Obama to headline civil rights summit in Austin
The LBJ Library hosts a three day Civil Rights Summit at the University of Texas marking the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act. President Barack Obama will give the keynote with leaders including Jimmy Carter Bill Clinton George W Bush. Discussions cover immigration gay marriage and sports in the civil rights era.
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Zetas boss pleads guilty to two charges
In McAllen, Ivan Velazquez Caballero known as el Taliban pleaded guilty to drug trafficking conspiracy and money laundering conspiracy in federal court. Sentencing is set for July 18 after prosecutors recommended a lighter sentence. Velazquez Caballero, a regional Zetas boss, was extradited from Mexico in November from a 2010 superseding indictment that also named Miguel Angel Trevino Morales.
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State News Roundup From East Texas To Texarkana
A Texas roundup reports Evelyn Hamilton's police complaint over substandard marijuana led to her arrest for drug paraphernalia after she admitted possessing the suspected product. Union Pacific works to restore rail service after a Rosse derailment injuring two near 100 miles south of Dallas. In Texarkana, heirs of James Hankins sue Community Education Centers over his August 2012 death from a ruptured stomach ulcer in custody.
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Fort Hood shooting timeline details eight minute rampage
Army investigators released a detailed sequence of events for the Fort Hood attack in which Spc. Ivan Lopez fired more than 35 shots over two city blocks, killing three and wounding 16 before killing himself. The spree began after an argument over leave and ended at a medical building where another soldier was killed.
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