Goose Creek Memorial out of playoffs over North Forest issues
Goose Creek Memorial boys soccer were initially set for a first round match against Houston Northbrook after finishing fourth in district. However eligibility and rules violations by North Forest nullified GCM's playoff berth and shifted Crosby into fourth, prompting disbelief from coach Mark Oberholtzer and district chair Ed Warken as teary players faced the outcome.
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Goose Creek Memorial
Patriots
Houston
Northbrook
North Forest
GCM
Crosby
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Ed Warken
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Baytown Junior Band Receives $23,000 Instrument Donation
Baytown Junior School students and officials were surprised at a Tuesday assembly by a donation valued at more than 23000 dollars. The gift from Fidelity SEE BRASS included six clarinets eight trumpets one flute and two alto saxophones, enabling more students to join band. Band Director Carrie Faulkner praised the impact on the community and student participation.
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Baytown
Carrie Faulkner
Fidelity
Maritza Perez
Baytown Junior School
Fidelity Investments
Iris Smith
Michael Stuart
Activist Quanell X aids confession in 1996 murder case
Houston activist Quanell X visited Kevin Edison Smith in jail and secured a confession to the killing of 13-year-old Krystal Baker on March 5, 1996. Smith agreed to confess to Chambers County DA Cheryl Lieck in exchange for avoiding the death penalty, and he remains indicted with a not guilty plea on record.
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Anahuac
Quanell X
Kevin Edison Smith
Smith
Chambers County
KPRC
Houston
Krystal Jean Baker
Cheryl Lieck
La Porte clears 55 warrants
La Porte cleared 557 outstanding warrants in the 2011 Great Texas Warrant Round-Up. City court administrator Lynda Kilgore said the effort, statewide among 200 plus programs, collected 195 859 dollars in fines with 103 325 dollars paid and the rest cleared by compliance or jail time. 206 people were jailed, with emergency alerts and police assist aiding arrests.
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la Porte
Lynda Kilgore
la Porte Municipal Court
Texas Senate hears anti bullying bill on school harassment
Lance Montana, nine, hanged himself at a Lewisville elementary school after years of bullying. His parents Jason and Deborah testified with others before the Senate Education Committee in favor of a bill to ban all bullying in Texas schools and require staff training. The proposal by Sen. Wendy Davis would stop shuffling students to different schools and instead address the aggressor and support victims. Davis warned of rising teen suicides tied to bullying and urged swift action this session.
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Austin
Montana
Lance
Lewisville
Jason
Deborah
Senate Committee On Education
Texas
Wendy Davis
D-Fort Worth
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