AP: List of TX swine flu cases by county

(AP) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta has confirmed 26 cases of swine flu in Texas. The count includes a Mexico City boy who died in Houston but isn’t in the county-by-county breakdown:

_ Guadalupe County: 9

_ Dallas County: 6

_ Tarrant County: 5

_ Starr County: 2

Swine flu: 4 new cases in Tarrant County

Officials say two of the four new swine flu cases in Tarrant Co. are from people living in Fort Worth, and the other two infections are from people living in Euless, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the county to five.

However, officials say there are 21 probable cases — meaning tests that have come back positive from a regional lab, but not confirmed by the federal Centers for Disease Control.

Read the story: Fort Worth Star Telegram >>

Lawmakers end push to close state schools

AUSTIN (AP)— Texas lawmakers have abandoned efforts to close down the state’s troubled facilities for the mentally disabled that have been at the center of a Department of Justice investigation alleging widespread abuse. Read more

Senate approves new limits on restraints

AUSTIN, Texas (AP)– The Texas Senate has unanimously approved legislation to limit the use of restraints in state schools and to ban the use of straight jackets. Read more

Drought conditions improve across state

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP)– Rains across Texas the past week have lessened drought’s grip on the state. Read more

Today in History

Today is Thursday, April 30, the 120th day of 2009. There are 245 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History:

One hundred and fifty years ago, on April 30, 1859, the Charles Dickens novel “A Tale of Two Cities” was first published in serial form in the premiere issue of All the Year Round, a literary magazine owned by Dickens. (The novel was presented in 31 weekly installments.) Read more

Latest Texas sports:

UIL postponing all competition until May 11
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Texas officials are postponing all public high school athletic competition until May 11 because of the swine flu outbreak. Read more

College of Santa Fe task force endorses city plan

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – A task force that has been discussing the fate of the College of Santa Fe has wrapped up its work, endorsing a proposal that the city issue bonds to buy the property. Read more

Armstrong says collarbone good; glad to race again

MOGOLLON, N.M. (AP) – Lance Armstrong felt some jitters when he saddled up for his first race since breaking a collarbone during a crash in Spain last month. Read more

NM firing financial adviser mentioned in NY probe

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – A state investment office is firing a financial adviser caught up in a pay-to-play investigation involving a New York state pension fund. Read more

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