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Ceremony marks 166th anniversary of Alamo battle SAN ANTONIO (AP) — The Mexican charge that climaxed the Battle of the Alamo was commemorated Wednesday in a pre-dawn ceremony on San Antonio’s Alamo Plaza on the 166th anniversary of the famed battle. Several hundreds spectators watched small groups of men representing the Mexican army and the Alamo defenders fire vintage weapons in a salute to those who died in the bloody fight in the early hours of March 6, 1836. A wreath was also laid in front of the Alamo chapel, often called “The Shrine of Texas Independence,” to honor those killed in the Sept. 11 terror attacks. The event, staged annually by the San Antonio Living History Association, included a brief narration of events leading up to the successful attack by Gen. Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, and readings from diaries those present at the battle. Hooters in Arlington fails to obtain license to sell beer ARLINGTON (AP) — When some residents in the southwest part of town heard about plans to open a national restaurant chain featuring scantily clad waitresses, their crusade began. They formed
Decency for Arlington and obtained more than 1,300 signatures on
a petition. They couldn’t stop Hooters from building in a popular
shopping area near their homes, but they did derail the restaurant’s
beer license application — at least initially. The new Hooters opened as scheduled Wednesday, without a beer permit, offering free beer or allowing customers to bring their own. A judge is to rule next week on the restaurant’s appeal to get a license. Oklahoma passes bill for water sales to stay in state OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma water can not be sold to another state without voter approval under legislation passed Wednesday by the Oklahoma House. The bill arises from a failed proposal to sell millions of gallons of southeastern Oklahoma water to Texas. The state and the Chickasaw and Choctaw nations drew up a deal to sell surface water along six river basins in southeastern Oklahoma to Texas. The three entities would have shared in the profits from the water sales. Citizens, groups and southeast Oklahoma leaders opposed the plan. Gov. Frank Keating and the two tribes called off the deal, saying Texas was not willing to pay enough. He has expressed hope for further negotiations over a water sale, saying it could be a financial boon to a depressed area of the state. Texas Chili Parlor closes because of late tax payments AUSTIN (AP) — The Texas Chili Parlor, the Capitol area restaurant known for its spicy chili and as a hot spot for political deal making, has been closed because of delinquent tax payments. The restaurant owes about $36,000 in sales and mixed beverage taxes. State officials say they gave owner Margaret Chase of Austin six chances to make partial payments and that her checks bounced each time. “We’ve
been working with them since September, when the Chili Parlor was
taken over by new management, and we were noticing they were having
some difficulty paying their taxes,” said Mark Sanders, a spokesman
for state Comptroller Carole Keeton Rylander. Courts review policy to keep students from rushing LOUISVILLE, Ky. (U-WIRE) — Following a 74-71 men’s basketball victory over fourth-ranked University of Cincinnati, University of Louisville fans who stormed the court met significant resistance from the Louisville Police Department, prompting a review of the university’s policy prohibiting fans from rushing the court. Immediately after the final buzzer, students pushed forward toward the court while Louisvile Police attempted to keep them in the stands. Police used force to restrain those who made it onto the court, resulting in two fans receiving written citations. Student Government President Carlton Brown called a press conference Friday in response to the event. Brown later played a videotape of the security guards physically and verbally assaulting fans as they attempted to come onto the court. While head basketball coach Rick Pitino acknowledged security officials were “just trying to do their jobs,” he later sided with the fans. A&M unaware of convicted sex offender living at school COLLEGE STATION (U-WIRE) — Texas A&M University officials said they are unaware a convicted sex offender is enrolled and living on campus. A 19-year-old freshman in the Corps of Cadets was convicted in 1997 in Washington County of two counts of indecency with a child and one count of aggravated sexual assault against a 4-year-old girl. He was sentenced to probation, according to an online database of sex offenders maintained by the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS). he sex offender official at the Brazos County sheriff’s department said this student is a high-risk sex offender. The student sex offender admitted to the crimes, said he is remorseful and is “by all means not at risk for re-offense.” Administrators in Admissions, Department of Residence Life, University Police Department and the Corp of Cadets said they do not consider background checks to be in their jurisdictions. Residence Life Director Ron Sasse said criminal screening is not done on students who apply for on-campus housing and he was unaware of the student sex crime offender. University Police Director Bob Wiatt said there is no screening of a student’s criminal record unless a student commits an offense requiring a background check while at A&M. UT students remains in custody on fraud charge AUSTIN (U-WIRE) — University of Texas at Austin student Naufil Mulla remains in custody after being arrested for credit card fraud Monday night at local fast food restaurant Wing Zone. Mulla, a Plan II senior, will not be released from Travis County Central Booking Facility until he goes before a judge to present his case, said Amanda Milligan, spokeswoman for the facility. He is charged with credit card abuse. Mulla was arrested for using another student’s ID number to make purchases with Bevo Bucks and then failing to identify himself to officers, said Adam Shaivitz, spokesman for the Austin Police Department. Bevo Bucks, implemented in August 2001, is a debit card program that uses a student’s UT ID to access funds in his or her account. A few days before the arrest, Darryl Bailey, owner of Wing Zone, had received calls from individuals who told him they had not charged any food from Wing Zone to their accounts. “Gay rights” photographs donated to San Jose library SAN JOSE, Calif. (U-WIRE) — A collection of photographs documenting the gay rights movement in the South Bay has been donated to the San Jose State University Library’s special collections department. More than 6,000 photographs by photographer Ted Sahl document 25 years of the movement that is currently on display at special collections on Senter Road. The display features photographs of celebrations and protests in the movement beginning in 1977 when the first gay pride proclamation was issued by then San Jose mayor Tom McEnery. Sample ballots in elections with gay rights ordinances and various books from Sahl’s personal collection surround the photographs. |
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