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Authorities: No charges in Russian boy's death

Bland, the top prosecutor in Ector County, about 350 miles west of Dallas, previously said that the bruises on Max's body appeared to be self-inflicted, and that no drugs were found in Max's system.

Authorities to give update on dead Russian boy

Ector County's sheriff and district attorney have scheduled a news conference for 2 p.m. Friday to discuss the death of Max Shatto.

Gladney Center for Adoption says state investigation is appropriate

"In Gladney's statement to the media, officials said that once they learned about Shatto's death, "we immediately offered assistance to the Ector County Sheriff's Department, the Ector County...

State revenue up, but no push seen to restore school funding

In Odessa, a six-figure public relations deal signed by Ector County schools this month was years in the making and won't try spinning the ill effects of budget cuts, district spokesman Mike...

After losing funding, Texas schools lost message

In Odessa, a six-figure public relations deal signed by Ector County schools this month was years in the making and won't try spinning the ill-effects of budget cuts, district spokesman Mike...

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Sheriff: Russian adoptee's Texas death an accident

Ector County District Attorney Bobby Bland says Max Shatto died due to an internal laceration of...

Texas investigates adoption agency

The child died in Odessa Jan. 21 and although Russian authorities have said he died of abuse, no...

Texas official: Bruises found on dead Russian boy

Shirley Standefer, chief investigator for the Ector County Medical Examiner's office, says there...

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Investigator found 30+ bruises, cuts on dead boy adopted from Russia

An investigator with the Ector County office who examined Max's body externally soon after his...

Death of adopted Russian boy ruled accidental

District Attorney Bobby Bland said four pathologists and the Ector County medical examiner...

Adopted Russian Boy's Death Ruled an Accident in Texas

Today, the Ector County district attorney and sheriff's department announced the findings of Max...