David Pellerin/Caller-Times City workers pump water from a water main break that flooded the street at Shoreline Boulevard and Park Avenue on Monday. They were also replacing part of the 20- to 30-year-old pipe. The breach was in a pipe that supplies drinking water. An official said there were no traffic problems resulting from the detour some had to take. Water line break diverts Shoreline Boulevard traffic for six hours FULL STORY » Council to evaluate work of city manager Garcia Several councilmen say assessment will be positive, but marks for communication will be lower FULL STORY » Cost to fix city's drainage: $85 million City outlines long-term plan; higher property taxes may result FULL STORY » RELATED...  Click here to see how the city's plan would affect drainage Around the Area: 11.19.02 City to discuss status of animal control worker Sister City delegates donate $500 for relief Portland police seek man in kidnapping, assault FULL STORY » Police at a dead end in investigation of A&M-K; rape Another incident downgraded to aggravated assault; officials are awaiting results from possible DNA evidence FULL STORY » Man charged with murder in 18-year-old's death Charges upgraded from intoxication manslaughter; woman killed after car hit by stolen pickup FULL STORY » Ex-court official's case ends in mistrial Jurors split 7-5 for an acquittal on manslaughter FULL STORY » George Gongora/Caller-Times Nighttime detour starting at 7 p.m. today 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. Wed. In photo: Servando Martinez, traffic control supervisor, has the job of protecting his employees from drivers who don’t see the construction workers under the Crosstown interchange. Cars were creeping along, going north on Ayers Street under the interchange, on Monday. Slow, steady traffic Nighttime detour starting at 7 p.m. today 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. Wed. FULL STORY » Wide use of wiretaps is given OK Justice Department has broad powers for prosecuting terrorists, court rules FULL STORY » Iraq's firing called hostile But U.S. says it's not enough to declare war FULL STORY » U.S. intelligence is sure that bin Laden tape real, recent The tape contains no clues to his location, health FULL STORY » Appeals court delays man's execution Defense says man convicted in Denton rape, robbery, murder is retarded FULL STORY »

Local News  Slow, steady traffic   Water line break diverts Shoreline Boulevard traffic for six hours   Cost to fix city's drainage: $85 million   Man charged with murder in 18-year-old's death   Council to evaluate work of city manager Garcia   Around the Area: 11.19.02  Police at a dead end in investigation of A&M-K; rape   Ex-court official's case ends in mistrial   A community in concert  Sinton senior has drive to be involved   Ministry is changing for local priests   Auditors to check budget, curriculum of the CCISD   Readers: Dr. Hector Garcia's support of education helped them   Store fire still is glowing  IWA cheerleading co-captain spreads spirit   Dr. Hector P. Garcia's story goes nationwide  Scholar never tries to take the easy road  Student never loses focus of what she wants   Around the Area: 11.17.02   Grant has improved Aransas schools   Attorney's next case: Kilimanjaro   Political Pulse: 11.17.02   Residents trade old antifreeze, oil and waste for new gas cans   Scope of Landry's memo is criticized  Highway growing pains starting

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Texas/Mexico News  Appeals court delays man's execution   Houston's port raises vigilance  Hospitals in U.S. handling Mexico's ill   Students help take gunman to the ground  Valley parents protest closing of school for special-needs students  State lawmakers file at least 268 bills on the first day  Lawyers may have to forfeit $3.3B  New governors take office amid serious budget woes  Perry steps out of Bush's shadow by winning race on his own  GOP majority will control debate  Texas GOP candidates sweep races   Dewhurst beats Sharp in Texas sweep by GOP   'Battling grandma' Rylander re-elected Texas comptroller  Abbott wins for attorney general   Results for state legislature seats  Cornyn defeats Kirk for Senate   Perry wins with 58%   Sanchez ends his campaign in his hometown  As Falcon Lake dries up, area economy evaporates  Watchdog group says textbook publishers caved to conservatives  Governor's race hits $87M as Perry, Sanchez spend $14M in month  Former governor Richards endorses Sanchez   New Perry ad links Sanchez to drug killing   Republicans looking forward to taking control of the House  Governors races break spending records

National/World News   New surveillance powers scrutinized  Senate passes Homeland Security Bill, 90-9   U.S. meets airport security deadline   GOP wins Senate homeland bill fight  What the secret court decision means for citizens  Hound him _ hound him until he leaves  Racial mixes at Thanksgiving dinner  Numbers from the Thanksgiving poll  Thanksgiving meal universal, large, but not diverse  Bite-sized news from here and there  A third space trip for John Glenn?  Elephant kills trainer  Dealing with hazing in high schools  U.S. intelligence is sure that bin Laden tape real, recent   Iraq's firing called hostile  Wide use of wiretaps is given OK  Zoo elephant knocks down keeper, kills him  Ice cream man rides for cycling record  Finally, Black Horse's bones returned to the ground  Bite-sized news from here and there  Stuck on daddy longlegs  Muscle and bone cells may help repair heart  Communications companies battle to bundle their services  Iraq can make chemicals able to penetrate U.S. gear  New database search for law firms

Politics  Senate passes Homeland Security Bill, 90-9  Senate passes Homeland Security Bill, 90-9  A third space trip for John Glenn?  States rated mediocre or worse on end of life care  Dying in America today: state by state chart  The GOP agenda  Profile of Karl Rove, Bush's political 'genius'  Profile of Karl Rove, Bush's political 'genius'  Holiday shopping ... Brezhnev's boxers ... voters  Pelosi becomes first woman to lead party in Congress  Pelosi becomes first woman to lead party in Congress  Driving drugged often not enough to prosecute  A look at China's next leader  Wellstone family lawyers probing crash that killed senator  Bishops OK reforms to combat sexual abuse  Religious right ratchets up anti-abortion pressure   VNS scraps national exit poll work

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