Month: December 2006

Gay mayoral candidate acknowledges 2002 arrest

By David Webb Staff WriterHerrera says drinking contributed to his reckless behavior with a gun, and that he has now been sober 8 months Roger Herrera Dallas lawyer Roger Herrera, a gay candidate for Dallas mayor, was convicted...

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California Supreme Court will hear marriage case

By Associated PressNo decision expected until late next year; plaintiffs optimistic high court will overturn appeals court ruling SAN FRANCISCO The California Supreme Court unanimously agreed Wednesday, Dec. 20, to decide...

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Bush signs new Ryan White Act

By Deb Riechmann Associated PressNewest version of AIDS funding bill shifts money to rural areas, Southern states WASHINGTON President Bush on Tuesday signed the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Modernization Act of 2006 the newest...

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Deaths

Don Everett Whitehall, 71, died of natural causes at his Dallas residence on Dec. 10. A native Texan, Whitehall graduated with a master’s degree from Texas A&M University. His lifelong passion for aircraft and travel...

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