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Less than two weeks into the new school year, Cobb Deputy Superintendent Dr. Steven Constantino will be moonlighting in Wichita Falls, Texas, in a speaking engagement for Family Friendly Schools, a company he founded in 1999.

William Bonney, also known as Billy the Kid, circa 1880 Friday July 30 2010 The showdown between frontier lawman Pat Garrett and notorious outlaw Billy the Kid has fascinated the American public for nearly 130 years with its classic, Old West storyline - and as it turns out, the feud is not completely over.

Imprisoned for 27 years for a rape he didn't commit, Michael Anthony Green walked out of jail a free man on Friday and in the process was able to leave behind some of the anger that had fueled his survival behind bars.

Bill White, the Democrat running for Texas governor, has a message for President Barack Obama: Call me.

FILE ** In this file photo of Sept. 2, 2008 Sam Wyly poses at his Explore book store in Aspen, Colo.

This July 20, 2009 file photo provided by the Dallas County Sheriff's Office shows Abneris Santiago.

The presiding judge of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals is appealing a judicial conduct panel's reprimand of her handling of an execution-day appeal.

Gov. Rick Perry is seeking a presidential disaster proclamation for 21 Texas counties hard-hit by flooding from the remnants of Hurricane Alex and Tropical Depression 2. A statement issued Thursday by Perry's office says he's written to President Barack Obama to request federal disaster aid for the counties in west and south Texas.

Democrat Bill White's campaign is encouraging Texas' artsy crowd to take aim at Republican Gov.

Want to know how to tick off a funnyman quickly? Tell people not to take him seriously.

On a leafy cul-de-sac in a gated Texas community, a man walked inside his stepfather's home with a briefcase.

A jury has sentenced a south Texas man to death after convicting him of beheading his common law wife's three children in 2003.

Two studies of CPR techniques find that chest compressions alone, without forced breathing, are effective in helping victims of heart attacks.

Published: Thursday, July 29, 2010 at 4:42 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, July 29, 2010 at 4:42 p.m. A white east Texas police officer's suspension for slamming a black handcuffed suspect face first onto the hood of a squad car has been reversed by an arbitrator who determined the officer's actions were reasonable.

President Barack Obama will visit Dallas during a fund-raising trip to Texas next month, Democratic officials said this morning.

North Texans will get one chance to tell state officials what Texas' new statewide rail plan should include, and that chance is next week.

A federal judge in West Texas has ruled that four Texas cities can't sue that state over its open meetings law.

In June, Phil's Texas Barbecue at 110 S. Heights Boulevard and Washington fired up its smokers and opened for business.

A Mexican-born former federal prosecutor has been nominated for a U.S. District Court vacancy in south Texas.

The owner of a Texas-based transportation company has pleaded guilty in New Jersey to smuggling illegal immigrants to the East Coast.