Harris County jailer fired for racial slurs and threats
Harris County Sheriff’s Office says Sgt. Bruce Parker a 16 year veteran was fired after July 23 remarks to three black inmates in a holding area included a racial epithet and threats of harm He admitted making the slur and threats prompting dismissal and ending the investigation Parker claimed to be “down with the Klan” but officials found no corroboration of that claim and stressed no abuse is acceptable
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Southeast Texas Gets New Area Codes 936 and 979
Bay City AP reports the 409 area code will fade as two new codes 936 and 979 become mandatory across a region from the Coastal Bend to deep East Texas. The 936 code covers central areas including Nacogdoches Huntsville Conroe and Livingston while 979 curves from Bay City north toward Bryan College Station with 408 remaining for the eastern side. The change marks rapid telecom expansion amid fax pager and cell phone growth across Texas.
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Judge dismisses Santa Fe school prayer case
A federal judge dismissed Marian Ward's suit against Santa Fe Independent School District over prayer at football games as moot after Ward's graduation and the district dropping its policy. The ruling follows the Supreme Court decision Santa Fe v. Doe. The district argued no further relief was possible. Ward's lawyer stressed the case was about constitutional limits on prayer in public schools.
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