Texas faces conference deadlock over public voucher plan
A House Senate conference committee remains split on SB 1 as 10 members vote on voucher inclusion. Senator Luna joins five House members to strip vouchers, while Gov Bush backs vouchers as innovation. House co chairmen show mixed support amid broader term limit and coastal management debates.
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Austin
Texas
House
Senate
Greg Luna
San Antonio
George W. Bush
Karen Hughes
Bill Ratliff
Aount Pleasant
Joint Committee
Mark Stiles
D-Beaumont
House State Affairs Committee
Mark Sanders
Sanders
Hugo Berlanga
Ccorpus Christi
Texas Gulf Coast
Texas Commission On Alcohol and Drug Abuse
Gov. Bush
Mike Moses
Moses
Drug testing could ID troubled teens
An Austin columnist cites a TCADA and Texas A&M study showing rising illicit drug use among Texas public school students in grades seven through twelve. The piece argues for drug testing of students in extracurricular activities, notes legal precedents, and highlights costs and practicalities.
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Austin
Texas
Texas Commission On Alcohol and Drug Abuse
TCADA
Public Policy Research Institute At
Texas A&m
U.S. Supreme Court
Vernonia
Ore
James Acton
Peter Contreras
University Interscholastic League
UIL
Contreras
Texas Education Agency
Joey Lozano
Supreme Court
Southwest Medical & Rehabilitation Center
Washington Post Service
Barringer Technologies, Inc
New Providence
N.J
Waco
Willie Nelson
Hewitt
Nelson
Julio Iglesias
Texas Secondary
Jack Chambers
Kixl-Am
Open letter to Congress on Oklahoma City bombing reaction
An open letter to Congress criticizes post bombing policy responses as knee jerk and warns such moves could boost militia threats. The writer blames judicial failures for crime and argues justice is not served, urging focus on systemic flaws rather than new laws.
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National Rifle Association
Oklahoma City
George Bush
NRA
Thomas Washington
Bush
Houston Chronicle
Secret Service
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
Federal Building
Oklahoma
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Ed Sterling
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Wilson County Crime Stoppers, Inc
USA
United States Congress