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Two young women have posted more than 45 stories detailing sexual assault and violence from students and alumni of San Lorenzo Valley High and other schools in Santa Cruz County to an Instagram account. The accusations have resulted in the district putting two teachers on paid leave and investigating two other district employees. The 18-year-olds sat down with Lookout to talk about the account, their motivation and their goals.
ADRIAN GONZALEZ SENTENCED: A crowd gathered outside the Santa Cruz County courthouse Tuesday as Adrian Gonzalez was sentenced in the murder of 8-year-old Madyson Middleton. People were protesting a state law that limited Gonzalez’s sentence to three-and-a-half more years because he was a juvenile when he committed the crime.
LOOKOUT EXCLUSIVE: “The information we get on this is really spotty. I’m kind of frustrated,” one county health official says. “We were hoping that they would all be done by now, at least the first round dose. And that hasn’t been the case.”
The U.S. has ordered China to close its consulate in Houston in what a Chinese official called an outrageous and unjustified move that will sabotage relations between the two countries.
If Harris County continues on the same new case trajectory as it is on at present, Houston could become the worst affected city in the U.S., according to nationally recognized infectious disease expert, Dr. Peter Hotez of the Baylor College of Medicine.In a tweet Saturday morning, Hotez said if things continue as they are, Harris County could rival the situation that is currently being seen in Brazil.
During the funeral for Houston-native George Floyd Tuesday, Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner promised an executive order that would ban chokeholds and stranglehold in the city and other police reforms.
There have been five officer-involved shootings in the city of Houston in under a month with the latest one on Saturday morning. The Houston Police Department has come under fire recently from advocacy groups calling for transparency on how the officer-involved shootings are being handled.
Gov. Greg Abbott announced Monday that Texas was going to move into the first phase of reopening starting Friday, May 1.
During his Sunday evening press briefing, President Donald Trump said that the Greater Houston area is among several U.S. cities seeing a downward trajectory in new coronavirus cases and that “our aggressive strategy is working.”
Garcia is among the millions in the U.S. who are facing uncertain times as the unprecedented coronavirus pandemic has brought the economy to a grinding halt. Making ends meet by cleaning houses, Garcia had several steady jobs before COVID-19 spread became a serious concern in the Houston-area. However, since the outbreak, she says she went to work at only one home and another one of her clients chose to pay her despite not working.
Houston activist Quanell X claims the 21-year-old suspect in the death of Nassau Bay police Sgt. Kaila Sullivan is severely mentally ill and “panicked in a traffic stop,” the night the sergeant was killed.
Casa Marianella is one of the few shelters in the country for migrants and refugees after they’ve been processed through Customs and Border Patrol and the United States government has issued them documents, according to Executive Director Jennifer Long. It’s also the closest one to the U.S.-Mexico border. In the past few months, the shelter that typically accepts only adults has seen a surge of families with small children looking for help.
A national surge of measles cases has health officials concerned about possible widespread outbreaks of the highly infectious disease.
In a packed ballroom at the Austin Convention Center, hundreds of people buzzed in their chairs waiting for the opening speaker at South by Southwest Friday morning. Dozens milled up and down the rows, searching for an open seat and the chance to be in the same room as Brene Brown as she told stories. Last-minute stragglers ended up in an overflow room.
A couple leaving a bar in downtown Austin Jan. 19 was attacked by two drunk men yelling slurs at them, they told police. Their faces and heads were bashed and kicked in. Both ended up in the hospital, bruised and bloody.
A Round Rock teen took the stand in a federal kidnapping case Wednesday to testify against her alleged kidnapper, Terry Miles. She described in graphic detail the alleged physical and sexual abuse that Miles, 45, inflicted on her.
Texas Democratic Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee is firing back after a lawsuit accuses her of firing a staffer who planned to sue the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation over allegations of sexual assault.
As the Austin Independent School District grapples with a $30 million deficit this year, and potentially double the deficit next year, officials within the school district differ on possible solutions.
A 17-year-old Texas girl was rescued from trafficking and forced prostitution in the Houston area after Harris County deputies went undercover and arrested three people Thanksgiving Day.
Thousands of Houstonians were stranded at home over the weekend, as well as in cars or at work, as Harvey unleashed its fury over the city.
