Court clash over cellphone incident in capital murder case
Corpus Christi Caller-Times reports Judge Angelica Hernandez chastised prosecutors Doug Mann and defense attorney Eric Perkins for tapping a text on a cellphone in her court manager’s office. She barred them, then lifted sanctions while noting Mann’s conduct was improper. The spat halted a capital murder trial and strained the district attorney’s office.
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Angelica Hernandez
Hernandez
Doug Mann
Eric Perkins
Mann
Perkins
Mark Skurka
Skurka
Corpus Christi
Lawmakers and federal officials contact details listed
A compilation provides addresses phone numbers and emails for U S representatives and senators from Texas including U S Rep Mike Conaway Randy Neugebauer Francisco Canseco and U S Sen John Cornyn and Kay Bailey Hutchison with their office locations in Washington D C and regional offices in Odessa Midland Lubbock and San Antonio.
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U.S
Mike Conaway
Midland
Cannon House
Washington
D.C
Fox
W. Eighth St
Odessa
Desta Drive
Conaway
House
Randy Neugebauer
Lubbock
Washington, D.C
Randy.house
Francisco ‘Quico’ R. Canseco
San Antonio
Longworth
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Russell Senate
Hutchison
Senate
Let Peace Begin With Me by Laura Dennis
The winner of the Pulitzer Prize for 1988 is Laura Dennis for the lead essay Let peace begin with me. The newspaper notes a dedication to informing readers to promote freedom and encourage others to see its blessings.
Perils of lower drinking age in college policy debate
Stephen Chapman argues that lowering the drinking age from 21 to 18 would not fix campus drinking. He cites Monitoring the Future data showing no rise in binge drinking since 1988 and notes that drunk driving deaths have fallen since 1988, especially among under 21, while legal aging thresholds for other activities vary. He warns against blind consistency, noting 18-year-olds can enlist yet may be immature for alcohol and voting, and invokes Holmes on learning from history.
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Choose Responsibility
University of Michigan
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Journal of Legal Studies
Iraq
Supreme Court
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Texans urged to form four state water council
Guest view argues for a Texas New Mexico Louisiana Oklahoma four state water council to share regulatory and environmental water solutions. It calls for dialogue with Oklahoma City and Santa Fe officials, mentions Dallas Fort Worth needs, Sabine River and Louisiana cooperation, and cites Toled Bend as historic precedent. State Rep. Lyle Larson is cited as contact.
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Texas
New Mexico
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Dallas-Fort Worth
DFW
United States Supreme Court
Oklahoma City
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Corps of Engineers
Perry
Dewhurst
Straus
West Texas
Santa Fe
el Paso
South Texas
Sabine River
Bayous
Houston
Trans Texas Water Plan
Toled Bend
Price Daniels
Jimmy Davis
Baton Rouge
Lyle Larson
Lynlie.wallace
State
Odessa American Encourages Thumbs Up Nominations for Leaders
The Odessa American invites reader opinions on teachers counselors and principals preparing for next week. It asks for both positive and negative comments and directs readers to submit thoughts via the indicated onletters 0a0a com noting a thumbs nomination.
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Odessa
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Laura Dennis
AIM
Patrick Canty
Stephen “Hapman
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Chicago Tribune
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Chicagotribune.com
Steve
Steve Chapman
Lee
Ryan
Rolliney
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