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11/20/2008

Garland council approves rules for wind-power devices
Garland City Council members approved a zoning ordinance regulating wind-energy devices that generate power for residential use.

Scarecrow bandits charged with nine more bank heists
The indictment implicates the six men and one woman in robberies and attempted robberies from February to June in Garland, Desoto, Dallas, Irving, Fort Worth and Richardson.

Reporters' notebook

11/19/2008

Garland home sales
Sales recorded Sept. 26-Oct. 20

11/16/2008

Loss of contract may doom Garland agency for the mentally disabled

Some packaging and assembly workers at North Texas Rehabilitation Services are left with little to do after a large customer was recently forced to end its contract.

G.J. MCCARTHY/DMN

Some packaging and assembly workers are left with little to do after a large customer was recently forced to end its contract.

The Garland-based nonprofit recently lost a contract that provided packaging and assembly tasks for many of its 350 workers, all of whom have mental disabilities. The client, a building-supply business, has opted to take the work in-house because of the tough economy.
Link: North Texas Rehabilitation Services

Cities and counties to get funds to buy, fix, sell foreclosed houses
Several North Texas cities and counties will soon go house hunting.

Garland considers ordinance on residential wind energy devices
A new chapter in home energy may be blowing in the wind for some communities.

North and East community calendar
Garland Civic Theatre presents Footloose at 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2:30 p.m. Sundays through Dec. 6 at the Granville Arts Center, 300 N. Fifth St. Tickets cost $17 to $25. www.garlandcivictheatre.org; 972-205-2790. Frisco

11/13/2008

Garland police blotter
Selected crimes reported Nov. 3-8

Reporters' Notebook

11/11/2008

Garland home sales
Sales recorded Sept. 10-Oct. 15

Former Garland school district bookkeeper gets prison time for embezzlement
Dolores Arriola Espino, 47, pleaded guilty to embezzlement and theft from a program receiving federal funds. The former bookkeeper is to pay $92,112 in restitution and must report to prison in January, federal court records say.

11/04/2008

Garland officer dies in hunting accident
Keith Prinz, 42, of Rockwall died Saturday after he lost his grip while spraying for wasps. He fell from the deer stand and was impaled on a metal fence post, said Scurry County Sheriff Darren Jackson.

11/01/2008

Toddler's death in Dallas day care an accident, medical examiner says
Two-year-old Isabella Estep was found about 4:30 p.m. at the Woodbridge Day School on Plano Road, south of Forest Lane on the Garland-Dallas border.

11/06/2008

Garland home sales
Sales recorded Aug. 11-Oct. 8

10/30/2008

North Texas police departments to get state funds to fight gangs
As part of a $4 million grant program, the Dallas Police Department is to receive $500,000. Police departments in Garland, Irving, Arlington and Fort Worth are to get $225,000 each.

Driver, challenger Brandler differ on who's out of touch in House District 113 race
This year's race for Texas House District 113 has a bit of déjà vu, as incumbent Republican Joe Driver faces Democrat Eric Brandler for the third time.

For Texas House, Kent challenges longtime incumbent Goolsby
Longtime incumbent Republican Tony Goolsby finds himself in a heated contest with Democrat Carol Kent in a legislative campaign that has attracted statewide interest.

11/06/2008

Garland police blotter
Selected crimes reported Oct. 26-Nov. 1

11/03/2008

Garland community calendar

10/29/2008

Reporter's Notebook
Electronic recycling date set; animal shelter seeks donations

10/30/2008

Garland police blotter
Selected crimes reported Oct. 19-25

10/26/2008

Garland students asked to use their heads about hoodie ban
North Garland High has banned sweatshirts, jackets and shirts with hoods that could cloak faces or cover up headphones. District spokesman Chris Moore said there's a simple reason for the ban: to make sure everyone can see who's walking around.

10/27/2008

City of Bryan suing over power agency's debt plan
The city of Bryan sued the Texas Municipal Power Agency and its other members, Denton, Greenville and Garland, alleging the three North Texas cities conspired to temporarily lower the agency's debt payments to serve their own interests. The four member cities each run their own electric companies but collectively pay the agency's debt.

10/28/2008

Garland police blotter
Selected crimes reported Oct. 12-18