Maggie Kerkman Archive

ID badges let Texas school officials track students, raising legal questions

Published October 25, 2012

Anson Jones Middle School and John Jay High School are part of a pilot program in the Northside Independent School District in which students wear identification cards embedded with a chip that lets administrators track their movements.

Texas opens highway with 85 mph speed limit, fastest in America

Published October 24, 2012

Starting Wednesday, a 41-mile segment of road in Texas has a posted speed limit of 85 mph, the highest in the country, and some are wondering whether it might be a little too high.

NAACP welcomes top political figures, but Obama notably absent

Published July 10, 2012

Eric Holder addressed the NAACP, Mitt Romney speaks Wednesday and Joe Biden is scheduled for Thursday, but one person is noticeably absent: President Obama himself.

Squatters in Texas Town Use Arcane Law to Claim Vacant Homes

Published January 05, 2012

District Attorney in Tarrant County, Texas, says crooks are trying to use a decades old law to conduct a new scam. 

Horse Slaughterhouses Could Return to U.S.

Published December 24, 2011

Horse slaughterhouses could soon open back up in the United States. In 2006, Congress ended the funding for inspections of horse slaughterhouses. It had the effect of shutting them down. 

High-Tech War Room Trains Security At U.S. Nuke Facility

Published December 16, 2011

If you were driving East on I-40 in Amarillo, you might not even notice the large group of buildings set back from the road. Even the name, Pantex, may not ring any bells. But beyond the barbed wire, there’s important work going on, work that is largely out of the public eye. 

Texas Town Braces for Battle With Atheists Over Nativity Scene

Published December 14, 2011

Henderson County commissioner Joe Hall says he received the shock of his life when he found out a Wisconsin group was demanding that the nativity scene be taken down.

While Rick Perry Rests, Presidential Talk Ramps Up

Published July 01, 2011

Paul Adds $1M to his Campaign Coffers

Published June 06, 2011

Ron Paul to Announce Presidential Candidacy Friday

Published May 12, 2011