Ginobili, Duncan lead Spurs to Game 6 win
SAN ANTONIO (AP) -- Must-win situations are not a familiar place for the San Antonio Spurs....

Billionaire begins to obtain easements
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) -- Cecil Martin is none too pleased at the prospect of losing part of his home in the Texas Panhandle to make way for billionaire T. Boone Pickens' water and wind energy projects....

Rangers rebound from worst record to 6 series victories
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) -- Three weeks ago, the Texas Rangers returned home from a miserable trip with a seven-game losing streak and the worst record in the major leagues....

More appeals for condemned triple killer
HOUSTON (AP) -- A federal appeals court is allowing a death row inmate to appeal his conviction for killing a mother and her two children in the Texas Panhandle more than 14 years ago....

Ranch owner accused of killing bison turns himself in
DENVER (AP) -- A Texas businessman and ranch owner accused of killing 32 bison turned himself in earlier this week, the Park County sheriff's office said Thursday....

Teen draws life in Tennessee prison for trooper murder
COVINGTON, Tenn. (AP) -- After the jury deadlocked, a judge sentenced a Texas teenager convicted of murdering a Tennessee state trooper during a traffic stop to life in prison with a chance at parole in 51 years....

Texas concedes sect woman who gave birth is adult
AUSTIN (AP) -- Lawyers for the state said in court Thursday that a woman from the West Texas polygamist sect who gave birth this week while in the state's custody is not a minor....

Small businesses expect to pass on tax hikes to customers
AUSTIN (AP) -- Along with the price of groceries and fuel, Texans are about to see a bump in the cost of many other homegrown goods and services, too....

Blockbuster swings to 1Q profit on US sales growth
DALLAS (AP) -- Blockbuster Inc. said Thursday it swung to a first-quarter profit on lower expenses and improved domestic sales, bolstering the movie rental company chairman's belief that a turnaround plan is working....

Paterno treated, released from hospital
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) -- Penn State coach Joe Paterno spent several hours at a hospital being treated for dehydration before returning home late Thursday....