Committee votes no confidence in TYC board
A Texas legislative committee voted no confidence in the Texas Youth Commission Board of Directors after board members refused resignations. The hearing examined who knew about abuse at the West Texas State School and why it was not stopped. Texas Ranger testimony and a pending grand jury probe by the attorney general's office framed the session.
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TYC Board
Youth Commission
Ted Royer
Rick Perry
Texas Rangers
Pyote
Texas
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Burzynski
Texas Attorney General's Office
BAMC officials cite fort backing as support
BAMC commander Brig Gen James Gilman says Fort Sam Houston provides a full military installation to back Brooke Army Medical Center, contrasting Walter Reed’s standalone status. He notes access to schools housing and resources, with structures less than 15 years old and ongoing checks by case managers to keep care on track.
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Brooke Army Medical Center
Iraq
Afghanistan
Walter Reed Medical Center
BAMC
James Gilman
Fort Sam Houston
Walter Reed
Washington
Bush
Russell Czern
Gilman
Explosion at Houston warehouse kills one worker
An explosion at 11:25 a.m. at American Elastomer Products in a southeast Houston warehouse killed one man. The blast shattered windows and damaged walls but did not evacuate nearby buildings. No toxic chemicals were released, and the cause is under investigation with preliminary reports pointing to a failed metal container.
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Houston
Louston Fire Department
Omero Longoria
Longoria
Border life bends to time change across Rio Grande
Brownsville resident Don Crouse bikes from Brownsville to a Matamoros factory as daylight saving time starts in the United States three weeks before Mexico. The shift complicates cross border schedules, with officials warning about bridge hours and flights while UTB students adjust to the one hour change.
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Texas
Don Crouse
Pat
Matamoros
Mexico
United States
Bill Summers
Rio Grande
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Felix Garza
Miriam Medel Garcia
McAllen
U.S. Department of Energy
Congress
DOE
Tom Welch
Crouse
University of Texas-Brownsville
Thelma Sullivan
UTB
International
Steer captured after two hour city dash through Fort Worth area
A black steer eluded capture for about two hours Thursday, roaming North Richland Hills near NRH20, crossing Tarrant County College Northeast campus, wandering through Fort Worth suburbs, and even entering a McDonald’s drive through before police tranquilized it.
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HURST
North Richland Hills
Tarrant County College
Fort Worth
McDonald's
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