Silsbee Independent School District

Silsbee, TX 77656

Garza retires from 5th District appeals court; Silsbee cheerleader and UT admissions among notable cases

By Marilyn Tennissen | Monday, Jan 12, 2015 @ 5:39pm

After serving for more than two decades, Senior Judge Emilio M. Garza has retired from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
Parents of cheerleader seek justice from alleged rapist through civil suit

By David Yates | Thursday, May 14, 2009 @ 6:57am

After a grand jury threw out charges against their daughter's alleged rapists, the parents of a Silsbee High School cheerleader pursued an alternative form of justice and filed suit against the accused attacker and the political officials who allegedly refused to lift a finger.