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AUSTIN — Take a glance at the top statewide stories.

Area students win kudos from SkillsUSA

When deciding who would be speaker at this year's Great Expectations event, John Walsh stood out because of his longtime activism toward preventing violence, organizers said.

Capt. Stephen E. Banta, commanding officer of Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, delivered the guest commencement address June 26 to local graduates of Saint Leo University in Florida.

US Ecology Texas donates to local Boys & Girls Clubs

KINGSVILLE — Jessica Hester stood in front of a room filled with about 500 people Friday and did something that usually scares her.

Two leaders of the former Las Brisas Power Plant development project have been indicted in federal court on numerous counts of fraud.

More than 12,000 people will descend on Corpus Christi this weekend for the 87th annual Texas National FFA Organization Convention downtown.

A discovery recovery center for the Federal Emergency Management Association and state aid groups will open Monday for Nueces County residents affected by this year's weather events.

The grant was used to obtain a small brush pick up that will replace two old ones. Fire Chief Everett Dale Scott said the district had two small brush pick ups since the early 2000s but one had stopped working and the other blew a transmission.