Former star football player of Cinco Ranch HS, Rice University sentenced in overdose death of another Rice U. star athlete
A former football star of both Cinco Ranch High School and Rice University has been sentenced to serve time in federal prison for distributing a synthetic opioid that killed another football star at Rice University in March of 2018, U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery announced.
Texas celebrates Juneteenth, but thereโs growing interest across US for a federal holiday
HOUSTON โ Juneteenth is a big deal in Texas and interest in the holiday is growing across the nation. Texas has officially celebrated Juneteenth since 1980, but the country โ amid widespread protests following the death of George Floyd, among others, at the hands of police โ appears to show interest now in a national Juneteenth holiday. Multiple petitions on Change.org are asking for support for a Juneteenth federal holiday, with this one, garnering the support of more than 200,000 digital signatures. Support for Juneteenth as a holiday has spread to Virginia, with the governor there, Ralph Northam, announcing heโs making Juneteenth a state holiday. What do you think about a federal holiday for Juneteenth?