Web update: 05/09/2008
 Money, Money, And More Money
It may get to be a very costly proposition for the Upper Valley to land what would be the most lucrative company to ever locate in the border ...[more]
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 The Talk Of EVERY Town
The political talking heads talking about a possible replay of the explosive 1968 Democratic national convention will likely be disappointed. So ...[more]
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 Mission Soldier To Be Honored
The sacrifice made by Army Specialist Alex Gonzalez will be recognized this weekend. The Valley chapter of America's Last Patrol will raise an American flag in honor of the Mission soldier, who was killed in a rocket-propelled grenade attack on his ...[more]
 Body Found Suffered Violent Trauma To Head
Hidalgo County Sheriff's investigators say a man found dead south of Donna early this morning suffered some sort of violent trauma to his head. Folks in the community of Scissors called authorities around 3:30, after finding the bloodied body of ...[more]
 Trial Date Set Over Bus Crash That Killed Four
A prosecutor says a trial date has been
set for Tuesday over an interstate bus crash that killed four
people, but the date likely will change.
Prosecutor Fletcher Long said a defense attorney for Felix
Badillo Tapia of Brownsville, Texas, ...[more]
 Fight Over Drug Dealer's Jewelry Headed Toward Compromise
A convicted member of a Mexican drug
cartel has reached a deal to keep his fight over two pieces of
jewelry from going to a Texas jury.
Carlos Landin Martinez was sentenced to life in prison last
month on drug trafficking charges.
But ...[more]
 Kingwood Teens Accused Of Abusing Corpse
Three Kingwood teens have been arrested and
accused of digging up a secluded grave and removing a skull in
Humble.
17-year-olds Kevin Wade Jones and Matthew Richard Gonzalez told
Houston police they and a 16-year old juvenile dug up a ...[more]
 Bishop's Records Offer Rare Look Inside Polygamist Families
A bishop's records taken from a polygamist
sect in West Texas are helping untangle the spider-web network of
family relationships.
More than 460 children were removed last month from the Yearning
For Zion ranch near Eldorado amid questions ...[more]
 Data From Columbia Disk Drives Survived Shuttle Accident
Jon Edwards often manages what appears
impossible, recovering precious data from computers wrecked by
floods and fires.
Now, Edwards may have set a new standard: He's found information
on a melted disk drive that fell from the sky when ...[more]
 Medical Know-How Raises Suicide Risk For Doctors
There's a new effort to keep doctors from taking their own lives.
The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention has launched an
educational campaign to encourage troubled doctors to get help.
An estimated 300 to 400 American physicians ...[more]
 Flu Vaccine Makers To Set New Doses Record For Next Season
Flu vaccine manufacturers plan to make more doses
for next season, even though this year's batch was largely
ineffective.
The five producers are planning for 143 million doses for the
2008-2009 flu season. They made about 120 million for ...[more]
 USDA: Wet Weather Slowing Corn Planting
The U.S. Department of Agriculture expects corn production this year to be down 7 percent from the
record breaking heights of 2007.
The report released Friday projects about 12 billion bushels of
corn will be harvested this year. About ...[more]
 West Texas School Freezes Tuition
Universities across the state are raising tuition, but not Texas Tech.
University regents in Lubbock bucked the statewide trend Friday
by voting not to raise tuition, fees and boarding costs for next
fall.
The regents stepped back from ...[more]
 Texas Gasoline Prices Set Another Record High
Retail gasoline prices continue to climb to new
record heights this week.
The weekly Triple-A Texas gas price survey released today finds
regular self-serve is averaging a record-high $3.54 per gallon in
the 11 areas surveyed. That's a ...[more]
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