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3 Killed At Texas University Shooting

Posted August 14th, 2012 at 9:10 am (UTC-5)
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Police in the U.S. state of Texas say a gunman killed two people near Texas A&M University before officers shot and killed him. Authorities say one police officer and a bystander were killed Monday after a gunman opened fire near the university in College Station. They say several other people were wounded in the shooting. […]

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3 Killed At Texas University Shooting

Posted August 13th, 2012 at 4:25 pm (UTC-5)
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Police in the U.S. state of Texas say a gunman killed two people near Texas A&M University before officers shot dead the suspect. Authorities say one police officer and one civilian were killed Monday after a gunman opened fire near the university in College Station. They say several other people were injured in the shooting. […]

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2 Killed At Texas University Shooting

Posted August 13th, 2012 at 4:10 pm (UTC-5)
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Police in the U.S. state of Texas say two people have been killed in a shooting near Texas A&M University, and several others injured. Authorities say one police officer and one civilian were killed Monday after a gunman opened fire near the university in College Station. They say officers shot the suspect before taking him […]

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Gunman At Texas University; Casualties Reported

Posted August 13th, 2012 at 2:55 pm (UTC-5)
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Police in the U.S. state of Texas say multiple people have been shot near Texas A&M University. A police spokeswoman told CNN that law enforcement officers were among those shot. Few details about the shooting were immediately available including how many causalities there are. Texas A&M University says police have taken the shooter into custody. […]

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Mentally Disabled Man Executed in Texas

Posted August 8th, 2012 at 1:55 am (UTC-5)
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A condemned inmate was executed in Texas Tuesday, after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected his lawyer’s arguments that the man was mentally disabled. Marvin Wilson was put to death by lethal injection for the 1992 murder of a police informant. According to authorities, the 54-year-old Wilson used his final statement to tell his family he […]

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‘Tea Party’ Candidate Battles Veteran Republican in Texas Senate Primary Race

Posted July 31st, 2012 at 5:55 am (UTC-5)
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Republican Party voters in the U.S. state of Texas may hand the party’s staunchly conservative Tea Party movement another victory when they cast ballots in Tuesday’s runoff vote in a U.S. Senate primary race. Longtime Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst easily won the first round of the primary in June, but failed to win the majority […]

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US Federal Jury Convicts Saudi Student of Planning Terrorist Bombing

Posted June 27th, 2012 at 5:35 pm (UTC-5)
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A U.S. federal jury in Texas has convicted a Saudi student on charges of planning a terrorist bombing. The Justice Department says Khalid Ali-M Aldawsari’s list of possible targets included dams in California and Colorado, nightclubs, and the Dallas address for former President George W. Bush. Prosecutors say Aldawsari bought bomb-making chemicals and equipment and […]

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Texas Man Gets 20-Year Sentence For al-Qaida Link

Posted May 24th, 2012 at 7:55 pm (UTC-5)
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A Texas convert to Islam was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison Thursday for attempting to help al-Qaida. Agents arrested Barry Bujol in May 2010 after he used fake identification papers to try to board a ship in Houston for travel to the Middle East. Federal prosecutors say Bujol was carrying money, restricted military […]

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Multiple Twisters Tear Through Texas

Posted April 4th, 2012 at 3:35 am (UTC-5)
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Meteorologists say between six and 12 tornadoes ripped through the southwestern United States, tossing cars and tearing down buildings Tuesday. Officials say at least 13 people were injured by the stormfront as it tore through Dallas, Texas and its suburbs – one of the most populous parts of the country. At least two people suffered […]

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Tornadoes Cause Considerable Damage in Dallas, Texas

Posted April 3rd, 2012 at 8:20 pm (UTC-5)
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Residents of Dallas, Texas are cleaning up after at least two tornadoes ripped through the city midday Tuesday, causing widespread destruction and more than a dozen injuries. Weather forecasters described the storms as “large and extremely dangerous.” The twisters picked up large trucks and slammed them to the ground. They also tore through residential neighborhoods, […]

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