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3 arrested after N. Texas cab driver found killed
DENTON, Texas Investigators have arrested three people and charged them with capital murder in the death of a taxi driver found stabbed and burned in rural Denton County.

Pilot in good condition
DALLAS A retired Vietnam veteran was in good condition after his antique military aircraft crash-landed in a field just a few minutes after takeoff.

Texas state inmates use fans to beat the heat
RIVERSIDE, Texas Only 19 of 112 Texas state prisons are air-conditioned, leaving most of the state's 155,000 prisoners and those who guard them to face the summer heat with fans and primitive air-circulating systems.

Soldier who fought in pink boxers home for Fourth
FORT WORTH, Texas A week before he was to go away to college on an ROTC scholarship, Zachary Boyd shocked his parents: He wasn't going.

Pricey 'Dallas' TV show fundraiser being planned
DALLAS Two cast members of the TV show "Dallas" say they will not participate in a fundraiser being planned New Year's Eve in Florida that has outraged some fans because of steep ticket prices.

Chicken farming growing trend in suburbia
DALLAS Some North Texas residents are going clucky over chickens, bringing the farm fowl home to raise in their backyards.

Man killed setting up for computer street sale
DALLAS A man is dead after shots were fired into a crowd of vendors setting up for a sidewalk computer street sale in downtown Dallas.

Father, son pastry chefs share bond
DALLAS Fathers and sons often have powerful bonds

Texas brewer, once near defeat, still shines
SHINER, 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.

North Texas student crowned Miss Texas
FORT WORTH, Texas Kristen Blair, competing as Miss North Texas, has won the Miss Texas crown and will represent the Lone Star State at the Miss America pageant.

Texas judge orders inmate to be force fed
HARLINGEN, Texas A federal judge has ordered an illegal immigrant at a South Texas facility to be force fed after the man went on a hunger strike that started last month.

Cash Five Texas results
AUSTIN, Texas Results of the Cash 5 drawing Friday night:

Daily 4 results _ evening drawing
AUSTIN, Texas The winning Daily 4 numbers drawn Friday night by the Texas Lottery, in order:

Pick 3 results _ nighttime drawing
AUSTIN, Texas The winning Pick 3 numbers drawn Friday night by the Texas Lottery, in order:

Rain forecast in Texas on Independence Day
Rain could dampen Fourth of July festivities in Texas but it may be a welcome relief with highs near 100 forecast throughout the state.

Sailor's family say death motivated by hate
BEAUMONT, Texas Relatives of a slain sailor are calling the 29-year-old's death a hate crime.

Fort Worth mayor seeks fed review of gay bar raid
FORT WORTH, Texas Fort Worth Mayor Mike Moncrief is asking federal prosecutors to review findings of a police inquiry into a recent gay bar raid.

Man gored by bull at Falfurrias rodeo
FALFURRIAS, Texas A 52-year-old man was expected to leave the hospital after being gored by a bull at a rodeo in South Texas.

Galveston police baffled by burnt palm trees
GALVESTON, Texas Galveston officials are investigating after 30 palm trees were burned in the last two months.

Math-based summer class prepares future engineers
DALLAS When 15-year-old Jose Chavez tells friends that he's going to summer school and taking math, he quickly adds a disclaimer.

Daily 4 results _ afternoon drawing
AUSTIN, Texas The winning Daily 4 numbers drawn Friday afternoon by the Texas Lottery, in order:

Pick 3 results _ afternoon drawing
AUSTIN, Texas The winning Pick 3 numbers drawn Friday afternoon by the Texas Lottery, in order:

Average fuel prices fall across Texas
HOUSTON Retail gasoline prices are falling this week heading into the July 4th holiday.

San Antonio woman sentenced in baby's death
SAN ANTONIO A San Antonio grandmother has been sentenced to 18 years in prison in connection with the 2005 drowning death of her 3-month-old granddaughter.

11 horses found dead on North Texas ranch
WEATHERFORD, Texas Authorities in North Texas are investigating the deaths of 11 horses, possibly from a lack of food and water.

Man condemned a second time in Dallas slaying
DALLAS A man has been sentenced to death for a second time in the 1989 slaying of an 81-year-old Dallas woman.

Father finds daughter dead in closet
HOUSTON A suburban Houston man returned home from work to find his 18-year-old daughter dead in her closet.

San Antonio standoff ends with house found empty
SAN ANTONIO What San Antonio police thought was a standoff with a barricaded man and a female hostage ended early Friday with an empty house.

Giant 'tea party' slated for Southfork on the 4th
DALLAS Organizers of America's Tea Party hope to attract 50,000 people to Southfork Ranch on the Fourth of July.

Preliminary autopsy report issued
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas Preliminary autopsy results say a man whose body was found in the rubble of a Corpus Christi house leveled by an explosion died of soot inhalation and severe burns.

Urine monitor accused of bribery
HOUSTON A second Harris County employee is accused of accepting bribes to provide clean urine to defendants out on bail.

82-year-old twins found dead in San Antonio
SAN ANTONIO Police believe heat may have played a role in the deaths of 82-year-old identical twin sisters in San Antonio.

Judge will consider Stanford request for money
HOUSTON A federal judge in Dallas said he will consider a modest request for money to pay lawyers and accountants to look through R. Allen Stanford's personal assets to find money untainted by an alleged $7 billion fraud.

Family baffled by parents' suicide on train tracks
FORT WORTH, Texas After wildfires damaged Ringgold Baptist Church and nearly destroyed the small town, the Rev. Eldon Earl Johnson and his wife rushed to help their congregation members and others who lost homes and cattle.

Indictment reveals cartel's inner workings
BROWNSVILLE, Texas Nearly two years ago Mexican soldiers acting on what they said was an anonymous tip seized more than 11 tons of cocaine being unloaded by Gulf Cartel members at a warehouse near the eastern coastal city of Tampico.

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