Senate eyes insanity statute changes in Texas debate
In Austin the Senate Jurisprudence Committee weighs the insanity standard as experts discuss current law treatment options and possible shifts from not guilty by reason of insanity to guilty but insane. Proponents seek better post acquittal monitoring while prosecutors push for stricter commitment criteria.
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Houston
Texas
Senate
Ector County
James Harold
Jamie” Naylor
Naylor
June Naylor
Austin
Senate Jurisprudence Committee
Andrea Yates
Yates
George Parnham
John Hinckley
Ronald Reagan
Harris County District Attorney's
Parnham
Kevin Keating
Kenneth Pierott
Beaumont
Keating
Pierott
Keith Hampton
Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
Deaths of Carol Wilson and Merle Payne in West Texas
Carol Ann Wilson 67 of Odessa died May 3 2004 at Hospice House graveside services at Sunset Memorial Gardens with Rev Terry Pugh officiating survivors include husband Robert Wilson daughters Marcia Weddel Elizabeth Parekh Laura Goodwin and son Mark all of Odessa along with 11 grandchildren Merle Payne 87 of Balmorhea died May 3 2004 at Pecos Nursing Home memorial service at First Baptist Church Balmorhea burial Balmorhea Cemetery survivors include son Jackie Payne daughters Connie Studer Syree Rawlings Omar Benny seven Le cacgpaany ll great grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
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Carol Wilson
Odessa
Carol Ann Wilson
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Terry Pugh
Sunset Memorial Funeral Home
Pecos
Robert Wayne Wilson
Marcia Weddel
Longview
Elizabeth Parekh
Laura Goodwin
van Alstyne
Mark Wilson
Merle Payne
Odessan reports multiple thefts and damage in two blocks
An Odessa woman says unknowns damaged $1,800 in entertainment equipment between 12:01 a.m. and noon Tuesday in the 2300 block of West 14th Street. A purse valued at $2,795 containing jewelry was stolen from a vehicle between 8 a.m. and noon Tuesday in the 4600 block of East University Boulevard. An Odessa man reports a $3,000 laptop taken from his vehicle between 5 p.m. Monday and 6 a.m. Tuesday in the 2600 block of Cambridge.
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Odessa
West 14Th Street
East University Boulevard
Cambridge Street
Plague Precautions for Homes and Work Areas
Health guidance outlines steps to guard against plague and hantavirus from rodents. It advises removing food and shelter sources, using safe insecticides for fleas, and protecting exposed skin in plague areas. It also covers airing closed-in rodent nests and dampening droppings with a bleach solution before cleanup.
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Texas Department
Plague bacteria found in regional rodents
Texas health officials report plague causing bacteria in dead wood rats near the Midland Glasscock County border and in fleas from prairie dogs in Dallam County. The advisory warns of flea transmission to humans and animals, urges reporting large rodent die-offs, and notes early antibiotic treatment.
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Texas Department of Health
Midland- Glasscock County
Dallam County
Texas Panhandle
Tom Sidna
Health Department
Austin
Doug McBride
Texas
Kent County
U.S
State Department of Health
West Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
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