Head-on accidents caused by vehicles crossing the median on divided highway systems can be some of the deadliest. A new safety cable system being installed in the median between opposing lanes of traffic hopes to drastically reduce the likelihood of these type accidents.
Mrs. Moore’s Kindergarten class at JK Hileman Elementary is excited to use their new touch-screen laptops. QCISD is putting state-of-the-art technology in the hands of every single member of the Class of 2033.
Kellianne Lambert of Atlanta, Texas, was recently honored with the Presidential Endowed Scholarship at Southern College of Optometry. The scholarship recognizes a student with a competitive GPA, Optometry Admission Test score and demonstrated leadership and service. It comes with a $20,000 per year monetary award.
The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) today announced that House Bill (HB) 1399 assisted in the closure of more than 250 unsolved criminal investigations during its first year of implementation. The law authorizes the collection of DNA samples from individuals charged with 24 qualifying felonies and compares the offender samples to existing crime scene DNA profiles in the nationwide Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) database. The law, also known as the Krystal Jean Baker Act, went into effect on Sept. 1, 2019.
The written words in records such as wills, estate settlements and letters are a link to our ancestors and understanding of the times in which they lived. When we remember that writing was a tedious chore, especially writing with a scratchy quill pen, we can understand the tendency to abbreviate, even of names. It was easy to omit vowels; spelling and punctuation were not terribly important to the writer.
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