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Judge denies Black student’s request to return to Texas school after punishment for his hair
A request by a Black student seeking to return to his Texas school after being punished over his hairstyle has been denied by a federal judge. Through his lawyers, Darryl George sought a court order that would have enabled him to return to his high school without fear of resuming his previous punishment for his…
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Texas man faces execution for 1989 fatal stabbings of twin teenage girls
A Texas man convicted of fatally stabbing twin 16-year-old girls over three decades ago is...
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Black student suspended over hairstyle fights to return to Texas school
Darryl George, an 18-year-old Black student from Texas who was suspended over his hairstyle,...
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Texas mom accused of locking out 12-year-old daughter from apartment all night, forcing her to sleep on a bench
A Texas mother is facing charges after allegedly locking her 12-year-old daughter out of the...
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Authorities share health update on Texas assistant principal airlifted to hospital after student attack
Candra Rogers, an assistant principal at Collins Intermediate School in Corsicana, Texas, was airlifted to a Dallas hospital after being injured during a “classroom disruption” involving a...
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Man serving life sentence takes online course in law to sue Texas prison for depriving him of sleep
Michael Garrett, a felon serving a life sentence since 1994, has committed his time in prison to completing online law classes as he battles the Texas prison system over sleep deprivation. Garrett, 54,...
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Texas husband lands in trouble after his fourth marriage popped up on Facebook: report
A Texas man has been charged with bigamy after his third wife discovered he was planning to marry yet another woman. The revelation came to light when Marcus Shorten’s wife, Tammie, stumbled upon...
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Texas security guard quits job on live TV after argument with boss
A security guard in Texas, Percy Payne, resigned live on-air after his manager reprimanded him for speaking to local TV crews in uniform about being assaulted on duty. During an interview with FOX 7 Austin,...
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Woman, grandson confined for five days after being wrongly told live power lines fell on their property
A Texas woman, Natalie Washington, and her grandson were confined to their home for five days after what they believed were live power lines fell on their property during a storm. The 67-year-old woman...
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Texas bodybuilder hospitalized 20 times due to rare heart condition triggered by drinking cold water
A 35-year-old Texas bodybuilder, Franklin Aribeana, has been hospitalized more than 20 times due to a rare heart condition triggered by drinking cold water. Describing his experience, Aribeana explained...
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Texas judge insists school was right in punishing boy for declining to change his hairstyle
A judge has ruled that a punishment handed out to a black high school student, Darryl George, for declining to change his hairstyle does not contravene the state’s new law barring race-based hair...
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Man alleging discrimination demands $100M in damages from Walmart or unlimited free lifetime shopping
A Texas man, Roderick Jackson, is suing Walmart, demanding $100 million in damages or an “unlimited free lifetime shopping” at any Walmart location. The handwritten complaints were submitted...
