The suit alleges Hunt, of Wells, Peyton, Greenberg and Hunt law firm, violated Neil and Neild's rights as trustees by not providing them with information and documents related to the superintendent-elect's employment contract. According to the complaint, Neild and Neil requested a list of documents, May 4, from Hunt related to the contract negotiation process with the superintendent-elect.

A lawsuit filed this week claims the Beaumont school district has a "pattern and practice" of violating the Texas Public Information Act, but the school district's attorney feels the case is more of a "gotcha" than a valid complaint. After submitting more than 40 information requests to the Beaumont school district in the past five months and having them, in his opinion, partially answered or completely ignored, Beaumont attorney David Vann De Cordova has asked a judge to force the district to give him what he wants. De Cordova filed the petition Monday claiming that seven separate times - once in 2010 and on six occasions in 2012 - he has filed public information requests through the school district's communications office.

A man who police say attempted a home-invasion robbery in the 700 block of West Florida Avenue in Beaumont was shot and taken to St. Elizabeth's Hospital for treatment, where he remained Wednesday night with aggravated robbery charges pending. Officers and EMS met the motorist and injured suspect in the 1600 block of East Cardinal before the suspect was taken to St. Elizabeth's for treatment to gunshot wounds on his inner thigh and hand.

Johnson won the 1987 national championship as the head coach of Miami, where he coached five seasons. Playing for a national champion at Arkansas, taking Oklahoma State to multiple bowl games and winning a national championship at Miami was a great experience for me.

Donald "Duck" Dunn, the bassist who helped create the gritty Memphis soul sound at Stax Records in the 1960s as part of the legendary group Booker T. and the MGs and contributed to such classics as "In the Midnight Hour," "Hold On I'm Coming" and "Sitting on the Dock of the Bay," died Sunday at 70. Dunn, whose legacy as one of the most respected session musicians in the business also included work with John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd's Blues Brothers as well as with Levon Helm, Eric Clapton, Neil Young and Bob Dylan, died while on tour in Tokyo. Dunn was born in Memphis, Tenn., in 1941, and according to the biography on his official website, was nicknamed for the cartoon character by his father. Cropper left to become a session player at Stax, the Memphis record company that would become known for its soul recordings and artists such as Otis Redding, Sam and Dave, Isaac Hayes and the Staples Singers. How could anybody not want to work with John and Dan? I was really kind of hesitant to do that show, but my wife talked me into it," Dunn said in a 2007 interview with Vintage Guitar magazine, "and other than Booker's band, that's the most fun band I've ever been in.

The jury in Dwayne McKinley Byrd's injury to a child trial will return at 8 a.m. Wednesday and continue deliberating to determine Byrd's punishment. Testimony in the punishment phase began at 3:30 p.m. Byrd is accused of beating Kaleb Walton, who was 2 at the time, inside an apartment unit on Concord Road in January 2011, court documents state. Prosecutors claimed during today's trial that Kaleb suffered brain injury, a lacerated liver, and an eye injury at the time of the incident.

Players have until June 8 to file and join the many cases that are expected to be consolidated in U.S. District Court in Philadelphia. Since so many players have filed, the court will likely listen collectively to the evidence against the NFL and then choose which individual player cases to try, while the others will fill out information sheets on their clients in what is called a bellwether letter process, Atlanta-based attorney Mike McGlamry, who is handling the Dronett suit and several others, explained to The Enterprise.

A teen charged with dumping more than 1,000 pounds of tires off of the Drainage District 7 levee in March was sentenced Monday to three years deferred probation. Lirette also pleaded guilty to an unrelated forgery charge and was sentenced to three years deferred probation, which will run concurrently with the illegal dumping case.

Dewayne McKinley Byrd, 26, is charged with injury to a child, accused of causing severe bodily injury to Kaleb Walton, who now is 4. Police arrested Byrd and Walton's mother, Jamie Alyse Laday, in connection with the incident. During jury selection, almost everyone on the 36-person jury panel raised their hands when Scott asked who had children.

(Catcher Matt Menard) behind the plate, (shortstop Zach Smith) turning double plays, (center fielder Cameron Dishon) making outstanding catches. The Cardinals didn't even need to use Zach Smith, who hasn't given up an earned run all season in 14 2/3 innings of relief on the bench or Chase Shugart, a freshman who has a 2.00 earned-run average. Jake Lemoine+senior+0.92 earned-run average+61 innings pitched+8 earned run+92 strikeouts+32 walks Hayden Guidry+.55 ERA+50 innings pitched, four earned runs, 12 walks, 88 strikeouts

From a gigantic replica of a Radio Flyer classic red wagon to a Volkswagen bus topped by the Statue of Liberty riding a motorcycle, the 25th Annual Houston Art Car Parade on Saturday lived up to its reputation for unbridled wackiness. "How do these people come up with these silly ideas?" asked Robert Hunziker, a native of Zurich, Switzerland, who moved to the United States three years ago for his job in insurance sales.

Fire gutted one apartment and smoke damaged three others, driving the residents of four units of the Colonnade Apartments out of their homes. The fire, caused by an unattended pot on a stove burner, was reported about 11:30 a.m. Sunday at 2570 Sweet Gum Lane, said Capt. Earl White of the Beaumont Fire Department. Firefighters were on the scene extinguishing the blaze for about an hour and 20 minutes. One person who was in the apartment where the fire started and the residents of the other affected units escaped without injury. SCMoore@beaumontenterprise.com Twitter.com/Daily_Tiger

Tattoo studio and Asian antique shop opens in Beaumont Michael Kurth is hesitant to call his new business venture a "tattoo parlor," instead thinking of it as a studio where art is created. Spirit House Studios, 6727 Eastex Freeway near FM 105, doubles as a tattoo studio and an Asian antique shop.