Perry, Abbott tour tornado-damaged Granbury, pledge aid

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Gov. Rick Perry, on a visit to Granbury, suggests the formation of a structure that would help “private sector” individuals provide aid “Texans to Texans” on specific disasters.

Cleburne family finds keepsakes in the rubble of home

Family keepsakes were scattered among debris Thursday in a Cleburne doctor’s home, one of many damaged by a tornado Wednesday night.

Travis sues to block DWI patrol car video release

Country music star Randy Travis has filed a lawsuit to prevent the release of patrol car video of his 2012 drunken-driving arrest in North Texas.

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Opinion By Mike Norman

Legislating in Texas is not all fun and glory

Most bills aren’t marquee material, and working on them is tedious.

Prospect of special session rises as hopes for a budget deal grow dim

Prospect of special session rises as hopes for a budget deal grow dim.

Innocence Commission bill in trouble, sponsor says

The legislation hit the rocks after a public tirade against a senator by a Fort Worth advocate for the bill.

Sources: Crime not ruled out in West blast

Investigators working in the remnants of an exploded Texas fertilizer plant sifted by hand through untold kernels of corn, moved tons of debris and conducted more than 400 interviews, while searching for the missing piece to solve what many officials compared to an extraordinary puzzle.

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