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11-year-old girl pregnant after months of ‘continuous’ sexual abuse
An 11-year-old girl in Houston is about to give birth following months of sexual abuse, according to police, who said it was one of the most heinous crimes they’ve seen. “This case will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law,” Sara Marie Kinney, public relations director for the…
Study: Execution capital of Texas mostly kills black prisoners
An examination of records in one Texas county shows that 92 percent of the men recently condemned to die have been African Americans. A report published Monday by The Houston Chronicle found that of the last 13 men sentenced to death in Harris County, 12 have been black. Among experts,…
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