Texas GOP official pushes secession, calls Obama voters 'maggots'
theGRIO REPORT - Hardin County Republican treasurer Peter Morrison thinks things would be better off if Texas just separated from the country...
Judge: Sherman Hemsley's will valid, actor can be buried
EL PASO, Texas (AP) - Attorneys for a man who says he is the brother of deceased actor Sherman Hemsley argued Friday that Hemsley was not of sound mind when he signed his will...
Texas megachurch grapples with death of pastor
theGRIO REPORT - Parishioners at a megachurch in North Texas are bracing themselves for their first weekend services without their beloved pastor who was bludgeoned to death inside his own church...
Daycare worker allegedly left kids alone in house before fire broke out
theGRIO REPROT - The Houston home daycare where four children were killed in a fire last year was run by an irresponsible woman who twice left the children alone that day to go shopping, prosecutors told jurors Thursday during her murder trial...
GOP rep: Legacy of slavery was ugly, but situation is worse now
theGRIO REPORT - Congressman Louie Gohmert (R-TX) has become the latest GOP lawmaker to convey ambiguity on the institution of slavery...
Drugs, gun found on rapper Nelly's bus in Texas
SIERRA BLANCA, Texas (AP) —- Authorities say they found drugs and a gun on rapper Nelly's tour bus at a West Texas border checkpoint where several celebrities have been arrested...
Highway sign for Romney, Texas spray-painted 'Obama'
theGRIO REPORT - Highway drivers seeking to enter Romney, Texas were greeted with a blatant political message this week...
Delinquent behavior: Criminal or psych?
theGRIO REPORT - A large number of youth in detention centers need psychological treatment rather than the juvenile justice system, new research suggests. This is especially true for minority youth whose behavior is often seen as criminal rather than psychological...
$42.6 million FEMA trailer settlements approved
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A federal judge gave his final approval Thursday to a $42.6 million class-action settlement between companies that made and installed government-issued trailer...
Texas man takes down 'lynched' empty chair
theGRIO REPORT - A Texas man, who got attention last week for hanging an empty chair representing President Barack Obama in his front yard, took the chair down from the tree last week...
