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Texas’ foster care system has long been plagued by abuse and neglect allegations, and a lack of placements for vulnerable children. The state’s new community-based care approach aims to change ...
On July 24, 1973, in Dallas, Texas, a 12-year old boy was killed while in the custody of a police officer who interrogated him over a soda machine burglary investigation. The news ensued violent protests in the city, drawing crowds of enraged citizens and Brown Berets from local Texas chapters. [2]
Due to the continued power outages across the state, many were faced with freezing temperatures in their homes increasing a risk of hypothermia. [90] The freezing temperatures potentially caused the death of an 11-year old boy, [ 91 ] an 84-year-old widow, [ 22 ] and a 75-year-old veteran, [ 92 ] among others.
Originally planned as a large community of luxury homes and facilities, building began on the 6000-acre site in the mid-1980s. The development faced problems in 1988 when Gibraltar Savings Association, the savings and loan institution backing it for an estimated $300 million (and 17% owned by the family of the project's developer) became ...
The average Texas household uses just over 5,600 gallons of water a month, according to the Texas Municipal League, which conducts an annual water and wastewater survey of hundreds of cities ...
Areas throughout the South are bracing for the serious flooding consequences of 4-8 inches of rain and locally higher amounts into the start of this weekend, in addition to severe thunderstorms ...
At least two people have died as severe storms and tornadoes tore through parts of Texas and Mississippi on Saturday, officials said, while a parade of atmospheric river-fueled storms batters the ...
Communities have consistently formed governments that administer services such as firefighting, natural resource management, social programs, health care, housing and law enforcement. Numerous tribes have founded tribal colleges. Most Native American communities have established court systems to adjudicate matters related to local ordinances.