Judge orders release of two suspects in yogurt shop killings
In Austin, a judge granted personal recognizance bonds for Michael Scott and Robert Springsteen, former death row inmate and accomplice in the I Cant Believe Its Yogurt case, pending retrials. DNA evidence with an unknown male donor prompted renewed review while prosecutors seek delay to 2010. Local DA says the DNA does not exonerate them. both still face capital murder charges.
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Amy Ayers
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Springsteen
Mike Lynch
Travis County
Lynch
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Charleston
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Jeannine Scott
US Supreme Court
Rosemary Lehmberg
Scat
Ayers
Lehmberg
Jim Sawyer
Sawyer
Leal Breaux clash over right to city board seat
Leal defends his mayoral bid critique while Bodiford backs Breaux as best qualified for a district board seat. Velasquez notes race not a factor though Goates raised concerns about Una Voz Unida ties. Council members emphasize district representation and careful voting amid political pressure and media coverage.
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Bodiford
Breaux
Melton
District 1
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Velasquez
Benjamin
Cleaver
Jimmy Breaux
Goates
Una Voz Unida
Ector County
Dean Combs
CDC
Koza-Am
Stan Galarza
Odessa
FCC
Odessa Crash Injures Six In Grant and Murphy Collision
Odessa police say a 2004 Jeep driven by Winston Holloway of Midland ran a red light on Grant Avenue and hit a 1996 Chevrolet SUV on Murphy Street. The SUV occupants include Jorge Borrego and Diana Caballero among others, with Caballero listed as critically but stable. The Tahoe left the roadway, struck a building, and the investigation continues.
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Carruth
Jorge Borrego
Diana Caballero
Jesus Santuestevan
Natalie Borrego
Nefthaly Borrego
Medical Center Hospital
Caballero
Fort Worth schools to lay off 95 workers
Fort Worth school trustees approved $15.4 million in cuts for next year. The district faces a $15 million shortfall, prompting layoffs of 95 employees, including 40 campus monitors and 44 alternative school staff, with seniority guiding reductions. The Dunbar Area Community School faces funding cuts, while city officials move to use federal stimulus for a year to support some programs.
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Fort Worth
Melody Johnson
John Walker
Dunbar Area Community School
SBC Severs Ties With Texas Church Over Gay Members
The Southern Baptist Convention voted in Louisville to cut relations with Broadway Baptist Church of Fort Worth for not meeting the denomination's rules on openly gay members. Critics had pressed for including gay couples in the church directory, but the church later released a directory without portraits. Broadway’s Kathy Madera said the decision left the church disappointed as the convention will not seat its messengers.
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Texas
Southern Baptist Convention
Broadway Baptist Church
Fort Worth
Broadway Board of Deacons
Kathy Madera
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