Abilene Reporter-News from Abilene, Texas (2024)

August 3, 2014

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Abilene, Texas

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Sunday, August 3, 2014

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Garrett Jr is held on an aggravated robbery charge for the July 13 attack Documents say Garrett contended that he was acting in self-defense The victim told police that he picked up a woman at a club and was con- Taking $350kfrom the fronted by Garrett when Hospitals Chairman and he returned her home the then Siding Against Vic-next morning The police tims of Sur-irt says the victim re- geon Who Manned and report says tr Abbott is up 50 to 34 percent or 54 to 37 you count those who lean toward ei- geon neighboring Bexar County in January Sheriff Randy Brown tells the San Antonio Express News that his office is investigating the death of Enrique Donfyiguez as a murder Brown isn't saying how Dominguez was killed -The family re- ported him missing Jan 18 about two weeks after he and his 2001 Mercedes were last seen HOUSTON Child 2 dies at unlicensed day care A Houston-area girl 2 has died of burns suffered at an apartment that authorities say was serving as an unlicensed day care facility officers and child welfare officials from Harris County are investigating after the child whose name has not been disclosed was scalded in a bathtub Thursday evening at the apartment in east Harris County She died after being flown by helicopter to a hospital Child Protective Services spokeswoman ney General Greg Abbott that require a state-issued in her Democratic bid 5 license to and for governor "emphasized the im- portance of remov- WOt!" mg government barriers that slow job growth decrease competition and discourage innovation" according to his campaign The licenses to reform or repeal include those for interior designer salvage vehicle dealer dog trainer school coach auctioneer shampoo apprentice cosmetologist and towing operator Davis was headed Saturday to parts of East Ttexas in Tyler and Longview to take part in block walks to raise support More walks were planned for communities across Texas Meanwhile in the race for the second-highest statewide office that of lieutenant governor state Sen Leticia Van de Putte D-San Antef nio has offered a debate schedule in her run against state Sen Dan Patrick R-Houston She is proposing San Antonio Austin Houston Dallas and the Rio Grande Valley between Sept 12 and October 24 Patrick's campaign responded It's a race that Governing Magazine calls more important and competitive than the race given the hard-right position of Patrick and the relatively moderate Democratic candidacy of Van dePutte Killed one statement reads listing "key from the Morning News article: "When Baylor Regional Medical Center in Plano was accrued of protecting a neurosurgeon whose patients died or were maimed it got some outside help from Attorney Genual Greg "Baylor Regional is part of the Baylor Scott White Health hospital system The chairman of the board of trustees is Drayton McLane a Temple transportation executive and Republican 1 political McLane told the paper he known of the lawsuit The office said it siding with ceived hospital treatment for a neck wound Records show that Gai rett was arrested in December on suspicion of aggravated assault He was accused of threatening his girlfriend with an ax Wire services CouncHman arrested ago drainage ditch flndruflfharffi has been identified as a 68-year-old man re- A Laredo City Council ported missing from GOVERNMENT WEEK IN REVIEW partsofstate law Meanwhile Abbott addressed the American Legislative Exchange Council on Friday in was excluded from their premium The figure doesn't apply to about 60 percent of residents covered through the Texas Windstorm insurance Association The association provides windstorm and hail coverage for those who get it from the voluntary market special operations leaders as the lone finalist for the job of chancellor overseeing the systems 15 campuses and $14 billion budget Navy Adm William McRaven head of Special Operations Command In Tampa Florida has been credited with spearheading the operation that led to the death of Osama bln Laden in a raid on his compound in Pakistan in 2011 AUST1N-A lookback at the state news State Sen Leticia Van de Putte D-San Antonio proposed a debate schedule In her campaign for lieutenant governor against state Sen Dan Patrick R-Houston She suggested Austin Dallas Houston San Antonio and the Rio Grande Valley campaign said he is considering the schedule FRIDAY WEDNESDAY Matthew waller covers state 1 news as the Scripps Austin Bureau chief Contact him at matthewwalleriscrjpps com or fellow him on TWitter Owallerjnatthew Gov Rick Perry criticized an American "policy of calculated toward Israel The retiring Republican governor spoke at a pro-Israel rally outside Dallas' city hall Perry mostly refrained from attacking American policy in a five-minute speech but said that America must continue to wholeheartedly support Israel and that Israel was justified in defending itself The contractor leading a pilot program to overhaul Texas' troubled foster care system canceled its five-year contract with the state friday forcing the Department of Family and Protective Services to take over direct management of about 1100 foster children Providence Service Corp last February signed a five-year $30 million deal that included managing 1100 children In West Texas the first region selected as part of a redesign of foster services statewide But the firm Is now pulling out citing too much cost and difficulty In covering the massive swaths of oil boom territory Matthew Waller covers state news as the Scrtpps Howard Austin Bureau chief Contact him at scrlppsxom or fellow him on lWitter ewallerjnatthew Siihscrihe'ttfthel Rep orter-N oil nv! ai80M58E2M THURSDAY A panel of state lawmakers heard testimony as to the cost of border security at the state level operations that could last well over a year and -cost tens of millions of dollars as Texas sends in the Texas National Guard to help the Texas Department of Public Safety while the US Border Patrol agents handle the tens of thousands 1 of children who have come up from Central America The lawmakers also learned that neither DPS nor the Guard recommended that the governor send troops University of Texas System regents selected one of the top US military The Texas Department of Insurance says home insurance in the Coastal Bend would be about 70 percent cheaper without private wind coverage A department spokesman says residents with a $2000 home Insurance policy could pay $600 If windstorm coverage al diseases in gen-' tropic era! WALLER from 4A omW 794-5565' four cases of tuberculosis as compared with 1200 to L300 cases in Texas a year "We have not seen Lakey said "We have not seen any of those infections diseases that there has been articles What they have seen are lice scabies and multiple cases ofchickenpox a disease for which there as much vaccination Janek said "The diseases are already here and been here a long Hotez said of Matthew waller covers state news as the Scripps Howard Austin Bureau chief Contact him at scrippscom or fellow him on TWitter Commissioner David Lakey said with regard to the children crossing into the US had four cases of seasonal flu and igv'-ViJ 'i i v'Vy- it j'J- "i i sl WV' 't: IMiiAiiwYftrfMalr-vij August 11-13 SaleHours: Monday August 11 7 ajn-4 pjn a 7-11 pm Tuesday August 12 7am-5pjn Wednesday Augusi13 7 am -3 pm 0 Hendrick Medical Center Tom Heberts Conference Center 1900 Pine Street kVyliiTw tea 1 Wsl i iKMCal II £Vtl 1 1 III' 'f "Jt Name'Brand Athletic Shoes SKECHEftS Designer i PROSPERITY This sate is sponsored by Hendrick Medical Center Auxiliary Ah proceeds will go to the Hendrick Hospice Care Center Project EHEbORKX MEDIQM CENTER AUXIUARY FDK 328-794-1000 ProaperityBankUSAcom wwl' i Si.

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