ACLU Sues Over Detained Immigrant Children at Hutto
The ACLU filed federal lawsuits in Austin on behalf of youths held at the T Don Hutto facility in Taylor. Critics describe jail like conditions with weight loss, schooling gaps, medical delays, and fear of family separation. The 512 bed center, run by Corrections Corporation of America under Williamson County contract, houses about 400 people with roughly half children and no criminal records.
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American Civil Liberties Union
Austin
T. Don Hutto
Taylor
Hutto
Women’s Commission For Refugee Women and Children
Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Services
Vanita Gupta
ACLU
Racial Justice Program
United States
Corrections Corporation of America
Williamson County
Teen survives 28 hours afloat after Gulf boat sinks
A 13 year old Houston teen survived 28 hours afloat after a fishing boat sank ten miles south of Galveston. Two others died and a fourth clung to a line until rescue. Rescuers found Melquisedec Acevedo clinging to a boat line. water ranged 58 to 62 degrees.
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Teen
Gulf of Mexico
Galveston
Houston
U.S. Coast Guard
Adam Eggers
The
Houston Chronicle
Melquisedec Acevedo
Eric Barhan
Eggers
Gulf
Melquisedec
Barhan
Galveston County Medical Examiner's Office
Prison gang chief executed for 1994 San Antonio slayings
Robert Perez, a generals rank in the Mexican Mafia, was executed in Texas for the 1994 double murder of Jose Travieso and James Rivas in San Antonio. He had led a wave of violence in the 1990s and faced federal life terms on racketeering and conspiracy charges. Perez spoke to family before death.
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Huntsville
San Antonio
Alamo
Robert Perez
Perez
Texas
Houston
Jose Travieso
James Rivas
Creekside talks loom over Pecan Crossing plans
Residents pack the Tuesday meeting as Creekside talks stall on a zoning request for Pecan Crossing at Farm to Market 725 and East County Line Road. City Manager Morrison and Fulbright and Jaworski critics say the development agreement should be finalized by March 10. Opponents cite drainage, traffic, fire protection, buffers, and property impacts. The planning commission tabled the zoning for three months to resolve concerns with Eugenio, Short, and neighbors.
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City
NewQuest
Fulbright and Jaworski
Southbank
Chinaberry Lane
Anthony Eugenio
Pecan Crossing
East County Line Road
Eugenio
Mike Short
Planning Commission
Traffic flow improves at Bill Brown Elementary during rush hour
Residents say new traffic system reduces delays at Bill Brown Elementary on Texas 46. Parker helped coordinate volunteers directing cars Monday and Tuesday, noting morning exits improved with no lines and fewer late arrivals. Buses now drop-off at the front while parents park behind and walkers enter from the rear.
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Parker
McGlothlin
Bill Brown
Texas 46
New Traffic System Aids Bulverde Area Flow
Bill Brown Elementary directs calls to 885 1400 to learn about the new traffic system. McGlothlin distributed a diagram to parents and PTA staff and volunteers carried signs to guide drivers. Bulverde police chief Joe Hamilton notes reduced traffic and ongoing tweaks like signal changes and parking lot repainting to improve flow.
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Bill Brown
McGlothlin
PTA
Bulverde
Joe Hamilton
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Creekside
Alvis
Mike Morrison
Steve
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CPA
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Our Lady of Perpetual Help
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D.O
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