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‘Deputy of the year’ arrested for DUI after allegedly directing non-existent traffic while drunk
3 weeks, 3 days ago

‘Deputy of the year’ arrested for DUI after allegedly directing non-existent traffic while drunk

The Independent  

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Storms leave widespread outages across Texas, cleanup continues after deadly weekend across US
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Storms leave widespread outages across Texas, cleanup continues after deadly weekend across US

Associated Press  

HOUSTON — Strong storms with damaging winds and baseball-sized hail pummeled Texas on Tuesday, leaving one person dead and about 1 million businesses and homes without power as much of the U.S. recovered from severe weather, including tornadoes, that killed at least 24 people during the Memorial Day holiday weekend. Seven people were killed in Cooke County, Texas, from a …

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This East Texas town hasn’t held a city council election in at least 18 years
7 months, 4 weeks ago

This East Texas town hasn’t held a city council election in at least 18 years

Raw Story  

KENNARD — Donald Lamb was fighting a losing battle against his ever-growing East Texas lawn when his neighbor, City Council member James Westbrook, approached him. Credit: Callaghan O'Hare for The Texas Tribune April Wright, Kennard’s city administrator, reviews paperwork inside City Hall. The City Council’s role is primarily to establish the annual tax rate, pay bills, authorize grant applications and …

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Difficulties again put Houston at center of Texas elections
2 years, 1 month ago

Difficulties again put Houston at center of Texas elections

Associated Press  

HOUSTON — A Democrat who is the top official in Texas’ largest county on Thursday acknowledged problems around Houston on Election Day that included paper ballot shortages and delayed openings of polling locations, but waved off an unfolding investigation by state police as political. Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo, a Democrat who narrowly won reelection as the county’s chief executive …

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Houston GOP candidate defends her lynching threat towards 'banana eaters'
2 years, 7 months ago

Houston GOP candidate defends her lynching threat towards 'banana eaters'

Raw Story  

A candidate for the Houston County Commission in Alabama is getting called out for making racist comments in a public Facebook group, but she says her comments were justified, WKRG reports. Priscilla Andrews, a Republican candidate for District 3, Houston County Commissioner, told members of the group, most of whom are presumed to be Black, “Have fun hanging off that …

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