State view on campus carry harms public safety in Texas
San Antonio Express-News argues that Texas new campus carry law weakens safety by allowing licensed concealed handguns on public college campuses. It questions discretion for banning weapons, urges sober university implementation, warns of lawsuits and potential harms from speakers, dorms, theft, and undertrained holders.
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Police: Man Kills Burglar In Bay Town
Top weekly Baytown Sun list shows a violent homicide as the most read, detailing police saying a man killed a burglar. The piece anchors a week of notable incidents including ATV crashes and local drownings.
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June 17 Historical Highlights Across Years
On this date in history notable events include the 1775 Battle of Bunker Hill costly British victory, the 1885 Statue of Liberty arrival in New York Harbor, Amelia Earhart’s 1928 trans Atlantic passenger flight, and the 1972 Watergate arrests signaling Nixon's fall. Thought by Walter Lippmann in 1889 to 1974.
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Reader letters add depth to Baytown Sun humor and memories
In a June column about a hospital prank a reader shares family links to Mary Jack Van Deventer and the prankster mother. Other notes correct past movie lists and highlight God Bless America’s origins with Irving Berlin. Wanda Orton signs off with contact for viewpoints at The Sun.
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Legislative session exposes tensions over Texas oyster policy
STORM led by Tracy Woody accuses Prestige Oysters and allies of obstructing HB 3335 to tilt leases, mariculture, and buyback rules toward private gain. They credit Chairman Guillen and allies for a mariculture bill and describe efforts to curb private property stewardship and public reef protection.
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