HISD and a paid trustee get entangled in the spreading empire of a private firm touting safe alternative schools for troubled kids. So why are some students and parents so scared?
​Just as we were trying to figure out why there were internet cafes in Nederland and Port Arthur, we find out that the places were actually fronts for illegal gambling, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. The department announced yesterday that six people were charged with running the gambling rooms and laundering money. Starting in April 2007, the Justice Department investigated Dolphin Internet in Port Arthur and the Nederland Internet Cafe. The businesses, along with another place
