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<language>en-us</language><item><title>Hermine remnants dumps nearly 15 inches of rain in some areas of Central Texas </title><description><![CDATA[AUSTIN AMERICAN-STATESMAN: When forecasters predicted how much rain the remnants of Tropical Storm Hermine could pour onto Central Texas early Wednesday, they estimated that most of the area would see 1 to 3 more inches of rain, with isolated regions getting 12 inches or more...]]></description><link>http://www.riograndeguardian.com/statex.asp?story_no=1</link></item>
<item><title>Fire marshal backs arson finding in man's execution</title><description><![CDATA[AUSTIN AMERICAN-STATESMAN: The State Fire Marshal's Office stands behind its controversial conclusion that Cameron Todd Willingham started the house fire that killed his three children in 1991, contradicting arson experts and scientists who insist the agency relied on bad science in its investigation...]]></description><link>http://www.riograndeguardian.com/statex.asp?story_no=2</link></item>
<item><title>Embry: ‘Budget crises will be a permanent feature of state government’</title><description><![CDATA[AUSTIN AMERICAN-STATESMAN: We start this morning with Texas Monthly’s Paul Burka, who, in the magazine’s October issue, lays out a plan for balancing the state budget...]]></description><link>http://www.riograndeguardian.com/statex.asp?story_no=3</link></item>
<item><title>Texas sex offender registry in danger?</title><description><![CDATA[AUSTIN AMERICAN-STATESMAN: In the Texas Department of Public Safety's proposed budget for the next two years, officials warn that if they must reduce spending by 15 percent, a high-profile public registry of sex offenders will have to go away...]]></description><link>http://www.riograndeguardian.com/statex.asp?story_no=4</link></item>
<item><title>Report: Texas Enterprise Fund falls short on jobs</title><description><![CDATA[AUSTIN AMERICAN-STATESMAN: The Texas Enterprise Fund, which backs major economic development projects in the state, has fallen short of the job creation targets Gov...]]></description><link>http://www.riograndeguardian.com/statex.asp?story_no=5</link></item>
<item><title>Racial slur leaves 3 firefighters out of work</title><description><![CDATA[HOUSTON CHRONICLE: Houston's acting fire chief has fired three firefighters, saying they were each culpable in an incident where a racial epithet was entered on an EMS report using an ambulance computer terminal...]]></description><link>http://www.riograndeguardian.com/statex.asp?story_no=6</link></item>
<item><title>Tomball migrant foe isn't done yet</title><description><![CDATA[HOUSTON CHRONICLE: Derek Townsend Sr...]]></description><link>http://www.riograndeguardian.com/statex.asp?story_no=7</link></item>
<item><title>State ethics probe focuses on Quan's campaign finances</title><description><![CDATA[HOUSTON CHRONICLE: The Texas Ethics Commission is investigating whether Gordon Quan, the Democratic candidate for county judge, has failed to report some campaign expenditures...]]></description><link>http://www.riograndeguardian.com/statex.asp?story_no=8</link></item>
<item><title>Border-patrolling drones to call Texas base home</title><description><![CDATA[HOUSTON CHRONICLE: Flanked by two area congressmen, U...]]></description><link>http://www.riograndeguardian.com/statex.asp?story_no=9</link></item>
<item><title>UH renovation raises concerns for researchers</title><description><![CDATA[HOUSTON CHRONICLE: Scientists at the University of Houston are worried the $10 million renovation of an aging building near the western edge of campus will jeopardize expensive equipment and research projects...]]></description><link>http://www.riograndeguardian.com/statex.asp?story_no=10</link></item>
<item><title>Hermine's remnants soak D-FW, force evacuations</title><description><![CDATA[FORT WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM: Tropical Depression Hermine moved out of North Texas more ferociously than it moved in, dumping torrential rains Wednesday morning that caused widespread flooding and resulted in the death of one man at a low-water crossing in Johnson County...]]></description><link>http://www.riograndeguardian.com/statex.asp?story_no=11</link></item>
<item><title>Statewide smoking ban being prepped for next legislative session

</title><description><![CDATA[FORT WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM: Undaunted by failure in last year's legislative session, supporters of a statewide smoking ban are gearing up to resurrect the measure to combat what they say is a public-health menace caused by secondhand smoke...]]></description><link>http://www.riograndeguardian.com/statex.asp?story_no=12</link></item>
<item><title>Standoff over White's tax returns still threatens fate of gubernatorial debate</title><description><![CDATA[DALLAS MORNING NEWS: In the matchup between Rick Perry   and Bill White  for governor, the most vocal, unrelenting conflict has centered not on policy differences but on three years' worth of White's tax returns...]]></description><link>http://www.riograndeguardian.com/statex.asp?story_no=13</link></item>
<item><title>Study shows majority of Texas companies given taxpayer money to create jobs failed to meet goals </title><description><![CDATA[DALLAS MORNING NEWS: Two-thirds of the companies given taxpayer money from a job-creation fund that Gov...]]></description><link>http://www.riograndeguardian.com/statex.asp?story_no=14</link></item>
<item><title>Perry’s book release delayed</title><description><![CDATA[SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS: Last May, Little, Brown and Co...]]></description><link>http://www.riograndeguardian.com/statex.asp?story_no=15</link></item>
<item><title>A&amp;M System Examines Professors' Revenue Generation</title><description><![CDATA[TEXAS TRIBUNE: Like a conglomerate auditing balance sheets, the Texas A&M University System has for six months been dissecting the financial contribution of every faculty member on its 11 campuses, subtracting the salary of each from the tuition and research money he or she brings in...]]></description><link>http://www.riograndeguardian.com/statex.asp?story_no=16</link></item>
<item><title>Fighting the Power Lines to Protect Hill Country Vistas</title><description><![CDATA[TEXAS TRIBUNE: As Robert Weatherford's Ford Expedition climbs and dips through the Hill Country, over creeks beds and past oak-covered slopes, he explains the sensitivities of the residents who populate this rugged yet placid area of Central Texas...]]></description><link>http://www.riograndeguardian.com/statex.asp?story_no=17</link></item>
<item><title>Lawmakers Urge a Change in How Inmates are Counted</title><description><![CDATA[TEXAS TRIBUNE: Though she represented her Dallas district in the Texas House for more than a decade, former state Rep...]]></description><link>http://www.riograndeguardian.com/statex.asp?story_no=18</link></item>
<item><title>Senator: Request for more benefit workers may be too high</title><description><![CDATA[AUSTIN AMERICAN-STATESMAN: A key state lawmaker on Wednesday said it might not be necessary to approve all 1,547 new workers that the Health and Human Services Commission has requested to enroll Texans in food stamps and Medicaid...]]></description><link>http://www.riograndeguardian.com/statex.asp?story_no=19</link></item>
<item><title>Flores threatens to sue House foe</title><description><![CDATA[POLITICO: Texas Republican congressional candidate Bill Flores says Democratic Rep...]]></description><link>http://www.riograndeguardian.com/statex.asp?story_no=20</link></item>

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