Pecos wheeler-dealer millionaire Billie Sol Estes had achieved frenzied national notoriety when Time magazine featured him on its May 25 cover in 1962. But it was his trial the following October in a Tyler courtroom that cemented his name in the law...
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By Dave Montgomery A half-dozen public universities in North Texas, straining under record enrollment growth, would receive more than $350 million for brick-and-mortar expansion projects under a state bond package that won preliminary approval in the...
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By Kevin Casas When the season started, Mansfield Legacy had the makings of a Class 4A softball powerhouse. The Broncos had two returning Star-Telegram Super Team players, a host of other talent and were dropping from 5A to 4A.Things were looking bright...
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When: Monday through May 26 (Tournament rounds are Thursday-Sunday) Where: Colonial Country Club Purse: $6.4 million Winner’s share: $1,152,000 Defending champion: Zach Johnson Ticket information: Tickets can be purchased online at http://www.CrownePlazaInvitational.com...
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By Susan Schrock It has been nearly four years since Cowboys Stadium opened, and city leaders continue to make it clear that they also want Arlington to be home to the team’s headquarters and practice facilities.Though the Cowboys refuse to comment...
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By Bill Hanna With storms expected to move into the Dallas-Fort Worth area later Tuesday, forecasters have issued a tornado watch for all of North Texas.As a cold front approaches, more storms are expected to develop and move across the area.“They’re...
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By Carlos Mendez The Dallas Cowboys are going to start organized team activities without quarterback Tony Romo.He had a cyst removed from his back last month, and the Cowboys don’t plan to let him practice over the next three weeks, the team Website...
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By Domingo Ramirez Jr. A construction worker slipped off rafters at a home under construction and died from his injuries Monday afternoon at a local hospital, police said Tuesday.The Tarrant County medical examiner’s office identified the victim as...
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By Bill Hanna The Tarrant Regional Water District announced Tuesday that twice-a-week outdoor watering restrictions will go into effect June 3 for almost all of Tarrant County.Even with storms expected across the region Tuesday, the water district, which...
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By Drew Davison Jurickson Profar started his big-league career with a home run in Cleveland last September. His 2013 debut didn’t have a storybook tale of that nature.But Profar was responsible for both of the runs in the Texas Rangers’ 9-2 loss...
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By Dwain Price Answering critics who felt that teams such as the Houston Rockets were purposely losing games in order to enhance their position in the draft, the NBA adopted a lottery system in 1985.The lottery ultimately was formed to make the practice...
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By Diane Smith Longtime Saturday Night Live star Darrell Hammond is known for making people laugh, but it’s his personal journey with drugs, alcohol and physical abuse that will draw a Fort Worth audience.Hammond is visiting Fort Worth as the featured...
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By Bill Miller The adoptive parents of a 4-year-old boy who died two months ago were arrested Monday on a felony warrant accusing them of injury to a child, police reported.The boy, Buddy Cook, was found dead at the family home March 22. Officials said...
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By Steve Campbell The poor population in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington suburbs has risen 111 percent increase from 2000 to 2011, according to a new Brookings Institution book that shows that poverty is rapidly shifting from the nation’s inner cities...
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BASEBALLUIL PLAYOFF PAIRINGS* — if necessaryCLASS 5A REGION I SEMIFINALS Southlake Carroll (32-4) vs. FM Marcus (33-6) Game 1: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Carroll Senior High Game 2: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Marcus HS Game 3*: 2 p.m. Saturday, Grapevine HS Arlington...
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Where the Super Bowl will celebrate a half-century of existence will be decided Tuesday by NFL owners.They have two choices for the 50th anniversary game in 2016: the San Francisco Bay Area and South Florida.The 49ers’ new stadium is being built and...
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By Charean Williams The last thing George Whitfield Jr. expected was for Johnny Manziel to throw the ball. The Texas A&M star, after all, was blindfolded.Whitfield, a “quarterback whisperer” or, as he calls himself, a “quarterback engineer,”...
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By Jimmy Burch During his freshman season, Washington golfer Chris Williams watched an Internet feed of the Ben Hogan Award ceremony when a teammate received the honor.As he listened to Nick Taylor offer his acceptance speech that night, Williams said:...
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By Travis L. Brown Louis Oosthuizen, the No. 8 player in the world golf rankings and top-rated player on the commitment list for this week’s Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial, withdrew Monday because of a neck injury sustained while competing at...
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By Drew Davison Ron Washington showed some emotion Monday afternoon, shortly after the Texas Rangers designated veteran right-hander Derek Lowe for assignment.Lowe, 39, had a 9.00 ERA over nine appearances as the team’s long man, and was let go to...
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By Dwain Price The year was 1999.And like any other quality basketball prospect at the time, Elton Brand had a keen interest in the NBA Draft lottery.The consensus college National Player of the Year at Duke in ’99, Brand declared for the NBA Draft...
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By Carlos Mendez Marco Andretti has been in a race car all his life.But only now has he learned to listen to it.He understands now if he has a car that can win a race, it’ll tell him. And if he doesn’t, he doesn’t need to act like he does. Knowing...
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By Stefan Stevenson It was April 19 after a 3-2 loss to Baylor when catcher Kyle Bacak got an earful.The first-year transfer from San Jacinto College had let the go-ahead run on base with a passed ball on a swinging strikeout to start the eighth inning.It...
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By Terry Evans Mama Dog evaded everyone.The black-and-white pit bull mix who survived the tornado Wednesday tornado that demolished her home in Rancho Brazos Estates continued to slip through the hands of animal control officers, firefighters, deputy...
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By Bill Hanna A tornado watch has been issued for a large area of North Texas but it doesn’t include Tarrant or Dallas counties.Parker, Wise, Hood and Denton counties are included in the watch, which is in effect until 10 p.m. Monday.Cumulus clouds...
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By Jimmy Burch Louis Oosthuizen, the No. 8 player in the world golf rankings and top-rated player on the commitment list for this week’s Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial, withdrew today because of a neck injury sustained while competing at last...
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By Jeff Wilson Colby Lewis learned in his second rehab start from flexor-tendon surgery that he’s not yet able to get big-league pitchers out, and isn’t sure how long it will take to get to that point.The Texas Rangers’ Opening Day starter in 2012...
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By Elizabeth Campbell Pelican Bay voters will have to make another trip to the polls next month after a recount still showed a tie vote in the Place 4 council race.Tish Allen and Glen Oberg each received 54 votes in the May 11 election, and the same...
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A veteran Dallas firefighter has died after being trapped while battling a six-alarm blaze at a condominium complex.Dallas Fire-Rescue officials identified the victim of Monday's blaze as 51-year-old Stanley Wilson. Wilson had been a Dallas firefighter...
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By Domingo Ramirez Jr. A young pedestrian walking on a street was hit and killed Sunday night by a suspected drunken driver, police said Monday.Naiim Betha, 19, of Grand Prairie, was walking on a bridge over Kirby Creek when he was hit by a pickup, police...
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Emergency responders have been searching for a Dallas firefighter who reported by radio being trapped while battling a blaze at a condominium complex.Dallas Fire-Rescue spokesman Jason Evans says the search continues for the firefighter unaccounted for...
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By Dave Montgomery From Day One of the 2013 Legislature, outnumbered Democrats repeatedly committed themselves to an overarching goal: restoring billions of dollars in education cuts imposed by lawmakers two years ago.Now, with just over a week left...
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By Terry Evans Billy Kelly and a dozen other members of Glenda and Robert Whitehead’s family sifted piece by piece through the ruins of the Whiteheads’ mobile home in the 3700 block of Sundown Trail in Rancho Brazos Estates.“This is the second...
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By Drew Davison Jose Canseco is joining the Fort Worth Cats for their first homestand of the 2013 season, beginning on Thursday against Edinburg.The Cats released a statement on their website announcing the move, as they signed the ex-big leaguer who...
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By Shirley Jinkins Though they’re only freshmen, twin brothers Alex and Max Krutko are a binary blast of mathematical mojo.The unassuming Colleyville Heritage High School duo has claimed spots on the Texas team headed to the American Regional Math...
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By Terry Evans Mama Dog evaded everyone.The black-and-white pit bull mix who survived the tornado Wednesday tornado that demolished her home in Rancho Brazos Estates continued to slip through the hands of animal control officers, firefighters, deputy...
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By Jimmy BurchBy Keegan Bradley’s birdie train, a reliable mode of transportation to the top of the HP Byron Nelson Championship leader board for three consecutive days, jumped the tracks in swirling wind gusts during Sunday’s final round.Bradley,...
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By Jeff Wilson Jurickson Profar wasn’t recalled from Triple A Round Rock on Sunday to rescue the Texas Rangers, and the early indications are that he will be in the big leagues only until June 1.But he will be in the starting lineup Monday night against...
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By Dwain Price As the Dallas Mavericks contingent of Donnie Nelson and Keith Grant prepare to head to New York for Tuesday’s NBA Draft lottery selection, they do so knowing nothing strategically will determine whether the Mavs can walk away with the...
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By Drew Davison Josh Lindblom never expected to start in the big leagues. He always viewed himself as a reliever at the highest level and didn’t fully commit to starting.That changed this spring, though, when Lindblom didn’t break camp with the Texas...
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By Brett Hoffman When she made the transition from junior high to high school nine months ago, Madisen Goforth made a decision that impacted her becoming the North Texas High School Rodeo Association’s most successful competitor in 2012-2013.Goforth,...
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Taylor Thom hit two home runs and knocked in six runs, leading Texas to a 6-0 victory over South Carolina and the championship of the Austin Regional on Sunday.Thom hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the first inning and a grand slam in the fifth,...
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By Jeff Latzke The San Antonio Spurs opened the Western Conference Finals resembling the past champions who’ve been there so many times before.The Memphis Grizzlies looked like the first-timers still trying to adapt to their first conference finals...
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By Kevin Casas World No. 7 Louis Oosthuizen withdrew from the final round of the HP Byron Nelson Championship with neck stiffness, putting in jeopardy his start as the only top 10 player in the field in this week’s Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial.Oosthuizen,...
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By Domingo Ramirez Jr. FORT WORTH North Texans had better keep an eye on Mother Nature.There’s a slight chance of severe storms Sunday evening for Tarrant County, but North Texans in the Bowie and Graham areas northwest of Fort Worth have a better...
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By Anna M. Tinsley The gas chambers will soon be gone.Now that there’s a new law on the books protecting stray cats and dogs at shelters from dying by carbon monoxide poisoning — as they have in some Texas communities for decades — those chambers...
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By STEPHEN HAWKINS Sang-Moon Bae won the Bryon Nelson Championship on Sunday for his first PGA Tour title, beating Keegan Bradley by two strokes after blowing a four-stroke lead.The 26-year-old South Korean closed with a 1-under 69 to finish at 13-under...
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TCU’s only path to the NCAA postseason has been set.The Horned Frogs, the seventh seed in the Big 12 tournament, open against No. 2 seed Oklahoma State at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark in Oklahoma City.If the Frogs (28-26) win,...
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By JEFF LATZKE Tony Parker had 20 points and nine assists, Kawhi Leonard scored 18 points and the San Antonio Spurs struck first in the Western Conference finals by beating the Memphis Grizzlies 105-83 on Sunday.The Spurs avoided a repeat of their Game...
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By Domingo Ramirez Jr. GRAND PRAIRIE The bodies of a woman and her daughter were found at a home Sunday morning in what police called a double-homicide during a domestic dispute.A possible suspect was in custody Sunday afternoon.Police did not release...
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