Fill the Boot drive returns to Baytown area
Baytown Firefighters Local 1173 join the Muscular Dystrophy Association for the annual Fill the Boot fundraiser. Funds support MDA care centers and Camp For All, aiding families in muscular dystrophy and related diseases. The drive runs today from 11 am to noon and 4 to 6 pm at multiple Baytown intersections.
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Baytown
MDA
Methodist Neurological Institute
Texas Children’s Hospital
Houston
College policy debates concealed carry on campus
Regent Hall pressed if peace officers may carry concealed guns on campus while attending classes. Officials said officers may carry concealed, in uniform must be consulted with legal. Baytown police can disarm concealed carriers, campus security cannot. In emergencies, campus staff may act as needed. A special meeting will review the draft policy before a May vote. A draft copy is at baytownsun.com.
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Mark Hall
Evans
Hall
Baytown
Dennis Brown
Sig
Pete Alfaro
Alfaro
Bayfownsun.com
House Votes to Raise Age for Adult Prosecution
The Texas House approved a bill to raise the automatic entry age into the adult legal system from 17 to 18. The measure authored by Houston Democrat Harold Dutton and bipartisan sponsors moves to the Senate, with a Senate version in committee. The bill is not expected to cost the state money in 2018-2019 but could eventually exceed 35 million dollars annually.
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Texas House
Texas
Houston
Harold Dutton
State
Senate
Dutton
Private Prison Pushes Texas License for Family Detention
GEO Group seeks state approval to license Karnes Residential Center to hold immigrant parents and children together. Critics warn of harm, lawsuits, and weaker standards, as supporters cite nationwide policy shifts on family detention. A committee heard 33 witnesses opposing Rep Raney's bill, with similar Senate action pending.
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Austin
Texas
Donald Trump
Karnes
San Antonio
Texas Department of Family Protective Services
GEO Group
John Raney
Bryan
Homeland Security
John Kelly
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