Houston district to rename four Confederate named campuses
The Houston Independent School District voted 5 4 to rename Robert E Lee High School and three middle schools Henry Grady Richard Dowling and Thomas Stonewall Jackson amid debates on removing Confederate symbols. Committees will propose new names while other campuses remain on the list.
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Texas lawyer files federal birther suit against Ted Cruz
Houston attorney Newton Schwartz filed a 28 page federal complaint asking the Supreme Court to decide if Ted Cruz is a natural born citizen and eligible to be president. Schwartz, paying the $400 fee, seeks a formal ruling on Cruz's eligibility amid election turmoil.
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Two face drug counts after fireworks found at apartment
La Marque police near Galveston found commercial grade fireworks during a narcotics warrant at a Southeast Texas apartment. Two men, charged with misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia, were at the unit but no injuries reported. Investigators seek to determine the fireworks' intended use.
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Mother and teen daughter found dead after Texas fire
Hearne police report a 34 year old Wanda Vinton and her 15 year old daughter Chyene died in a Central Texas mobile home fire. Autopsies pending and officials seek the blaze cause. Officers had been called earlier by Vinton about an ex boyfriend and observed the storm door padlocked from the inside.
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Texan dies after falling from moving car in family dispute
Midland County deputies say 24 year old Fernando Parra died Friday after falling from the hood of a moving car as he tried to stop a woman from leaving. Investigators call the apparent accidental death and say the case will be referred to a grand jury. Parra grabbed windshield wipers before the driver stopped the car during the attempted tire cutting.
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