Discretion key to campus carry issues on Texas campuses
The Texas governor signed a new campus carry law permitting concealed weapons on campus, but its legal and safety implications hinge on university discretion to ban or allow weapons in specific areas. The piece argues for reasonable, limited restrictions such as at invited talks while allowing dormitory consideration, highlighting safety, training, and misinterpretation of the Second Amendment.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Greg Abbott
Lawmakers Federal Officials Contact Details Summary
Texas lawmakers and federal officials listed include U S Rep Mike Conaway Midland offices Odessa Midland contact avenues and addresses U S Sen John Cornyn Washington DC office 517 Hart and public contact Emails for Cornyn and Cruz Dirksen Senate Office Building Senator Ted Cruz is listed with senate address and phone U S Rep William Hurd Helotes Cannon Office Building address 317 Cannon and phone 202 225 4511 U S Rep Randy Neugebauer Lubbock Cannon Office Building address 429 and phone 202 225 4005 Contact emails provided for several offices
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Midland
Cannon House
Washington, D.C
Eighth St
Odessa
Desta Drive
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House
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Hart Senate
Washington
D.C
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Senate
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Dirksen Senate
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William Hurd
Helotes
Hurd
Randy Neugebauer
Lubbock
Randy.house.gov
Texas state officials contact details list
Republican Rep Tom Craddick of Midland and Rep Brooks Landgraf of Odessa along with Sen Kel Seliger from Amarillo and Sen Carlos Uresti from San Antonio provide district office addresses phone numbers and emails for state representation in Austin and districts Odessa Midland Amarillo San Antonio and San Jacinto.
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Midland
Capitol
Austin
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Odessa
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Capitol Extension
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House
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Sen
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Amarillo
E. University
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Senate
Submissions Policy for Odessa American Letters
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Supreme Court Passes on San Francisco Gun Storage Ordinance
Commentary notes the Supreme Court declined to hear a San Francisco ordinance requiring home handguns to be stored in locked containers or disabled with trigger locks. The piece argues this defers a clear Second Amendment standard, highlighting Heller precedent and concerns about self defense timing during intruder emergencies.
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Bay
District of Columbia
Heller
Antonin Scalia
Walter Dellinger
John Roberts
Espanola Jackson
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9Th Circuit
Jackson
Clarence Thomas
Scalia
Thomas
Will Congress Side With Taxpayers On Ex-Im Reauthorization
Ex-Im Bank faces possible closure by June 30 after 75 years. The Obama era saw lending surge amid bipartisan support, though a new American Transparency report finds most funds flow to big businesses, not small firms. Critics say reauthorization tests Congress on taxpayer interests versus special interests.
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EXIM
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Hanergy
MiaSale
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Schlumberger
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Halliburton
Adam Andrzejewski
American Transparency and Report
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