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Inmate Death During Release Sparks Investigation in Harris County
Surveillance footage released Friday shows a chaotic altercation between Harris County officers and inmate Alexis Cardenas, who later died during his attempted release from jail.
Houston ISD Rolls Out Cell Phone Ban Amid New State Mandate
Under district guidelines, students must keep devices powered off and out of sight from campus arrival until dismissal, including during lunch and transitions.
Montgomery County Arrests School Employee for Soliciting a Minor Online
Jaime Gonzalez worked in the Tomball ISD and Magnolia ISD bus barns.
Tarrant County Moves To Dismiss Democrats’ Challenge to Republican Redistricting
The county asserts that deliberately drawn racial coalition districts are no longer protected and can be eliminated.
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Allen ISD Adopts New ‘No Cell Phone’ Policy
Allen Independent School District adopted a new policy to keep cell phones out of students’ hands during the school day, complying with a new state law aimed at improving classroom behavior and academic performance. Legislation passed earlier this year as House Bill...
Houston Officials Weigh Electric Scooter Crackdown Amid Rising Park Violence
With no current regulations in place, Houston’s rising electric scooter usage has prompted city officials to weigh new rules following a spike in nighttime crime and injuries. The Houston City Council’s Quality of Life Committee—tasked with oversight of housing...
Illegal Alien Arrested on Charges of Kidnapping in Houston
Officials at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced the arrest of an illegal alien in Houston on charges of kidnapping and assault after video evidence from a doorbell camera showed him abducting a woman off the street. Jose Armando Carcamo-Perdomo, who...
Lawsuit Reveals Disturbing Details in Millsap ISD’s Special Needs Student Abuse Scandal
New documents filed in a lawsuit against Millsap Independent School District and four now-former employees reveal disturbing details about teachers abusing special needs students and administrators attempting to cover up the child abuse. The federal lawsuit was...
City of Dallas Accused of Enforcing 133 Ordinances in Violation of Texas Constitution
City of Dallas officials are illegally enforcing 133 city ordinances in violation of the Texas Regulatory Consistency Act and the Texas Constitution, according to allegations from the Texas Public Policy Foundation. TPPF has released a letter to Dallas City Attorney...
Montgomery County Secures First Murder Conviction Under Texas Fentanyl Law
For the first time in Montgomery County, a man has been convicted of murder under Texas’ 2023 fentanyl law after the death of an Army combat veteran. In 2023, Gov. Greg Abbott signed four major pieces of legislation designed to combat the growing fentanyl crisis in...
Gainesville ISD Employee Caught in Underage Sex Solicitation Sting
A maintenance worker in Gainesville Independent School District was jailed after getting caught in an underage sex solicitation sting. Hunter Clayton Jordan, 26, was arrested and charged with online solicitation of a minor, a felony. The Cooke County Sheriff’s...
San Antonio Teacher Accused of Upskirting 7-Year-Old Student
A San Antonio charter school teacher is accused of upskirting a 7-year-old student during class, capturing photos of the young girl’s private areas. Augustine Rodney Rendon, 29, was arrested and charged with invasive visual recording, a state jail felony punishable by...
Belton ISD Teacher Faces Federal Child Porn Charges
UPDATED July 21. Another Belton Independent School District teacher has been accused of sex crimes involving children. Belton High School teacher Pietro Victor Giustino, 39, was arrested on federal charges of possessing and attempting to possess child sexual abuse...