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South Texas begins cleanup after Hurricane Dolly

AP — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:15:47 +0000

Residents across south Texas slogged through knee-deep muddy waters, tiptoed around downed power lines and dug through debris Thursday, but were thankful that Hurricane Dolly didn’t pack the wallop they had...

Levees hold but waters rise in Dolly's rains

AP — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:27:18 +0000

Widespread flooding was expected Thursday from Hurricane Dolly that has loitered as a tropical storm overnight, soaking deep south Texas and northeastern Mexico with more than foot of...

Authorities seek indicted polygamist sect members

AP — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:19:14 +0000

Texas authorities on Wednesday began looking for five indicted members of a polygamist sect, in a child sex-abuse case that the group’s spokesman alleged was a face-saving move by officials who lost a court battle over their seizure of hundreds of children from a sect-owned ranch.

Hurricane Dolly downgraded to Category 1 storm

AP — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:14:08 +0000

Forecasters say Hurricane Dolly has weakened to Category 1 storm with 95 mph winds as it moves inland over Texas.

Hurricane Dolly makes landfall in South Texas

AP — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:57:21 +0000

Forecasters say Hurricane Dolly has made landfall near South Padre Island in Texas.

Only 2 Texas high schoolers positive for steroids

AP — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:28:56 +0000

The nation’s largest steroids testing program caught only two Texas high school athletes taking unauthorized substances out of more than 10,000 students who were tested, according to results issued by the state...

Just 2 Texas high schoolers positive for steroids

AP — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:17:39 +0000

First-year results in the nation’s largest steroid-testing program caught only two Texas high school athletes cheating.

Texas grand jury indicts polygamist sect members

AP — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 23:57:00 +0000

A Texas grand jury has indicted polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs and five of his followers.

Forecasters: Dolly becomes a Category 1 hurricane

AP — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 21:16:29 +0000

Forecasters say Dolly has become a hurricane and is heading toward southern Texas and northeastern Mexico.

Texas oilman: Clear path for wind power

AP — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:14:14 +0000

Texas oilman T. Boone Pickens asked Congress on Tuesday to “clear the path” for his plan to boost use of wind and natural gas for U.S. energy needs.