City parks in Temple are known to be a place to exercise and enjoy nature, but soon park goers will also be able to enjoy works of art while they jog or walk the dog. The Temple Parks Foundation Art in the Park program is set to dedicate the fruits of its initial efforts to complement nature when it dedicates three bronze statues at 5:30 p.m. Oct. 12 in Miller Park.

New regulations for brush and bulk pick up in Temple start today, ending an educational period that began after the Temple City Council

BELTON - Campaign signs in yards and vote for me commercials on TV can only mean an election coming. With Tuesday, Nov. 7, set as the date for this year

AUSTIN (AP) - Comptroller Carole Keeton Strayhorn and Gov. Rick Perry, the two big-money, veteran politicians running for governor, each have rough allegations to deny - that they

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) - Military helicopters lowered a rescue team by rope Saturday into the remote Amazon jungle site where an airliner slammed into the ground, but authorities held out little hope of finding survivors among the 155 people on board. The team had begun clearing dense vegetation near the wreckage site so a helicopter could land. However, a statement by aviation officials said

COLLEGE STATION - Graham Harrell waited impatiently for Texas Tech

ABILENE - Mary Hardin-Baylor already knew it had a defense that could dominate things along with an offense that is dangerous and at the same time inconsistent. But the Crusaders also proved two other points Saturday afternoon. One is that they learned their lesson from last year; the other is that they put together a sloppy performance and still beat the American Southwest Conference bottom-feeders.

WACO (AP) - After struggling through the non-conference schedule, things finally came together for Baylor in its Big 12 Conference opener. Shawn Bell threw for 282 yards and two touchdowns and the defense forced five turnovers to give the Bears consecutive Big 12 victories for the first time with a 17-3 victory over Kansas State on Saturday night.

ATLANTA (AP) - Andy Pettitte was relaxing about 3:15 p.m. Saturday when Houston manager Phil Garner walked up with a look that told Pettitte everything: It would be up to the veteran left-hander - on short rest and short notice - to preserve the Astros

BUCKHOLTS - Despite a game effort, the Buckholts Badgers didn