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La Marque loses a longtime gem

Ingram's Jewelry, a longtime La Marque business, is bidding farewell June 30 as its owners Bruce and LaDell Ingram plan to retire. The shop opened in 1946.

AP Texas News

HOUSTON — The Astrodome, a now-empty showplace that has hosted everyone from Elvis Presley to Hurricane Katrina evacuees, should be turned into a multipurpose facility that could spark fresh interest in the city of Houston, a group of consultants recommended Wednesday.

May 23, 2012

WACO — A Muslim U.S. soldier accused of planning to bomb Fort Hood troops says he wasn't seeking vengeance but justice for people in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to a recording played at his federal trial Wednesday.

May 23, 2012

FORT WORTH — Jason Dufner has won twice in the last four weeks after never winning before on the PGA Tour, yet has struggled at the Colonial.

May 23, 2012

HOUSTON — The mother of a teenage Dallas runaway who gave authorities a false name and wound up deported to South America has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against officials with the Justice Department and Homeland Security contending her daughter was illegally detained and deported.

May 23, 2012

McALLEN — The former Mexican state governor whom U.S. prosecutors accuse of investing drug cartel bribes worth millions of dollars in Texas real estate does not own the properties in question and is innocent of the allegations, his lawyer said Wednesday.

May 23, 2012

HOUSTON — The Astrodome was once the envy of other cities, a fully air conditioned facility with a translucent roof that kept out the heat and humidity, gave synthetic grass its name, made Houston a sports entertainment destination and sparked the imaginations of baseball lovers, concert-goers and some of the country's most creative minds.

May 23, 2012

HOUSTON — J.D. Martinez hit the go-ahead RBI single in the sixth inning and Jose Altuve had a solo homer to give the Houston Astros a 2-1 win over the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday night.

May 22, 2012

McALLEN — The former governor of a Mexican state bordering Texas accepted millions of dollars in bribes from drug cartels and invested the money in Texas real estate, federal prosecutors alleged in two forfeiture cases filed Tuesday.

May 22, 2012

DALLAS — The Boy Scouts of America is trying to recruit a new generation of kids to join its troops with high-energy, high-tech activities that include thrill-inducing zip lines at a new adventure camp, apps and a television show.

May 22, 2012

GALVESTON — The Coast Guard has suspended its search for six people reported missing in the Gulf of Mexico, two days after a mayday call said they were abandoning their sinking fishing boat in the waters off Galveston.

May 22, 2012

HOUSTON — Pups in her womb, a large eye visible behind the rib cage, one baby stuck in the birth canal: all fossilized evidence that this ancient marine beast, the Ichthyosaur, died in childbirth.

May 22, 2012

SAN ANTONIO — Eighteen wins in a row, and eight more victories to go.

May 22, 2012

PLANO — PGA Tour rookie Harris English shot a course best and International Finals America qualifying record 60 and easily qualified for the British Open on Monday.

May 21, 2012

BROWNSVILLE — Jurors convicted the founder of a Texas cargo airline on child pornography charges Monday, siding with prosecutors who said he had explicit online chats with undercover officers posing as young teenage girls and collected numerous illegal images.

May 21, 2012

BROWNSVILLE — Jurors began deliberating Monday in the child pornography case against the founder of a Texas cargo airline, deciding whether to believe prosecutors' claim that he had explicit online chats with undercover agents posing as young teenage girls and collected numerous illegal images.

May 21, 2012