This fall, guns will be allowed in classrooms and most dorms at Texas A&M University and other A&M System schools. Faculty will only be allowed to ban them in their offices if they show a special need.
Criminal Justice
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Texas Rangers Join Criminal Probe of State Rep. Dawnna Dukes
The Texas Rangers have joined a Travis County District Attorney office criminal probe into state Rep. Dawnna Dukes’ use of staff, the Texas Department of Public Safety confirmed.
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Texas Cities See Crime Rates Dropping
Crime rates in Texas cities fell more over the past two years than in other cities across the nation, a new study finds.
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Texas Prison Inmate Database Updated
The Texas prison inmates database has been updated with the latest data from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Use the app to learn more about the most common crimes and look up any of the more than 144,000 inmates housed in Texas prisons.
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Texas Ag Chief Wore Two Hats at Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo
As Texas agriculture events go, the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo was a must-do for state Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller and his staff. But Miller had more than an industry interest. He also had a personal one.
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Petition Seeks Ban on Sex Offender Pen Pals
Lori Williams was searching online last year when she found a plea apparently written by a Texas prison inmate looking for pen pals to write him in prison. The accompanying photo was of the man who assaulted her at knifepoint.
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FDA Blocks Texas Import of Execution Drug
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has told the Texas Department of Criminal Justice it is tentatively barred from importing a drug used in executions.
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Urban Woes Regularly Spill Onto UT Campus
A review of more than three months of UT-Austin police logs shows campus police routinely dealing with traffic issues, drug crimes and homeless people unrelated to the university.
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New Gas Pump Stickers Highlight Sid Miller, Ding Lawmakers
A new sticker for the state’s gas pumps comes with a few additional flourishes: Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller’s name emblazoned across the top and a disclaimer blaming gas taxes on Congress and the Texas Legislature.
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Texas Tells High Court State Has Right to Stop Immigration Action
Though both Texas and the Obama Administration seemed confident in the way they made their arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court on the controversial DAPA case, the court’s decision is unpredictable.
