TEXAS — Two inmates attacked four officers in Huntsville, Texas allowing convicted murderer Trent Archie, 29, and David McLeskey, 23, to escape. The entire incident was caught on camera and released to the public. Video below: The corrections staff allowed the inmates to use the phone, who later attacked and escape, reports said. The Huffington […]
HUNTSVILLE, Texas — The planned execution Thursday of a Mexican national has prompted a flurry of appeals on his behalf, including a rare plea from the White House, because of what it could mean for other foreigners arrested in the U.S. and for Americans detained in other countries. Humberto Leal, 38, is awaiting a ruling […]
The state of Texas has been declared a natural disaster by the US Department of Agriculture after at least 213 counties have lost 30 percent of their crops or pasture this year. The declaration will allow farmers to apply for emergency loans at low interest rates. “This is a disaster,” Texas farmer Scott Harmon said. […]
A statue built for famed boxer Jack Johnson has sparked controversy in Galveston, Texas. Some homeowners complain it will create too much traffic, although some believe that the controversy only exist because of Johnson’s reputation for dating white women. Other home owners, like Helen Douglas, believe it is Johnson’s history that makes some want to […]
DALLAS, Tx. — A Dallas mother alleges that her 12-year-old son was bound to a chair with duct tape and beaten by classmates even as a teacher stood by and ignored the attack. VIDEO: The NY Daily News reports: The woman said his hands were taped to the chair, he was wrapped with a telephone […]
Cleveland, Texas– A fund-raiser for the 11-year-old girl who was gang raped last month was held Sunday.
Cleveland, Texas– The alleged gang rape of an 11-year old Hispanic girl by almost 20 African-American men has re-ignited racial tensions the small Texas town, locals say. In the same town that a black man was killed by the police over the theft of a pen in 1988, and has recently had complaints of corruption […]
Cleveland, Texas– Over a dozen people, ranging from 16 to 27 have been arrested in alleged connection to the horrific gang rape of an 11-year-old girl. The girl told authorities that at least 20 people assaulted her, and the attack was also captured on video. A 19-year-old, Timothy Ellis, lured her into a abandoned trailer […]
TEXAS-Texas State is offering a scholarship that is for people of European descent only. The Statesman reports: So Bohannan, a mass communication major and Iraq war veteran, and others formed the Former Majority Association for Equality — a San Marcos-based nonprofit group that is offering five $500 scholarships exclusively to white male students. Bohannan, the […]
Houston, Texas– A Texas man who was exonerated after serving 18 years in prison has been denied compensation because of a legal glitch. Exonerated Death Row inmate Anthony Graves will be denied compensation because the word “Innocence,” was not used in the document ordering his release, his attorney Katherine Scardino said. RELATED: 25 reasons we […]
