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03/12/2010

State pitching in $31.2 million to help cover Super Bowl tab
The state comptroller’s estimate means that local taxpayers won't be on the hook for security-related costs.

Download: See letter to host committee

Link: North Texas hosting committee

Full coverage: Super Bowl XLV

Blog: Cowboys Stadium

Dallas County jails get highest inspection results in 7 years
The Dallas County jails got their highest marks in seven years from state jail inspectors this week, but still don't meet standards due to ongoing work to fix a fire safety system in the largest jail building.

Pacquiao's at the head of his sport, in the heart of his nation

Manny Pacquiao works out in Grapevine on Tuesday.

Manny Pacquiao's ascent has made him the undisputed best pound-for-pound boxer in the world.
Photos: Pacquiao, Clottey work out
More boxing coverage
Blog: Cowboys Stadium

Grapevine police find DWI suspect passed out in idling car with daughter in back seat
James Phillip Gildenblatt, 44, faces two felony charges: possession of a controlled substance and driving while intoxicated with a child, said Lt. Todd Dearing, a Grapevine police spokesman.

6-year-old Arlington boy dies after falling from car driven by sister, 14
Police said the teen, who didn't have a driver's license, had just had an argument with her parents when she drove off. It’s unclear whether the teen knew her brother was following her.

Greenville Avenue gearing up for St. Patrick's party

2009 Lower Greenville St. Patrick's Day parade

DMN File

At 11 a.m. Saturday, the annual St. Patrick's Day parade will begin to roll down Greenville Avenue.
Download: Parade map
Fire won't faze party
More St. Patrick's Day events
Weather blog: Saturday forecast

Texas ed board OKs history standards after spat over Tejanos at Alamo
New curriculum standards for U.S. history and other social studies courses won tentative approval from the State Board of Education today, but not before a final skirmish over how to teach the Battle of the Alamo.

Chat replay: The Ticket's Craig Miller answers your Mavericks questions

MICHAEL AINSWORTH / DMN

The Ticket's Craig "Junior" Miller, one of the Gentle Musers on The Dunham and Miller Show mornings from 6-10 a.m. on KTCK-AM 1310 in Dallas, answered your Mavericks questions in a chat today.

Moore on whether Beaubois is backup PG next year

Butler's bad fortune worth the headache

FSSW video: Caron Butler, Rick Carlisle

Blog: Mavericks

Link: The Ticket

Richardson police seek third suspect in rapes of teens targeted through social networking
Two cousins have been arrested in connection with the rape of a 14-year-old last month in Richardson, police said. A third man

TWU faculty senate has 'no confidence' in Chancellor Stuart

Ann Stuart

Members of the Texas Woman’s University faculty senate approved a resolution Friday expressing “no confidence” in Chancellor Ann Stuart. The vote took place during a regularly scheduled faculty senate meeting. Stuart, who also is TWU’s president, addressed the faculty earlier in the meeting in hopes of answering lingering questions over recent budget cuts, the search for a new provost and the morale of the faculty.

Crime blog: Government wants heightened security for some Holy Land defendants
Prosecutors are asking the United States Bureau of Prisons to move the leaders of the defunct Holy Land Foundation to more secure facilities so that their communications with the outside world can be more closely monitored.

FAA proposes fines of $787,500 against American Airlines
The Federal Aviation Administration said Friday it is proposing fines of $787,500 against American Airlines Inc. for improper maintenance involving three different cases.

Deposition begins in former Texas Tech coach Mike Leach's lawsuit against school
Former Texas Tech coach Mike Leach began giving sworn testimony Friday in the lawsuit he filed against the school after he was fired for allegedly mistreating a receiver suffering from the effects of a concussion.

Democrats pare differences over health overhaul
President Barack Obama delayed a scheduled Asian trip as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi forecast final passage of sweeping legislation in days.

For Obama, big agenda and small window for results

Full coverage: Health care reform

Blogs: Politics | Opinion

Retail sales rise unexpectedly in February
The advance, the biggest since November, provided hope that the recovery from the Great Recession is gaining momentum.

Business inventories flat in January

Stocks turn lower after weaker inventories report

Blog: Economy Watch

03/11/2010

Texas education board rejects in-depth study of First Amendment
In a surprise decision in curriculum standards, the board defeated an amendment that would require Texas students be taught the reasons behind the prohibition of a state religion.

Debate continues over standards

Fox News clarifies reports on curriculum

Link: Texas Education Agency

University of North Texas documents show power struggle
It appears the former University of North Texas president was locked in a power struggle with the chancellor of the UNT System over details of running the university.

Bataille: Resignation 'was not of my doing'

Blog: Education

Link: UNT

03/12/2010

2 Dallas-Fort Worth singers booted in surprising 'American Idol'
At the start of Thursday's elimination round of American Idol , Ryan Seacrest hinted that "we could be in for a surprise or two."

Praised and pricey, 3-D TV has arrived

LOUIS DeLUCA/DMN

The sets are expensive and require glasses, but experts are confident the future for 3-D is so bright we'll all soon be wearing the shades.
Blog: Technology

For $25, fans can watch Texas Stadium go out with a bang
Dallas Cowboys fans and North Texans wanting to catch a glimpse of Texas Stadium's implosion at dawn April 11 should heed two pieces of advice: Arrive early and prepare to pay for parking.

Dallas man held on murder charge said victim was burglar
Matthew Adams Jweid, 30, was being held at the Dallas County Jail. His bail had not been set.

Stars, documentaries expected to shine at SXSW Film Festival

Quentin Tarantino will share secrets of genre filmmaking at the “Directing the Dead” panel at 12:30 p.m. Saturday at the SXSW Film Conference and Festival.)

The SXSW Film Conference and Festival was once a small fry compared with SXSW Music, but it gets bigger and better every time, drawing stars such as Quentin Tarantino.
Link: SXSW Film Festival
Blogs: Movies | Music

Denton police arrest sex offender accused of Craigslist stalking
Jeremy Daniel Wicker was jailed because a 21-year-old Denton woman complained to police that he was stalking her after she responded to his online ad seeking a female lead singer for a Christian band, police said.

03/11/2010

Census recruiting workers in Dallas area
The U.S. Census Bureau is looking for more than a few good men and women to fan across North Texas and help encourage residents to return their 2010 census questionnaires.

03/12/2010

Court OKs TV rules opposed by Comcast, Cablevision
A federal court Friday upheld regulations that require cable TV companies to make sports programming and other channels they own available on equal terms to rival TV providers such as satellite companies.

Women homebuilders raising roofs in Dallas area

Frisco-based builder Shelley Reynolds, who owns Reynolds Signature Homes, has two custom homes under construction and two more in the planning stages.

MICHAEL AINSWORTH/DMN

Frisco-based builder Shelley Reynolds has two custom homes under construction and two more in the planning stages.

In North Dallas, a growing number of women are in what has been a boys' club of a business. About 10 percent of the industry's 175,000-member trade group – the National Association of Home Builders – are women.
Map: Dallas-area home sales and prices

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03/11/2010

Plano man arrested in wife's shooting death
36-year-old Minal Bhagat was shot to death by her husband in their Plano home Wednesday night while her two young children and mother were inside.

Irving ISD trustees set to hire Georgia superintendent as district’s new schools chief
Dana T. Bedden, 43, superintendent of the Richmond County School System in Augusta, Ga., will also be the district's first black superintendent. He'll take the reins of a district that was led for 21 years by Jack Singley.

Car dealer sues city of Carrollton, police officer for civil rights violations
Dashcam video of the incident shows a police officer slamming Shomari Staten into a parked car as Staten is pulled to the ground.

Dallas County deputy constable arrests wrong student on truancy warrant at Molina High
Sophia Graham, a deputy in embattled Constable Jaime Cortes' precinct, arrested a female student whose name was similar to that of the male student for whom the warrant was issued.

Dallas Zoo allows early glimpse of Giants of Savanna habitat

Construction is still going in the Giants of the Savanna exhibit at the Dallas Zoo. The 11-acre exhibit plans to open Memorial Day.

VERNON BRYANT/DMN

Officials showed off the current progress on the 11-acre site that will house six elephants and five lions. It is set to open in late May.
Video: Zoo officials discuss exhibit
Full coverage: Dallas Zoo
Link: Giants of Savanna

Energy blog: PUC says Oncor should offer free smart meter tests
Regulations allow customers one free test every four years, but the Public Utility Commission says smart meter installs warrant a clock reset.

Texans shocked by high electric bills blame Oncor's smart meters

Video: Oncor tests smart meter next to analog model

Dallas man convicted of murder, gets life in stabbing death of 67-year-old woman
After deliberating for more than a day, a Dallas county jury returned a verdict of guilty of capital murder in the case of Theron Lacey. Lacey, 28, receives an automatic sentence of life without parole because prosecutors did not seek the death penalty.

New sentencing trial produces longer prison term for killer in Dallas murder
Anthony London, 23, received a new sentencing trial after an appellate court determined that his original jury had been given erroneous instructions regarding the need to be unanimous on whether he had been subject to "sudden passion" before killing Kerwin Holmes seven years ago.

Warm, wet, windy weather has allergies blooming in Dallas
The sneezing season is upon us, as pollen counts soar.

Texas education board member walks out amid race debates
A longtime State Board of Education member accused her colleagues of "whitewashing" curriculum standards Thursday and walked out of the panel's meeting in frustration amid heated debates about race and the inclusion of Hispanics in lesson plans.

Young Masters arts program honors 9 North Texas teens
Those selected for the Texas Commission of the Arts program are awarded the title "Young Master" and receive an annual $2,500 grant to finance advanced studies.

City Hall blog: Austin moves to keep police chief from leaving for Dallas
Austin City Manager Marc Ott today issued a statement regarding recent news of Police Chief Art Acevedo's candidacy for the Police Chief position in Dallas , and stressed his commitment to retaining Acevedo in Austin.

Chat replay: Evan Grant on the Texas Rangers

LOUIS DeLUCA / DMN

Justin Smoak may get his chance to start if Chris Davis cannot prove himself offensively, says Evan Grant.
Greenberg: Rangers sale going smoothly
Blog: Rangers

Standoff with burglary suspect ends peacefully in Oak Cliff
Three young children were in the home when the suspect fled inside, but all left the home unharmed before the arrest. Police said they were not held hostage.

Mortgage rates holding below 5 percent
A government program that has been keeping rates low is scheduled to expire March 31, but the Federal Reserve could extend it.

First-time jobless claims drop slightly

Foreclosure rates see smallest hike in 4 years

Blog: Economy Watch

American Airlines union asks federal board to start countdown to strike
The Transport Workers Union asked the Natioinal Mediation Board today to release it from mediation and start the 30-day cooling off period that could lead to a strike against American Airlines Inc., the union said.

Fox News clarifies reports on Texas' social studies curriculum, but doesn't apologize
After getting ripped by the Texas Education Agency, Fox News on Thursday sought to clarify some of its reports on the state’s social studies curriculum debate.

Vatican names 2 assistant bishops for Dallas diocese
They are the Rev. J. Douglas Deshotel, former pastor of St. Monica Catholic Church; and Monsignor Mark Seitz, pastor of St. Rita Catholic Community.

Thieves steal trailer containing Mesquite Boy Scouts' camping gear
The trailer was taken from the Mimosa Lane Baptist Church parking lot between 7 and 8:20 a.m. Sunday.

Discount grocery chain Aldi holding job fair today in Dallas
Discount grocer Aldi is hosting a hiring fair for cashiers until 11 a.m. today.

Cowboys blog: What actor could play Tom Landry?

DMN File

Robert DeNiro is set to play Vince Lombardi in an ESPN-produced biopic. Who could wear Landry's fedora?
Cowboys best/worst draft picks
Jerry: Free-agent visits start soon
Cowboys patient in free agency

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