Alamo rift leads Daughters of the Republic of Texas members to form own fundraising effortSAN ANTONIO — Remember the Alamo — and don’t forget who’s running the place. After 40 years, Texas authorities left with little to solve slaying of a prominent teenagerPORT ARANSAS, Texas — Hours after two 14-year-old girls closed the cover on a novel they were reading during a sleepover, slipped into twin beds and turned off the lights, one girl’s cry sent the other to wake her sleeping parents. Final Texas polygamist custody case resolved after judge gives a relative custody of teenagerSAN ANTONIO — The only child left in state custody after being swept from a polygamist sect’s West Texas ranch was placed permanently with a relative on Thursday, ending one of the largest custody cases in U.S. history. Giddy, up: Rodeos bucking recession woes as staycationers flock to ‘greatest show on dirt’MESQUITE, Texas — A few steps into the air-conditioned Mesquite Rodeo is all it takes to feel the relief. San Antonio man gets 30 years for trying to trade girlfriend’s daughter for car, apartmentSAN ANTONIO — A judge has sentenced a Texas man to 30 years in federal prison for attempting to sell his girlfriend’s 5-year-old daughter to child pornographers. Couple charged with having sex in a parked car loaded with drug-making equipment in TexasSAN ANTONIO — The car was a-rockin’, and the law went a-knockin’. Couple charged with having sex in a parked car loaded with drug-making equipment, ingredientsSAN ANTONIO — The car was a-rockin’, so the law went a-knockin’. Bexar County sheriff’s deputies drawn by the actions of an amorous couple in a parked car allegedly found more than amour. Deputy Ino Badillo told the San Antonio Express-news that they also found enough equipment and chemicals in the car to start a methamphetamine lab. Shriners to keep serving 22 cities, but may downgrade some hospitals; will accept insuranceSAN ANTONIO — The Shriners will continue treating children in all 22 cities where they operate hospitals, but some of the facilities may be downgraded to outpatient surgical centers and the sale or lease of real estate will be explored, the nonprofit’s new CEO said Thursday. Shriners to keep hospitals open, make changes to reduce costs, including insurance acceptanceSAN ANTONIO — The Shriners say they will keep a presence in all 22 cities where they provide care for children, but some of the facilities may be downgraded to outpatient surgical centers. Texas police seek robber who robbed woman and bit her after she cashed check at bankSAN ANTONIO — A robber left his mark on a San Antonio victim by biting her left arm. San Antonio police are seeking the man who robbed 65-year-old Rita Cervantes after she cashed a check at a bank and was getting into her van. Cervantes told police that a man with a towel over his face approached, jumped into her vehicle and began fighting with her. Shrinking endowment forces Shriners fraternal group to consider closing 6 childrens hospitalsSAN ANTONIO — For generations, children with clubbed feet, severe burns and other debilitating injuries have been treated for free at Shriners hospitals. That care could be in jeopardy. Texas has driest regions in the US; major cities baking in heat, rainfall chances slimLUBBOCK, Texas — If not for the triple-digit heat, central Texas rancher Debbie Davis could almost think it was a different season entirely. 82-year-old twin sisters die in sweltering Texas home; ignored advice to use air conditionerSAN ANTONIO — Eighty-two-year-old identical twin sisters were found dead in their San Antonio home after the city sweltered through days of 100-degree heat. 100 years later: Little brewery in Shiner keeps bottling the next roundSHINER, Texas — By all accounts, Shiner beer shouldn’t have made it this long. The Spoetzl Brewery ferments its brew in a one-stoplight town that’s not on the way to anywhere, and much larger regional brewers long ago succumbed to consolidation and the muscle of national brewers. Texas woman to serve 9 years in infant granddaughter’s drowning during alleged swimming lessonSAN ANTONIO — A Texas woman will serve at least nine years in prison for drowning her 3-month-old granddaughter in what the defense said was a misguided effort to teach the infant to swim. A Timeline of Southwest Airlines at a GlanceA timeline of key dates in Southwest Airlines history: Japan ambassador apologizes for World War II-era march during which 11,000 prisoners diedSAN ANTONIO — Japan’s ambassador to the United States apologized Saturday on behalf of his country for the 65-mile forced walk of U.S. troops and allies during World War II that left some 11,000 prisoners of war dead. 6 San Antonio firefighters hospitalized after exposure to chlorine gas during cemetery blazeSAN ANTONIO — Authorities in Texas say six firefighters in San Antonio have been hospitalized after being exposed to chlorine gas while battling a blaze at a cemetery. Down 2-0, Mavericks open wait for Game 3 in search of answers about how to slow the NuggetsDALLAS — Jason Terry is the Dallas Mavericks’ mood-lifter, the guy who pumps up teammates and fans every chance he gets. Jason Kidd-Chauncey Billups matchup an old-guard face-off among well, old guardsDENVER — Move over Tony Parker and Chris Paul. Make way for the old guards. Anthony leads Nuggets to 107-86 win over Hornets and first playoff series win in 15 yearsDENVER — With a little help from the hometown kid, Carmelo Anthony is finally moving on. Behind Anthony’s 34 points and the floor leadership of Chauncey Billups, the Denver native who came home this season and galvanized a city and a team, the Nuggets advanced to the second round of the NBA playoffs, 107-86 over the New Orleans Hornets on Wednesday night. Spurs won’t move past first round for 1st time since 2000 after 106-93 loss to Mavs in Game 5SAN ANTONIO — The San Antonio Spurs are done, and April isn’t even over yet. Nowitzki scores 31, Mavericks eliminate Spurs with 106-93 road victorySAN ANTONIO — Dirk Nowitzki and the Dallas Mavericks calmly walked off the floor with little more than some high-fives, as if they’ve done this before in the playoffs. Clear Channel cutting 590 jobs in radio division in second mass layoff this yearSAN ANTONIO — Clear Channel Communications Inc., the largest owner of U.S. radio stations, said Tuesday it is cutting 590 jobs, including some on-air personalities, in its second round of mass layoffs this year amid pressure from the recession and evaporating advertising budgets. Fliers and paper masks, but few strict precautions against swine flu in US as cases rise to 51EL PASO, Texas — A handful of schools around the country have closed over swine flu fears and some people are wearing masks, but it’s mostly business as usual in the U.S., even at border crossings into Mexico. Fliers and paper masks, but few strict precautions against swine flu in US as cases rise to 50EL PASO, Texas — A handful of schools around the country have closed over swine flu fears and some people are wearing masks, but it’s mostly business as usual in the U.S., even at border crossings into Mexico. Valero Energy 1st-quarter profit climbs 18 pct, exceeds Wall Street expectationsSAN ANTONIO — Valero Energy reported Tuesday that first-quarter profits rose more than 18 percent, easily beating beat Wall Street expectations as higher refining margins offset weak gasoline demand. Fliers and paper masks, but few strict precautions against swine flu in US as cases rise to 42EL PASO, Texas — U.S. airports and border agents waved people through Monday with little or no additional screening for Mexico’s deadly swine flu — a far more muted reaction than the extreme caution elsewhGere around the world. Spurs on brink of elimination against Mavs, who have 3-1 series lead without Dirk’s bestDALLAS — Dirk Nowitzki is nearly 10 points below his season scoring average in the playoffs — and the Dallas Mavericks are still on the verge of easily advancing. Parker delivers as promised, but Spurs face 3-1 deficit to Mavs after 99-90 lossDALLAS — Tony Parker came out as promised, aggressively going right at the basket. However, one spectacular half and a late surge by Parker couldn’t save San Antonio from the brink of playoff elimination against the Dallas Mavericks. |
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