Articles by Christopher Sherman

Texas School May Build Safety Wall After Shooting Injures Students

Dozens of law enforcement officers trudged through soggy brush near a South Texas middle school on Dec. 13 looking for casings and other evidence to help explain how two boys were shot while they were trying out for the school …

Texas Attorney Arrested for Alleged Bribery Schemes in Personal Injury Cases

An Austin attorney was arrested Aug. 22 on federal racketeering charges alleging bribery of an already-convicted Texas judge, as well as witnesses in state and federal cases. Marc Rosenthal’s indictment is only the latest of several tied to former state …

At Resort Cut Off By Ike, Whole Neighborhoods Gone

More than 48 hours after Hurricane Ike swamped the U.S. Gulf Coast and forced hundreds of thousands of people from their homes, rescuers flew for the first time Monday into areas cut off by the storm, evacuating survivors and finding …

Nearly 2,000 Brought to Safety in Texas

Rescuers searching the waterlogged streets and splintered houses left behind by Hurricane Ike in Galveston they had saved nearly 2,000 people – many of whom then boarded buses to shelters without knowing where they were going or when they could …

Flooding Recedes in South Texas After Foot of Rain

The main highway in Texas’ Rio Grande Valley was open to traffic again Aug. 19 as flooding receded following a deluge of up to 13 inches of rain across southern Texas. The torrential rain flooded an estimated 750 homes in …