El Paso council takes action opposing fence: Around Texas Wednesday

City: No fence access, Erica Molina Johnson, El Paso Times. Summary: "The El Paso City Council on Tuesday unanimously opposed the installation of new border fencing sought by the Department of Homeland Security by denying access to a road by the Albuquerque District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers."

State official: classroom materials may exclude minorities, The Monitor. Excerpt: "BROWNSVILLE - Mary Helen Berlanga expects to clash with other Texas education board members this year as they work on updating the state's classroom lesson guidelines."

Message received: PR valued more than justice by Williamson DA, Grits for Breakfast commentary

Lawyer requests $4.4 million for suing Harris County, Houston Chronicle. Summary: "Lloyd Kelley, the Houston lawyer who won a $1.7 million civil-rights settlement for two brothers who took photos of a 2002 drug raid, has asked a federal judge for $4.4 million in attorney's fees."

-- Richard Stubbe