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Health Care

When Workers Comp Gets Complicated

October 30, 2008 • The Texas Supreme Court may take the unusual step of reconsidering one of its decisions. It involves a workers' compensation case. The resolution of the case has enraged the plaintiff's lawyers, defense lawyers, Republicans and Democrats.

When Workers Comp Gets Complicated

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Opinion

Essay

The Presidential Election: The Refs Blew It

October 28, 2008 • For the vast majority of conservative media and Republicans in general, there is no question that Sarah Palin has been treated unfairly by the mainstream media. But conservative columnists and politicians have also abandoned her, and that cannot be explained away the same way.

Opinion

Essay

Blaming The Coach: McCain's Misfortunes

October 17, 2008 • Whether you're rooting for a football team or a political party, it seems almost impossible to believe that sometimes, disastrous events — a fumble, a major economic crisis — occur that are completely outside the control of the coach or candidate but end up determining the outcome.

Kitchen Table Conversations

Texas Family's Money Woes Began At Gas Pump

October 8, 2008 • Three weeks of financial turmoil have thrown America's economic future into doubt. But for many families, the trouble started before the banking crisis. A young Texas family says their lifestyle began to change months ago, when the price of fuel, groceries and other commodities shot up.

Texas Family's Money Woes Began At Gas Pump

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Sports

Texas Football Team Thrives On Tonga Connection

October 4, 2008 • Trinity High School in Euless, Texas, has the nation's top-ranked football team. Many credit the squad's success to the town's large Tongan population — and the large players it produces. The team is at the core of two communities that believe in football and family.

Texas Football Team Thrives On Tonga Connection

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Hurricane Season Brings String Of Storms

Future Of Bolivar Peninsula Uncertain After Ike

September 18, 2008 • On Texas' Bolivar Peninsula, entire towns were annihilated by Hurricane Ike. Some residents can no longer tell where their houses once stood, and authorities want them to leave. Some fear that once they do, they might never be allowed back.

Future Of Bolivar Peninsula Uncertain After Ike

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National

Soccer Net Death Sparks Recall, Months Later

September 16, 2008 • A type of small soccer goal is being recalled after its maker, Regent Sports Corp., received two reports of children getting tangled in the net. In one case, a toddler died after getting his head caught. The goals were manufactured in China.

Soccer Net Death Sparks Recall, Months Later

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Your Money

Bracing For A Second Wave Of Home Foreclosures

August 28, 2008 • There is growing concern that the home foreclosure crisis may worsen next year as lenders are hit by a new category of loans that haven't caused much trouble. Bank analysts say they expect delinquency rates on so-called "option ARMs" to continue rising, and those loans could cause as much trouble as subprime loans did.

Bracing For A Second Wave Of Home Foreclosures

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Business

To Cut Fuel Costs, American Switches To 737s

August 21, 2008 • American Airlines is parking its MD-80 jets in the Texas desert and buying new Boeing 737s. The move is an attempt to cut energy costs amid high energy prices.

To Cut Fuel Costs, American Switches To 737s

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Homegrown: Unexplored Music Scenes

Classical Music Is Houston's Best-Kept Secret

August 19, 2008 • Education and musicians in residence fuel a robust contemporary classical scene in the Texas city. It's supported by the success of the Houston Symphony and local public radio, which has helped build an open-minded audience for music that's both cerebral and fun.

Classical Music Is Houston's Best-Kept Secret

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National

Texas Court Aims To 'DIVERT' First-Time Offenders

August 15, 2008 • Dallas' unique court initiative focuses on keeping individuals with minor drug offenses out of prison. Studies show that the rehabilitation-focused program, led by a charismatic judge, is simultaneously reducing the recidivism rate and saving tax dollars.

Texas Court Aims To 'DIVERT' First-Time Offenders

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Business

Airfares Hover Below True Cost Of Flying

August 8, 2008 • As U.S. airlines continue to face record losses due to the escalating cost of fuel, some carriers are beginning to consider what was once deemed a last resort — raising airfares.

Airfares Hover Below True Cost Of Flying

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Gardening

Online Plea Spurs Gardeners To Aid Texas Woman

July 24, 2008 • In East Texas, a divorced mother can't pay the higher rent her landlord wants, so she's moving out. Scores of gardeners from across the state are helping her move her lush garden of shrubs, trees and beloved day lilies to her new home, one plant at a time.

Online Plea Spurs Gardeners To Aid Texas Woman

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Polygamist Church Leader Arrested

Polygamist Jeffs Indicted On Child Assault Charges

July 23, 2008 • A grand jury in El Dorado, Texas, has indicted polygamist leader Warren Jeffs and a group of his followers on charges related to sexual assault of a child. They're members of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. The group's ranch was raided earlier this year.

Polygamist Jeffs Indicted On Child Assault Charges

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World

Freed American Blasts Colombia's FARC Rebels

July 7, 2008 • One of three men freed last week from rebels in Colombia called his captors "terrorists with a capital 'T.'" Marc Gonsalves, Thomas Howes and Keith Stansell spent more than five years as hostages of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia.

Freed American Blasts Colombia's FARC Rebels

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