DENVER (AP) — A man who made cannabis oil for a Colorado boy who was instrumental in passing a state law requiring schools to allow students to use medical marijuana is facing several felony drug charges. Mark Pedersen had been providing the oil to Jack Splitt before the boy’s Aug. 25, 2016, death. Jack, who was 15 when he died, …

 CARLSBAD, N.M. (AP) — Voters in Eddy County have rejected two sales tax hikes that would have increased funding for county general purposes and for its detention center. The residents of Eddy County overwhelmingly voted down the separate gross receipts taxes that were less than a percentage point in a special election on Tuesday. County commissioners approved ordinances to install …

 LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Lubbock police say a 20-year-old man has been arrested and charged with felony possession of stolen property and at least three others are being sought after more than 60 vehicle burglaries have been reported in the West Texas city since Sunday night. Police say the majority of the break-ins occurred in the overnight hours. In most …

 KATY, Texas (AP) — More than 20 years before Hurricane Harvey, officials in suburban Houston were aware that a heavy storm could cause a reservoir to overflow and inundate nearby homes with water. So they issued a warning to potential home buyers. But they put the warning in an obscure place: deep in the same public land records that list …

 KATY, Texas (AP) — More than 20 years before Hurricane Harvey, officials in suburban Houston were aware that a heavy storm could cause a reservoir to overflow and inundate nearby homes with water. So they issued a warning to potential home buyers. But they put the warning in an obscure place: deep in the same public land records that list …

DALLAS (AP) — Crews have removed a statue of Robert E. Lee from a pedestal and carted it away from a Dallas park named for the Confederate general. In an unannounced but expected move, a large crane was brought through the city by a police escort to Lee Park, where it lifted the large statue from its pedestal late Thursday …

CLOVIS, N.M. (AP) — A complaint prompted a Clovis to remove a mural containing a dove, an anchor and a Bible verse. The mural at Clovis High School Freshman Academy was painted over last month after the school received a letter from the Freedom From Religion Foundation, a watchdog group on issues of the separation of church and state, The …

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Former New Mexico Sen. Pete V. Domenici, a Republican who became a power broker in the Senate for his work on the federal budget and energy policy over more than 30 years, died Wednesday. He was 85. Domenici died Wednesday morning at the University of New Mexico Hospital in Albuquerque, Pete Domenici Jr., said. The senator …

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Nearly 114 suspected members and associates of an infamous New Mexico prison gang have been arrested over the past two years with the help of over 30 former members and leaders, who have been secretly working with authorities, according to an FBI document. The group cooperating in the massive federal racketeering investigation into the Syndicato de …

Car-centric Houston struggles after loss of countless autos By PAUL WISEMAN and DEE-ANN DURBIN, AP Business Writers KATY, Texas (AP) — Bryan Harvey is frequently reminded that he shares a name with the storm that dumped 50 inches of rain on metropolitan Houston and unleashed the floods that have him working 14-hour days towing water-logged cars. Even in their despair, some …