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Texas' Secession Petition to Get White House Review

Not because Obama takes it seriously ... it just got enough signatures

(Newser) - Will we soon be a nation of 49 states? Not a snowball's chance in hell. But the Houston Chronicle reports that residents of Texas who petitioned for the right to secede from the Union will indeed have their plea considered by the White House. That's not because the...

Big Tex Has Bad Day: It's Like 'Losing Santa'

State fair icon burns, but Texas officials vow he'll be back

(Newser) - Dallas' mayor vows Big Tex will be back "bigger and better" after the 52-foot statue that has towered over the Texas state fair for 60 years burned to a crisp yesterday, reports AP . It's not clear what happened, but officials suspect a mechanical glitch at the base started...

Judge Lets Cheerleaders Keep Bible Banners

... at least until the lawsuit in June

(Newser) - The Kountze High School cheerleaders in Texas will be able to cheer on their teams with a little biblical inspiration at least through the end of this school year. A judge today said their Christian banners can stay until the matter is decided in a June lawsuit, reports the AP...

Texas Judge Might Sack Bible Verses at School Football Games

Is God a football fan?

(Newser) - A judge will decide today if cheerleaders at a Texas public high school can continue to hang banners featuring Bible verses at football games. District officials told the pep girls at Kountze High School to cut it out after they hung banners saying things like, "If God is for...

Dodgers Pitcher Sues Over Endangered Ocelots

Josh Beckett says pipeline builder destroyed its habitat on his land

(Newser) - Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Josh Beckett is suing a pipeline builder, claiming it destroyed the habitat of the endangered ocelot on his huge South Texas ranch. The lawsuit filed by the pitcher's Beckett Ventures Inc. says Eagle Ford Midstream LP violated the federal Endangered Species Act by clearing land...

Halliburton Finds Radioactive Rod Lost in Texas

Crew used it to find fracking sites in the desert

(Newser) - Halliburton finally tracked down the radioactive rod it lost in Texas about a month ago, ending fears that someone might discover it and suffer permanent injury, the Guardian reports. A three-man company crew lost the rod while identifying possible fracking sites between Pecos and Odessa on Sept. 11. Since then,...

Texas Colleges Agree: We'll Offer $10K Educations

Gov. Rick Perry challenged schools to offer budget programs

(Newser) - Rick Perry's solution for soaring education costs: get public universities to offer 4-year degrees for $10,000 or less. The Texas governor challenged state schools a year ago to create budget programs, and ten have responded—including Angelo State with a $9,974 degree and Texas A&M University-Commerce...

Cheerleaders Start Row With Bible Verse Banners

They hire a lawyer when atheist group takes issue

(Newser) - A squad of East Texas cheerleaders wants everyone to know they have God on their side—even if it means going to court. The Kountze High School squad had taken to holding up gigantic banners with Bible verses on them before every game, so that the Kountze players could dramatically...

Guy Threatens Cat, Wife Shoots Him


 Guy Threatens Cat, 
 Wife Shoots Him 
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Sep 30, 2012 8:37 AM CDT

Guy Threatens Cat, Wife Shoots Him

That settles the 'it's the cat or me' argument

(Newser) - Audrey Deen Miller chose her cat over her husband in a big way this week: When hubby threatened to either shoot the cat (according to KHOU ) or throw it over the fence (according to KSAT ), the 42-year-old Houston woman allegedly shot him in the stomach with a .40-caliber...

School Weighs Rule Backing Paddling of Girls by Men

Texas district considering dumping 'same sex' limits on meting out corporal punishment

(Newser) - The Texas school where a mom freaked after her teenage daughter was paddled until her butt was red and "blistered" by a male vice principal now wants to reconsider the policy. But get this: Officials are aiming to change the rules to make it officially OK for a male...

School Lets Man Spank Teen Girl, Mom Freaks

Anna Jorgensen says she 'came unglued'

(Newser) - Letting her daughter be spanked with a paddle for having shared homework with a classmate? Not a problem for one Texas mom. But knowing that a man administered the punishment, and left her daughter's backside bruised, does upset her—and the mother has school policy on her side, because...

Sheriff's Rep to Fiona Apple: 'Shut Up and Sing'

Suggests that hash arrest made singer more famous

(Newser) - Fiona Apple's hash arrest just got dramatic: At a concert two days after she was busted, Apple called out four people involved in the arrest, Rolling Stone reports; TMZ speculates she was talking about police officers who allegedly mistreated her. Now a spokesperson for the Sheriff's Department...

Fiona Apple Jailed on Hashish Charges

Singer spends the night behind bars in Texas

(Newser) - Fiona Apple didn't learn Willie Nelson's lesson. The singer-songwriter had to spend the night in jail in Sierra Blanca, Texas, because an inspection of her tour bus yesterday turned up what police say was a "tiny amount of pot and hash," reports AP . The problem is...

Texas GOPer Lynches Chair on Front Lawn

Any guesses what message he's subtly trying to convey?

(Newser) - An Austin Republican's lawn currently features an empty chair dangling from a rope on a tree, along with a US flag. Following Clint Eastwood's RNC speech , it's not a stretch to assume the empty chair symbolizes President Obama, suggesting not-so-subtly a lynching, Burnt Orange Report notes. A...

Dallas 'Burb Goes to Court in Fight to Ban Illegal Renters

Landlords who rent to aliens could face fees, disbarment

(Newser) - The small Dallas suburb of Farmers Branch has Arizona's recent immigration law looking downright liberal, and it's about to get its day in court. Farmers Branch has spent years and about $6 million in its effort to bar illegal immigrants from rental housing, reports the AP . And today,...

132 Mexican Inmates Bust Out of Prison at Texas Border

Director, 2 workers held in prison break

(Newser) - Some 132 prisoners have escaped from a northern Mexico prison close to the US border, setting off a massive manhunt. The director and two workers at the Piedras Negras institution have been detained in an investigation into the prison break just across the border from Eagle Pass, Texas. Nearly 90...

Texas, N. Dakota Campuses Reopen After Bomb Scares

Bomb threats hit two universities, but no explosives found

(Newser) - Tens of thousands of people streamed off university campuses in Texas and North Dakota today after telephoned bomb threats prompted officials to warn students and faculty to get away as quickly as possible. Both campuses eventually were deemed safe and reopened by early afternoon, as authorities worked to determine whether...

Fugitive in Gang Rape Case Caught in Texas

Eric McGowen was one of 20 charged

(Newser) - A fugitive convicted in the gang rape of a sixth-grade girl in Texas has been caught after a little less than two weeks on the lam, reports the Houston Chronicle . It may have been Eric McGowen's last taste of freedom: The 20-year-old skipped out during a break in court...

13-Year-Old Girl Drives 700 Miles to Meet Online Beau
 13-Year-Old Girl 
 Drives 700 Miles 
 to Meet Online Beau 
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Sep 9, 2012 7:00 PM CDT

13-Year-Old Girl Drives 700 Miles to Meet Online Beau

Trooper pulled over Texas teen in Nashville

(Newser) - A missing 13-year-old girl has been found safe, though 700 miles away from home. It turns out the Texas teen had gotten into an argument with her parents about a boy she met online via Xbox and decided to run away. She snuck out her bedroom window, swiped her brother'...

Fastest Speed Limit in US Coming to Texas

Feel free to drive 85mph...

(Newser) - Speed demons, rejoice: A new stretch of Texas highway will have the nation's highest speed limit when it opens in November: 85mph. The record limit on the 41-mile stretch of Texas 130 follows a decision by the state legislature last year allowing 85mph limits on new roads, the Los ...

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