http://www.mail.com/locations/2982-texas.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.23/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/locations/2982-texas.html http://www.mail.com/news/us/1861142-police-chief-sign-fear-slain-attorney.html KAUFMAN, Texas (AP) — Authorities don't know whether a Texas prosecutor who had extensive experience with organized crime feared for his life before he was fatally shot, but they're poring through the cases he handled for leads to his killer, officials said Friday. No arrests have been made since Assistant District Attorney Mark Hasse was gunned down Thur... Sat, 02 Feb 2013 00:46:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1861142-police-chief-sign-fear-slain-attorney.html 2013-02-02T00:46:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1861700-refining-margins-boost-4q-profit-exxon-mobil.html DALLAS (AP) — Exxon Mobil Corp. said Friday that fourth-quarter earnings rose 6 percent to $9.95 billion with help from higher refining profit margins. The oil giant barely missed a record for full-year earnings. It earned $44.88 billion in 2012, about $340 million shy of its 2008 mark of $45.22 billion, an all-time high for a publicly traded company. ... Sat, 02 Feb 2013 00:04:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1861700-refining-margins-boost-4q-profit-exxon-mobil.html 2013-02-02T00:04:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1861466-report-rb-foster-considering-heart-procedure.html HOUSTON (AP) — Houston Texans running back Arian Foster says he's considering a heart procedure to address a condition that forced him out of a game. Foster told the NFL Network's Alex Flanagan on Thursday that he will "likely undergo" a heart ablation in about a month. An ablation involves the use of a catheter to correct structural problems that can lea... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 11:13:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1861466-report-rb-foster-considering-heart-procedure.html 2013-02-01T11:13:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1859660-winter-x-games-snowmobiler-dies-colo-crash.html DENVER (AP) — Caleb Moore was a Texas kid drawn to the snow, rehearsing complicated tricks on a snowmobile into a foam pit back home until they became second nature and ready for the mountains. With his younger brother following along and constantly pushing him, Moore became a rising talent in action sports. The innovative freestyle snowmobile rider, who ... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 02:47:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1859660-winter-x-games-snowmobiler-dies-colo-crash.html 2013-02-01T02:47:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1858682-randy-travis-admits-driving-drunk-probation.html SHERMAN, Texas (AP) — Randy Travis pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated Thursday in a case that began last summer when the country music star was found naked after crashing his Pontiac Trans Am. Travis received two years of probation, a $2,000 fine and a 180-day suspended jail sentence. If he doesn't successfully complete the probation, he will fac... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 01:52:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1858682-randy-travis-admits-driving-drunk-probation.html 2013-02-01T01:52:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1857804-rudy-gay-heads-to-toronto-grizzlies-makeover.html Rudy Gay is on his way to Toronto in the latest and most dramatic move in the Memphis Grizzlies' money-motivated makeover. The Grizzlies agreed to trade their star swingman to the Raptors on Wednesday, parting with the leading scorer on a team that has aspirations of making a run in the powerful Western Conference. The Raptors gave up point guard Jose Cal... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 03:49:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1857804-rudy-gay-heads-to-toronto-grizzlies-makeover.html 2013-01-31T03:49:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1858100-no-1-baylor-routs-texas-tech-90-60.html LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Brittney Griner took down another record Wednesday night, prompting coach Kim Mulkey to reminisce about when the senior first arrived at Baylor. Griner snapped the Big 12 women's scoring record while pouring in 40 points, leading the top-ranked Lady Bears to a 90-60 victory over Texas Tech. "When Brittney came four years I told every... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 03:24:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1858100-no-1-baylor-routs-texas-tech-90-60.html 2013-01-31T03:24:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1857170-ten-years-loss-space-shuttle-columbia.html CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — He was just 8 when NASA lost the space shuttle Columbia and he lost his astronaut mom. Now, 10 years later, Iain Clark is a young man on the cusp of college with a master's rating in scuba diving and three parachute jumps in his new log book. His mother, Dr. Laurel Clark, loved scuba and skydiving. So did her flight surgeon hus... Wed, 30 Jan 2013 23:04:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1857170-ten-years-loss-space-shuttle-columbia.html 2013-01-30T23:04:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1856796-fort-hood-suspect-faces-execution.html FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) — The Army psychiatrist charged in the Fort Hood shooting rampage still faces the death penalty if convicted in the worst mass shooting on a U.S. military installation, a judge ruled Wednesday. A trial date was not set for Maj. Nidal Hasan, whose attorneys say he wants to plead guilty to 13 counts of premeditated murder and 32 counts... Wed, 30 Jan 2013 22:57:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1856796-fort-hood-suspect-faces-execution.html 2013-01-30T22:57:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1855948-kinder-morgan-energy-buying-copano-32b.html HOUSTON (AP) — Kinder Morgan Energy Partners will acquire the natural gas company Copano Energy LLC for about $3.2 billion in stock, giving the energy transportation and storage company more access to oil and gas-rich territory in Texas, Wyoming and Oklahoma. Including the assumption of debt, the deal is valued at around $5 billion. Copano largely serves ... Wed, 30 Jan 2013 11:13:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1855948-kinder-morgan-energy-buying-copano-32b.html 2013-01-30T11:13:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1855702-winter-x-contender-crashes-critical-condition.html DENVER (AP) — Caleb Moore grew up racing all-terrain vehicles in Texas but later switched to snowmobiles, learning to do tricks and flips far from the mountain slopes. He was a fast learner, going from beginner to a fierce competitor in action sports in a short time. But his run could end after a crash last week during the Winter X Games left him in criti... Wed, 30 Jan 2013 07:30:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1855702-winter-x-contender-crashes-critical-condition.html 2013-01-30T07:30:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1855468-snowmobiler-critical-condition-winter-x.html DENVER (AP) — Snowmobiler Caleb Moore was in critical condition Tuesday in a Colorado hospital after a dramatic crash at the Winter X Games in Aspen, and a relative said the family wasn't hopeful about the 25-year-old's chances for survival. Moore was performing a flip Thursday when he clipped the top of a jump and went over the handlebars and landed face... Wed, 30 Jan 2013 03:28:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1855468-snowmobiler-critical-condition-winter-x.html 2013-01-30T03:28:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1854908-grandson-oil-tycoon-t-boone-pickens-dies.html FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A 21-year-old grandson of Texas oil tycoon T. Boone Pickens died Tuesday after being rushed to a hospital in Fort Worth, according to police and a family spokesman. Thomas Boone Pickens IV, who went by Ty, was a junior at Texas Christian University. Pickens' spokesman, Jay Rosser, called the death an "unspeakable family tragedy" a... Tue, 29 Jan 2013 23:45:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1854908-grandson-oil-tycoon-t-boone-pickens-dies.html 2013-01-29T23:45:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1852902-texas-womans-execution-halted-da-wont-appeal.html HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — The first woman scheduled to be executed in the U.S. since 2010 won a reprieve Tuesday, mere hours before she was scheduled to be taken to the Texas death chamber. State District Judge Larry Mitchell, in Dallas, rescheduled Kimberly McCarthy's punishment for April 3 so lawyers for the former nursing home therapist could have more ... Tue, 29 Jan 2013 20:42:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1852902-texas-womans-execution-halted-da-wont-appeal.html 2013-01-29T20:42:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1853786-iverson-rules-basketball-return-d-league.html PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Allen Iverson is taking a pass on the D-League. Iverson, the 2001 NBA MVP, has turned down an opportunity to return to basketball with the Dallas Mavericks' Development League affiliate. He posted a series of tweets on Tuesday explaining his decision to decline an offer from Texas Legends' co-owner Donnie Nelson to join the team. ... Tue, 29 Jan 2013 19:03:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1853786-iverson-rules-basketball-return-d-league.html 2013-01-29T19:03:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1852650-rockets-hand-jazz-worst-loss-125-80.html SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Houston Rockets had plenty of trouble getting to Salt Lake City as a blizzard left them grounded for a while in western Colorado. Once they arrived, they made the Jazz pay, rolling to a 125-80 victory on Monday night and handing Utah the most-lopsided home loss in franchise history. "We could have had Michael Jordan in his prime ... Tue, 29 Jan 2013 04:46:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1852650-rockets-hand-jazz-worst-loss-125-80.html 2013-01-29T04:46:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1851834-surviving-band-member-leads-police-to-bodies.html MONTERREY, Mexico (AP) — The Colombian-style music group was playing at a ranch in northern Mexico when at least 10 gunmen entered the warehouse where the private party was being held and forced them and several crew members into waiting vehicles, a survivor of the attack told authorities. Nuevo Leon state security spokesman Jorge Domene said the survivor... Tue, 29 Jan 2013 01:09:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1851834-surviving-band-member-leads-police-to-bodies.html 2013-01-29T01:09:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1852458-big-12-ads-discussing-pros-cons-staying-10.html IRVING, Texas (AP) — Big 12 athletic directors spent several hours Monday discussing the pros and cons of maintaining their 10-team configuration or eventually making additions to the conference — or maybe doing something in between. League commissioner Bob Bowlsby repeated what he has said before "that our current composition is terrific for us" but the ... Tue, 29 Jan 2013 00:53:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1852458-big-12-ads-discussing-pros-cons-staying-10.html 2013-01-29T00:53:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1852232-arrests-us-borders-up-year.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A year after Border Patrol apprehensions of illegal border crossers plunged to the lowest levels in nearly 40 years agents have seen a slight increase in arrests, according to Border Patrol arrest data obtained by The Associated Press. In the budget year that ended in September, Border Patrol agents arrested 356,873 would-be border cross... Mon, 28 Jan 2013 23:17:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1852232-arrests-us-borders-up-year.html 2013-01-28T23:17:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1851740-randy-travis-to-enter-drunken-driving-plea.html SHERMAN, Texas (AP) — Country music star Randy Travis is expected to enter a guilty plea this week in a drunken-driving case in North Texas, where he was arrested over the summer naked after crashing his Pontiac Trans Am. Details of the plea agreement will be released following Travis' court appearance Thursday in Sherman, Grayson County District Attorney... Mon, 28 Jan 2013 23:17:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1851740-randy-travis-to-enter-drunken-driving-plea.html 2013-01-28T23:17:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1851956-whitney-houstons-mother-words-bobby-brown.html NEW YORK (AP) — Cissy Houston has a few words, and a few more, for Bobby Brown. In "Remembering Whitney," the mother of the late Whitney Houston writes that from the start she had doubted whether Brown was right for her daughter. And she thinks that Whitney might not have ended up so "deep" into drugs had they not stayed together. "I d... Mon, 28 Jan 2013 22:17:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1851956-whitney-houstons-mother-words-bobby-brown.html 2013-01-28T22:17:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1851888-texas-womans-execution-1st-us-2010.html HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A Texas woman convicted of the gruesome slaying and robbery of her neighbor, a retired 71-year-old college psychology professor, is set to be the first woman put to death in the United States since 2010. A Dallas County jury already found former nursing home therapist Kimberly McCarthy guilty of the 1997 killing when evidence at t... Mon, 28 Jan 2013 20:15:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1851888-texas-womans-execution-1st-us-2010.html 2013-01-28T20:15:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1851258-charges-dropped-1-texas-campus-shooting.html HOUSTON (AP) — A Houston-area sheriff is defending the arrest of a 22-year-old man who authorities initially believed was involved in a shooting that wounded him and two others at a community college. Harris County Sheriff Adrian Garcia said Monday that two eyewitnesses at first identified Carlton Berry as the shooter. Garcia says further investigation sh... Mon, 28 Jan 2013 20:14:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1851258-charges-dropped-1-texas-campus-shooting.html 2013-01-28T20:14:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1851034-money-fears-vs-real-benefits-medicaid-choice.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama thinks his health care law makes states an offer they can't refuse. Whether to expand Medicaid, the federal-state program for the poor and disabled, could be the most important decision facing governors and legislatures this year. The repercussions go beyond their budgets, directly affecting the well-being of resid... Mon, 28 Jan 2013 15:54:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1851034-money-fears-vs-real-benefits-medicaid-choice.html 2013-01-28T15:54:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1849250-billions-gas-drilling-royalties-transform-lives.html PITTSBURGH (AP) — Private landowners are reaping billions of dollars in royalties each year from the boom in natural gas drilling, transforming lives and livelihoods even as the windfall provides only a modest boost to the broader economy. In Pennsylvania alone, royalty payments could top $1.2 billion for 2012, according to an Associated Press analysis th... Mon, 28 Jan 2013 03:33:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1849250-billions-gas-drilling-royalties-transform-lives.html 2013-01-28T03:33:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1848336-no-1-baylor-women-beat-no-20-oklahoma-82-65.html WACO, Texas (AP) — Brittney Griner now has the record she has always wanted. How about a block party for the two-time All-American from Baylor who already holds the NCAA women's record with 11 dunks and is a three-point play from becoming the Big 12's career scoring leader. Griner set the NCAA career record for blocked shots, getting the record-tying and ... Sat, 26 Jan 2013 19:55:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1848336-no-1-baylor-women-beat-no-20-oklahoma-82-65.html 2013-01-26T19:55:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1848028-trying-to-unlock-secrets-dead-serial-killer.html ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The suspect, hands and feet shackled, fidgeted in his chair, chuckling at times as he confessed to a brutal killing. Israel Keyes showed no remorse as he described in merciless detail how he'd abducted and strangled an 18-year-old woman, then demanded ransom, pretending she was alive. As the two prosecutors questioned him, they we... Sat, 26 Jan 2013 16:53:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1848028-trying-to-unlock-secrets-dead-serial-killer.html 2013-01-26T16:53:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1847318-parker-cut-returns-to-lead-spurs-mavs.html DALLAS (AP) — Tony Parker writhed in pain alone under the basket, his hand covering the same left eye that was seriously injured last summer when the San Antonio guard was a bystander in a bottle-throwing melee at a nightclub. He stayed down the entire 20 seconds of a Dallas possession on the other end because no foul was called, and he had to be pulled a... Sat, 26 Jan 2013 04:06:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1847318-parker-cut-returns-to-lead-spurs-mavs.html 2013-01-26T04:06:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1847196-armstrong-meeting-with-usada-appears-unlikely.html AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Lance Armstrong's lawyers say the cyclist will talk more about drug use in the sport, just likely not to the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency that led the effort to strip him of his Tour de France titles. In a testy exchange of letters and statements revealing the gulf between the two sides, USADA urged Armstrong to testify under oath to help ... Sat, 26 Jan 2013 02:37:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1847196-armstrong-meeting-with-usada-appears-unlikely.html 2013-01-26T02:37:00Z