Texas Legislature presses welfare reform and jail reform measures
The Texas Senate backed a broad welfare overhaul 31 to 0, with aims to impose work requirements, time limits, and penalties for noncompliance. House and Senate work to reconcile differences, while a separate push seeks to extend nonviolent offender housing and adjust alimony rules. A Tenneco arbitration win threatens to affect a multiyear cogeneration plant dispute with Texas A&M System.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Senate
Judith Zaffirini
State House
Zaffirini
D-laredo
Mittee
Tenneco
Texas A&m System
A&m
Big Brother and the Oklahoma bombing rhetoric
The text critiques public opinion and media rush to judgment after the Oklahoma bombing. It argues against censorship of talk radio and rapid infill accusations by officials and reporters. It notes appeals to fear, calls for swift action, and a tendency to blame external enemies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
America
Opinion on media violence and public denial
An opinion piece critiques American culture for mistaking entertainment violence for reality. It questions easy quick fixes after events like the Oklahoma City bombing and cites David Broder on inflaming minds, warning of bans and censorship as a path to societal numbness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Big Brother
David Broder
Guilt by Association and Oklahoma City Tragedy
A reader argues that media and political figures misuse tragedy to attack conservatives. The letter notes Oswald Sirhan Hinckley links and recalls Oklahoma City suspects’ Army ties and Fort Riley visits. It dismisses guilt by association and questions anti gun rhetoric.
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Rebecca Lindsey
Congress
Oklahoma City
U.S
Lee Harvey Oswald
Sirhan Sirhan
John Hinckley
Army
Fort Riley
Kan
Junction City
Manhattan
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Endult
Texas Department of Workforce Development
Sen
Jerry Patterson
Pasadena
Patterson
Chris Harris
Burlington
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John Whitmire
Houston
Senate Criminal Justice Committee
Allen Hightower
Huntsville
Hightower
Lyndell Williams
Ed Sterling
Texas Press Association
Iran
Elaine Kolodziej
Mexico
Canada
Jenny Jones
Wilson County Crime Stoppers, Inc
USA
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