School District Wants to Integrate Poor Schools. DISD will ask the city council for help luring wealthier families back into public schools, because studies show poor kids do better when they learn alongside their richer peers. It seems logical, so I’m sure it will go over with absolutely no resistance.
Principals Accused of Manipulating Test Scores. Two administrators were suspended in September after instructing staffers to change exam grades, potentially graduating students from the DISD college-prep school that I’m betting most people didn’t know existed until now.
Police Looking for Person of Interest in Rowlett Murder. In November, Laura Grillo, a mother of three and former police volunteer, was found dead in her kitchen. Now police there are asking for the public’s help finding Jesus Trevino, a man convicted of sexual assault in 2008 and deported to his native Mexico in 2010.
Richardson Resident Shoots Alleged Burglar. Police say a Richardson homeowner called 911 early yesterday morning to say he was holding a burglar at gunpoint. Then, apparently the burglar and homeowner began to wrestle and the alleged burglar was killed. A grand jury will clear the unnamed resident soon.
Every Local Man with Beard and Plaid Shirt Convenes in One Place. Fresh off a win at the Grammys, Jason Isbell and his Mineral Wells-raised wife Amanda Shires played the South Side Ballroom last night. It was a great show.
