Texas NewsLocal, regional, and statewide news continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.DNA Test Clears Dallas Man In Prison Since 1993- June 28, 2008 A man who has spent more than 15 years in prison for kidnapping and robbery is expected to become the latest wrongly convicted Dallas County man proven innocent by DNA testing, a prosecutor said Thursday. A hearing is scheduled for July 3 in state district court in Dallas for 38-year-old Patrick Waller, who was convicted of aggravated kidnapping, aggravated robbery and cocaine possession in connection with a 1992 kidnapping and assault. DNA testing conducted late last year excluded Waller as...http://www.topix.net/state/tx/2008/06/dna-test-clears-dallas-man-in-prison-since-1993?from... Delahunt "Glad" Cheney's top aide ID'd by al Qaeda- June 27, 2008 A Democratic lawmaker's comment that he was "glad" that a top aide to Vice President Dick Cheney could be identified by al Qaeda has sparked outrage among Republicans at the White House and on Capitol Hill. During a contentious House hearing on harsh interrogation techniques for terror suspects Thursday, Rep. Bill Delahunt, D-Massachusetts, was pressing David Addington, the vice president's chief of staff, about meetings he attended while serving as Cheney's chief counsel. Delahunt asked...http://www.topix.net/state/tx/2008/06/delahunt-glad-cheneys-top-aide-idd-by-al-qaeda?fromr... CDC Says Health Insurance Lags Most In Southwest- June 27, 2008 The Southwest has the lowest rate of health insurance coverage in the country, with 30 percent of non-elderly adults and 18 percent of children uninsured, according to a new government study.New England -- with a rate of uninsured people less than half that of the Southwest -- has the largest proportion of its population covered, the study found.The study marks the first time the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has compared different regions of the country by health insurance status,.http://www.topix.net/state/tx/2008/06/cdc-says-health-insurance-lags-most-in-southwest?fro... Employer arrests could follow Houston immigration raid- June 26, 2008 As anxious relatives stood outside, van after van of mostly female undocumented workers were removed from a sweltering rag-sorting factory on Houston's east side and whisked to an immigration processing facility. The early morning raid Wednesday by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, while netting 166 undocumented workers, did not include arrests of company officials with Action Rags USA. But those charges may be on the way. "The office of investigation is looking at allegations of the..http://www.topix.net/state/tx/2008/06/employer-arrests-could-follow-houston-immigration-ra... Supreme Court: 'Americans have right to guns'- June 26, 2008 The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Americans have a right to own guns for self-defense and hunting, the justices' first major pronouncement on gun rights in U.S. history. The court's 5-4 ruling struck down the District of Columbia's 32-year-old ban on handguns as incompatible with gun rights under the Second Amendment. The decision went further than even the Bush administration wanted, but probably leaves most firearms laws intact. The court had not conclusively interpreted the Second...http://www.topix.net/state/tx/2008/06/supreme-court-americans-have-right-to-guns?fromrss=1 American Airlines to reduce management, support ranks by 8%- June 26, 2008 American Airlines Inc. has informed its management and support employees that it will need to reduce their ranks by about 8 percent. That reduction is in line with the 7 to 8 percent slash in capacity planned for American's flying in late 2008. "While the reductions will vary by department, they will generally be in line with the capacity reduction of approximately 8 percent from the 2008 Plan," American senior vice president of human resources Jeff Brundage told employees in a letter....http://www.topix.net/state/tx/2008/06/american-airlines-to-reduce-management-support-ranks... Dallas City Council passes new animal control ordinance- June 26, 2008 Dallas will significantly tighten its rules on animal ownership under new regulations overwhelmingly approved Wednesday by the City Council. The ordinance will require that most animals be spayed or neutered, limit how many pets residents can have, and restrict how long dogs can be tied up, among other provisions. The majority of council members hailed the changes to the animal ordinance as an important step toward reducing the tens of thousands of stray animals roaming city streets, and...http://www.topix.net/state/tx/2008/06/dallas-city-council-passes-new-animal-control-ordina... |