Texas officials knew foster children were illegally placed in an unsafe shelter. It didn t end until a whistleblower came forward
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Texas state officials, including those in Gov. Greg Abbottâs office, knew for months that foster children were being illegally housed in an emergency shelter cited hundreds of times for dangerous conditions â but failed to report the violation to court-appointed watchdogs tasked with monitoring the stateâs foster care system, according to court records.
May 11, 2021
Gordon Eugene Yetter, 84, of Loyalsock, passed away at Embassy of Loyalsock Nursing home following a courageous battle with ALS. He was born in Lewistown on March 1, 1937 and was the son of the late Clarence D. and Elba M. (Mattern) Yetter. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by brothers Ezra, William, Gary, David and Paul Yetter.
Gordon is survived by his wife, Nancy C. (Weiss) Yetter, whom he married on May 17, 1964; one daughter, Debra Derr and her husband, Ronald Derr and one sister, Bonnie Adams with her husband, Jim Adams, of Lewistown. Gordon Retired from AVCO (Textron) where he worked as a draftsman for many years. Gordon loved to work with wood and made beautiful furniture and cabinetry for himself and others. He was an avid Penn State Football fan who attended a number of games with his brothers when they were younger and enjoyed games on the TV when they could no longer attend the games live. Gordon always had a smile on his face and a great
Texas federal judge hears arguments for date of Google trial
05/06/2021 18:29
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A lawyer for 14 states led by Texas that have accused Alphabet s Google of breaking antitrust law asked a federal judge to schedule a trial for the spring of 2022, while the search and advertising giant has asked for a trial in the fall of 2023.
In a pre-trial hearing on Thursday, Mark Lanier, arguing for Texas and the other states, said the burden was on them to prove the case against Google and that they could be ready quickly. We re able to put focused people on this to make this their reason for living, Lanier told the judge.
Worst of all situations - Children s Shelter, Family Tapestry defensive after report
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Annette Rodriguez is president and CEO of the Children’s Shelter.2012 photo /San Antonio Express-NewsShow MoreShow Less
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A child walks with her intervention specialist at the Whataburger Center for Children in this February photo. The state stopped sending foster children to the center this week after reports of problems there.Jerry Lara /Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
The president and chief executive of the Children’s Shelter defended the embattled San Antonio nonprofit and its affiliated organization, Family Tapestry, on Wednesday after a blistering report from two court-appointed monitors cited problems with their care of local foster children.
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