Budget shortfall - may hit student grants

TYLER -- Texas is suffering from a budget shortfall that some believe could hit $18 billion.  Across the board state agencies have been asked to cut back up to 10%.  Texas college grants are possibly in the running to have their own b Read More

September 2, 2010 - 2:11pm Add Comment

Rusk County men plead guilty in federal cold pills case

TYLER, Texas – Two Rusk County, Texas men have pleaded guilty to federal drug violations in the Eastern District of Texas announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales today. Read More

September 2, 2010 - 2:03pm Add Comment

Tyler Police ask drivers to avoid intersection at major wreck site

TYLER - Tyler Police ask drivers to avoid the intersection of Heritage and Broadway for the next few hours if possible. They are responding to a major wreck there. Read More

September 2, 2010 - 1:51pm Add Comment

ATF agent shot during warrant sweep

DALLAS - ATF officials are saying an agent who was shot during a warrant sweep on suspected gang members has injuries that aren't life-threatening. Read More

September 2, 2010 - 1:46pm Add Comment

Gas prices fall 3 cents in Texas to $2.52 a gallon

IRVING, Texas (AP) - The cost of gasoline dropped 3 cents this week in Texas as motorists prepare to hit the road for the Labor Day holiday weekend. Read More

September 2, 2010 - 1:35pm Add Comment

Tea Partiers protest across Texas

TEXAS--  Texas Tea Party groups protested in front of Sen. John Cornyn's offices today at high noon across the state.  They say Cornyn sent liaisons to Alaska in support of Sen. Murkowski.  They consider Sen. Read More

September 2, 2010 - 1:31pm Add Comment

UPDATE: Oil sheen spreading from Gulf platform explosion

NEW ORLEANS, La. (AP) - The Coast Guard is saying that a mile-long oil sheen is spreading from the site off an offshore petroleum platform that exploded in the Gulf of Mexico off Louisiana. Read More

September 2, 2010 - 1:17pm Add Comment

Feds sue Arizona sheriff in civil rights probe

PHOENIX – The U.S. Read More

September 2, 2010 - 11:26am Add Comment |  1 Comment

Bill White unveils border security plan

HOUSTON (AP) - Democratic gubernatorial candidate Bill White has released his plan to secure the U.S.-Mexico border with 1,000 new local law enforcement officers and 250 state troopers. Read More

September 2, 2010 - 11:24am Add Comment

Auto sales slump

DETROIT - AP - U.S. auto sales dropped to their weakest rate since February as most automakers posted sharp declines from a year earlier, when the U.S. cash-for-clunkers program fueled demand for new vehicles. Read More

September 2, 2010 - 11:19am Add Comment