SUMMARY: A mother is advocating for accountability after her son, a student at Williamson Elementary in Galena Park ISD, was allegedly denied bathroom access, leading to an accident where he sat in his own feces for hours. Frustrated by the school’s lack of response, she seeks immediate action to prevent this from happening to other students. This incident follows a similar situation involving her daughter, which resulted in health issues. She has communicated with the school and is filing a report with the school constable, who acknowledged the severity of the situation. The district has not yet responded to her concerns.

The woman, who wanted to remain anonymous, said she didn’t get answers from school officials.

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SUMMARY: Former HISD educators, including basketball coach Vincent Grayson, have been arrested in a serious scheme where applicants paid to have others take teacher certification exams on their behalf. Grayson, the alleged ringleader, reportedly profited over a million dollars, charging $2,500 per applicant for this fraudulent service. Two assistant principals, Lea Roberts and Nicholas Newton, alongside testing coordinators Daren Wilhite and Taiwana Mason, are also implicated in the scheme, with the latter accused of accepting bribes to facilitate cheating. Prosecutors are building a case based on bank records and confessions from approximately 20 involved teachers.

Three of the five defendants accused in a yearslong Houston-based cheating scandal, involving hundreds of unqualified teachers getting certified to teach at schools statewide, appeared before a district court judge for the first time Friday.

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SUMMARY: Late one night outside Meel Lobo’s restaurant in North Austin, a man recorded escalating violence between two women, which led to a gun incident. A male involved snatched a gun from a friend and confronted another man, resulting in shots fired. One man fell to the ground, and soon after, security arrived. Austin Police reported one death and one critical injury, highlighting the location as high crime, with incidents of violence increasing this year. The witness expressed sorrow for the families involved and noted that reckless behavior with firearms often leads to tragic outcomes.

Austin police are conducting a homicide investigation after an altercation between two people escalated into a deadly shooting.

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