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In Texas, criminal charges and misdemeanor convictions don’t automatically take away people’s voting rights
Read full article: In Texas, criminal charges and misdemeanor convictions don’t automatically take away people’s voting rightsTexans serving time for misdemeanor offenses or who are in jail awaiting trial are eligible to vote but only two counties offer voting in jail.
6th-grade math teacher tackles year 2 of NES with focus on growth, academic improvement
Read full article: 6th-grade math teacher tackles year 2 of NES with focus on growth, academic improvementJoin us as we continue to follow the incredible journey of Mrs. Lyndsy Mason, a dedicated sixth-grade math teacher at Fleming Middle School. In her second year under the New Education System, Mrs. Mason is more committed than ever to see her students thrive.
Two-time medalist U.S. goalball player supports her Paralympian fiance—from the stands
Read full article: Two-time medalist U.S. goalball player supports her Paralympian fiance—from the standsAfter the U.S. women’s goalball team did not qualify for the 2024 Paralympics for the first time in 40 years, Eliana Mason has managed her disappointment and shifted her focus to support her fiancé, Calahan Young, as he competes as captain of the U.S. men’s goalball team.
Oakland All-Star closer Mason Miller breaks left pinky finger pounding training table in frustration
Read full article: Oakland All-Star closer Mason Miller breaks left pinky finger pounding training table in frustrationOakland Athletics All-Star closer Mason Miller broke the pinky finger on his non-pitching hand when he pounded a table in frustration after he was reminded he had to do postgame lifting following Monday night’s game against Houston.
Tarrant County DA wants Crystal Mason’s illegal voting conviction reinstated
Read full article: Tarrant County DA wants Crystal Mason’s illegal voting conviction reinstatedA Texas appeals court recently overturned Mason’s five-year prison sentence for casting a provisional ballot in the 2016 election while on supervised release for federal tax evasion.
Texas appeals court overturns voter fraud conviction for woman on probation
Read full article: Texas appeals court overturns voter fraud conviction for woman on probationA Texas appeals court has overturned a woman's voter fraud conviction and five-year sentence for casting an illegal provisional ballot.
Texas appeals court overturns Crystal Mason’s conviction, 5-year sentence for illegal voting
Read full article: Texas appeals court overturns Crystal Mason’s conviction, 5-year sentence for illegal votingMason gained national attention after she was convicted for voting while under supervised release for felony tax fraud. She said she didn’t know she was ineligible to vote.
Inside an NES classroom: How this Fleming MS teacher used the instruction model to raise her students grades in 3 weeks
Read full article: Inside an NES classroom: How this Fleming MS teacher used the instruction model to raise her students grades in 3 weeksFor 11 years, Lyndsy Mason has been inside a classroom teaching students at her own pace. This year, though, things are a bit different.
Meet one of the ‘teacher experts’ who helped review, modify curriculum at Houston ISD’s NES-aligned campuses
Read full article: Meet one of the ‘teacher experts’ who helped review, modify curriculum at Houston ISD’s NES-aligned campusesThis article is in keeping with KPRC 2′s “Focus on Fleming” initiative, which is a year of chronicling transition at Fleming Middle School, one of 28 Houston ISD schools labeled as a high-priority campus.
Jail visitor arrested, charged after being found with xanax pills and tobacco
Read full article: Jail visitor arrested, charged after being found with xanax pills and tobaccoA woman was arrested during a jailhouse visit after she was found to be in possession of drugs on Aug. 6, according to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
How 'Perry Mason' captured 1930s Los Angeles, race divisions
Read full article: How 'Perry Mason' captured 1930s Los Angeles, race divisionsEarly in the final episode of season two of “Perry Mason,” which airs Monday, the title character pulls up on his motorcycle to Los Angeles City Hall and pauses for a long moment.
2 employees of town near planned Ford truck plant indicted
Read full article: 2 employees of town near planned Ford truck plant indictedOfficials say two employees of a rural west Tennessee town that resisted a takeover attempt by the state after Ford Motor Co. announced plans to build a truck plant nearby have been charged with the theft of town funds and official misconduct.
Pandemic, culture wars revive 'school choice' policy push
Read full article: Pandemic, culture wars revive 'school choice' policy pushSeveral years of pandemic restrictions and curriculum battles have emboldened longtime advocates of funneling public funds to private and religious schools in statehouses throughout the country.
Thieves wash, steal $12,000 check; Here’s 4 ways to prevent crooks from targeting you
Read full article: Thieves wash, steal $12,000 check; Here’s 4 ways to prevent crooks from targeting youSome Woodlands residents have been victims of check “washing” and have had their bank accounts wiped in seconds. This is something Houston area banks say is becoming more common, especially this time of year.
Livingston ISD parents express concern over services offered to students with intellectual abilities after they say their 8-year-old son was mishandled
Read full article: Livingston ISD parents express concern over services offered to students with intellectual abilities after they say their 8-year-old son was mishandledThe family of an 8-year-old boy who is diagnosed with Autism expressed concern over services offered to students with intellectual challenges after they said a teacher mishandled their son during an emotional outburst.
Caroline Garcia, Borna Coric get 1st titles in Cincinnati
Read full article: Caroline Garcia, Borna Coric get 1st titles in CincinnatiCaroline Garcia has generated momentum going into the U.S. Open in a week, capturing the Western & Southern Open women’s championship with a 6-2, 6-4 win over Petra Kvitova.
1 person ejected during major crash on Katy Freeway at Mason; Traffic jam reported
Read full article: 1 person ejected during major crash on Katy Freeway at Mason; Traffic jam reportedOfficials with the Houston Police Department say that at least one person was ejected in a major crash on the Katy Freeway.
Crystal Mason’s contentious illegal voting conviction must be reconsidered, criminal appeals court says
Read full article: Crystal Mason’s contentious illegal voting conviction must be reconsidered, criminal appeals court saysMason said she didn’t know she was ineligible to vote when she cast a provisional ballot in 2016, but she was sentenced to five years in prison. Now, the Court of Criminal Appeals says an appellate court that affirmed her conviction must look again at the evidence of Mason’s intent.
Barty opens her 2022 season with win over Gauff in Adelaide
Read full article: Barty opens her 2022 season with win over Gauff in AdelaideTop-ranked Ash Barty has started her 2022 season with a 4-6, 7-5, 6-1 comeback win over 17-year-old American Coco Gauff in the second round of the Adelaide International.
Barbados bids farewell to British monarchy, becomes republic
Read full article: Barbados bids farewell to British monarchy, becomes republicBarbados has stopped pledging allegiance to Queen Elizabeth II as it shed another vestige of its colonial past and became a republic for the first time in history.
Social media post says mom ‘overjoyed’ after boy wears his mask during school pictures
Read full article: Social media post says mom ‘overjoyed’ after boy wears his mask during school picturesA viral Facebook post has an update. Nicole Peoples is sharing an update after her son’s school photo went viral because he followed his mom’s instructions and didn’t take off his mask meant to ward off COVID-19.
Republican bill tightening Texas election laws is headed to Gov. Greg Abbott's desk
Read full article: Republican bill tightening Texas election laws is headed to Gov. Greg Abbott's deskSenate Bill 1 rewrites Texas election laws to further restrict the voting-by-mail process and outlaw local voting initiatives meant to widen access, namely those pushed by Harris County that were disproportionately used by voters of color.
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals will review Crystal Mason’s controversial illegal voting conviction
Read full article: Texas Court of Criminal Appeals will review Crystal Mason’s controversial illegal voting convictionBut Tarrant County prosecutors pressed forward with charges, arguing Mason’s case came down to intent. The all-Republican court’s decision to review Mason’s case is notable. The Court of Criminal Appeals isn’t required to review non-death penalty convictions, and it rarely grants requests to do so. Mason turned to the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals late last year after a state appeals court panel affirmed the trial court’s judgement. In her petition to the court, Mason’s lawyers argued the appeals court erred in upholding her conviction because the state’s illegal voting statute requires a person to know they are ineligible to vote and Mason did not.
Arson suspected in massive fire at Texas courthouse
Read full article: Arson suspected in massive fire at Texas courthouseThis photo provided by Mason County Judge Jerry Bearden shows a fire at the Mason County Courthouse, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021, in Mason, Texas. An official says a suspect has been taken into custody following the massive fire that destroyed all but the rock outer walls of the 111-year-old courthouse. (Mason County Judge Jerry Bearden via AP)MASON, Texas – A suspect has been arrested been taken into custody following a massive fire that destroyed all but the rock outer walls of an 111-year-old Texas courthouse, an official says. The fire at the Mason County Courthouse in Mason, about 100 miles (160 kilometers) northwest of Austin, started Thursday night. Mason County Judge Jerry Bearden said the flames could be seen from miles away.
Murray status for Australia in doubt after contracting virus
Read full article: Murray status for Australia in doubt after contracting virusFILE - In this Monday, Aug. 12, 2019 file photo Andy Murray, of Britain, hits a forehand against Richard Gasquet, of France, during first-round play at the Western & Southern Open tennis tournament, in Mason, Ohio. Former world number one Murray's participation at the upcoming Australian Open is in doubt after the Briton tested positive for COVID-19. (AP Photo/Gary Landers, File)Andy Murray's status for the Australian Open was put in doubt Thursday after he tested positive for the coronavirus only days before his planned charter flight to Melbourne. Murray, a five-time Australian Open runner-up, earlier backed out of the Delray Beach Open in Florida to “minimize the risks” of contracting the virus through international travel. American player Madison Keys has also tested positive before her scheduled flight to Australia.
A family struggle as pandemic worsens food insecurity
Read full article: A family struggle as pandemic worsens food insecurity(AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)NEW YORK – At the peak of the coronavirus pandemic this spring, Sharawn Vinson often woke up crying. Vinson was not alone in struggling to put food on the table in this historically tumultuous year. In New York City alone, an estimated 2 million residents are facing food insecurity, a number that the city’s mayor estimates nearly doubled in the pandemic amid the biggest surge in unemployment since the Great Depression. Vinson had the first of her six children at age 18 and recalls struggling to pay for diapers and food. She saved up food stamps and some money, and found a job working for the 2020 U.S. Census.
How 10 Small Towns in Texas Have Adapted and Flourished
Read full article: How 10 Small Towns in Texas Have Adapted and FlourishedDuring these challenging times, the denizens of Texas small towns are protecting their health while improvising new ways to sustain their economies. Heres how 10 small towns in Texas have adapted and flourished according to Texas Highways:MasonPopulation 2,300Consider Mason, a town of about 2,300 residents nestled on the edge of the Hill Country, 9 miles north of the Llano River. Although the number of Texans living in small towns has dwindledaccording to the Texas Demographic Center, only 15% of us live in non-urban areasthe spirits of towns like Mason persevere. Small armies of steadfast locals keep Texas towns moving. Anticipation centers around whats to come for this North Texas town, which rose to fame in the 1920s as a health resort drawing on its alkaline well water.
As Congress feuds over unemployment payments, many jobless Texans are about to lose a $600 weekly benefit
Read full article: As Congress feuds over unemployment payments, many jobless Texans are about to lose a $600 weekly benefitIf Congress doesn’t extend the $600 benefit, that will leave many Texans getting anywhere from $69 to $521 per week in unemployment benefits. Republican U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz opposes extending the weekly $600 payments. U.S. Sen. John Cornyn’s office said the Texas senator supports extending unemployment assistance but did not specify whether he supports extending the weekly $600 payments. “And that's not good.”Economists say the end of the weekly $600 payments will lead to Texans with less spending money to fuel an economic recovery. Mason fears what will happen if the weekly $600 payments end Saturday and he is still working reduced hours.
Perry Mason' Cast Reveals What to Expect From the HBO Reboot (Exclusive)
Read full article: Perry Mason' Cast Reveals What to Expect From the HBO Reboot (Exclusive)It's the return of Perry Mason. The show then found it's Perry Mason in The Americans' Matthew Rhys. Based on characters created by author Erle Stanley Gardner, Perry Mason is set in 1931 and is a sort of prequel to the original series. "It was very apparent that this was going to be a very new, very different Perry Mason," Rhys told ET. Perry Mason premieres June 21 on HBO.
5 commercial slogans and jingles that every Texan memorizes
Read full article: 5 commercial slogans and jingles that every Texan memorizesIf theres a deal youre chasin', exit I-10 and Mason to ___ ______ ______ __ ____. Across the state, there are a handful of catchy advertisements from car promotions to grocery store commercials that viewers cant help but recite or sing along to. Here are five slogans and jingles used in commercials that every Texan memorizes:1. Dont mess with Texas'If you tell someone youre from Texas, theyll likely recite this back to you. Do you have a favorite Texas commercial that didnt make the list?
VIDEO: Man brutally attacked, taunted by group outside local gas station
Read full article: VIDEO: Man brutally attacked, taunted by group outside local gas stationFour guys can be seen walking up to another man leaving an Exxon convenience store in Harris County and beating him up. “He comes up to me, kicks me in the face, and screams, “Black Lives Matter, b****!” Mason said. “They started, like, mocking me and stuff.”Surveillance footage shows the group waiting outside and approaching Mason as soon as he left the store. “That’s not what the (Black Lives Matter) movement is about,” Mason said. “Not to be used as an excuse (for violence).”“That’s not what this movement is about,” Kelli said in agreement.
Texas City officials confirm 8 coronavirus cases at nursing home
Read full article: Texas City officials confirm 8 coronavirus cases at nursing homeTEXAS CITY – Officials have confirmed eight coronavirus cases at a skilled nursing facility in Texas City. “Out of the six employees that tested positive, there was one nurse that was working at multiple facilities,” Griffin said. A few miles away, another nursing facility, Bayou Pines Care Center, also reported coronavirus activity. Griffin was unable to confirm whether the two nursing facilities shared the same nurse that tested positive. “We’re the only skilled nursing facility in Harris County or Galveston County that has done this,” he said.