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Texas is full of pickup trucks. If a major car company makes it, a Texan either owns one or has tested one.  But new crime stats from the Texas Department of Public Safety show that pickup trucks are also the top vehicles stolen in the Lone Star State.

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Update 5:30 p.m. (Eastern): Three people in total were taken to the hospital, including one in critical condition.

Update 2:55: One shooting victim's name is Jody Neal, according to his uncle and sister, who were interviewed at the scene.

Update 2:50: "The police believe the danger has been mitigated," according to a spokesman for the college. "The school is under control but still being evacuated."

A small college in Houston is on lockdown following what appears to have been a shooting on campus on Tuesday. One suspect has been detained, and a second is possibly on the loose, according to local authorities.

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Governor Bobby Jindal's office is offering a proposal to make Louisiana more competitive for business and residents by eliminating state personal income tax and corporate income tax. However, this proposal would mean a sales tax hike from the current 4% state sales tax to 7% to make up the difference in revenue.  

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Imagine this: You're going down the road smoking a cigarette and listening to the radio. You toss said cigarette out the window. Then, out of nowhere, a cop pulls you over for littering and gives you a full body cavity search.

Seem a bit excessive and a complete violation of your rights as a person? Yup. And this is exactly what happened just outside of Dallas in July this year.

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A Houston surgeon has pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography in a plea deal sending him to federal prison for up to 10 years.

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Lawmakers in Texas are exploring affordable-education options for people under the financial hammer of the nation’s exploding tuition rates. The most controversial option is a bachelor’s degree for $10,000, which would cover tuition costs and textbooks.

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A North Texas city has issued few tickets since it started enforcing its driving-while-texting ban a year ago.

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GALVESTON, Texas (AP) — A Southeast Texas man convicted of biting his female roommate as he argued with his girlfriend has been sentenced to 20 years in prison.

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HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — Texas prison officials have executed a registered sex offender for the rape, robbery and slaying of a woman abducted from a San Antonio bus stop 11 years ago.

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20-year-old Texarkana man arrested for killing ex-girlfriends male visitor.

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