Charleston Daily Mail
While it remains unclear if hate crime charges will be filed against the six white suspects in the Logan County torture case, criminology experts say the incident should at least be reported to the FBI as a bias crime.
All law enforcement agencies in the country are required to report bias crimes quarterly [...]
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Missing word in bill halts CHIP debate | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle
AUSTIN — A missing word in a bill analysis derailed debate Monday on a bill to cover more youngsters under the Children’s Health Insurance Program.A sharp-eyed Rep. Robert Talton, R-Pasadena, noticed the error in the analysis of House Bill 109 — the word “family” [...]
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I was recently attending a board meeting for an upcoming state problem-solving competition for children k-12 in the state of Texas. This meeting contained the voices of adults representing children in the wide range of incomes throughout the state. Part of the agenda for this meeting was to discuss fund-raising ideas for teams that could [...]
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