Texas Guns Define State Culture Amid Santa Fe Killings
Texas hosts NRA events while gun rights shape policy and practice. Governor Abbott, facing Santa Fe killings, launches school safety talks but GOP stance favors security hardening over new gun restrictions. Raffle for a shotgun downgraded to a $250 gift card as campaign optics shift.
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Austin
Texas
National Rifle Association
Santa Fe High School
Lone Star
Greg Abbott
Abbott
California
NRA
Dallas
Santa Fe
Grants Awarded by Education Foundation Spur Student Innovation
Goose Creek CISD Education Foundation handed grants to teachers across campuses including Anjali Singh at Robert E. Lee High School and Janie West at Baytown Junior School, funding VR projects, guided reading, and diagnostic tools. Recipients praised the foundation for expanding resources, while planners urged further donations and future grant applications.
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Education Foundation
Erika Foster
Anjali Singh
Robert E. Lee High
Singh
Janie West
Baytown Junior School
West
Goose Creek Cisd Education Foundation
Alamo
GATE
Judy Jirrell
Jirrell
Steve Barron
Stuart Career Tech High School
Barron
P. O. Box
Baytown
Gccisd.net
EducationFoundation
Harlem
Betty Baca
Alexa Arndt
Gabiola Avena
Shelena Hickman
Angelica Cuevas
Kerri Schell
Stephanie Stover
Bekki Bishop
Daisy Alcazar
Goose officials confirm tip about student with gun in backpack
Officials said a tip led to discovery of a gun in a student's backpack at three Galveston County schools with separate incidents also involving guns. The case notes whether the weapon was loaded and details on student custody were not disclosed.
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Galveston County
Forger Guntiner Forgery Ties to Local Stores in Baytown
Police say checks carried similar names but varied driver license numbers in a widening forgery case. Victims identified across Lowe's H-E-B Kroger and other shops as Baytown investigators work with multiple agencies. No injuries reported. Incidents include League City Intermediate School gun threat and arrests at Friendswood Junior High La Marque High School Goose Creek ISC Walker Elementary. Tips welcome at 281 422 8371 or Crime Stoppers 281 427 TIPS.
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Lowe's
H-E-B
Kroger
Baytown
Baytown.org
League City Intermediate
la Marque High School
Friendswood Junior High
Clear Creek Isd
Swood
la Marque
Texas City
Larry Mankin dies. Bonham resident, long-time Exxon veteran
Larry Thomas Mankin 68 of Bonham Texas died May 20 2018. Funeral services May 22 2018 at St Elizabeth Catholic Church Bonham with interment at Arledge Ridge Cemetery. Survived by wife Patricia two sons Stuart and Thomas. He was a 1968 Bonham High School graduate a 1972 Sam Houston State University BS in Finance and a former Exxon Baytown Refinery employee. He was a soccer coach field trial judge and active in Brittany and retriever clubs. In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to St Elizabeth Building Fund.
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Larry Thomas Mankin
Bonham
Texas
St. Elizabeth Catholic Church
Wise Funeral Home
Paolo Capra
Arledge Ridge
Larry
Virgil Thomas
Tom) Mankin
Teresa Marie Webe Mankin
Bonham High School
Sam Houston State University
Huntsville
University of Houston At
Clear Lake
Patricia Lee Buehrig
Exxon Baytown Re
St. Elizabeth Catholic
US Socer Federation
Texas Coastal Brittney Club
Lone Star Retriever Club
Order of the Arrow
Teresa Marie Weber Mankin
Patricia Lee Mankin
Stuart Thomas Mankin
Bluffton
South Carolina
Thomas Elmo Mankin
Arthur Dean Chaney
Mark Clayton
Jerry Cox
Gil Hodges
Dennis Holman
John Renshaw
Charles Weaver
James Winnett
John Buehrig
Jim Crittenden
Wise Funeral Home Chapel
Maple St
Wisefuneralhome.com
Runoff races shape Texas 36-member delegation and statewide governor bid
The bulk of Texas 36-member delegation will back gun ownership rights while a statewide runoff features Democratic gubernatorial hopefuls Lupe Valdez and Andrew White. Other races in Harris County include District Clerk and County Clerk contests. Republicans eye District Judge in the 295th. Precinct voting sites are listed with contact for the County Clerk.
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Dallas
Lupe Valdez
Houston
Andrew White
Mark
Harris County
Marilyn Burgess
Roslyn
Rozzy” Shorter
Gayle Young Mitchell
Diane Trautmann
Cosme Garcia
Dylan Osborne
Michelle Fraga
Richard Risinger
Chambers County Pvt
Mark Tice
Nathan Trahan
American Legion Hall
Anahuac
Winnie Stowell
Cove
West Chambers County
Mont Belvieu
Heather Hawthorne
Hhawthorne
Chamberstx
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Cedarcrest Cemetery & Monument Cemeteries
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