State News Roundup From Across Texas
Dallas officers killed a suspect after he fired on them along I 20 ending a chase. In Lubbock, Rosendo Rodriguez was found guilty of two counts of capital murder in the 2005 killing of Summer Baldwin and her unborn child. prosecutors seek the death penalty. Laredo prosecutors charge 73 year old Pedro Salgado Salgado with drug crimes after a crate on a bus contained cocaine and heroin worth 1.1 million dollars. In College Station Texas A M University Commerce names Dan R Jones sole finalist for president, subject to a 21 day waiting period.
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Lubbock
San Antonio
Rosendo Rodriguez
Summer Baldwin
Baldwin
Laredo
Mexico
Pedro Salgado Salgado
Houston
Salgado Salgado
Regents
College Station
Texas A&m University
Commerce
Dan R. Jones
Texas A&m International University
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Keith McFarland
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Associated Press
TxDOT mulls shift of highway funds to new lanes
Texas Department of Transportation weighs changing its plan to divert most highway construction dollars to maintenance amid legislative pushback. The staff plan would allocate about 5 billion for new lanes and highways and 12 billion for repairs, reversing last fall’s maintenance emphasis. Commissioners vote next month.
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Austin
Texas Department of Transportation
James Bass
Transportation Agency
Riot at Texas federal prison leaves one dead
A riot at the medium security facility in Three Rivers, Texas, killed inmate Servando Rodriguez, 38, and injured 15 others. No guards were hurt. Autopsy planned as authorities probe the two housing-unit fights that began around 7 a.m. About 1,160 inmates are housed there. The incident follows another Texas prison riot earlier this month.
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Three Rivers
Federal
South
Texas
Federal Bureau of Prisons
Deborah Denham
Tion
Denham
Rodriguez
Volved
Judge strikes down Texas strip club per patron fee
A Texas state district judge ruled the $5-per-customer fee imposed on strip clubs unconstitutional and a First Amendment violation. The suit by Texas Entertainment Association and Kar pod Inc. challenged the fee enacted to fund sexual assault prevention and health care for the uninsured. The ruling blocks the fee that began January 1 and required payments starting in April, with the state free to appeal.
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Austin
Texas
Scott Jenkins
United States
Texas Entertainment Association Inc
Karpod Inc
Amarillo
Greg Abbott
Susan Combs
Ellen Cohen
Houston
Jenkins
Registered sex offender drops bid for mayor
James Brian Sliter a 42 year old Wilmer accountant and registered sex offender dropped his campaign for mayor ahead of the May 10 election. He said probation officials urged withdrawal and he had received death threats since announcing his bid.
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KTVT
James Brian Sliter
Sly’-Ter
Sliter
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