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Moms Arrested for Running North Texas Choir Booster Club
Cleared of charges, moms still lost choir booster club money to the school district.
Farmersville Proposes Double-Digit Tax Increase
City officials drafted a balanced budget based on the highest property tax increase allowed without a public vote.
Marfa ISD Teacher Arrested for Sexual Misconduct With Student
Educational aide Rebecca Ontiveros is charged with a second-degree felony.
Texas Teacher Arrested on Federal Child Porn Charge
Authorities are seeking information on additional victims.
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Texas Teacher and Coach Accused of Sexual Misconduct With 15-Year-Old Student
A Fort Worth Independent School District teacher and coach is accused of sexual misconduct with a 15-year-old female student while at his previous teaching job in Itasca ISD. Adrian Buruato, 29, was arrested and charged with indecency with a child by sexual contact...
Irving Residents Say ‘No’ to Las Vegas Sands’ Casino Gambling Plan
Irving residents are saying “no” to casino gambling in their city, but city officials are saying “yes.” Citizens who attended a town hall meeting with a Las Vegas Sands lobbyist on Friday overwhelmingly opposed a casino complex the company wants to build in Irving....
3 Arrested Amid AG Paxton Investigation Into Illegal Abortion Clinics
Three suspects accused of performing unlawful abortions in the Houston area, including one illegal alien, have been arrested. Attorney General Ken Paxton announced the arrests of Maria Margarita Rojas, known as “Dr. Maria,” and illegal alien Jose Manuel Cendan Ley for...
Houston Middle School Teacher Gets Probation for Indecency With a Child
A former Houston Independent School District teacher pleaded guilty to the charge of indecency with a child. Dale Lamar Vanwright, who taught design at Tanglewood Middle School, was sentenced to deferred adjudication and 10 years of probation. As part of the plea...
Galveston County Sheriff Sues Texas Commission on Law Enforcement
A lawsuit by newly-elected Galveston County Sheriff Jimmy Fullen claims he’s immune from disciplinary actions by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement, even as the commission seeks to suspend his peace officer's license over allegations of falsified documents and...
Harris County Attorney Announces Run for Empty Congressional Seat
Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee has announced his candidacy for the congressional seat previously held by longtime Houston politician Sylvester Turner, who died earlier this month. Menefee, a Democrat, is known for promoting leftist policies and taking legal...
Belton ISD Identifies Another Teacher Arrested for Sex Crime Against Student
A Tarver Elementary School teacher who was placed on leave last month while police investigated sexual misconduct allegations has been arrested and identified as Estevan Banda. Banda, 33, was arrested on March 14 and charged with indecency with a child by sexual...
Austin Elementary Teacher Jailed for Possessing ‘Large Quantity’ of Child Sex Abuse Material
Another Texas teacher has been charged with possessing “a large quantity” of child sexual abuse materials, commonly called child pornography. Carl David Innmon, a 50-year-old fifth-grade teacher in Austin Independent School District, was arrested Wednesday and charged...
Harris County Employees Working From Home Found Living in Austin and Dallas
County Commissioner Tom Ramsey said this week that Harris County has more than 2,000 employees working from home, including some living far away from Harris County. Meanwhile, President Donald Trump, Gov. Greg Abbott, and Houston Mayor John Whitmire have all ordered...