By KERA News & Wire Services
Dallas, TX – Collin County First Assistant District Attorney Greg Davis was indicted on a state jail felony charge of tampering with a governmental record.
Tuesday's indictment stems from an investigation into the district clerk's office in which supervisors are accused of falsifying county records to show they were on duty when they weren't.
The Dallas Morning News reports that Davis had signed a motion this fall filed by the DA's office asking to be recused from prosecuting the clerk employees. It said the DA's office altered time records to indicate employees were at work when they weren't because they were given paid time off as a reward for good conduct.
Davis' attorney, Ted Steinke, said Davis will fight the charge, adding they don't know what evidence there is against him.
Investigation continues into fatal Texas crash
Texas authorities are weighing whether to pursue charges in a car crash north of Amarillo that injured a Colorado legislator's family, left a pregnant woman dead and her baby in critical condition.
Texas Trooper Gabriel Medrano said Wednesday that investigators took a blood sample from state Sen. Suzanne Williams of Aurora. Authorities say the SUV Williams was driving veered into oncoming traffic Sunday, colliding with a vehicle carrying 30-year-old Brianna Michelle Gomez of Amarillo and her family.
Gomez' son was delivered by cesarean section and remains in critical condition. Gomez died and her husband and two daughters were treated and released.
Northwest Texas Hospital spokeswoman Caytie Martin says Williams' 41-year-old son was in satisfactory condition Wednesday and his two sons have been released.
Legislative fight expected on class-size limit
Among proposed solutions to the state's massive budget deficit is changing a Texas law that holds most elementary school classes to no more than 22 students.
Legislative leaders and Comptroller Susan Combs say easing the requirement would save hundreds of millions of dollars and give school districts more flexibility in educating students.
But The Dallas Morning News reports that teachers groups, backed by Democrats in the House and Senate, say any change will reverse academic gains in elementary schools and force the elimination of as many as 12,000 teaching jobs.
Combs, a Republican, renewed attention on the issue recently after recommending that lawmakers scrap the 22-student limit in kindergarten through fourth grade, switching to an average class-size standard of 22. The class-size requirement has been on the books since 1984.