Milby High School student killed by train remembered by classmates, family at vigil
Milby High School's parking lot teemed with cars long after its final dismissal bell rang as friends, family and staff gathered to remember sophomore Sergio Rodriguez Thursday afternoon. Sergio, 15, ...
Railroad says Milby student tried to 'outrun' train as mayor pushes for sky bridge
Before crossing the railroad tracks on their morning commute to Milby High School on Wednesday, students passed by flowers, hundreds of prayer candles and scrawled messages dedicated to fallen ...
Efforts to boost rail safety near Milby High could get help from Texas lawmakers
The Texas Senate is poised to soon vote on bills that would create a new rail grade separation grant program and a 'sky ...
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New Senate-approved $350M grant could help separate trains from Houston roads
"This tragedy not only shook the Milby High School community and the East End community, but also myself as an alum," ...
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Texas bill to enhance railroad crossing safety after student’s tragic death moves forward
This comes after a Milby High School student, 15-year-old Sergio Rodriguez, was hit and killed while crossing train tracks in December. Union Pacific, the company that operates the railroad ...
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Texas Senate passes grade crossing separation bill
The Texas state Senate this week passed a bill to provide $350 million for grade crossing separation projects, as well as a related resolution calling on the city of Houston to build a pedestrian ...