News for January 17, 2007
 Icicles on the porch steps indicate the type of weather Temple Postal carrier Mark McGowen worked in Tuesday as he delivered the mail. (Photos by Shaina Sullivan) Sports |
Perry takes oath, starts new term
Businesses, offices, schools shut down; ice coats Austin
More cold weatehr expected in Temple area
Obama launches his race for White House
AUSTIN (AP) - Driven indoors by a winter storm that glazed the Capitol with a sheet of ice, Gov. Rick Perry began his second full term Tuesday with the oath of office and a message that reached beyond Texas.
AUSTIN (AP) - A slow-moving series of winter storms continued a frosty crawl across Texas on Tuesday, coating the capital city with a rare sheet of ice that led to two more weather-related deaths and shut down businesses, government offices and schools.
Much of Bell County remains coated in ice and frost after two consecutive days of below-freezing temperatures and precipitation.
Letter carriers for the U.S. Postal Service here gathered around their postmaster Tuesday morning to be reminded that while wintry weather does not stop the mail, extra caution should be exercised.
WASHINGTON (AP) - Sen. Barack Obama launched a presidential campaign Tuesday that would make him the first black to occupy the White House, and immediately tried to turn his political inexperience into an asset with voters seeking change.