Sam Rayburn

House Speaker-elect John Boehner is up for talking but, for now, not talking compromise (video)

2010-11-04 21:34:57

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JFK Says 'No Pictures, Please'

2010-07-11 04:33:31

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The Kennedys' Moment of Glory

2010-07-15 16:33:26

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Obama throws first pitch at Washington Nationals' game, keeping a 100-year-old tradition [Updated]

2010-04-05 16:35:35

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Pat Hingle dies at 84; veteran actor was perhaps best known for 'Batman' role

2009-01-05 00:00:00

Pat Hingle, the veteran actor with more than half a century of impressive work in theater, film and television who was perhaps best known to a generation of movie fans as Commissioner James Gordon in the first four "Batman" films, has died. He was 84....

Deadly crash shuts down Sam Rayburn Tollway in Allen

2011-12-19 06:46:00

The northbound lanes of the Sam Rayburn Tollway in Allen were blocked for several hours Monday morning following a fatal accident involving a tractor-trailer and a car. Officials say around 2:00 a.m., they found a car stuck under the front of the 18-...

America's code of silence

2011-12-07 08:15:00

The sports world is buzzing, and not only about the NFL’s Green Bay Packers, the NBA lockout settlement, Louisiana State’s football Tigers, and the Kentucky Wildcats and the NCAA basketball season. Unfortunately, the buzz also is about the...

Spence Perry: When cutting budgets, discretion is necessary

2011-10-11 21:00:00

The public prints tell us it is budget cutting time: federal, state, local, special authority — all cut, cut, cut! There are enough pieces of budget cutting cutlery to start a Saturday night fight in a roadhouse. Those who might be affected by this...

Auto salesman Bob Bell, known for TV commercials, dies at 78

2011-07-12 14:04:00

Robert Lee "Bob" Bell, who began his career in auto sales in the 1950s and went on to own the Bob Bell Automotive Group, one of the state's largest car dealers, died Sunday of leukemia at theUniversity of Maryland Medical Center. The Ellicott City...

North Texas Tollway Rates Increase Friday

2011-06-29 19:54:00

If you want to get on any of the North Texas tollways, it will cost you more starting Friday.� The North Texas Tollway Authority said for drivers who makes 20 mile roundtrips every day, they’ll see an increase around $35 a year. Jacqueline Bello...

Traffic Nightmare for DFW Commuters

2011-05-14 00:00:00

It's a nightmare out there for DFW drivers, with lane closures on three major roadways. "Everytime you turn around, they're doing something," said driver, Natalie Smith. "No matter where you go anymore, all you see is construction." From now until May...

BAD WEATHER CLOSURES FOR THURSDAY FEB. 3

2011-02-01 22:00:00

PUBLIC & CHARTER SCHOOLS/COLLEGES: Aledo ISD: Closed Allen ISD: Closed Alvarado ISD: Closed Alvord ISD: Closed Anna ISD: Closed Argyle ISD: Closed Arlington ISD: Closed Aubrey ISD: Closed Avalon ISD: Closed Azle ISD: Closed Birdville ISD:...

to send a man to the moon. That challenge was met on July 20, 1969, when Apollo 11's lunar module landed on the lunar surface.

2011-07-06 10:51:53

The Los Angeles landmark has been host to many, including U.S. Sens. John F. Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson and House Speaker Sam Rayburn in a 1960 visit.

2007-11-28 17:02:07

Lady Bird gives a speech at the 1965 dedication in Washington of a statue of Sam Rayburn, who was speaker of the House for 17 years. "Mr. Sam," as Rayburn was known, died in 1961. A legend in Texas politics, Rayburn was Lyndon Johnson's mentor.

2007-05-22 16:50:54