Texas Tribune Weekend Insider: Drug Runner Rehab, Reversed Verdict
Texas Tribune Weekend Insider: Drug Runner Rehab, Reversed Verdict – Michelle Gaines, was 19 when she was hit by a truck hauling an oil rig. She was in the hospital for 14 months, and her father and lawyers say she now has the mental capacity of a 12 year old. She may never be able to live on her own. A jury awarded Michelle nearly million. An appeals court overturned the jury’s verdict. Reporter Brandi Grissom explains this tragic and unusual case. First Julian Aguilar takes us to Eagle Pass. Teenagers are being recruited by drug cartels to smuggle marijuana across the Texas-Mexico border. So many of these kids are getting busted that law enforcement doesn’t have enough room to house the delinquents. It’s led the county to take donations for a new facility, which is being built, in part, by county employees and teenagers who have already found trouble. Find these stories in the weekend editions of The New York Times and at texastribune.org.
Addiction treatment center opens in Bridgeport
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Cambio is licensed by the Texas Department of State Health Services and offers a full continuum of care for the treatment of addiction disorders utilizing the latest evidence-based practices as listed by the National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA) and …
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Hoops/life mentor has many roles, but the goal is always the same: Change lives
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A former NBA star whose career was nearly derailed by substance abuse, Lucas has gained most of his fame for his attempts to rehabilitate sports figures struggling with drugs and alcohol. Tyrann "Honey Badger" Mathieu sought help from Lucas last fall …
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Angels reportedly sign Josh Hamilton to 5 million deal
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The 31-year-old Hamilton won the American League MVP in 2010 and led the Texas Rangers to the World Series that year and the next. The Raleigh … He once said that his entire signing bonus of nearly $ 4 million went to drug dealers and rehab clinics.
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