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Texas Inmate Exonerated After 37 Years
A Texas inmate has been exonerated 37 years after he was convicted of robbery and murder. Benjamin Spencer walked out of a Dallas courtroom yesterday after the judge approved a motion to declare him innocent of the crime. Spencer was convicted in 1987 after witnesses testified he robbed and killed Dallas businessman Jeffrey Young. Those witnesses have all admitted to giving false testimony. He was released from prison three years ago but had been waiting for a judge to make a decision about his innocence. He will be entitled to a payout from the state of Texas to compensate him for his time in prison.
Texas’ Youngest Students are Struggling with Their Learning, Educators Say
Students who started school during or after the COVID-19 pandemic have a harder time saying goodbye to their parents when they drop them off, Plains Independent School District Superintendent Robert McClain said. Third graders are behind in their reading, teacher Heather Harris said, so the district hired a reading specialist to work with their youngest […]
AG Paxton Sues State Fair Over Guns
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced on Thursday that he is suing the City of Dallas and State Fair officials for its new policy of banning all firearms from the fairgrounds. Paxton’s lawsuit asks a Dallas County District Court to order the City of Dallas and State Fair officials not to enforce the gun ban …
Texas A&M Forest Service Encourages Texans To Prevent Wildfires
COLLEGE STATION, Texas—During the upcoming Labor Day weekend and the start of dove hunting season, Texans are urged to help protect our lands and natural resources by being mindful of activities that may cause wildfires. Hot and dry conditions in August resulted in increased wildfire activity across North and Northwest Texas. Throughout August, Texas experienced …
How Tech Can Help Prevent Kids from Dying in Hot Cars
Since 1991, at least 158 kids have died in Texas hot cars. Nationwide, the death toll since 1990 is 1,100 or more. A proposed rulemaking that would mandate available and affordable anti-hot car death technology in new cars has been stalled for years. Radar-based systems that can detect tiny movements...
Texas water crisis deepens: Residents feel unsafe about tap water as SpaceX faces pollution claims
Residents of Kempner, Texas have been boiling their water for nearly two weeks due to its unusual brown color, foul taste, and unpleasant smell. Despite ongoing efforts, local and state authorities have yet to identify a solution to the water quality crisis, leaving the community anxious and frustrated (KWTX). This...
Texas high school football scores for Thursday, Aug. 29
Anderson picked up its third consecutive win in the Taco Shack Bowl over McCallum 57-40 while Weiss outlasted McNeil 42-41 in overtime. Westlake, ranked No. 4 in the Class 6A Dave Campbell's Texas Football preseason poll, used a big second half to takeout No. 15 Prosper 35-14 in Belton.
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