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Western Security Surplus Enlists Tania V. Strickland to Head New San Antonio Office

Plano, TX, February 23, 2015: Kyle Stevens, President/CEO of WSS announced that the company has hired Tania Strickland as a new Senior Broker and Regional Vice President. Strickland will be heading a new Central Texas office located in San Antonio, …

Texas Official’s Dog Bites Twice, Settles Cases for $11,600

A central Texas official has paid settlements to two Travis County workers after they said his dog bit them. Travis County Precinct 2 Justice of the Peace Glenn Bass is running for re-election next month. The Austin American-Statesman reports he …

Fall Flooding in Texas Triggers Federal Aid

President Barack Obama has ordered federal aid to help state and local recovery efforts in areas of Central Texas hit with severe storms and flooding in late October. Obama on Friday declared a major disaster exists in the area. This …

State Ties Texas Pharmacy to Bacterial Outbreak

State health officials have connected a Central Texas compounding pharmacy to a bacterial outbreak that sickened 17 patients in Corpus Christi hospitals earlier this year. Texas Department of State Health Services spokesman Chris Van Deusen told the Corpus Christi Caller-Times …

Flood Victims in Texas Can Get Replacement IDs

Central Texas flood victims who lost personal identification documents in last week’s storms can get help from the Department of Public Safety. DPS on Wednesday offered replacement driver’s licenses and ID cards at the Dove Springs Recreation Center in Austin. …

Central Texas Hospital System Says Computer Stolen

A Central Texas medical group has notified Austin police about the theft of a laptop computer with personal data from patients. Officials with Seton Healthcare Family on Tuesday announced the theft and its commitment to maintaining the privacy and confidentiality …

University of Texas Chemical Safety Program to Lose Funding

Months after a fertilizer plant explosion in Central Texas killed 15 people, including 10 first responders, officials at a university-based program that provides information about chemical risks to firefighters say they’re about to lose funding. Federal funding for E-Plan, based …

Waco Investigators Seek Help After Possible Arsons

Investigators in Central Texas have asked for the public’s help in solving about two dozen suspicious fires that could be arson. Waco police and fire officials are seeking tips after blazes in the past 18 months mainly at vacant homes. …

Burning Railroad Bridge Collapses in Central Texas

A 300-yard wooden railroad bridge in Central Texas has fallen after catching fire in a dramatic collapse captured on cellphone video. Lometa Volunteer Fire Department Capt. Jamie Smart said Thursday that nobody was hurt in the blaze in rural Lampasas …

Help Could Be Available for Uninsured West Losses

Disaster help may be available for losses not covered by insurance in a Central Texas town recovering from a fertilizer plant explosion. The Federal Emergency Management Agency on Monday urged survivors of the April 17 blast in West to check …