AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Lance Armstrong’s $100 million fraud trial is months away, yet his fight with the government and former teammate-turned-rival Floyd Landis is heating up. Armstrong wants to bar testimony and evidence, including the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency report that led to his downfall. Landis doesn’t want Armstrong telling jurors about his own doping…… MORE
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Gerrymandering Texas leads GOP to House seats increase
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Voting districts drawn by Texas’ Republican-controlled Legislature helped the party win nearly four more U.S. House seats than it otherwise would have in the last election, which was more than any other state, an Associated Press analysis of the results of federal and state legislative races found. Gerrymandering, in which the…… MORE
Morning News: Brent Pfieffer and the Uber World Record
Did Stubie’s friend set an Uber world record for longest trip? We talked to him about a crazy ride he gave to some travelers.… MORE
Security Upgrades Added to Dallas Emergency Siren System
DALLAS (AP) – Officials in Dallas say they’ve completed security upgrades to the city’s outdoor sirens that will prevent the kind of “malicious activation” that caused the emergency system to blare across the city in April. Authorities said in a statement Monday that the city’s more than 150 sirens now have “constant encrypted communication.” They…… MORE
Improper Teacher-Student Relationship Bill Signed by Governor Abbott
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Gov. Greg Abbott has signed into law a crackdown on inappropriate relationships between teachers and students. The measure requires principals and superintendents to report inappropriate teacher-student relationships or face jail time and fines up to $10,000. The teacher’s family could also lose access to the teacher’s pension. It further mandates that…… MORE