Six Million Lottery Ticket Wins in Alvin Texas
A Texas Lottery Lotto Texas ticket sold at an Alvin H-E-B won the 76 million jackpot, chosen for a single payment of 48.87 million. The winner has 180 days to claim. An attorney for the winner spoke with the commission but provided no name. Store managers consider moving the winning machine to a more prominent spot as local chatter swirls.
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Alvin H-E-B
Texas Lottery Commission
Robert Heith
Heith
Christina Sauer
H-E-B
Helen Scott
Holly Parker
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Maritel Trevino
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TYC official under fire for contraband in facilities
Austin report says Catherine Evans, new ombudsman for the Texas Youth Commission, was barred from lockups amid a criminal probe after she allegedly twice tried to smuggle weapons, prescription drugs and cash. Evans was appointed by Gov. Perry in September to oversee facilities and protect youths’ rights. A TYC spokesman offered no comment on whether the probe aimed to test agency security. The type of weapons was not disclosed. Possessing contraband in a state correctional facility is a third degree felony.
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Austin
Texas
Catherine Evans
Texas Youth Commission
Rick Perry
TYC
Jim Hurley
Evans
Exonerated in Dallas: Two Men Freed After 12 Years
In Dallas County a packed courtroom celebrated the release of Claude Simmons Jr. and Christopher Scott, wrongfully convicted of capital murder in 1997. The two men, who served life sentences, credited Jesus Christ, the Dallas Police Department, defense lawyers, and innocence clinics at UT Arlington and UT Austin for their exoneration. A joint probe by the Police Cold Case Unit and the Conviction Integrity Unit led to Friday’s exoneration hearing.
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Dallas County
Claude Simmons Jr
Christopher Scott
Alfonso Aguilar
Jesus Christ
Dallas Police Department
University of Texas At Arlington
UT Austin
Law School
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Texline Schools Latest to Close Due to Illness
Texline school district in the Texas Panhandle shut down Friday as flu outbreaks hit charts nationwide with HI1N1 strains. About 1,800 students across Cumby Higgins Kerens Sam Rayburn and Trinidad districts remain closed others have reopened. The Sabal Palm Audubon Center in Brownsville will not reopen this fall, staying closed through year end due to border fence plans and funding issues.
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Texline
Texas Panhandle
Texas Education Agency
Panhandle
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Higgins, Kerens
Sam Rayburn
Trinidad
Brownsville
South Texas
Rio Grande
Brownsville Herald
Audubon Texas
Bob Benson
Las Vegas court eyes arrest for Murray over unpaid support
Las Vegas family court set a November 16 hearing to consider a recommendation to arrest Dr. Conrad Murray for failing to appear to explain $13,000 in child support and other debts after he closed his medical practice amid threats to him and staff. Murray's attorney argued he did not receive notice of the hearing.
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Houston
Michael Jackson
Las Vegas
Ing
Conrad Murray
Murray
Chris Aaron
Inmate plots to kill judge sentenced to life
Joel Lopez Sr. of Roma plotted with his wife to hire a killer for U S District Judge Ricardo Hinojosa of McAllen and to kidnap a money debtor. He offered 2 million dollars to the killer, but the plan led to U S District Judge Melinda Harmon who sentenced him to life. His wife Aracely Lopez Gonzalez got nine years.
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South Texas
U.S
Joel Lopez Sr
Roma
Ricardo Hinojosa
McAllen
Lopez
Hinojosa
Melinda Harmon
Harmon
Aracely Lopez-Gonzalez
Dallas police cited non English drivers improperly says chief
Dallas police officers issued 58 improper citations for not speaking English over the past three years, chief says. A pull down menu error misapplied federal rules to private drivers, with at least six officers under investigation as Mondragon’s case ends with dismissal of the non-English ticket.
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David Kunkle
Kunkle
Ernestina Mondragon
Gary Bromley
Mondragon
Associated Press
Bromley
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