Released inmate may get new trial in Houston
George Rodriguez, imprisoned 17 years for kidnapping and rape, is released after a judge recommended a new trial due to inaccurate evidence. New testing showed a hair found on the victim did not belong to him and testimony relied on faulty science. Prosecutors weigh retrial while Rodriguez’s attorney calls for justice, as family celebrates with fajitas and shrimp.
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DeLay rebuke prompts counterattack from House leader
House Majority Leader Tom DeLay declared libel against his accusers after the ethics committee admonished him for favoring contributors on energy legislation and pressuring Texas redistricting. Ed Bethune accused CREW and Chris Bell of libel and demanded comment rights be restricted. Bell defended the filing as in good faith and tied it to alleged bribery and extortion.
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Runoff and wetlands shrink threaten Gulf fisheries
Five experts told environmental lawyers that Gulf fisheries face collapse from a 5000 square mile hypoxic zone expanding toward the Texas coast. Restoring wetlands and cutting Mississippi River basin fertilizer 25 percent could curb nutrient overload, while sediment catchment declines compound the problem. NOAA cites a 1.2 million grant to Texas State University San Marcos to develop early indicators of nutrient overload in estuaries.
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Teaching hospital closes amid financial problems
Fort Worth AP report: Osteopathic Medical Center of Texas shutters a 265 bed teaching hospital over financial woes leaving about 1,000 jobs at risk and over 100 patients in limbo as the emergency room closes. The facility, active since 1946 and the lone osteopathic hospital in Texas, plans to discharge or move 119 patients by next week while area hospitals absorb patients and UNTHSC coordinates with four other sites.
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El Paso Arrest Ties 1980 California Murder to Mexican Suspect
A 68 year old Bertoldo Gonzales Rendon of San Carlos Mexico was arrested at the Bridge of the Americas while seeking a U S entry permit as immigration officials learned he was wanted in Fresno County California for the August 1980 killing of a coworker after a time card dispute. He allegedly fled after the shooting.
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