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County courts trying to manage backlog of extra cases
Typically Ector County courts manage about 2,000 active cases a year. This year it s closer to 5,000. Author: Rachel Ripp (News West9) Published: 6:08 PM CDT July 29, 2021 Updated: 6:08 PM CDT July 29, 2021
ECTOR COUNTY, Texas Case after case after case is waiting to be tried in Ector County.
A backlog is impacting criminal, civil and family law cases. The pandemic required people not to gather together. Courts required people to gather together, therefore we couldn t have court, said Dusty Gallivan, Ector County District Attorney.
Midland County is dealing with the exact same situation. 56 cases involved death last year alone, so even if we tried one of those cases a week for the whole year we would not clear that docket, Midland County District Attorney Laura Nodolf said. That doesn t include the numerous crimes against children we have, the family violence,
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Texas child welfare officials said Wednesday they received three reports alleging abuse and neglect at a San Antonio coliseum that is holding more than 1,600 immigrant teenagers who crossed the southern border.
It is the first time state officials announced they are investigating such allegations at one of the emergency facilities the U.S. government has quickly set up in Texas amid a sharp increase in crossings of unaccompanied youths. A county official who also volunteers at the San Antonio site, the Freeman Coliseum, said the nature of the allegations do not align with what she has seen in multiple visits to the facility.
Texas investigating abuse allegations at migrant facility
by Paul J. Weber And Nomaan Merchant, The Associated Press
Posted Apr 7, 2021 9:25 pm EDT
Last Updated Apr 7, 2021 at 9:28 pm EDT
AUSTIN, Texas Texas child welfare officials said Wednesday they received three reports alleging abuse and neglect at a San Antonio coliseum that is holding more than 1,600 immigrant teenagers who crossed the southern border.
It is the first time state officials announced they are investigating such allegations at one of the emergency facilities the U.S. government has quickly set up in Texas amid a sharp increase in crossings of unaccompanied youths.
Child welfare officials would not reveal details about who made the allegations, but Republican Gov. Greg Abbott said his understanding was that they came from someone who had been inside the facility. One of the allegations include sexual abuse, but no further details were provided.
Texas child welfare officials are investigating three reports that allege abuse and neglect at a San Antonio coliseum that is holding more than 1,600 migrant teenagers who crossed the southern border.
It is the first time state officials announced they are investigating such allegations at one of the emergency facilities the US government has quickly set up in Texas amid an increase in crossings of unaccompanied youths.
One of the allegations includes sexual abuse, but no further details were provided.
A county official, who also volunteers at the San Antonio site the Freeman Coliseum, told the Associated Press news agency the nature of the allegations does not align with what she has seen in multiple visits to the facility.