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Jorgenys Robertson Cova is an illegal alien from Venezuela who entered the U.S. two years ago.. Authorities have arrested a confirmed Tren de Aragua gang member, after he allegedly recruited students from two Houston middle schools to join the Venezuelan gang. According to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Jorgenys Robertson Cova—an illegal alien from Venezuela—entered the United States two years ago. Cova is suspected to have recruited students from Jane Long Academy and Las Americas—both of which are located in the Houston Independent School District. He was arrested last week after being wanted in Pearland for theft and was accused...

The Houston Independent School District cut 360 jobs Wednesday, handing out proverbial pink slips to administrative workers in departments from police to the main office. District spokeswoman Heather Browne said the layoff is a first for HISD. The layoff, ordered last month by the school board to help shore up an estimated $160 million budget shortfall, affects 117 employees who will learn by the end of the week that they are no longer needed. They take with them anywhere from two weeks' to three months' pay in severance, depending on their time with the district. Another 220 or so will...