Posted 2:46 pm Monday, January 28, 2013
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MIDDAY UPDATE: Police arrest Dallas Cowboy Jay Ratliff
COWBOY ARRESTED AFTER ACCIDENT
Grapevine Police say Dallas Cowboys defensive lineman Jay Ratliff had a blood-alcohol level twice the legal limit the night he was arrested after a car accident. Police today said Ratliff's blood-alcohol level was measured at 0.16 percent. Texas' drunken-driving standard is 0.08 percent. Ratliff was arrested last week after a late-night accident in Grapevine, about 20 miles northwest of Dallas. Ratliff's pickup truck sideswiped a semitrailer truck. Police say he later failed a field sobriety test. He is accused of driving while intoxicated.
IMMIGRATION LAW OVERHAUL
A bipartisan group of leading senators has reached agreement on the principles for a sweeping overhaul of the nation's immigration laws, including a path to citizenship for the 11 million illegal immigrants already in this country. The deal, to be announced at a news conference later today, also covers border security, non-citizen or "guest" workers and employer verification of immigration status. Although thorny details remain to be negotiated and success is far from certain, the development heralds the start of what could be the most significant effort in years toward overhauling the nation's inefficient patchwork of immigration laws.
SUPER BOWL CONTEST
Are you getting revved up for this Sunday's Super Bowl? If so, put your football expertise or your expert guessing ability to good use! You can register for free and play the TylerPaper.com Super Bowl contest! You could win a Weber gas grill! Scroll down the TylerPaper.com homepage, and look for the Super Bowl contest icon on the left side of the page. Click the icon to get registered and to make your picks on everything from what the final score will be, to whether there will be a field goal of less than 24.5 yards! Have fun and good luck!
TYPERPAPER.COM PHOTO GALLERIES
Our FocusInOn.Me photo gallery of the day was taken by our Joey Corbett at the Grace Community School masquerade ball Saturday evening. All of the photos are available for purchase. Visit focus in on dot me by clicking the link in the upper right side of the TylerPaper.com home page.
WEATHER FORECAST
The weather forecast for the remainder of today from the Tyler Morning Telegraph mobile app for iPhone, iPad and android is for a slight chance of showers this evening with a low in the mid 60s. Showers are more likely tomorrow, with a high again in the mid 70s.
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