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Collin County Wire

Comprehensive News Feed for Collin County, TX.

Results 1 - 20 of 4,326 in Collin County, TX

  1. Did a judge-prosecutor romance taint Texas murder trial?Read the original story

    15 min ago | Christian Science Monitor

    ... judiciary to investigate the alleged secret relationship. He says former Judge Verla Sue Holland and former Collin County District Attorney Thomas O'Connell may believe that their private relationship did not taint Hood's trial. But, he says, it ...

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    Related Topix: Plano, TX, Texas, Prison

  2. Estell murder case goes coldRead the original story

    4 hrs ago | Southlake Times

    ... Courier-Gazette A capital murder conviction dating back 15 years became a cold case this week when the Collin County District Attorney's Office chose to overturn the guilty verdict of its main suspect. The motion to dismiss prosecution was filed ...

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    Related Topix: McKinney, TX, Grand Prairie, TX, Plano, TX, Prison

  3. An Anti-OJ Legal StoryRead the original story

    4 hrs ago | CBS News

    ... court and babbling analysts dissecting the meaning of the start of his jury selection. But unless you are in Collin County, Texas or its environs, you are quite unlikely to know whether the state courts there were willing and able to halt the ...

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    Related Topix: Death Penalty, Prison, Entertainment, Drama, Television, Texas, Opinion

  4. AG's office says allegations of affair must be reviewedRead the original story

    12 hrs ago | Plano Star Courier

    ... of an alleged romantic relationship between the judge presiding over the trial, Verla Sue Holland, and former Collin County District Attorney Tom O'Connell. Brewer ordered Holland, now retired, and O'Connell, now in private practice, to be ready to ...

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    Related Topix: Plano, TX, Dallas Metro, Dallas Metro, Dallas, TX

  5. 'I've got my life back'Read the original story

    12 hrs ago | Plano Star Courier

    Click image to enlarge TRIUMPH: A Collin County woman beats back adversity. By Jim Kilpatrick, McKinney Courier-Gazette When Kelli Cough woke on her 27th birthday on February 11, 2004 she didn't know a head-on ...

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    Related Topix: McKinney, TX, Healthcare Law, Law

  6. Job Fairs for The Village at Allen will add more than 1,500 new jobs for Collin CountyRead the original story

    12 hrs ago | Star Community Newspapers

    The first phase of The Village at Allen, located at the intersection of U.S. 75 and Stacy Road in Collin County, will open Oct.

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    Related Topix: Allen, TX, Fairview, TX

  7. Review of alleged judge-DA affair opposed in capital caseRead the original story

    13 hrs ago | Houston Chronicle

    ... for Charles Dean Hood, set to die Wednesday, want retired state District Judge Verla Sue Holland and former Collin County District Attorney Tom O'Connell to be deposed about claims they had a secret affair during the trial. A hearing in civil court ...

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    Related Topix: Dallas, TX

  8. More EventsRead the original story

    15 hrs ago | Neighbors Go

    ... for the 2008-2009 season. Auditions are open to musicians in elementary school through high school from Collin County and surrounding counties. Application fee is $20. CTYO has five orchestras, designed for various levels of musical ability and each ...

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    Related Topix: Irving, TX, Lewisville, TX, Events

  9. Editorial: Corruption inquiry in Hood caseRead the original story

    15 hrs ago | Dallas Morning News

    Charges of corrupted justice in the Collin County murder trial of Charles Dean Hood will get an overdue airing in court Monday.

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    Related Topix: Plano, TX, Opinion, Dallas, TX

  10. Rules for hunting in citiesRead the original story

    15 hrs ago | Dallas Morning News

    ... aving comments please stay on topic and be respectful of others. Showing: Homes Jobs Classifieds/Place Ad More Collin County HS GameTime Learn about specific neighborhoods in our area. GuideLive Where Do I

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    Related Topix: The Woodlands, TX, Dallas, TX

  11. Editorial: We recommend Kathy Ward for Precinct 4Read the original story

    15 hrs ago | Dallas Morning News

    Jack Hatchell's death this summer left a leadership void on the Collin County Commissioners Court.

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    Related Topix: Plano, TX, McKinney, TX, Opinion, Dallas, TX

  12. Fort Bend's among Texas' highest median income levelsRead the original story

    16 hrs ago | HoustonChronicle.com -- Chronicle

    With a population of about 528,000, Fort Bend County had a median household income in 2007 of $77,082, compared to $75,202 in 2006.

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    Related Topix: Fort Bend County, TX

  13. McKinney Samaritan brings Gustav victims to Collin County...and backRead the original story

    18 hrs ago | Southlake Times

    RESCUE: Arkansas bus driver aids stranded hurricane victims all the way to McKinney By Jim Kilpatrick, McKinney Courier-Gazette Danny Price, a bus driver for Little Rock Tours, was one of hundreds of bus ... 1 comment

    Related Topix: Hurricane, Hurricane Gustav, Weather, Pineville, LA, New Orleans, LA, Shreveport, LA, Shreveport Metro

  14. Company found guilty of organized criminal actsRead the original story

    Yesterday | News 8 Austin

    ... criminal activity and will pay a $100,000 fine. Mid-America Services Inc. entered into a plea agreement in a Collin County court. In a separate, related case on Thursday, company president Robert Austin Jr. pleaded guilty to giving a gift to a ...

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    Related Topix: McKinney, TX, Dallas Metro, Dallas Metro, Dallas, TX, Austin, TX

  15. Texas appeals court dismisses request for review of alleged romance in death row caseRead the original story

    Yesterday | Quick

    ... assistant district attorney that said the affair between Judge Verla Sue Holland and then-prosecutor and Collin County District Attorney Tom O'Connell was "common knowledge." The court said then that the affidavit offered no direct knowledge of the ...

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  16. Tales from the heart: Local author speaks from her heartRead the original story

    Yesterday | Plano Star Courier

    ... first novel, "The Corner of 6th Street and Survival," being about her own experiences in Anna. The imagery of Collin County -- beautiful trees and iconic structures -- really fed her imagination. "Every day, on the way home from school, I would pass ...

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    Related Topix: McKinney, TX, Anna, TX

  17. Dallas Company Found Guilty Of Organized Criminal ActsRead the original story

    Yesterday | NBC5i.com

    ... activity and will pay a $100,000 fine. Mid-America Services Inc. had entered into a plea agreement in a Collin County court. In a separate, related case on Thursday, Mid-America Services president Robert Austin Jr. pleaded guilty to giving a gift to ... 2 comments

    Related Topix: Dallas Metro, Dallas Metro, Dallas, TX, Potter County, TX, McKinney, TX

  18. Cards owners need to act on comments by La RussaRead the original story

    Yesterday | STLtoday

    ... running for Smith. SLU has another potential recruit on campus this weekend in power forward Matt Read from Collin County Community College in Plano, Texas. Jim Rygelski of the Bob Broeg Chapter of the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) ...

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    Related Topix: High School Football, Scott Touzinsky, Summer Sports, Sarah Haskins, Opinion

  19. Market Street opens doors in FriscoRead the original story

    Yesterday | Star Community Newspapers

    ... United. The grand opening celebration included a check presentation of $10,000 from Market Street to the Collin County Children's Advocacy Center, which was followed by a ribbon cutting with remarks from Chamber of Commerce President John Land, ...

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    Related Topix: Frisco, TX, Retail, Grocery

  20. Abbott seeks inquiry into judge-prosecutor relationshipRead the original story

    Yesterday | Austin American Statesman

    Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott asked a Collin County court Friday to investigate allegations that a judge and prosecutor were involved in a secret intimate relationship during the 1990 trial of Charles Dean ...

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    Related Topix: Death Penalty, Prison