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The Lone Star State

"There is a growing feeling that perhaps Texas is really another country, a place where the skies, the disasters, the diamonds, the politicians, the women, the fortunes, the football players and the murders are all bigger than anywhere else." - Pete Hamill

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April 2008
- Rangers Beat Toronto on Wild Pitch in 14th Inning
  
  Associated Press | Apr 16, 08 11:44 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Frank Catalanotto scored the go-ahead run on A.J. Burnett's wild pitch in the 14th inning and the Texas Rangers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 7-5 Wednesday night, snapping a five-game losing streak. With the bullpen depleted, Burnett (1-1) relieved in the 14th. Burnett, who started in Texas on Sunday, became Toronto's ninth pitcher of the game, tying a team record. More »
- Bloody Drug Wars Rock Mexican Town
  
  New York Times | Apr 16, 08 4:25 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Bloody drug wars are ravaging the Mexican town of Ciudad Juarez—across the Rio Grande from El Paso, Texas—despite desperate attempts at control by the government. After 210 lives were claimed by the battles between cartels in the first three months of 2008, President Felipe Calderon sent over 2,000 soldiers to the area in late March, the New York Times reports. More »
- Matthews Rallies Angels, Sends Rangers to 5th Straight Loss
  
  Associated Press | Apr 15, 08 6:47 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Gary Matthews Jr. snapped out of a slump with a tiebreaking, three-run double, and the Los Angeles Angels rallied to beat Texas 7-4 on Tuesday as the Rangers ended their first homestand of the season with their fifth straight loss. Matthews was in a 3-for-27 slide before his double to left-center in the sixth inning off Josh Rupe (0-1) broke a 4-all tie. More »
- Texas Officials Justify Splitting Sect Families
  
  Houston Chronicle | Apr 15, 08 4:09 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Texas family-services officials today defended their decision to separate the mothers and children removed from a polygamous Mormon sect last week as the only way to get at the truth about alleged child abuse, the Houston Chronicle reports. Fifty-seven of the 139 mothers were forced to leave the group of children staying at the San Angelo Coliseum, and most returned to the sect’s Eldorado ranch. More »
- Jenna Picks de la Renta Design
  
  Washington Post | Apr 15, 08 1:37 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Jenna Bush will walk down the aisle in a “casual” Oscar de la Renta gown that suits her "organic and low key" May 10 wedding. Think organza, embroidery, matte beading, and a small train, but don’t expect pictures. Her intended, Henry Hager, doesn’t want to see the dress before the big day, reports the Washington Post , citing the upcoming Vogue . More »
- Santana Pitches Angels Past Rangers
  
  Associated Press | Apr 14, 08 10:46 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Ervin Santana rebounded from a three-run first to pitch seven strong innings, Mike Napoli homered and Los Angeles handed the Texas Rangers their fourth straight loss, 7-4 Monday night. Closer Francisco Rodriguez pitched a perfect ninth for his fourth save in five chances for the Angels, who had lost seven of their last eight against Texas. More »
- Moms Return to Polygamist Ranch
  
  Associated Press | Apr 14, 08 8:28 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Nearly 140 women from a polygamist sect returned home today as officials moved their kids to a new shelter, the AP reports. The mothers had joined 416 children who were seized by Texas troopers 2 weeks ago and taken to a historic fort. Today officials moved the kids to a sports center in San Angelo, Texas after the women complained of poor living conditions. More »
- Poor Conditions Behind Moving of Sect's Kids
  
  Houston Chronicle | Apr 14, 08 3:46 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Over 400 children seized from a polygamist sect are being bused to a more "suitable" location from their current West Texas housing, a state official tells the Houston Chronicle . Women inside Fort Concho complained over the weekend of cramped conditions at the temporary shelter. The state plans to ask a court Thursday for custody of the children. More »
- Polygamist Moms Beg Governor for Help
  
  Associated Press | Apr 14, 08 5:25 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Mothers from a polygamist Texas sect are appealing to the governor to investigate the welfare of their children in state custody, AP reports. Three moms sent a letter claiming that several of the 416 kids seized in a raid on their compound because of suspected child abuse have been hospitalized, and that state custody is "traumatizing" them. More »
- Blue Jays Edge Rangers in 10
  
  Associated Press | Apr 13, 08 8:52 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Joe Inglett drove in the tie-breaking run with a sacrifice fly in the 10th inning, B.J. Ryan earned his first save in more than a year and the Toronto Blue Jays completed a three-game sweep of the Texas Rangers with a 5-4 victory Sunday. Ryan was activated before the game barely 11 months after undergoing elbow ligament replacement surgery. More »
- Halladay Stymies Rangers
  
  Associated Press | Apr 13, 08 10:28 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Roy Halladay threw a six-hit complete game, and Aaron Hill drove in three runs to lead the Toronto Blue Jays past the Texas Rangers 4-1 last night. Marlon Byrd broke up Halladay's shutout bid with an RBI double with one out in the ninth. Halladay (2-1) struck out six, walked one and threw 109 pitches for his 32nd complete game. More »
- Police Fear Stonewall by Polygamist Settlers
  
  Associated Press | Apr 13, 08 8:35 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Warren Jeffs' hand-picked, devoted settlers may refuse to testify against his polygamist compound in Texas, officials fear—making it tough to win cases of suspected child abuse. "All these girls are taught from the cradle not to trust anybody from the outside—especially the government," Utah's attorney general said. "We're the beast. We're the devil." More »
- Hansbrough Wins Wooden Award
  
  Associated Press | Apr 12, 08 8:06 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - He already earned an armful, but Tyler Hansbrough took one last bit of brass Friday night. The North Carolina junior won the John R. Wooden Award as college basketball's top player, giving him essentially a sweep of the season's individual honors, including The Associated Press college basketball player of the year award. "It means a lot," said Hansbrough, who finished fifth in the voting for the award last year. More »