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Man gets 60-year prison term in deadly purse theft

A North Texas jury has sentenced a man to 60 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to murder in a deadly drive-by purse snatching in a Dallas store parking lot. »

Convicted killer in East Texas holdup set to die

A Texas inmate looked to the U.S. Supreme Court to spare him a trip to the death chamber for an East Texas man's slaying 10 years ago during a convenience store robbery. »

4-foot-long alligator removed from Bryan street

An unwelcome visitor in a Central Texas city has been put in its place. »

Man killed when horse bucks him into oncoming car

An East Texas man was killed when the horse he was riding bucked him into the path of an oncoming car. »

Texas attorneys ask execution reprieve be lifted

The Texas attorney general's office is appealing a reprieve given to a 29-year-old convict set to die Thursday for a fatal shooting during a robbery and abductions at an East Texas convenience store. »

Austin man allegedly used guitar in fatal beating

Police say a Central Texas man has been accused of using a guitar to beat his neighbor to death at the victim's apartment. »

Texas inmate set to die this week wins reprieve

A 29-year-old convict set to die this week for a fatal shooting during the robbery and abductions at an East Texas convenience store has won a reprieve from a federal judge. »

Weapons found at 2 Central Texas middle schools

A Central Texas school district near Fort Hood is reviewing security policies at secondary schools after two students were found to have weapons at middle schools the same day. »

Mauled North Texas toddler's parents get probation

The parents of an 18-month-old North Texas toddler mauled by dogs in the back yard of the child's grandparents have gotten four-month jail terms. »

Condemned killer of East Texas woman loses appeal

A federal appeals court has rejected an appeal from a condemned inmate convicted of fatally beating an East Texas woman with a tire iron during a break-in at her home nearly a decade ago. »

Convicted sex offender in Austin recaptured

Investigators say at convicted high-risk sex offender who fled from a Central Texas halfway house has been caught at a bus stop. »

Report: Youths in Texas lockup extort each other

A state ombudsman tells lawmakers that students at a youth lockup in Central Texas are coercing and extorting each other for cigarettes, drugs and money. »

2 Lufkin dental employees charged with gold theft

Two former East Texas dental workers have been accused of selling stolen gold including a piece attached to a bloody tooth. »

Perry to address North Texas business group

Gov. Rick Perry will address a suburban Dallas business group as he promotes his "Texas Budget Compact" proposal. »

Federal disaster aid offered North Texas residents

The federal government is offering low-interest disaster loans to residents and business owners in 13 North Texas counties damaged by April 3 tornadoes and other storms. »

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