
Texas Department of Public Safety
Division of Emergency Management
Deer Park
ExxonMobil
Baytown
Rick Perry
Ellington Field
Perry
Harris County Emergency Management Department
U.S
Amy
Environmental Protection Agency
Port of
Farmers balk at payback tied to costly Rio Grande project
South Texas farmers resist Mexico's five year plan to settle its Rio Grande water debt, saying higher payments depend on a $420 million conservation project with possible U.S. aid. Officials stress savings and infrastructure could fund the debt, while drought tightens irrigation for citrus growers in Harlingen and Hidalgo.
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Harlingen
Mexico
Rio Grande
South Texas
U.S
Gordon Hill
Bayview
National Water Commission
United States
Hidalgo
Javier Usabiaga
Sally Spener
International Boundary and Water Commission
North American Development Bank
Rick Perry
Development Bank
Environmental Protection Agency
Christine Todd Whitman
Secretary of the Interior
Gale Norton
Alberto Szekely
Szekely
Vicente Fox
Diego Paulino
Fox
Spener
Colorado River
IBWC
Jimmie Steidinger
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Pecos
Teen
Tyc
Health
Humanities Councils
McKinney
Texas Foi Group
Robert Eckels
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