Kimbrough confirmed as youth commission conservator
The Texas Senate confirmed Jay Kimbrough as conservator of the Texas Youth Commission to lead a sweeping reform of the troubled agency. He vowed major changes, including reviewing inmate sentences, segregating by age and offense, firing staff with felony records, and requiring top officials to reapply for posts.
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Kimbrough
Youth Commission
Rick Perry
Perry
Senate
Sen
John Whitmire
Houston
Senate Criminal Justice Committee
Fire kills 3, injures 6 in Houston office blaze
In Houston a fifth floor office fire at the Texas Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services killed three people and wounded six others, including a firefighter. Jeanette Hargrove, 52, a victims rights advocate, was among the deceased.
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Houston
Jeanette Hargrove
Friendswood
Texas Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services
Andy Kahan
Bill White
Hargrove
Jeanette
Kahan
Harris County Medical Examiner's
Marvin Wells
Shana Ellis
Bali
Senate OKs delay for search warrant release
The Texas Senate approved a bill allowing judges to seal search warrant information for up to 60 days to protect victims witnesses and key evidence. The measure lets a 30 day seal with possible renewal and faces opposition from open records advocates and media groups. Harris County prosecutors and Houston police backed the bill.
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Senate Oks
Harris County
Houston Police
Joel White
Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas
Storms spawns tornadoes in Texas Panhandle killing man
Storms with winds to 70 mph spawned multiple tornadoes across the Texas Panhandle injuring at least four and killing Monte Ford 53 of Elk City Oklahoma. A second worker suffered back injuries in Hemphill County and two more were hurt on Interstate 40 near Groom. Nine or more trailers and rigs were damaged as investigators assess possible explosions and tally official counts.
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Amarillo
Texas Panhandle
Hemphill County
Department of Public Safety
Dan Hawthorne
Monte Ford
Elk City
Okla
Express Energy Services
Hawthorne
Justice of the Peace
Express Energy
Darren Anderson
Canadian
George Fields
Guthrie
Dominion
Northwest Texas
Fields
Jim Mabry
Arnett
National Weather Service
Panhandle
Midland- Odessa
Texas
Jose Garcia
Weather Service
Hemphill
Sher
Iff
Ronnie Moore
Highway 60
Interstate 40
Groom
Barbie Reid
DPS
Childress
Michael Salter
Northwest Texas Hospital
Maria Saltez
Northwest
Texas jobless rate holds at 4.5 percent in February
Texas unemployment remained at 4.5 percent in February as payrolls rose by 14,300 nonfarm jobs. Over the past year the state added more than 230,000 positions, a 2.3 percent expansion, with gains led by Professional and Business Services and Trade, Transportation and Utilities. Initial unemployment claims fell over 25 percent from January to February.
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Austin
Texas
Texas Workforce Commission
Commission
Diane Rath
U.S. Labor Department
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R-Bryan
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Tommy J. Dowdy
Houston Fire Department District
Othe
Memorial Hermann Hospital
Yogesh Bali
Memorial Hermann
Houston Fire Department
Fessys
Main Plaza
New Braunfels
Collision Center
ICAR
ValMark
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Medicare
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