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Thousands protest proposed immigration bills


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Published Feb. 22, 2011 at 6:14 p.m.

Thousands gathered in Austin Tuesday to protest immigration bills that are scheduled to go before state lawmakers. They call them anti-immigration, and they want the bills thrown out ... A number of sheriffs and police chiefs from across Texas have joined the fight ...   ... The group met at Waterloo Park in downtown Austin and marched together to the south steps of the Texas Capitol for an afternoon rally. Chants of “Si se puede!” filled the park as the crowd grew. They are hopeful

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Miss San Antonio to judge: Let me keep my crown


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Published Feb. 22, 2011 at 5:58 p.m.

SAN ANTONIO -- Miss San Antonio takes her case to a district judge today, asking to keep her crown ... With perfect poise, Domonique Ramirez entered the courtroom to take the witness stand ... Pageant organizers claim she was chronically late for appearances, was overweight at times and wasn't upholding their standards ... She was 7 minutes early to her court appearance. Ramirez is in court asking for a temporary injunction that would bar the pageant from giving her title to the "runner-up."

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The San Antonio Spurs were outstanding in the first half of the year


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Published Feb. 22, 2011 at 5:45 p.m.

The Spurs rolled into the All-Star break with a 46-10 record which was the best in the NBA ... They are six games ahead of the Mavericks in the Southwest Division and the Mavericks have the second best record in the Western Conference ... The Spurs will look to continue to limit the minutes that [ ... ] ...

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Man dies from injuries sustained in January crash


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Published Feb. 22, 2011 at 5:05 p.m.

Jesus Villarreal, 60, died at Odyssey Hospice around 3:40 p.m. Monday, according to the Bexar County medical examiner's office.San Antonio police said Villarreal walked into oncoming traffic around 7 p.m. Jan. 28 on West Commerce and North Calaveras streets ...

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Pedestrian killed in crash identified


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Published Feb. 22, 2011 at 5:02 p.m.

Renard Jenkins, 46, was pronounced dead at Brooke Army Medical Center about 20 minutes after he was struck while walking across a street last Tuesday, according to the Bexar County medical examiner's office.The medical examiner's office has ruled Jenkins' death was an accident, and Johnson is not expected to face any criminal charges in connection with the crash ...

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Local bakery fires suspected illegal immigrants


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Published Feb. 22, 2011 at 4:53 p.m.

The company, which employs about 500 and provides baked goods to food service operators and restaurants, underwent an audit by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement last year, said Kay Grimes, Lone Star Bakery's corporate attorney ... When ICE came back Feb. 2 with a list of about 200 employees who were suspected of being in the country illegally, Lone Star had two weeks to prove they were eligible to work in the U.S., fire the employees or face criminal charges, Grimes said ...

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Home prices hit post-bust lows in some cities, but not S.A.


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Published Feb. 22, 2011 at 4:42 p.m.

 WASHINGTON (AP) -- Home prices in a majority of major U.S. cities tracked by a private trade group have fallen to their lowest levels since the housing bubble burst ... San Antonio paints a different picture, however. Notable in the Alamo City is the steady increase in the average and median home sales prices in January, according to the San Antonio Board of Realtors. The average sales price for single family residential homes in January 2011 was $179,802 -- a 3 percent increase from January

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Missing pieces: Motorist's story has gaping holes, SAPD says


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Published Feb. 22, 2011 at 2:15 p.m.

SAN ANTONIO -- It's the kind of story that reeks responsible motorist who could be called a hero. But after a closer look at the facts and the scene of a rollover west of downtown San Antonio, investigators came to a different conclusion ... In fact, San Antonio police said the accident didn't match the alleged hero's story ... According to police, a man driving an SUV crashed into the lot of an auto shop and used car lot. It happened after 6 a.m. near the corner of N. Zarzamora and Henry. The

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BCSO: Woman Acted As 'Lure' In Robberies


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Published Feb. 22, 2011 at 2:08 p.m.

Bexar County sheriff's detectives have arrested a northeast side woman who they believe would lure someone to a location so someone else could rob them ...

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I-Team: EPA underreports radiation in America’s drinking water


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Published Feb. 22, 2011 at 1:40 p.m.

HOUSTON --  Americans remain largely in the dark about their true exposure to a number of radioactive contaminants that could be in their drinking water ... Surprisingly, it’s because of intentional decisions by the Environmental Protection Agency, the federal government office that is supposed to protect the nation from contaminated water ... “Where I think the EPA was wrong was in neglecting some natural radioactive materials altogether,” said Dr. Arjun Makhijani, a physicist and former

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