Relationship pays $1 a year for state post in possible nepotism case
Susan DeMarco works in a top Agriculture Department job for $1 annually because she lives with Agriculture Commissioner Jim Hightower. The arrangement, while legal under nepotism laws, sparks debate over morality and potential abuse, with supporters praising her work and critics warning of favoritism.
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DeMarco
Hightower
Agriculture Department
Tial
Texas
Ben Delgado
House Agriculture Committee
ByPass Fallback Fire Fatal to Rendon Family in Mobile Home
A fatal Rendon fire at Pecan Acres may have been started by a bypass wire stapled to the trailer meter. Investigators from Tarrant County fire marshal have not yet determined the cause as relatives remember five lives lost, including three children.
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Mullins
Michael Kevin Barrowx
Ingrid
Marco
Stephen
Sandy
David Southard
Rendon Volunteer Fire Department
Don Baker
J.B. Stringer
Texas Electric Service Co
Baker
Fire Hits UT Fraternity House Destroying Alpha Tau Omega
A UT fraternity house at Alpha Tau Omega in Austin was destroyed by fire early Sunday marking the third blaze in a month. One person leapt from a window and was injured while five others escaped unhurt. Chapter vice president Eric Meadows of Houston sifted through belongings near the room awakened by arriving firefighters.
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University of Texas
Alpha Tau Omega
Austin
Eric
Meadows
Houston
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