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Teacher, husband face charges over teen party PEARSALL (AP) — A high school teacher and her husband each face 41 counts of providing alcohol to a minor in connection with a party at their home involving more than 60 teenagers. Sonia and Anselmo Ornelas surrendered to authorities at the Frio County Jail on Friday after learning officers were searching for them, Pearsall Police Chief Roland Hernandez said. They were released on $82,000 bond each. The Ornelases declined to comment to the San Antonio Express-News. Providing alcohol to a minor can result in up to a year in jail or a...

PEARSALL, Texas (AP) -- Dozens of high school students cited for underage drinking when police busted a post-football game bash at a teacher's home have pleaded no contest. The 42 Pearsall High School football players, cheerleaders and band members were fined $65 each, a municipal court clerk said. Adjudication was withheld, meaning the charge will not appear on their records if they successfully complete probation and a substance abuse seminar, the clerk said. "Now we're going after the adults," police Chief Roland Hernandez told the San Antonio Express-News, the newspaper reported Saturday. Police went to the teacher's home on August...

Forty-Two Students Cited for Partying at Teacher's Home Plead No Contest The Associated Press PEARSALL, Texas (AP) - Dozens of high school students cited for underage drinking when police busted a post-football game bash at a teacher's home have pleaded no contest. The 42 Pearsall High School football players, cheerleaders and band members were fined $65 each, a municipal court clerk said. Adjudication was withheld, meaning the charge will not appear on their records if they successfully complete probation and a substance abuse seminar, the clerk said. "Now we're going after the adults," police Chief Roland Hernandez told the San...