Polk County News

LIVINGSTON Following two days of testimony in his trial for capital murder, 23-yearold Cordell Renard Green, of Livingston, elected to change his plea to "guilty" and received a sentence of life in prison to the charge of fi rst degree murder.

In an elections season that may go in the record books for taking unusual twists and turns, the Pct.

The Allan B Polunsky Unit is a maximum security prison in Polk County, Texas, an hour or so north of Houston.

Authorities from several agencies teamed up on a 55-mile pursuit which ended with shots fired at the vehicle in Livingston.

A man sent to death row for the slaying of an East Texas woman nearly nine years ago has lost a federal court appeal, moving him a step closer to execution.

The Dunbar High School gym could have a new purpose for Polk County residents after the Commissioners' Court approved a plan as part of Hurricane Ike recovery.

After providing over a dozen homes for impoverished residents, the Habitat for Humanity of Polk County Habitat volunteers look to continue extending their reach north.

Early voting begins Monday for city, school boards and utility districts across Texas for the May 12 elections.

A two week criminal investigation by detectives with the Polk County Sheriff's Office and the Texas Rangers has resulted in the arrest of two suspects and the recovery of several thousand dollars worth of power tools, hand tools, and lawn equipment.