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Tiny timespan gives three north Texas educators a chance to donate kidneys
FORT WORTH-Being a teacher is one of the most rewarding professions. It’s a career where giving is a prerequisite: time, energy, and sometimes even money to make students smile.
Three north Texas educators took on a lesson of giving more. They wanted to gift life.
In three days, teachers Mike Trevino, Ava Nickerson, and Louise Bailey made the selfless gesture at Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital in Fort Worth.
“Everyone was really excited to be a part of these three amazing gifts, three gifts of life,” said President Joseph DeLeon.
DeLeon said living donors are rare. He said Texas Health in Fort Worth has facilitated only 171 such surgeries since 1988.
It quickly became exceptional for the teachers, who didn’t know each other, to give kidneys over the same three days during their holiday break.
“I was reminded of the calling that teachers have, to give every day,”
DeLeon said, “We know it’s not an easy job. It was exciting to see that they went beyond what was asked of them in their daily missions.”
The generosity revealed an example of the benefactors.
“It was a no-brainer for me; I mean, why wouldn’t I do that? I have two of something that God only gave me the need for one of,” Trevino said.
They all donated for different reasons.
“I could see God’s hand in all of this,” Nickerson said. “From the moment I decided until the moment I donated.”
But at the core, each donation was the same.
“Folks need to consider how easy and how life-changing it really is,” Bailey said.
Trevino told CBS News Texas their gift may not make some marvel. To the recipients, the organs are lessons in love from those who teach lessons so well.
“It’s probably not that surprising if it was going to be three people from one occupation; I think no doubt it would be teachers,” Trevino said.
A day off at the pool — and a little sunburn — didn’t stop the Minnesota Twins’ momentum.
Brooks Lee hit a three-run homer as Minnesota scored multiple runs in the first inning for the third consecutive game, and the Twins went on to complete a series sweep of the Texas Rangers with a 9-3 win Thursday.
Minnesota has won four games in a row and scored 25 runs in the three-games series in Texas. The two teams had a rare, mid-series day off on Wednesday with the England-Croatia World Cup game being played in Arlington.
“We’re locked in every day,” Lee told Audra Martin on the team’s broadcast. “Yesterday, taking time off, lay out by the pool, get a little burnt and then right back to it. We did a good job getting focused. I feel like we do that with rain delays, too, just lock back in and we’re doing it.”
Lee’s 12th homer capped a four-run first off Jack Leiter (3-7). Trevor Larnach made it 6-0 in the fourth with a two-run shot to straightaway center that just cleared the extended glove of leaping Alejandro Osuna. Larnach’s third hit was an RBI single in the fifth, and Ryan Kriedler hit a two-run homer in the eighth.
Joe Ryan (5-3) struck out seven but needed 97 pitches to get through five scoreless innings while allowing three singles. Leiter was done after the fourth, and has given up 17 runs while losing three starts in a row.
The Twins never trailed in the sweep that extended their winning streak to four, matching their longest this season. Their 14-5 record at Globe Life Field is the best for any American League opponent since the ballpark opened in 2020.
Wyatt Langford, Ezequiel Duran and Justin Foscue hit solo homers for the Rangers, who have lost five of six games. They are 0-15 when giving up multiple runs in the first inning.
Twins DH Josh Bell, who was born in nearby Irving and grew up in the area, had an RBI single before Lee’s homer. Bell hit a three-run homer in the first inning of the series-opening 4-2 win Monday, and had an RBI single for a 2-0 lead in the first of a 12-2 win on Tuesday.
“We’re just passing the baton each time,” Lee said of the offensive output. “Our guys are hot. They feel good and they came out swinging today. It was awesome to see. We’ve done that for a while now.”
Up next
Twins rookie left-hander Connor Prielipp (2-4, 5.26 ERA) starts Friday at Arizona. The Diamondbacks are scheduled to start right-hander Michael Soroka (8-3, 3.11).
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A Texas state trooper was killed in a crash in the Panhandle, becoming the 244th Texas Department of Public Safety officer to die in the line of duty since 1823, according to the agency.
Sergio Romero, 27, died Wednesday after a semi-truck pulled in front of him as he attempted a traffic stop around 4 p.m. on U.S. 287 in Childress County, DPS said.
In a statement, Col. Freeman F. Martin praised Romero’s courage, integrity, and service.
“Today, we grieve the loss of one of our own,” Martin said. “… Our hearts break alongside his family, friends, fellow troopers, and all who loved him. We will never forget the ultimate sacrifice he made in service of his fellow Texans.”
Romero previously served with the Hall County Sheriff’s Office before joining DPS as part of Class B-2025 in Childress, the agency said.
He is survived by his wife, Francisca, and their two young sons.
Funeral arrangements are pending. The crash remains under investigation.
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