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A Montgomery County judge on Friday issued his first public comment since the uproar over his order - that he later rescinded - requiring a 17-year-old Willis High School honor student to spend a day in jail for excessive absences.

Alternate juror Denise Speight says her "flirting" with John Edwards at his corruption trial was all just a "misinterpretation," and says on his attractiveness that, "He's a Democrat, so that counts him out for me already." Alternate juror Denise Speight says her "flirting" with John Edwards at his corruption trial was all just a ... (more)

A judge threw an Asian-American high-school student in jail because the multiple jobs she works to support her family made her late to class.

The state of Texas is not only a physical place, it is also a state of A mind. During the past several months the world has come to know Rick Perry, Ron Paul and assorted other idiots who have succeeded in proving that Texans love God, but when it comes to behaving like normal, decent humans, they more likely love the Devil.

The 17-year-old Willis High School honor student whose 24-hour stay in jail for excessive truancy drew national attention has had the charge rescinded today, records show.

Playing hooky is illegal in Texas, where a 17-year-old honour student who works full time and supports her siblings was recently sentenced to jail for missing class.

A 17-year-old high school student working two jobs to support her siblings, while juggling college-level classes, spent 24 hours in jail this week for missing too much school, KHOU 11 News reported.

President Obama lays a wreath at the Tome of the Unknowns in Arlington National Cemetery in Va.

A 17-year-old high school student working two jobs to support her siblings, while juggling college-level classes, spent 24 hours in jail this week for missing too much school, KHOU 11 News reported .

For the last 14 years, Ray "Bubba" Sorensen has created a roadside attraction in Iowa by painting a mural on a giant rock as a Memorial Day tribute to veterans.

A state district judge handed down seven life sentences Thursday morning for repeat child sex offender Craig Stephen Hoard of Willis.

Texans know it's great not to have to pay taxes on what we earn at work, but we end up paying on our homes and land instead.