Friday Nov 27 | Houston Chronicle
Employees, officials rally over military vehicle contract
Officials said that losing the contract to build the trucks would cost the Houston area an estimated $1.8 billion, or seven Minute Maid Parks, per year.
Park Pick: Santa's in the Park
The first time Rebecca Presley and Joni Baxley met, they posed together as babies on Santa's lap at Stephen F. Austin State Park.
Task Force Formed to Save Jobs in Sealy
The Houston area is slated to lose thousands of jobs but not if one group has anything to do with it.
State, city assistance would help Oshkosh Corp. with next vehicle contract
Oshkosh Corp. is seeking city assistance to finance construction of an electronic coating plant that will be needed for production of trucks under a Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles contact currently under review by the federal government.
Church's event brings holiday spirit to La Salle
Rozetta Anderson prepares for another serving of jalapeno jelly, served by Sandy Felte on Saturday morning at the Family Affair Craft Sale at the Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church, 225 6th St., in La Salle.
$6.59 For Cheese...Must Be Local
When I can, I buy local ingredients. I feel like I'm doing my good deed for the day, and sometimes they just plain taste better.
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Man injured after nightclub shooting
A shooting at a nightclub involving two Honduran nationals left one man injured Saturday night, police said.
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Ex-Katy teacher charged with having 57,000 child porn images
A former Katy ISD elementary school teacher was indicted today after law enforcement officials found 57,000 images of child pornography and 1,000 videos of sex involving young children on his computer, a case Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott described as one of the most disturbing he has ever seen.
Teacher Faces 40 Child Porn Charges
A former Katy elementary school teacher has been accused of possessing and promoting of child pornography, KPRC Local 2 reported Thursday.
3,000 Sealy Factory Jobs in Jeopardy
The City of Sealy and the Katy Area Economic Development Council have formed a task force to address to possible closure of a Sealy plant that employs almost 3,000 people for Austin, Harris and other southeast Texas counties.
Man shot in the back during Galveston bar fight
A man is in critical condition after he was shot during a fight at a Galveston bar early Saturday, authorities said.
Congressman Michael McCaul and BAE Systems today recognized the people of Texas for 17 years of dedicated support to the nation's defense through the successful production of the U.S. Army's Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles program.
Pentagon embroiled in truck ruckus
'We're hoping the Army will reverse its decision, recognize it didn't use its own criteria and allow [the contract] to be rebid again,' McCaul said in an interview.
Taking over: Iraqi police station validated, ready for action
Once known as a hub of insurgent activity and violence, the city of Hawijah, Iraq, and its residents received a ray of hope as another one of the city's police stations was validated, Sept.
With jobs at risk, Sealy plant fights contract loss
A new FMTV truck rolls off BAE Systems' assembly onto a 60 percent grade slope on the test track Wednesday.
Attacks in Sealy not blamed on killer bees
An alert issued in Sealy in Austin County about two attacks by killer or Africanized bees has been downgraded somewhat today.
Bellville Ranch Hand Arrested In Shooting Death of Houston Doctor
Authorities have arrested a fourth suspect in the death last month of a prominent Houston doctor who was shot several times as he arrived at his 30-acre ranch with his family.
Weekly Migratory Bird Hunting Report
North Zone Dove: Rain showers last week put a damper on the flight, however, between showers doves were good in corn, milo and along treelines.
Don Newbury: Lessons learned in schools and the school of hard knocks
They showed up more than a thousand strong in San Antonio a while back, student recruitment and retention folks from throughout the nation whose jobs are to sign up, and retain, incoming college freshmen.
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited BAE Systems Inc.