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...‘We Are Here For An Education And Not A Political Protest’ “We are here for an education and not a political protest.” That’s is the message from Needville ISD Superintendent Curtis Rhodes Tuesday in response to a call by political groups for students to walk out of class to protest gun issues in the wake of the Florida school shooting. In a post on Facebook, Rhodes said, “A school is a place to learn and grow educationally, emotionally and morally. A disruption will not be tolerated.”[snip]Addressing the planned possible protests directly Rhodes said, “There is a ‘movement’ attempting to stage...

The Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office is investigating a fatal shooting Saturday night in Needville that happened as more than 100 people gathered to watch a cock fight. The shooting took place at about 10:07 p.m. in the 6600 block of Beard Road when some of the spectators apparently had an argument over who won the fight, authorities said. Jose Alfredo Morales, 32, of Los Fresno was shot in the back area and pronounced dead at the scene. The second victim, Jose Ramon Jauregue, 23, of Corpus Christi, suffered gunshot wounds to the leg and abdomen area and was transported...