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Modern day snake oil

Look here, someone has solved our drinking water problem! But guess what -- it's not cheap. And its probably not necessary, at least the way this guy envisions it.
Hill Country inventor Terry ...

Killing a cultural tradition

The St. Patrick's Day parade is now dead, apparently due to unevenly applied city regulations.
The Harp and Shamrock Society of Texas has hosted the annual parade for more than four decades in ...

Ponying up phony bills

Attention, all workers of fast food shops, gas stations, retail stores, and like establishments: Always -- always -- be suspicious of people who use very large bills to pay for small items.

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Climbing the courthouse

Really? Again?
Two people were arrested early Tuesday morning after police caught them on the roof of the Bexar County Courthouse.

Police said someone noticed the couple on the roof aro ...

"S.A. police chief admits errors on night of woman's murder"

This is bad all around.
San Antonio police Chief William McManus admitted on Tuesday to "unfortunate errors" made while handling calls hours before officers found a woman raped and murdered ea ...