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More Than 90 Students Tested For Turberculosis

Nearly 100 second grade students at Frank Macias Elementary School in Horizon City are waiting to get lab results back after being tested for tuberculosis.  Authorities say more than 90 students were tested for the disease yesterday.  The students will get their results back Monday.  Testing will also resume Monday for the remaining students.

Search Continues For Missing Las Cruces Woman

The search continues for a missing Las Cruces woman who disappeared while camping in southern Arizona.  Authorities say 44 year old Janet Castrejon disappeared Friday night while camping in Rustler Park in the Chiricahua Mountains.  Family members say they think she was abducted.  Anyone with information is urged to contact police.

Texas Among Best States For Business

CNBC is out with its 2015 list of the best states for business and the Lone Star State is ranked second behind Minnesota.  Following Texas are Utah, Colorado and Georgia.  CNBC ranked the states on ten categories, including the cost of doing business, quality of life, infrastructure, business friendliness, and the cost of living.

Lower Gas Prices For Texas Drivers

Texas gas prices are continuing to slim down.  The average price of regular is down another fraction of a cent today.  At $2.59 a gallon, Triple-A says the fuel is costing drivers 2 cents less than last Thursday and close to a buck less compared to a year ago.  Truckers are seeing diesel prices average $2.70 a gallon compared to $3.74 last year on this date.

Univision Boots Miss Universe Telecast After Trump Remarks

Univision says it will not televise the Miss USA pageant over remarks Donald Trump made about Mexico and immigration.  The Spanish-language network announced it is cutting ties with the Miss Universe Organization, which is partially owned by Trump.  During his speech last week to announce his run for the White House, Trump said Mexico wasn't sending its best across the U.S. border, but people who are bringing drugs and crime.  The remarks were strongly criticized by prominent Mexican Americans and Latinos.  Trump responded on Twitter saying Univision wants to back out of a signed contract because he exposed the terrible trade deals the U.S. makes with Mexico.