UVALDE, Texas (AP) — The principal of the Texas elementary school where a gunman killed 19 students and two teachers says the principal was placed on administrative leave Monday, her attorney said. Robb Elementary School Principal Mandy Gutierrez was placed on paid administrative leave by Uvalde school Superintendent Hal Harrell, said attorney Ricardo Cedillo of San Antonio in a terse statement to The Associated Press.
DALLAS (AP) — A grass fire apparently sparked by a mower swept about 300 yards across a tinder-dry open field to a suburban Dallas subdivision Monday, burning through wooden fences and torching as many as 20 homes, officials said.
A Texas Juvenile Justice Department correctional officer at the Ron Jackson State Juvenile Correctional Complex in Brownwood was arrested Friday on a charge of official oppression, the agency said in a press release.
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas jury was selected Monday in a civil trial that will determine for the first time how much Infowars host Alex Jones must pay Sandy Hook Elementary School parents for falsely telling his audience that the deadliest classroom shooting in U.S. history was a hoax.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal investigators say a mistake by the captain of an American Airlines flight caused the plane’s wing to clip the ground during takeoff from John F. Kennedy International Airport in 2019.
BEIJING (AP) — China is warning it will respond forcefully if U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi proceeds with a visit to Taiwan, the self-governing island democracy it claims as its own territory.
Brownwood’s Lehnis Railroad Museum is preparing to celebrate its 15-year anniversary with a family day of events that will include a train robbery — not a real one, of course — a chuckwagon, an oldtime rail riders camp and a new exhibit that tells the museum’s story.
Brownwood students will be returning to school on Wednesday, August 17, and Brownwood High School prepares for a new year. With an ever-expanding range of classes, dual credit/enrollment opportunities, and professional certification offerings, BHS students have more choices than ever as they prepare for life after graduation.
Sunday Fisherman’s Chapel United Methodist Church at North Lake Brownwood, located in Thunderbird Bay, holds services is 9:30 a.m. on Sunday mornings.
EXPLAINER: What’s known about Biden catching COVID-19? By CARLA K. JOHNSON AP Medical Writer President Joe Biden is reporting a runny nose, fatigue and an occasional dry cough from his COVID-19 infection.