Audit: Lack of 'ethics' enabled 0M no-bid state contract
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A state audit into a $ 110 million contracting scandal at the Texas Health and Human Services Commission says a lack of ethics and accountability cleared the way for a no-bid deal that remains under criminal investigation. The …
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Texas trooper cited for Snoop Dogg photo at Austin festival
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A state trooper has been reprimanded for posing for a photo with Snoop Dogg at the South by Southwest festival in Austin, because the rapper has several convictions for drug possession. Billy Spears was working at the March event …
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House panel mulls increasing juvenile criminal age to 18
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas lawmakers are considering changing the state's definition of who is considered an adult in the criminal justice system, and even some who disagree with parts of the proposals say the policy should be changed. Since 1918 …
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