Archive for November, 2006

Cameron County approves tent for overflow prisoners - Fort Worth Star Telegram

Thursday, November 30th, 2006

Cameron County approves tent for overflow prisonersFort Worth Star Telegram, TX - 55 minutes agoAP. BROWNSVILLE, Texas - Cameron County has approved placing a tent at the county jail to accommodate overcrowding, a problem that could be exacerbated by an … Cameron County approves tent for overflow prisoners KLTVCameron County approves tent for overflow prisoners Houston ChronicleCounty commissioners OK tent for prisoners Brownsville Heraldall 4 news articles

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PlayStation seeker wants $30K, threatens lawsuit - Brownsville Herald

Thursday, November 30th, 2006

PlayStation seeker wants $30K, threatens lawsuitBrownsville Herald, TX United States - 5 hours ago… 22-year-old son, who is a student at the University of Texas-Pan American … 17, Alvarado, the store manager, told Brownsville police that Sam’s posted a sign …

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Georgia Armed Robbery Suspect Arrested in Lockport - United States Marshals Service (press release)

Thursday, November 30th, 2006

Georgia Armed Robbery Suspect Arrested in LockportUnited States Marshals Service (press release), DC - 11 hours ago… A deputy US Marshal from the Brownsville, Texas office, assigned to CSFTF as part of the US Attorney General’s commitment to fighting the post Katrina crime …

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Dewhurst, Hutchison and 2010 - Austin American-Statesman (subscription)

Thursday, November 30th, 2006

Dewhurst, Hutchison and 2010Austin American-Statesman (subscription), TX - 8 hours ago… the Texas State Cemetery. His plot lies between spots reserved for Democratic state Sens. Leticia Van de Putte of San Antonio and Eddie Lucio of Brownsville, …

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Valley Hispanics drink more than ever, and there are few places … - Monitor

Thursday, November 30th, 2006

Valley Hispanics drink more than ever, and there are few places …Monitor, TX - 1 hour ago… Raul Caetano, professor and regional dean at The University of Texas School of … Drug Abuse Program, which has facilities in McAllen and Brownsville, is rapidly …

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Winter doesn’t close the mountains, it opens them - Sierra Sun (subscription)

Thursday, November 30th, 2006

Winter doesn’t close the mountains, it opens themSierra Sun (subscription), CA - 9 hours agoIf life isn’t all about winter you may as well live in Brownsville, Texas. Give me Whitesville, Tahoe anytime. I don’t want …

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Missile-defense rig demonstrates hopes, snafus - Pittsburgh Post Gazette

Thursday, November 30th, 2006

Missile-defense rig demonstrates hopes, snafusPittsburgh Post Gazette, PA - 4 hours ago… Boeing bought a Russian-built rig in Norway in 2003 and towed it to Brownsville, Texas, to install engines and adapt the vessel for the 2,200-ton radar and a …

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County commissioners OK tent for prisoners - Brownsville Herald

Thursday, November 30th, 2006

County commissioners OK tent for prisonersBrownsville Herald, TX United States - 16 hours ago… also have to be consulted about the tent camp, even though the Texas Local Government … The county is seeking a permit from the city of Brownsville to put up the …

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Expert Espouses Marriage To Reduce Poverty - Hartford Courant

Wednesday, November 29th, 2006

Expert Espouses Marriage To Reduce PovertyHartford Courant, United States - 3 hours ago… Hartford continues to have the second-highest child poverty level for a city its size in the country - 41 percent, second only to Brownsville, Texas. …

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Woman accused of selling fake IDs to immigrants - Winston-Salem Journal (subscription)

Wednesday, November 29th, 2006

Woman accused of selling fake IDs to immigrantsWinston-Salem Journal (subscription), NC - 5 hours ago… the cards. A special agent then wired money to her, and she mailed the fake cards to him in Brownsville, Texas. Bello also delivered …

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