Members of the West Volunteer Fire Department proceed to a memorial in Waco on April 25, 2013, for victims of the West explosion. Joyce Marshall/MCT/ZUMAPRESS.com
A former dean of the University of Houston Graduate College was let go after coming out as an advocate for reforming the police and foster care systems.
Each year, thousands of foster children in Texas are shuffled into little-known “treatment centers” where they are frequently neglected and abused. State officials have largely ignored allegations of wrongdoing and calls for reform.