A judge threw out another felony indictment Friday accusing the Texas Association of business of illegally using corporate money for political campaign advertising in 2002.

Animal shelters see pets covered by wills
Pretty Baby may not be a fat cat like Leona Helmsley’s pampered white Maltese, but she lives a pretty cushy life nonetheless.

Employees accuse chief of assault
The police chief in this South Texas town has been charged with two counts of sexual assault for allegedly violating male employees who were passed out at his home during parties.

I-10 closure will worsen holiday weekend traffic
All westbound lanes of the Katy Freeway, from Gessner to Wilcrest, will be closed this weekend so workers can lay steel beams onto columns for a new interchange at the Sam Houston Tollway.

Showers provide a change for lazy summer
The grass is always greener … when it rains cats and dogs for two months.

Killer seeking hug from his mom gets Taser instead
A Houston man just convicted of capital murder and sentenced to life in prison without parole was Tasered into submission Friday as he tried to go over the court railing to hug his mother.

Partnership aims to get more blacks to donate blood
Only one thing prevented Nneka Chris-Ukoko from donating blood that could be used to ease her 11-year-old son’s suffering from sickle cell anemia.

Mexican truckers must speak English
Interstate truck and bus drivers across America may find themselves pulled off the highway if state troopers or vehicle inspectors find they can’t speak English.

Possibly contaminated sandwiches pulled off shelves
CFS Operating Ltd. recalled 813 units of Cloud’s ham and cheese and tuna salad sandwiches because of possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.

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