Xavier Thoughts (Free subscription) | 07/15/2008
On June 18, 2008 , two Texarkana teens rode the train from Dallas to down town Garland Texas. They planned to commit a crime. Demarius Cummings claims he and his cousin, James Broadnax, were not planning on committing murder in Garland, only robbery. They had elected to swap their "chopper" (an Kalashnikov rifle) for a pistol, and take the handgun on the trip. The two discussed killing, but Cummings...
PointOfLaw Forum (Free subscription) | 07/12/2008
Filed just before the Class Action Fairness Act went into effect -- and therefore escaping its provisions -- a gigantic set of class actions against 581 insurers charges that their use of claims-management software is unfair to policyholders and beneficiaries....
Capitol Annex (Free subscription) | 06/26/2008
One would think that the Texarkana Gazette , being a fairly decent sized newspaper in North East Texas, would actually do some original reporting –especially when they put a reporter’s byline on a story. Evidently, that’s not the case. Yesterday, the Gazette ran, verbatim, a press release–an old press release –from George Lavender (R-Texarkana) , who is running against State Rep. Stephen Frost (D-Atlanta)....
Somervell County Salon (Free subscription) | 06/28/2008
A federal judge has dismissed a civil lawsuit against the Texarkana , Ark., School District that alleged the district was liable for damages stemming from a sexual assault in the high school boys’ locker room. .......
Channel 7 News (Free subscription) | 06/20/2008
Texarkana police say three men are in custody after they were caught in a car sought after a double slaying in Garland.
Busted Coverage (Free subscription) | 06/16/2008
She’s either underage or left a streak on his police cruiser You spend $5k on new boobs. True, they look good to your husband. He tells you how beautiful those puppies are. But you want more. There is a burning desire to show off the mammaries to mullet-sporting, hard drinking Harley types. What are your options? [...]
How Appealing (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
Texarkana arcana: At "The Volokh Conspiracy," Eugene Volokh has a post titled "Article III, Congress, and the Texarkana Courthouse." Longtime readers of this blog may recall that after I attended the Eighth Circuit's Judicial Conference in Brainerd, Minnesota in July...
The Volokh Conspiracy (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
When a comment on the Texarkana thread pointed to a story about the Texarkana federal courthouse and a special federal statute that would let cases in the courthouse be heard...
Texas Golf (Free subscription) | 07/14/2008
The Adams Golf Pro Tour series pulled into Texarkana July 10-13 for the Rising Star Open, played at Texarkana Golf Ranch. And Brett Lederer pulled out of Texarkana with the victory. Lederer, from Long Beach, Calif., defeated David Jenkins, of Overland Park, Kan., in a playoff for the tournament title. The two finished 72 holes tied at 5-under 283. Lederer's total was comprised of rounds of 72-72
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 07/17/2008
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., July 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Covenant Transportation Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: ) announced it will release its second quarter earnings during the week of July 28, 2008. Earnings release and subsequent conference call and audio reply details will follow at a later date. Covenant Transportation Group, Inc. is a group of transportation providers that offers premium transportation...
Gateway Pundit (Free subscription) | 07/08/2008
Bummer. The beers started flying after the brutish wrestlers started kissing in Texarkana. Blue Collar Brawling The crowd came out to the Texarkana convention center to see some wrestling but were shocked when the cage fighters started kissing instead. The AP : Crowds in Arkansas came for the lure of cage fighting and $1 beer, but police say what they got instead was men ripping each others' clothes...
Baltimore Crime (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
115 juvenile offenders have been arrested on outstanding warrants. Two brothers who allegedly raped a 12-year-old girl at a Texarkana after-prom party in 2004 are in jail here (or maybe in Bowie) after allegedly also assaulting an officer. Maurice Young, 43, pleaded guilty to home invasion, string of bank robberies Suprise, surprise, Dixon says there's only one way to keep criminals from being
In Case You Didn't Know (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
The Smoking Gun website has posted copies of ads used to lure thousands of Arkansans to staged events in Texarkana and Fort Smith for Sacha Baron Cohen’s latest movie, Bruno, based on his TV character, a gay Austrian interviewer who specializes in entertainment and fashion topics...
Gateway Pundit (Free subscription) | 07/08/2008
He was against the surge-- He said it wouldn't work-- He said more troops would not make a difference. Barack Obama was wrong. The surge did work- We are winning in Iraq. Today, thanks to the United States of America, another country is free! ( Texarkana News ) But, no thanks to Barack Obama or the Democratic Party. The RNC released this powerful ad on flip-flopping and dishonest Barack Obama: Barack...
Vulture (Free subscription) | 07/08/2008
Courtesy of Paramount Two separate cage-fighting matches ended in man-on-man kissing in Arkansas last month, upsetting Texarkana audiences lured by $1 beer specials and fueling speculation that the events were a prank staged by Sacha Baron Cohen for his upcoming Brüno movie. Hilariously billed as "Blue Collar Brawlin'," the fights pitted a character named "Straight Dave" against a planted crowd member,...
