Texas AG approves Bible course curriculum ruling
Attorney General Greg Abbott said elective high school Bible courses would be constitutional if taught under the State Board of Education guidelines, but no specific curriculums were proposed. The SBOE will revisit standards, facing calls for clear, restricted guidelines to prevent proselytizing while focusing on Bible history and literature.
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Austin
State Board of Education
Greg Abbott
Abbott
Don McLeroy
Texas
SBOE
United State
Andrew Weber
The
Education Board de
Éléar
Scholah
Salmonella outbreak tops 1000 as peppers eyed in probe
The CDC and FDA warned against raw tomatoes and jalapenos and serrano peppers amid a worsening salmonella outbreak now totaling about 1,017 illnesses in 41 states and Canada. Investigators seek farms and distribution centers linked to tomatoes and peppers, with cilantro also under review. Two deaths and 203 hospitalizations are reported, marking the worst outbreak in years.
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Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
CDC
CDC Food Safety
Robert Tauxe
Associated Press
Tauxe
Food and Drug Administration
FDA Food Safety
David Achesom
Canada
U.S
Texas
Taixxe
Caroline Locacy Conte
Science
Andrew Beauger
Chalmette
Security concerns rise over trooper shifts at Capitol
Texas DPS memo notes diverted Capitol troopers to Governor's Mansion Honor Guard Supreme Court and Operation Border Star create gaps in security. Kinslow warns manpower, training lapses endanger public safety. DPS disputes danger while reporting troopers were properly trained. Also mentions Internet surfing by on duty trooper during mansion fire and AG ruling against releasing video tapes amid a pending criminal probe.
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Capitol
Texas
Supreme Court
Kinslow
Ken Scheer
Governor’s
Honor Guard
Border Star
DPS
Tela Mange
Governor’s Mansion
The
Austin, American Statesman
Youtube
Livevideo
Texas Attorney General’s Office
Convicted murderer Turner faces Texas death, execution set
Convicted killer Carlton Turner, who turned 29 on the Fourth of July, faces a lethal injection in Texas for the 1998 slayings of his adoptive parents in Irving. His previous reprieve came from the U.S. Supreme Court four hours before execution. Turner’s lawyers seek further clemency and challenge trial fairness amid racial-discrimination claims in jury selection.
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Turner
Dallas
U.S. Supreme Court
Texas
High Court
Kentucky
Carlton Turner Sr
Tonya
Irving
Associated Press
Death Row
Air Force
Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles
Maurie Levin
University of Texas
American Airlines MD-80 makes emergency landing at DFW
An American Airlines MD-80 flight from Dallas to Palm Springs returned to Dallas Fort Worth International Airport after the pilot detected a mechanism issue affecting stability. No injuries were reported. 123 passengers were aboard. The aircraft will be out of service pending investigation by authorities.
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Dallas
American Airlines
Dallas- Fort Worth International
Palm Springs
Calif
Andrea Huguely
Dallas Morning ‘News
Indianapolis
Little Rock
Little Rock National Airport
Border agent pleads guilty in immigrant smuggling case
Jesus M. Huizar, a U.S. Border Patrol agent in El Paso, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to smuggle, transport and harbor illegal immigrants and money laundering. He admitted involvement with Emeterio Sigala Favela, Luis Carlos Chacon Rubio, and Rosa Isela Escajeda since 2005 to smuggle over 100 people. Huizar forfeited an El Paso house used as a safe house and faces up to five years. co-defendants face up to 10 years if convicted.
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EL Paso
U.S
Border‘Patrol
Huizar
Emeterio Sigala Favela
Luis Carlos Chacon
Rubio
Rosa Isela Escajeda
United States
New Mexico
Felony incidents and thefts reported in Odessa area
A local blotter lists criminal mischief with $2,250 in damage to a bedroom and furniture on East 23rd Street at 9:25 p.m. Tuesday. A stabbing was reported at 7:40 p.m. Tuesday at 10th Street and West County Road. Expressway Energy Services on Bonham Ave. reported electronics worth $2,025 stolen from a vehicle between midnight and 6 a.m.
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Odessa
East 23Rd Street
10Th Street
West County Road
Expressway Energy Services
Bonham Ave
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Michelle Anderson
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