Texas prepaid tuition plan faces review after withdrawals
About 7,000 investors left the Texas Guaranteed Tuition Plan since August as the state halted refunds. Roughly $110 million was withdrawn, more than 7 percent of the fund, which stood above $1.4 billion in late October. The Prepaid Tuition Board canceled new rules to reduce refunds amid shortfall projections and the House panel will review the plan for 2011.
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Austin
State Comptroller’s Office
R.J. DeSilva
Texas
Richard Penn Raymond
Laredo
Texas House Appropriations Committee
Missing Plane Search Near Port Mansfield
Authorities pursue two missing air travelers after a twin-engine Piper PA-30 reportedly crashed near Port Mansfield in south Texas. The U.S. Coast Guard and multiple agencies searched Friday following a Friday night loss of contact after the aircraft departed Borger in the Panhandle.
Nigerian couple charged with forced servitude in Texas
A grand jury in Dallas indicted Emmanuel and Ngozi Nnaji on conspiracy forced labor document servitude alien harboring and false statements for allegedly forcing a Nigerian widow to work as an indentured servant in the Dallas Fort Worth area since 1997. Prosecutors say she was kept from leaving and paid no wages. Each faces up to 55 years in prison if convicted.
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Dallas
Texas
Emmanuel and
Ngozi Nnaji
Nigeria
Dallas-Fort Worth
Nnajis
Fourth grader disciplined for handing out bullets on bus
In College Station Pebble Creek Elementary, a fourth grader handed out bullets on a school bus. No injuries occurred and administration found the student did not intend harm. Four bullets were recovered from students and another found in a trash can, with none traced to the bus.
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College Station
Pebble Creek Elementary
Donna Barrrington
Chuck Glenewinkel
Texas opens swine flu shots to general public
Texas health department endorses unrestricted distribution of the H1N1 vaccine due to higher supply. Providers may offer shots to all residents with 1.2 million doses allocated this week by CDC. Locations include Baytown schools and San Jacinto Methodist Hospital drive through Alexander Campus and Garth Campus by appointment, with several Chambers County clinics listed. Prices and hours given.
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Texas Health Department
Texas Department of State Health Services
Health Department
Texas
U.S. Centers of Disease Control and Prevention
TexasFlu.org
Baytown
Chambers County
Robert E. Lee
Ross S. Sterling
San Jacinto Methodist Hospital
Garth
Family Medical Center
Anahuac
Mont Belvieu
Winnie
Texas to review security after Estelle Unit escape
An independent security review will examine the Estelle Unit escape by Arcade Comeaux Jr. after a smuggled pistol enabled his capture. Lt. Monte Henson was fired for policy breaches, and two transport officers retired rather than face discipline as the review team, led by Ken McGinnis, plans to assess transportation procedures and vehicle inspections.
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Austin
Texas
Monte S. Henson
Estelle
Huntsville
Michelle Lyons
Texas Department of Criminal Justice
Henson
Joseph Comeaux Jr
Beaumont
Comeaux
Houston
Lance Waldo
Matthew Smith
Lyons
Ken McGinnis
Michigan
Illinois
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