May 24, 2013

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Middleman in murder-for-hire plot loses appeal

HOUSTON (AP) - The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has rejected an appeal from an auto mechanic sent to death row for being the middleman in a murder-for-hire plot that left a Houston-area police officer's wife fatally shot nearly two decades ago.

Trial tied to wrongful conviction goes to jury

SAN ANGELO, Texas (AP) - A jury is deliberating the fate of a 58-year-old man accused of killing an Austin woman whose husband was wrongfully convicted of her slaying and spent nearly 25 years in prison before being exonerated.

Man sentenced to 20 years for attack on ex-wife

ABILENE, Texas (AP) - A West Texas man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for using Molotov cocktails to start a fire at the convenience store where his ex-wife worked then shooting her as she fled the flames.

Man pleads not guilty to extorting A&M professor

HOUSTON (AP) - James Arnt Aune was regarded as a fine scholar, mentor and friend by students and his fellow professors at Texas A&M University, where he headed the school's Department of Communication.

Texas officials to announce $91M vaccine center

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - State leaders will announce the launch of a $91 million vaccine manufacturing center at Texas A&M University that will create thousands of jobs while protecting the country against future biological threats and influenza pandemics.

3 men sentenced for roles in methamphetamine ring

WICHITA FALLS, Texas (AP) - Federal authorities say three men have been sentenced as part of a crackdown on a major drug distribution ring that operated in the Wichita Falls region and included at least 30 people.

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New affirmative action case at Supreme Court

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court is broadening its examination of affirmative action by adding a case about Michigan's effort to ban consideration of race in college admissions.

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