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The Latest Breaking News from José Menéndez

Lyle and Erik Menendez's aunts, sisters of Kitty and José Menéndez, are calling for the release of their nephews.

Lyle and Erik Menendez are receiving their family's support in their quest to be released from prison. Their aunts cousins and more family membered gathered in Los Angeles to ask for mercy.

Latin Times

‘I feel hope’: chance of release dawns for Menéndez brothers in 35-year-old case

Renewed interest in the 1989 case of two men convicted of killing their parents leads the LA district attorney to consider new evidence

The Guardian - US

LA district attorney to review new evidence in Menéndez brothers case

George Gascón says Erik and Lyle Menéndez, found guilty in 1989 killing of their parents, seek to vacate convictions

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The Dark Connection Between José Menéndez and Menudo: An Obsession with Ricky Martin?

The Brothers Menendez case is closely connected with the Latino boom in music, which started with Grupo Menudo

Latin Times

Roy Roselló, The Former Menudo Member, Who Accused the Menendez Brother's Father of Sexual Abuse

For years, the Menendez brothers claimed to have been victims of years of sexual abuse by their father José Menéndez. ExMenudo band member Roy Roselló corroborated their story.

Latin Times

Monsters: Lyle and Erik Menendez: How the cast compares to their real-life counterparts

Lyle and Erik Menéndez were sentenced to life in prison in 1996 after being convicted of first-degree murder

The Independent UK

The twisted truth behind Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story may set brothers free after 35 years

IN FOCUS: As Ryan Murphy’s ‘Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story’ arrives on Netflix, Tom Murray speaks to a reporter who wrote a book on the infamous double parricide case. Nearly 35 years into their incarceration, new evidence has been uncovered that could prove the brothers were victims of…

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Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menéndez Story – the shocking true story behind Netflix's show about the murders that shook America

The next season of Netflix’s chart-topping true crime series focuses on the dreadful Eighties murder case

Evening Standard

The Settlers review – Leone-inspired western packs a venomous bite

A landowner in Tierra del Fuego sets three men to clear a ‘safe route’ through native lands in this menacing shakedown of colonialism and its revisionists

The Guardian - UK

The Settlers review – ultra-violent study of Chile’s butchery of its indigenous people

Europe’s early 20th-century exploitation of Tierra del Fuego is told in an unsparingly bloody drama-thriller by first-time director Felipe Gálvez Haberle

The Guardian - UK

How a small East Texas school district replaced its gas-guzzling buses with an all-electric fleet

The Martinsville Independent School District used a federal grant to replace four buses, which started transporting students last month. The principal believes he will save enough money on gas to hire a new teacher.

The Texas Tribune

Disability advocates argue against school vouchers in Texas Senate hearing

The Senate’s main “school choice” bill would prioritize vouchers for children with disabilities, among other underprivileged groups. But advocates and parents raised concerns that voucher recipients who choose private school would no longer be protected by federal law.

The Texas Tribune

New Texas laws favor parents in child abuse investigations as legislators try to limit number of kids in foster care

Legislators also passed bills that will provide foster kids entering the troubled system with duffel bags or backpacks and those aging out of the system with help setting up bank accounts.

The Texas Tribune

Analysis: The 2023 Texas Senate, from right to left

Here’s a look at Senate members, ranked from most conservative to most liberal, based on votes cast during the 2023 regular session.

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Late deal sends new economic incentives for businesses to governor

After the previous, widely criticized program expired in December, lawmakers worked hard to craft a plan that won overwhelming support in both chambers.

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Texas Senate passes school safety bill that would require districts to bolster their active-shooter plans

Both chambers have said school safety is a priority this session after a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers at a Uvalde elementary school last year.

The Texas Tribune

Amid Slaton scandal, Texas Legislature moves to crack down on lawmakers who give alcohol to minors

The House passed a bill with a late amendment to make it a state jail felony for a “public officer” to give alcohol to a minor under any circumstances. Slaton voted for the amendment.

The Texas Tribune

Bills aimed at adding more natural gas power to Texas grid clear Senate

Critics say the bills could lead to untold billions in added costs to customers and minimal benefits while ignoring needed efforts to reduce electricity demand.

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Texas GOP cuts off care for trans kids

Republicans pulled support for allowing some transgender kids to keep receiving puberty blockers, hormone therapy

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GOP Texas senators pull their support for allowing some transgender kids to keep receiving puberty blockers and hormone therapy

The Senate approved Senate Bill 14, which would ban transition-related care for transgender kids. Republicans had previously voted to allow kids currently receiving such care to continue doing so.

Tribune News Service

Texas Senate OKs ban on treatment for transgender youth, exempts current patients

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Senate on Wednesday gave initial approval to a bill that would ban certain medical treatments for transgender youth, but only after exempting anyone already receiving this care.

The Texas Tribune

Texas Senate scales back proposed restrictions on puberty blockers and hormone therapy for transgender kids

Senate Bill 14 would now allow trans children who are already receiving some transition-related treatments to continue getting that care. The Senate gave initial approval to the reworked legislation Wednesday.

The Texas Tribune

Transgender Texans and doctors say Republican lawmakers misconstrue what science says about puberty blockers and hormone therapy

In 2021, a bill that would block transgender kids’ access to transition-related care passed the Senate but died in the Texas House. This year, a majority of House members back such a ban.

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Bills call for Texas teachers to be trained to administer lifesaving overdose drugs to students

Texas is attempting to address the fentanyl crisis gripping schools by having staff learn how to administer lifesaving medication.

The Texas Tribune

In Texas Senate hearing, education savings accounts raise questions about accountability and impact on public schools

More than 380 supporters and opponents signed up Wednesday to testify on the proposal, which would allow parents to use state funds to send their children to private schools.

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