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GALVESTON ISLAND, Texas, May 18, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Galveston native Charles J. Sabatier will be honored in a Memorial Day ceremony at the Vietnam Memorial located at Moody Gardens. Sabatier, a Specialist in the United States Army will be en Full Article at PR Newswire

Candace Dobson/Islander by Choice Last year’s Bathing Beauties Contest in Galveston. Our quirky, discerning picks for the most interesting things to do around the state this week. SAN ANTONIO ‘Guernica’ Revisited Katie Luber, the director of the San Anto Full Article at The New York Times

Michael Stravato for The New York Times Randy Weber, 58, left, and Jay Old, 48, holding cup above right, are among the Republican candidates running for Ron Paul’s District 14 Congressional seat in the May 29 primary. LEAGUE CITY — Ron Paul is a tough ac Full Article at The New York Times

Kruse was scheduled as a guest speaker Monday for Jimmy Moore's 5th Annual Low-Carb Cruise on the Carnival Magic out of Galveston, Texas. But before the ship departed Sunday afternoon, the cruise line learned of a Twitter message from an account containi Full Article at USA Today

HOUSTON, May 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- will celebrate its 10th anniversary in Galveston, TX at the Moody Gardens Hotel and Convention Center November 6 – 8, 2012. A lot has changed in the last ten years. The first event in 2003 had just 23 exhibitors and f Full Article at PR Newswire

FORT WORTH, Texas, May 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- What does a religious pilgrimage that dates back 500 years look like through the eyes of contemporary artists from around the world? As part of the Pilgrimage of the Holy Robe, to be held in Trier, Germany, Full Article at PR Newswire

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. , May 2, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Southern Research today announced that it will collaborate with the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston to develop and validate a high-volume, high-throughput screening platform in thei Full Article at PR Newswire

The recent arrest of Higinio O. Ochoa III, of Galveston, Texas -- allegedly a member of the Anonymous-linked CabinCr3w --generated considerable amusement (and some unbearably bad puns) when it was reported that the FBI tracked him down using photos he ha Full Article at PC World

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The fiancé of the woman charged with fatally shooting a mother from the Houston area and stealing her 3-day-old child said he thought that she had given birth in Galveston weeks earlier and that the baby was being treated in a hospital. Kevin Carter, 26, Full Article at The New York Times

As the reality of the war and the grip of the Union blockade settled upon the South, two brothers who had been among the most successful plantation owners in Texas decided to diversify their holdings — by taking up the dicey new business of blockade-runn Full Article at The New York Times

Historic Headlines Learn about key events in history and their connections to today. On April 16, 1947, America’s worst harbor explosion occurred in Texas City, Tex. , when the French ship Grandcamp, carrying ammonium nitrate fertilizer, caught fire and b Full Article at The New York Times

One of the men accused of pulling the trigger in a series of shootings that killed five people in March 2010 denied any role in them on the witness stand Wednesday. Jeffrey Best is charged with murder in three shootings over eight days. On Wednesday, he Full Article at The Washington Post

For the top stories in tech, follow us on Twitter at PCMag. On Monday, T-Mobile announced a spectrum swap with Leap Wireless that should equate to better spectrum coverage around certain markets. As part of the deal, both sides have petitioned the Feder Full Article at PC Magazine

T-Mobile and its joint venture with Cook Inlet have agreed to a spectrum-swapping deal with Leap Wireless International and Leap's majority-owned Savary Island Wireless. Financial details were not disclosed. Operating in select U.S. markets, Leap Wireles Full Article at Top Tech News

SURFSIDE BEACH, Texas, April 8 (UPI) -- Texas police say they suspect a fatal shooting was connected to a large Gulf Coast beach party that was advertised on social media. One person was killed and two others were injured when gunfire broke out at Surfsi Full Article at United Press International

TEXAS CITY, Texas, April 5 (UPI) -- The parents of a disabled 10-year-old Texas boy whose body was found in a box are now charged in his death, authorities say. Texas City police said Tina Louise Madrid, 42, of Texas City was arrested Wednesday and was h Full Article at United Press International

FARMERS BRANCH, Texas, April 5, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- El Paso Mayor John Cook is the latest city official to sign an "International Year of Cooperatives" proclamation, signifying the critical role that the nine Texas credit unions that make up Full Article at PR Newswire

Metadata included in this image helped FBI agents close in on Hinginio Ochoa. He's suspected of hacking the websites of at least four police groups and in some cases publishing officers' personal information. A Texas man has been criminally charged with Full Article at Ars Technica