Lampasan falls in runoff vote
      Hamilton resident Mark Thompson defeated Lampasan Dale Henry 59 percent to 41 percent in Tuesday's Democratic Party runoff for railroad commissioner. With all precincts statewide reporting, Thompson claimed 117,496 votes to Henry's 81,107.
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Intoxication assault charges result in jail term
      Judge Joe Carroll, in recent 27th District Court action, sentenced Daniel Ryan Anderson to two 17- year terms in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice Institutional Division, to run concurrently for two counts of intoxication assault. The 24-year-old was credited with jail time served.
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Youths can learn from celebrities' mistakes
      When it comes to the latest celebrity shortcomings, parents should tune in rather than tune out. It could give parents an opportunity to talk with their children about making good decisions, said an expert at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston.
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Officials note recent arrests
      The following arrests have been reported by law enforcement officials. April 9 -- Rudolpho Garza Llanas, 24, of Kempner for driving while intoxicated with a child, public intoxication, two warrants for failure to appear and a parole violation warrant. Llanas was still in the Lampasas County J...
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