Texas public schools are in bad shape according to the Texas Education Agency which recently released its report card for 2013. The list includes over 50 schools deemed failing and academically unacceptable. Statewide, 892 schools are failing or academically unacceptable, up over 90% from 456 schools across Texas in 2012. That would be reason for […]
In 2013 Texas exonerated more people who were wrongfully convicted of crimes than any other state, according to a report from the National Registry of Exonerations. Thirteen Texans, some of whom have spent a few months to over a decade in prison, were officially exonerated of wrongdoing for crimes—from murder to drug possession. Illinois followed […]
The Houston City Council unanimously voted to grant an exemption to regulations to allow grocers to sell beer and wine near schools and churches. Council regulations previously prohibited grocers from selling alcohol within 300 feet of churches and private schools and within 1,000 feet of public and some private schools. Without alcohol sales, grocers have […]
Anthony Graves who spent 18 years in jail, 12 of which on death row before being exonerated, is taking legal action again the prosecutor Charles Sebesta. Graves was convicted of killing a Somerville family of six despite confessions from Robert Carter. Graves’ conviction was overturned in 2006 with the Court of the Appeals ruling the […]
HISD, the seventh largest school system in the US is distributing taxpayer-funded laptops and tablets to nearly 18,000 high school students in an attempt to bridge the performance gap between rich and poor students in the district. Funded by grants from the federal government for low-income students and professional development, the program loans the laptops […]
Mary Carmen Garcia, 27, and Daniel Guardiola Dominguez, 28 of Monterrey, Mexico, were apprehended trying to enter the US at the Anzalduas International Bridge border crossing with 96 fraudulent credit cards in their possession. McAllen police authorities and the Secret Service identified Garcia and Dominguez from surveillance footage at area retail stores. The suspects gained […]