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SCHUYLER DIXON, Associated Press
DALLAS (AP) —
Former Dallas Cowboys player Josh Brent avoided prison Friday and instead was sentenced to 180 days in jail and 10 years of probation for a drunken car crash that killed his friend and teammate, Jerry Brown.
NEW YORK (AP) —
Police say the father of two young girls found stabbed to death along with their mother in their New York City home has been arrested in Texas.
The NYPD says 28-year-old Miguel Mejia-Ramos was captured early Tuesday at a vehicle roadblock in Schulenburg, Texas, which is between Houston and San Antonio.
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) —
A man has been found dead and a woman sick at a West Texas motel in what investigators believe was accidental carbon monoxide poisoning.
Lubbock police on Thursday responded to the Budget Motel when two guests who were scheduled to check out could not be reached in their room.
Investigators say the man was dead at the scene. The woman was transported to a Lubbock hospital.
Fire Rescue Battalion Chief Rob Keinast says a faulty heater may be to blame. He says high levels of carbon monoxide were detected in the room.
Names of the man and woman, who checked into the motel Wednesday night, were not immediately released.
The Budget Motel was closed Friday and no one from the business was immediately available to comment.
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DAVID WARREN, Associated Press
A former standout football player for Iowa State was found dead with multiple gunshot wounds this week in his East Texas home, a police official said Friday.
The body of 28-year-old Jason Thomas Berryman was found Wednesday by family members who were visiting a relative living nearby, Jefferson Police Chief Joe C. Hall said. Police have released few details about the investigation, but Hall said no suspects have been identified.
Ex-sheriff's deputy sentenced in drug conspiracy
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a former sheriff's deputy in West Texas has been sentenced to four years in prison for distributing cocaine.
Inoe R. Valdez Jr. was sentenced Thursday in Lubbock. The 43-year-old Valdez worked as a deputy for the sheriff's office in Yoakum County, which borders New Mexico.
Valdez pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful use of a communications facility.
The investigation began when a traffic stop involving a suspected drug trafficker revealed various cell phone messages to Valdez.
Prosecutors say Valdez admitted he was part of a conspiracy to distribute cocaine from July 2009 until August 2010.
He told state Department of Public Safety investigators that financial debts led him to sell the drug.
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A.D. Ibarra
-Hondo, TX
In a complicated chain of events, a Corpus Christi Border Patrolman is being linked to a murder in Hondo. According to reports, Adam Garibay of Corpus Christi is being accused of beating and tying up his wife before traveling to Hondo to seek out and end the life of Keith Martin.
HOUSTON (AP) —
Former first lady Barbara Bush remains in a Houston hospital for treatment of a respiratory-related condition.
The 88-year-old wife of former President George H.W. Bush has been at Houston's Methodist Hospital since Monday.
No timetable has been given for her release but Bush family spokesman Jim McGrath has said she is doing well. He says her hospital stay, continuing Friday, is likely a result of physicians being extra cautious.
Bush and her husband, the 41st president, live in Houston during the winter and in Maine during the warmer months of the year.
Their 69th wedding anniversary is Monday.
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PAUL J. WEBER, Associated Press
SAN ANTONIO (AP) —
Texas has seen the future of the public library, and it looks a lot like an Apple Store: Rows of glossy iMacs beckon. iPads mounted on a tangerine-colored bar invite readers. And hundreds of other tablets stand ready for checkout to anyone with a borrowing card.
Even the librarians imitate Apple's dress code, wearing matching shirts and that standard-bearer of geek-chic, the hoodie. But this $2.3 million library might be most notable for what it does not have — any actual books.
Sylvan Learning reaching into communities
With "Walking With Dinosaurs" promotion
A.D. Ibarra
-San Antonio,, TX
The Sylvan Learning Centers in San Antonio have been utilizing the technology they have been using for decades to prepare future professional to promote a very important aspect of childhood development, reading and literacy.
Their latest venture, Walking With Dinosaurs, is going into the community to give children learning opportunities when they're winding down during the Christmas holidays with incentives for the top five students from each of the 46 elementary schools in the Northeast Independent School District who garner the most points by reading quality children's literature in the comfort of their own homes.
Staff
-Eagle Pass
Senator Carlos Uresti has written a letter to the Fort Worth District of the US Army Corps of Engineers on behalf of the citizens of Maverick County, urging the Corps to hold a public meeting in Eagle Pass. The purpose of this meeting would be to explain the Corps of Engineers' proposal to write a Regional Environmental Impact Statement that would facilitate the expansion of existing surface coal mines all across Texas. In Maverick County, the proposal is to expand the existing Dos Republicas mine permit area from the existing 6,346 acres (10 square miles) to 25,000 acres (40 square miles) in the next 15 years- an area about six times the size of Eagle Pass itself. "Senate District 19 spreads over a vast area of South and West Texas that could be affected by such mining operations," stated Uresti, "More than 35,000 square miles covering all or part of 17 counties, and it is crucial that my constituents be kept informed and have a role in this process." The lawsuit by Maverick County, the City of Eagle Pass, the Maverick County Hospital District and the Maverick County Environmental and Public Health Association against the Railroad Commission of Texas is proceeding in State District Court. The court is being asked to reverse the decision of the Railroad Commission to grant Dos Republicas Coal Partnership a permit to operate its mine. The hearing on this case will be held on February 25, 2014 in Austin. "Unfortunately, many who live in Maverick County did not receive timely notice for this meeting in Uvalde (On December 3, 2013). This is an important issue for the people of Maverick County, where the imminent reopening of the Dos Republicas Mine threatens to bring water and air pollution challenges, and their voices deserve to be
