HOUSTON (KTRK) -- We have a new update about a controversial sex education in the Cy-Fair Independent School District. The district is now telling parents it will wait to begin its new sex-ed curriculim until next year.
Cy-Fair ISD says this will give them time to review and evaluate the program.
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Jalen Laron Mays, 19, is charged with arson. HOUSTON (KTRK) -- A teenager is accused of setting fire to the storage facility of the Cy-Fair Sports Association earlier this month. Back on September 7, Eyewitness News told you about the blaze that damaged the equipment garage at the Queenston baseball complex and destroyed thousands of dollars worth of equipment. The garage was gutted by the fire and investigators say the fire was incendiary caused by an open flame igniting combustibles.
The charred equipment inside was once used to help maintain nine baseball fields used by more than 2,500 kids.
Now a man is charged in the case. Court documents state Jalen Laron Mays was seen by a witness coming out of the parking lot at around the time of the blaze. The witness said he saw the fire and didn't see anyone else in the area. The witness called 911 to report the fire and give a description of the individual leaving the park.
Police say Mays was stopped after the fire call near the location of the fire and that he was wearing clothes matching the description given by the witness.
According to investigators, Mays had paint oxidation marks on both shoulders that matched the exterior wall of the structure that was burned and was carrying a lighter.
Mays, 19, is charged with arson.
Officials with the sports league told Eyewitness News there was no insurance on the building. CFSA is soliciting donations of money, time or resources to help remove the damaged building, rebuild it, and replace the lost equipment for the complex.
(Copyright ©2012 KTRK-TV/DT. All Rights Reserved.) Get more Local »The school district says people started complaining about groups on the track here at Langham Creek High School, and so two weeks ago, school officials kicked them off the track. But one coach says it leaves his young athletes without a place to train.
Maddie Wilson is just seven years old, but already she can hit 10 feet 4 inches in the long jump.
"Maybe if I keep on jumping more and higher and higher I can finally live my dream and go to the Junior Olympics," said Wilson.
But with her first meet of the season coming up this weekend, her training has hit a hurdle.
"It's really no fair," she said.
Wilson is one of a few kids who works with Carnel McIntyre, a private track and long jump coach. They worked out at the Langham High track, beginning last year until two weeks ago.
"On that Monday, they had a staff person post saying you could not be on this track if you were coaching," McIntyre said.
Cy-Fair ISD says it's board policy -- non-profit groups must pay a $40 an hour fee and for-profit groups aren't allowed to use the track at all.
The district didn't enforce the policy until two weeks ago, saying in a statement to Eyewitness News, "Signage reflects that the Langham Creek High School track is designated for individual/community member use only. Patrons have complained about groups monopolizing this track."
"I got a call from the administrator over at facilities and she said I could rent the track," said McIntyre.
But McIntyre says he shouldn't pay a fee to train a Cy-Fair ISD student.
Wilson and her mom say they don't monopolize the track and they can't afford the rental fee.
"I don't see why a child that goes to a Cy-Fair school should be charged, but a walker who lives in the community doesn't get charged," said Chantel Wilson, Maddie's mom.
We called other school districts to find out their policies. Katy ISD does not charge for use of its tracks. HISD and Spring ISD did not get back to us. But another private running coach we contacted said in his experience, public schools don't charge unless the group is too large.
(Copyright ©2012 KTRK-TV/DT. All Rights Reserved.) Get more Local » HOUSTON (KTRK) -- A two-alarm fire damaged an apartment complex in the Cypress area Sunday. The Cy-Fair Volunteer Fire Department was called to the apartments in the 8700 block of Point Park at Point North West around 3:30pm Sunday. When they arrived, flames were shooting from the second and third floors of the complex.
First responders made a fast attack, but the flames were spreading through a common attic in the building, officials said. A second alarm was pulled for additional manpower and resources.
Officials said about eight to 12 units were affected. Six units were damaged by fire, and all 12 apartments sustained extensive water damage.
One firefighter had breathing problems and had to be rescued. He was treated at the scene and released.
No other injuries were reported.
Cy-Fair VFD is working with apartment managers and Red Cross to relocate displaced residents.
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