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Friday, January 25, 2013  The lawsuit seeks class-action status on behalf of all readers who felt misled by Armstrong's denials of drug use in "It's Not About The Bike," published in 2000, and "Every Second Counts," published three years later.

Tuesday, September 04, 2012  The Albuquerque Journal reports Richardson-era whistleblower settles and resigns amid lawsuit.

Tuesday, November 23, 2010  The appeal of a man who defrauded Pantex has been denied. In September of last year, Roy David Williams was sentenced to 30 months in prison and ordered to pay restitution.

Monday, October 11, 2010  Texas Gov. Rick Perry is considering his options after the federal government denied his request for emergency aid to help the state clean up from Tropical Storm Hermine, his spokeswoman said.

Monday, August 23, 2010  Moore County Commissioners met Monday to decide on whether one of the city's largest employers could make expanding efforts with assistance from the county.

Wednesday, July 28, 2010  The state Supreme Court has cleared the way for state regulators to give another look at a double-digit rate increase for Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Mexico.

Tuesday, April 27, 2010  Condemned Texas inmate Samuel Bustamante has lost his appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court, clearing the way for his execution

Thursday, April 22, 2010  An appeals court has taken under advisement a dispute over whether two men who wed in Massachusetts -- where gay marriage is legal -- can divorce in Texas, where it's not.

Monday, March 22, 2010  The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles has rejected a clemency request for convicted killer Hank Skinner, who faces execution later this week for a Texas Panhandle triple slaying more than 16 years ago.

Wednesday, March 17, 2010  The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has refused to halt the scheduled execution next week of a man convicted of a triple slaying in Pampa in the Texas Panhandle more than 16 years ago.

Wednesday, February 17, 2010  Prosecutors who put a Texas judge on trial for refusing to keep her appeals court open while a death row inmate awaited execution say she still deserves punishment .

Monday, November 09, 2009  The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to block Tuesday's scheduled execution of sniper mastermind John Allen Muhammad.

Tuesday, September 29, 2009  An Amarillo man facing the death chamber on Wednesday for killing three teens more than 10 years ago has filed a motion to stay his execution.

Monday, July 20, 2009  Attorneys for Texas financier R. Allen Stanford have appealed a federal judge's decision to deny him bond while awaiting trial on charges that he swindled investors out of $7 billion.

Tuesday, June 16, 2009  A Mexican national on Texas death row for a gruesome slaying of a 16-year-old girl in San Antonio 15 years ago has lost a federal appeal.