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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) —
Texas troopers have stepped up patrols to watch for drunken drivers and help keep travelers safe during spring break.
The Texas Department of Public Safety says increased patrols began Friday and will run through March 23. A Texas Department of Transportation grant will help pay for the enhanced patrols targeting intoxicated drivers. DPS troopers during 2013 spring break made more than 1,000 DWI arrests.
Troopers issued more than 11,400 speeding citations, 1,600 seat belt/child safety seat tickets and about 12,000 other citations. Troopers also made 552 fugitive arrests and 463 felony arrests during last year's spring break enforcement period.
JAMIE STENGLE, Associated Press
RICHARDSON, Texas (AP) —
A smattering of green sprouting through brown leaves blanketing the ground among barren trees at a North Texas park signal the colorful display that will soon come with the spring wildflower season, which experts say should feature good showings in parts of the state.
CARLSBAD, N.M. (AP) —
The boyfriend of a Dallas-area teacher found dead in southeastern New Mexico was arrested Wednesday after telling investigators they fought before he bludgeoned her and then used his car to drag her unconscious body with a rope tied around her neck, police said.