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Concrete truck driver indicted on two charges related to deadly Hays CISD bus crash
Read full article: Concrete truck driver indicted on two charges related to deadly Hays CISD bus crashA Bastrop County grand jury on Tuesday indicted a concrete truck driver in connection with a crash involving a Hays CISD bus that left two people dead.
Truck driver had prohibited CDL, failed multiple drug tests before fatal bus crash, affidavit states
Read full article: Truck driver had prohibited CDL, failed multiple drug tests before fatal bus crash, affidavit statesThe driver of a concrete truck that drifted into oncoming traffic and collided with a Hays ISD school bus last Friday has been charged with criminally negligent homicide.
Concrete truck driver that hit Hays ISD school bus charged with criminally negligent homicide
Read full article: Concrete truck driver that hit Hays ISD school bus charged with criminally negligent homicideThe driver of a concrete truck that drifted into oncoming traffic and collided with a Hays ISD school bus last Friday has been charged with criminally negligent homicide.
Concrete truck driver that hit Hays ISD school bus admitted to marijuana, cocaine use and little sleep, reports say
Read full article: Concrete truck driver that hit Hays ISD school bus admitted to marijuana, cocaine use and little sleep, reports sayThe driver of a concrete truck that drifted into oncoming traffic and collided with a Hays ISD school bus last Friday admitted to using marijuana and cocaine and getting very little sleep, according to court records cited by an Austin news station.
Hays ISD releases dash camera video of bus colliding with truck in western Bastrop County
Read full article: Hays ISD releases dash camera video of bus colliding with truck in western Bastrop CountyHays Independent School District has released two videos from cameras on a school bus involved in Fridayās deadly crash with a concrete truck.
Hays CISD identifies 5-year-old boy killed in school bus crash with concrete truck
Read full article: Hays CISD identifies 5-year-old boy killed in school bus crash with concrete truckThe Hays Consolidated Independent School District has identified a 5-year-old student who was killed in a bus crash on Friday.
2 dead after school bus carrying 44 students, 11 adults crashes with concrete truck, rolls over in Bastrop County
Read full article: 2 dead after school bus carrying 44 students, 11 adults crashes with concrete truck, rolls over in Bastrop CountyAt least two people, including a child, are dead after a school bus carrying more than 40 people rolled over in western Bastrop County, according to the Austin American-Statesman.
Texas cheerleaders shot after mistakenly opening door of wrong car in H-E-B parking lot after practice
Read full article: Texas cheerleaders shot after mistakenly opening door of wrong car in H-E-B parking lot after practiceTwo members of an elite Houston-area cheerleading team were shot overnight after one of them mistakenly opened the door to a wrong vehicle in an H-E-B parking lot after practice, police in Elgin said.
Man stabbed Central Texas deputy in the neck after shoplifting at H-E-B, police say
Read full article: Man stabbed Central Texas deputy in the neck after shoplifting at H-E-B, police sayA Central Texas man was arrested for stabbing a Bastrop County deputy after stealing from H-E-B, according to police.
Rodney Reed pleads before U.S. Supreme Court for DNA testing that might establish his innocence
Read full article: Rodney Reed pleads before U.S. Supreme Court for DNA testing that might establish his innocenceThe nationās high court heard arguments Tuesday on whether Reed can seek DNA testing of crucial evidence in the 1996 murder of Stacey Stites in Bastrop County.
Bastrop County grand jury declines to indict caretaker at center of The Refuge abuse scandal
Read full article: Bastrop County grand jury declines to indict caretaker at center of The Refuge abuse scandalThe grand jury said it did not find sufficient evidence to indict Iesha Greene, who was reported to have sold and solicited nude photos of children at the Bastrop shelter.
Lack of communication between child welfare and juvenile justice systems hurts foster kids, court monitors say
Read full article: Lack of communication between child welfare and juvenile justice systems hurts foster kids, court monitors sayThe court-appointed watchdogs expressed concern after learning that a caretaker accused of exploiting children at a state-licensed facility in Bastrop had been previously fired from a state juvenile justice facility for misconduct.
U.S. Supreme Court will consider appeal for DNA testing in Rodney Reed death penalty case
Read full article: U.S. Supreme Court will consider appeal for DNA testing in Rodney Reed death penalty caseReed has long professed his innocence in the 1996 murder for which he faces execution. Key evidence in the case has not been tested for DNA, including the ligature used to strangle 19-year-old Stacey Stites.
Judge loses trust in Texasā child abuse investigation of foster care facility and calls for federal inquiry
Read full article: Judge loses trust in Texasā child abuse investigation of foster care facility and calls for federal inquiryU.S. District Judge Janis Jack said she is seeking a federal criminal investigation into allegations that children were sexually abused and trafficked at The Refuge, a state-licensed foster care shelter for victims of sex trafficking.
Unhoused Texans weather another winter storm with little aid
Read full article: Unhoused Texans weather another winter storm with little aidAdvocates say emergency communications have not improved much since last year, and people experiencing homelessness were less likely to seek help this year because of new state and local policies targeting them.
Bastrop County Judge wants āfull accountā of what happened after prescribed burn spans over 800 acres
Read full article: Bastrop County Judge wants āfull accountā of what happened after prescribed burn spans over 800 acresA prescribed burn set in Bastrop County last week is now 95% contained, according to the Texas A&M Forest Service.
Prescribed burn gone wrong likely sparked wildfire in Bastrop County, officials say
Read full article: Prescribed burn gone wrong likely sparked wildfire in Bastrop County, officials sayControlled burns, used to prevent catastrophic wildfires, are typically safe and rarely get out of control. Experts warn that burns gone awry can scare residents and compromise the critical fire management tool.
Search underway for missing 76-year-old man last seen in Bastrop County, deputies say
Read full article: Search underway for missing 76-year-old man last seen in Bastrop County, deputies sayA search is underway after a 76-year-old man disappeared in Bastrop County, according to the Travis County Sheriffās Office.
Rejecting claims of innocence, judge says Texas death row inmate Rodney Reed should not get a new trial
Read full article: Rejecting claims of innocence, judge says Texas death row inmate Rodney Reed should not get a new trialDoubts over Reedās guilt in the 1996 murder of Stacey Stites have lingered for more than 20 years and gained international attention. But a judge decided against recommending a new trial.
3 stolen dinosaur statues reportedly found during University of Texas fraternity house party
Read full article: 3 stolen dinosaur statues reportedly found during University of Texas fraternity house partyThree dinosaur statues that were stolen from The Dinosaur Park in Bastrop County last week were found at a fraternity house at the University of Texas at Austin.
Man arrested in āquestionable deathā investigation in La Grange, sheriffās office says
Read full article: Man arrested in āquestionable deathā investigation in La Grange, sheriffās office saysA person of interest in a āquestionable death investigationā in La Grange over the weekend has been charged with murder, according to the Fayette County Sheriffās Office.
Bastrop asst. fire chief struck, police sergeant dragged by DWI suspectās vehicle, city says
Read full article: Bastrop asst. fire chief struck, police sergeant dragged by DWI suspectās vehicle, city saysA Bastrop assistant fire chief was struck and a police sergeant was dragged by a DWI suspectās vehicle during a crash investigation Thursday night, city officials said.