“It’s both an ideological concern and a safety concern,” one of the student plaintiffs said. “Obviously college campuses aren’t some magical zone where no violence occurs, and so I feel particularly strongly that every student that feels the need to carry handgun anywhere in their lives should also be able to do so on a college campus.”
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The Brief: November 5, 2009
Recommendation: Do not get swine flu. Tracking the vaccine is getting to be like figuring out what happened to all the TARP money.
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On the Records: Dealing with FEC data
Long story short: It’s a nightmare.
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TYC: Mentally ill offenders won’t be discharged without proper services
The Texas Youth Commission will stop releasing young offenders who are too mentally ill to rehabilitate until the agency is sure they’re receiving proper treatment in the community, officials said Wednesday.
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TribBlog: Mentally ill student who stabbed teacher will stand trial
The Tyler Morning Telegraph is reporting that the 16-year-old Tyler special education student who fatally stabbed his teacher in September (referenced in today’s story on restraints) has been found competent to stand trial.
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On the Records: A Data Manifesto
We’ve created “On the Records” to help you explore these databases and records — and the visualizations, mashups and stories that use them.
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And the Winner is…
Gov. Rick Perry today appointed state appellate court justice Eva Guzman to the Texas Supreme Court.
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Too busy for a review
Just days before it was set to review a case in which the state has been accused of executing an innocent man, Gov. Rick Perry replaced the chairman and two other members of an independent state forensics panel.