Disagreement over wealth sharing disrupts Texas school funding session
In Austin tensions rise as Senate and House clash over wealth sharing and tax revenue for school funding. A Senate committee approved a surplus based property tax cut plan 9 to 2 amid walkouts and threats to block key measures. The dispute risks missing the June court deadline.
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College Station
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Rick Perry
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Harris County faces order to fix jail overcrowding
Harris County must raise staffing to meet the state mandated inmate to guard ratio at the overcrowded jail after the Texas Commission on Jail Standards found the facility short of the 48 to 1 guideline for a third consecutive year. Sheriff Tommy Thomas proposed overtime for detention officers while exploring outside transfers and potential appeals with a 90 day compliance window.
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Three U S soldiers killed by roadside bombing south of Baghdad
Three American soldiers were killed by a roadside bomb near Mahaweel in Babil province as U S and Iraqi forces swept a northern city where three insurgents were killed a day earlier. Curfews and searches followed in Samarra as authorities aimed to curb insurgent violence.
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Slaying Linked to Fugitive In Texas Case
Police connected Paz to a murder in Harris County after his arrest in Yakima Washington for assaulting his girlfriend. Paz, a fugitive from Pat Garcia’s case in Fort Worth area, waived extradition as authorities seek a governor’s warrant to transfer him from Washington.
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Invasion prompts threat and theft at Beaumont home
A man with a handgun demanded guns and money from a Beaumont woman, forced her to search her parents’ room for keys to a Chevrolet, and claimed others were present. Police tracked the vehicle via OnStar, arrested Michael Anthony Victoria, 24, and detained him as the investigation continued. The woman identified his photo.
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