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A Minnesota man provided live puppies, a llama and a goat to a nativity scene, but the goat escaped. The Fergus Falls Journal reports the goat has been spotted but not caught.

Isaiah Cutler, 18, is in jail accused of burglarizing a market with three friends and taking thousands in cash and merchandise. An hour later, he supposedly posted pictures of the fellows and their stash on Facebook. A relative saw the photos, alerted grandma and she called the cops.

Southwest Airlines flight attendants have reached a deal on seniority following the buyout of AirTran Airways. 

Texas Governor Rick Perry, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, and Minnesota Congresswoman Michele

Texas public health officials say that HIV has seen an 8 percent increase in the state from two years ago. About 68,000 state residents have HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.

Five people, including a 6-year-old boy, were wounded in a drive-by shooting in a neighborhood on San Antonio’s East Side.

Texas property owners may get their next tax bills by email because of a new state law that gives counties the option.

No one was hurt in the Sunday fire aboard a 70-foot-long double-deck, paddlewheel party boat on Austin’s Lady Bird Lake.

A gigantic, alien species of prawn is beginning to appear in Texas coastal waters, posing a threat to native species of shrimp and crab.

Greenville Police Chief Daniel Busken is hoping to encourage the community to chip in toward efforts to protect women against rape.