Texas Education Agency TAKS poll prompts public input
Readers weigh in on whether the Texas Education Agency dumbed down TAKS tests and share reasons via email. Cast ballots by 9 a.m. Thursday at oapa.com sections poll to register views and participation.
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Prosecution stalls as White case drifts with health issues
Odessa residents and survivors reflect on the long delayed capital murder case of Larry Neil White, accused in the 2007 killings of three Odessa Police Department officers. With White diagnosed as terminally ill and the trial postponed, observers question why the case lingered and consider a possible plea to life imprisonment in records.
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Taxpayer anger over long murder case delays
The speaker condemns repeated legal delays after killings, blaming lawyers for prolonging the process at taxpayer expense. They urge stopping treatment for the inmate and ending care costs, criticizing the political risk for prosecutors and judges if a verdict seems unlikely.
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