Posts Tagged Texas

Dropped fly ball gives Pirates 5-4 win over Astros

Houston Astros shortstop Jake Elmore, left, and right fielder Jimmy Paredes collide and the ball gets loose as they try to catch a pop fly by Pittsburgh Pirates' Russell Martin with the bases loaded and two outs in the ninth inning of a baseball game Friday, May 17, 2013, in Pittsburgh. The error allowed the winning run in the Pirates' 5-4 victory. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)

PITTSBURGH (AP) — All Jimmy Paredes was thinking about was catching the ball. Same with Jake Elmore.

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Some lost everything to North Texas tornado

Texas Governor Rick Perry, left, tours the storm-damaged Rancho Brazos Estates subdivision near Granbury, Texas, on Friday May 17, 2013. On Wednesday, powerful storms produced 16 tornadoes in the area that left six dead. (AP Photo/The Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Max Faulkner)  MAGS OUT; (FORT WORTH WEEKLY, 360 WEST); INTERNET OUT

GRANBURY, Texas (AP) — Residents whose homes were torn apart or blown away by a North Texas deadly tornado can soon return to retrieve what belongings may be left and start cleaning up, authorities said Friday.

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Bradley has 3-stroke lead after 2 rounds at Nelson

Keegan Bradley hits off the eighth fairway during the second round of the Byron Nelson Championship golf tournament Friday, May 17, 2013, in Irving, Texas. Bradley ended the day at 11 under par for the tournament. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

IRVING, Texas (AP) — Keegan Bradley again bogeyed Nos. 1 and 18 in the second round of the Byron Nelson Championship.

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Kinsler sits with bruised ribs

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Texas Rangers second baseman Ian Kinsler is not in the starting lineup against the Detroit Tigers because of bruised ribs.

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Energy Dept. backs Texas LNG export plan

In this April 15, 2008 file photo, the Excelsior arrives at the Freeport LNG (Liquid Natural Gas) terminal in Houston. The Energy Department has given conditional approval to a Texas company that wants to export liquefied natural gas, the second LNG export project the Obama administration has approved as it faces a wave of export requests. The permit would allow Freeport LNG Expansion L.P. to export up to 1.4 billion cubic feet of natural gas per day from its terminal near Freeport, Texas, south of Houston. It is subject to environmental review and final regulatory approval. (AP Photo/Houston Chronicle, Steve Campbell, File)

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Energy Department on Friday conditionally approved a Texas company’s proposal to export liquefied natural gas, only the second such project allowed to move forward amid a production boom that has led to glut of domestic natural gas.

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