AUSTIN – Gov. Rick Perry today issued the following statement regarding a Houston judge ruling the death penalty unconstitutional: “Today’s ruling is an example of an activist judge legislating from the bench in blatant disregard of opinions issued based on both the Texas and U.S. Constitutions. ...
“In an act of unabashed judicial activism, a state district judge ignored longstanding U.S. Supreme Court precedent and improperly granted John Edward Green’s request that the court declare the death penalty unconstitutional. The Attorney General’s Office has already offered to provide...
A major accident shut down FM 1485 at Dry Creek road for over an hour Friday morning. According to DPS Quentin Thompson of Conroe was southbound on FM1485 in his 2000 Dodge pickup. As he approached the intersection of Dry Creek a 2004 Honda Civic driven by Gilberto Gamboa of New Caney attempted to turn...
CONROE – The jury selection process began on Wednesday for the capital murder trial of a Rusk County man charged in the brutal beating death of his girlfriend’s 13-month-old daughter on Dec. 2, 2008 during what authorities say was an attempted exorcism by the couple. Blaine Keith Milam, 20, of Hen...
FROM THE TOMBALL POLICE DEPARTMENT: THE GREAT TEXAS WARRANT ROUND-UP BEGINS SATURDAY, MARCH 6, 2010 PAY YOUR FINE(S) NOW ACT IMMEDIATELY TO AVOID ARREST IS A WARRANT PENDING FOR YOUR ARREST? OVER 200 AGENCIES WILL COMBINE FORCES TO SEARCH FOR YOU AND OTHERS WITH WARRANTS. YOU WILL BE ARRESTED IN YOUR HO...
