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Internet safety tips offered; new video released. There's an increasingly popular Web site out there that authorities in Texas claim poses a threat to children. The site, www.chatroulette.com, gives users -- including dangerous sex offenders -- an opportunity to conduct live video chats with randomly selected participants.

Texas judge takes back controversial ruling that declared the death penalty unconstitutional. A Texas judge criticized for declaring the death penalty unconstitutional took back his controversial ruling Tuesday but scheduled a hearing for next month to hear evidence on the issue.

Judge in Texas county that sends many inmates to death row says death penalty unconstitutional. A Texas judge in the county that sends more inmates to death row than any other in the nation is apparently taking a stand.

Says 'coupon settlement' doesn't provide enough to plaintiffs . It's a common complaint about class action lawsuits: they invariably result in hefty attorneys' fees while providing next to nothing for the plaintiffs, for whom the suit was ostensibly brought in the first place.

Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott has intervened in a second gay divorce case. Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott has intervened in a second gay divorce case, the 'Houston Chronicle' reported. The state is already appealing Texas District Judge Tena Callahan's 2009 ruling that allowed two Dallas men married in Massachusetts in 2006 to divorce in the state. The couple had been together for 11 years. Abbott returned to court last week to stop a lesbian couple who married in Massachusetts in 2004 from divorcing. Sabina Daly, 41, of San Antonio, and Angelique Naylor, 39, of Austin were granted a divorce by Travis County District Judge Scott Jenkins on February 10. Abbott filed a motion to block the divorce the next day, but it was too late. The state is now likely to appeal the ruling. The attorney general is concerned that the divorces force the state to recognize the existence of gay marriage. ?A divorce is an ending or a termination of a valid legal marriage,? Abbott told the paper. ?I

Texas officials challenging EPA's ruling that greenhouse gases are harmful to human health. Texas became the first state to challenge the federal government's finding that greenhouse gases are dangerous to people, claiming Tuesday that the ruling is based on flawed science and would wreck the state's economy.

Texas attorney general says governor can pardon man exonerated by DNA after dying in prison. With a pardon for her dead son finally possible, the mother of a Texas man wrongly convicted of rape said she knows what to do now: take flowers to his grave and share the news.

Liverpool's season suffered another stutter as they were held to a 1-1 draw away to Championship strugglers Reading in the third round of the FA Cup at the Madejski Stadium on Saturday.

Texas AG Abbott outraged at provision in Senate health care bill and vows to fight it. Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott is vowing to fight what he called an "outrageous" decision to give Nebraska multimillion-dollar tax breaks as part of a deal to get enough votes for the health care overhaul working its way through Congress.

SC attorney general, counterparts, scrutinize dealmaking on US Senate health care legislation. The top prosecutors in seven states are probing the constitutionality of a political deal that cut a funding break for Nebraska in order to pass a federal health care reform bill, South Carolina's attorney general said Tuesday.

The top prosecutors in seven states are probing the constitutionality of a political deal that cut a funding break for Nebraska in order to pass a federal health care reform bill, South Carolina's attorney general said Tuesday.

SC attorney general, counterparts, scrutinize dealmaking on US Senate health care legislation. The top prosecutors in seven states are probing the constitutionality of a political deal that cut a funding break for Nebraska in order to pass a federal health care reform bill, South Carolina's attorney general said Tuesday.

HOUSTON (Reuters) - A federal jury in Texas on Friday ordered BP Plc <BP.L> <BP.N> to pay $100 million to 10 workers who were sickened by a 2007 chemical release at its Texas City refinery.

26 attorneys general object to terms of settlement. Honda has agreed to settle a class action alleging that ads for the Honda Civic Hybrid overstated that car's expected fuel economy. The settlement brings to a close a two-year-old lawsuit, but a number of state attorneys general are objecting that it doesn't go far enough.

AP INVESTIGATION: Secret documents detail Monsanto's seed biz domination amid antitrust fears. Confidential contracts detailing Monsanto Co.'s business practices reveal how the world's biggest seed developer is squeezing competitors, controlling smaller seed companies and protecting its dominance over the multibillion-dollar market for genetically altered crops, an Associated Press investigation has found.

AP IMPACT: Secret documents detail Monsanto's seed business domination amid antitrust fears. Confidential contracts detailing Monsanto Co.'s business practices reveal how the world's biggest seed developer is squeezing competitors, controlling smaller seed companies and protecting its dominance over the multibillion-dollar market for genetically altered crops, an Associated Press investigation has found.

Copper miner Asarco to provide $52 million for environmental cleanup at El Paso smelter. Copper miner Asarco LLC has provided $52 million to help pay for environmental cleanup at its closed El Paso smelter.

No extra $500 for retirees, Texas AG's office says money not properly appropriated. A $500 bonus for about 250,000 retired educators, plus some retired state workers in Texas, won't happen because legislators improperly appropriated the funds.

A Texas candidate for attorney general says a clause in the state's gay marriage ban forbids all marriages. A Texas candidate for attorney general says a clause in the state's gay marriage ban forbids all marriages, the 'Star-Telegram' reported. Houston attorney Barbara Ann Radnofsky says the gay marriage amendment bans all marriages in the Lone Star state. ?You do not have to have a fancy law degree to read this and understand what it plainly says,? Radnosfsky told the paper referring to Subsection B, which says: ?This state or a political subdivision of this state may not create or recognize any legal status identical or similar to marriage.? The amendment defines marriage as ?the union of one man and one woman.? The amendment was approved by the Texas Legislature before being put up for a vote in 2005. Voters overwhelmingly approved the measure. Radnosfsky, a Democrat, says the wording of Subsection B effectively ?eliminates marriage in Texas,? including common-law marriages and bla

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The operator of Tagged.com will pay $750,000 and overhaul its practices to resolve charges that the social networking site tricked members into providing personal details to lure new members and send out tens of millions of spam emails.