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Judge restrains
parents from sons
SAN ANTONIO (AP) - A
judge has granted a temporary
restraining order keeping a di
vorced couple away from two
teen-age brothers who want to
be permanently separated from
their parents.
State District Judge Martha
Tanner signed an order Monday
preventing the couple from con
tacting their sons pending a
court hearing Friday on a sepa
ration lawsuit the teens filed.
The 14 -and 15-year-old
brothers want the court to take
custody rights away from both
parents, not allow visitation and
force child support payments for
whoever hecomes their
guardian.
"I wish it didn't have to come
to this, but no one was helping
us out," the 15-year-old was
quoted as saying in Tuesday's
San Antonio Express-News. "It
was scary at first, but I am not
going to run back to all the
hurt.
Law would make
weight bias illegal
AUSTIN (AP) - It would be
illegal for an employer to dis
criminate against workers be
cause of their weight under a bill
by a state lawmaker.
The measure by Rep. Sherri
Greenberg, D-Austin, was
prompted by an aide, Linda Hy
mans, who says she has encoun
tered bias because of her size in
the past.
Hymans said that corporate
bosses at a previous job in New
York gave her excellent perfor
mance reviews but denied her
promotions. She blamed her
weight, which was then almost
300 pounds, and filed a com
plaint with the business's human
resources department.
"Suddenly I had two (promo
tion) offers," said Hymans, 39.
She said she believed the compa
ny wanted to avoid potential
problems and noted, "Discrimi
nation of any kind is always
frowned upon."
Hymans subsequently en
rolled at the University of Texas
and finished a bachelor's degree
in government, the Austin
American-Statesman reported.
Wealthy Texans
play lottery most
AUSTIN (AP) - The Texas
comptroller's office says a
study released Tuesday shows
the Texas Lottery does not prey
on the poor.
Individuals with the lowest
level of education and lowest
incomes were the least likely to
play the lottery's instant-win
scratch card games and Lotto
Texas, according to a demo
graphic survey conducted by
the Center for Public Policy at
the University of Houston.
The most frequent Texas
Lottery players earn between
$50,000 and $75,000 a year,
while those who play the least
earn less than $10,000 a year,
according to the study.
AG follows up on
open law promises
HOUSTON (AP) - The
Texas attorney general's office is
prosecuting two allegations of
violations of the state's open
meetings and open records laws
in what a new special enforcer
said marks a fresh approach for
the office.
"The fact that there is a poli
cy of enforcement is a good bit
different," Gary Bledsoe, special
assistant attorney general, said.
"It's not unprecedented but, as
far as the regular enforcement
activity, it is indeed a major
change."
Bledsoe said he is pursuing
misdemeanor criminal charges
against several Bee County com
missioners for an alleged viola
tion of the state's Open Meet
ings Act. He also is pursuing a
civil lawsuit involving the city
of Dallas' refusal to release po
lice records.
Bill to stiffen penalty
for child murderers
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
AUSTIN — Terri Jeffers had to listen while her ex-husband fatally
shot their 3-year-old son in 1988 during a heated argument over the
couple's failed marriage.
The pain and nightmares remain, but she hopes to keep the same
terror from happening to someone else.
Jeffers gave testimony before the Senate Criminal Justice Committee
Tuesday in favor of a bill that would make killing a child under 6 years
old a capital crime, punishable by death.
The committee voted 6-0 to forward the measure on to the full Sen
ate for consideration.
"I think that for the type of violence that is being perpetrated to
wards these children, there ought to be a stiffer penalty," said Jeffers,a
resident of Houston. "If they are going to take these children and bru
tally murder them, why should their life be more precious than that of
the child?"
Jeffers played an eerie phone recording during which her ex-hus-
band, James Ward, ignored her shrieking pleas and fired two shots,
one into the head of their son, Danny, and the other into his own.
The boy died instantly, but Ward's suicide attempt failed. After
pleading insanity. Ward was sentenced to life in prison. He is up for
parole in 10 more years, Jeffers said.
"He (Ward) said ... 'If I stay in prison, I will get a college education
and get a desk job when I get out, " Jeffers said. "I didn't really think
the system was broke until it happened to me."
The bill by Sen. Buster Brown, R-Lake Jackson, was opposed by
John Boston, executive director of the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers
Association.
Boston, whose group ardently opposes the death penalty in any
case, said life without parole would be better punishment because it
forces the defendant to languish in prison.
Sixteen-car collision
Man dies in rush-hour
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
HOUSTON — One man was
killed in a series of rush-hour
wrecks Tuesday involving 16 or
more vehicles on a highway
shrouded by smoke and ground
fog, authorities said.
The accidents were reported
about 6:45 a.m. on U.S. 290 near
Hockley, about 30 miles north
west of Houston, said Mike Cox,
spokesman for the Texas Depart
ment of Public Safety.
At least three 18-wheelers were
involved. Department of Public
Safety Sgt. Keith Barbier said.
One man was killed in the acci
dent when his car was crushed be
tween two trucks, Barbier said.
Cox identified the victim as Ray
ford Simon, 54, of Waller, Texas.
The accidents apparently were
sparked when drivers could not
see through fog and heavy smoke
from a roadside fire, officials said.
Highway 290, a major link be
tween Houston and Austin, was
shut for several hours in both di
rections. Wreckage from the
crashes was scattered across all
four highway lanes.
"I started hearing all sorts of
crashes, commotion, tires squeal
ing," said Malcolm Green, who
was involved in the accident.
"You couldn't see anything, and
you were deathly afraid to try to
see if you could go help any
body."
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