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Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

The Daily Texan

Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

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Recording delays police brutality trial

The Associated Press August 24, 2011

HOUSTON — A judge on Tuesday denied a request to move the upcoming trials of four fired Houston police officers charged in the alleged beating of a teenage burglary suspect that was caught on videotape. Attorneys...

Texas sheriffs burn $4 million worth of budding marijuana

The Associated Press August 24, 2011

MONTGOMERY — About 10,000 marijuana plants being carefully tended at a national forest in Texas have been destroyed. The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday that the plants were...

Perry joins field of candidates vying for Republican nomination

William James Gerlich August 13, 2011

Another Texas politician has a chance at being added to the list of U.S. presidents now that Gov. Rick Perry has officially entered the race for the White House. Perry announced his presidential...

Spokesman says Perry running for president

The Associated Press August 11, 2011

Gov. Rick Perry is running for president. That's the word from Perry spokesman Mark Miner. Miner is telling The Associated Press that Perry will announce his intentions to run for the GOP nomination...

Polygamist leader gets life in prison for assaults

The Associated Press August 9, 2011

SAN ANGELO, Texas — Polygamist leader Warren Jeffs was sentenced to life in prison on Tuesday for sexually assaulting two underage followers he took as brides in what his church deemed "spiritual...

Polygamist leader heard on tape training girls for sex

The Associated Press August 9, 2011

SAN ANGELO, Texas — Softly telling five girls to “set aside all your inhibitions,” convicted polygamist leader Warren Jeffs was heard Monday giving his child brides instructions on...

Mexican military chopper lands in Texas instead of Nuevo Laredo

The Associated Press August 8, 2011

HOUSTON — A Mexican military helicopter has landed in Texas by mistake. U.S. Customs and Border Protection says the helicopter landed Saturday afternoon at Laredo International Airport after...

Perry to evangelicals: I’m one of you

The Associated Press August 8, 2011

HOUSTON — Gov. Rick Perry sent a strong message to the nation’s evangelicals Saturday: he is a member of the important constituency for Republicans that he soon may call upon to help him...

Polygamist leader’s trial continues in his absence

The Associated Press August 5, 2011

SAN ANGELO — The punishment phase in the child sex assault trial of Warren Jeffs has resumed without the polygamist leader in the courtroom. Jeffs asked Friday to be excused in protest. He...

Hogg Foundation funds grant to aid mental health non-profits

Liz Farmer August 5, 2011

Workers who help low-income Houston youth will better understand children’s mental health thanks to grants from UT’s Hogg Foundation for Mental Health. The workers who will be trained...

ERCOT: Rolling home outages possible Thursday

The Associated Press August 4, 2011

SAN ANTONIO  — The electric grid operator for Texas says there is a "high probability" of rotating residential outages as power demand statewide struggles to keep pace with record...

Polygamist leader convicted of child sex abuse

The Associated Press August 4, 2011

SAN ANGELO — A Texas jury convicted polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs of child sexual assault Thursday in a case stemming from two young followers he took as brides in what his church calls...

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