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Two Years after Campus Carry Took Effect, Has Anything Changed?
Posted on · Texas’ campus carry law was implemented in August 2016. But there’s not much critics or supporters can refer to to prove their point.
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In 59 Seconds
Texas Tech Shooting and How Campus Carry Works-In 59 Seconds
Posted on · A college student fatally shot a police officer on Monday while being booked on a drug possession charge; although Daniels is under 21, which leaves him out of the state law allowing guns on campus, the controversy is back.
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WATCH: University Of Houston Students React To Further Implementation Of Campus Carry
Posted on · Opinions on the law have ranged from defending it as an important display of freedom, to an attack on the institution of higher education.
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After A Quiet Year Of Campus Carry, Community Colleges Get Guns On Tuesday
Posted on · Community colleges across the state will permit licensed gun owners to carry concealed firearms in certain campus buildings; they've had a year to learn from the example of four-year schools — but they still face challenges of their own.
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Federal Judge Throws Out Effort By UT Professors To Overturn Campus Carry
Posted on · A federal judge said that three professors suing the state to block campus carry didn't present any "concrete evidence to substantiate their fears" that the law would have a chilling effect on free speech.
Houston Matters
Rice President David Leebron Discusses the University’s Achievements and Goals
Posted on · In October, Rice University President David Leebron became chair of the Association of American Universities Board of Directors, an organization focused on issues important to 62 public and private research-intensive universities. And along with that honor, Rice has garnered other critical praise this past year — the announcement of Dr. Rebecca Richards-Kortum as the first […]
Houston Matters
Houston Matters Highlights Conversations About Campus Carry
Posted on · During this fundraising week, we're highlighting coverage of a number of important issues and developments that we've felt compelled to revisit time and again over the course of the last year, like pensions, the state of the oil and gas industry and efforts to mitigate traffic. Today, we review the long road area college campuses […]
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Campus Carry Revisited: Monday’s Show (October 17, 2016)
Posted on · During this fundraising week, weâre highlighting coverage of a number of important issues and developments that weâve felt compelled to revisit time and again over the course of the last year, like pensions, the state of the oil and gas industry and efforts to mitigate traffic. Today, we review the long road area college campuses […]
Good, Bad and Ugly
White Supremacist Rally and Campus Carry Lawsuit: The Good, Bad & Ugly of the News
Posted on · A lot can happen in a week. Some of it good. Some of it bad. Some of it downright ugly. When faced with intriguing developments in the week's news, we turn to our rotating panel of "non-experts" to parse The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of it all. This week, our panel weighs in […]
Education News
Judge Rejects Late Push To Block Guns In Texas Classrooms
Posted on · A federal judge has denied a last-minute attempt by professors to block a new Texas law that allows concealed handguns in college classrooms, buildings and dorms.
Houston Matters
A New School Year Begins with New Superintendent, Auditor Lawsuit and Campus Carry
Posted on · A new school year begins Aug. 22, 2016, for many school districts in Greater Houston, including HISD. To discuss some of the major issues facing Houston schools heading into the new year, we talk with Laura Isensee, News 88.7’s education reporter. We discuss new leadership at HISD, with Richard Carranza likely becoming the new superintendent. […]
Houston Matters
Five Things Research Says About Concealed Handguns on College Campuses
Posted on · Texas' new "campus carry" law took effect yesterday (Aug. 1, 2016). That means many students at the state's four-year public universities will head to class on campuses that allow concealed weapons (it takes effect at Texas community colleges next year). The law allows licensed gun owners to bring their weapons into classrooms, faculty offices and […]
Education News
Five Things Research Says About Concealed Handguns On College Campuses
Posted on · "One of the conclusions is that being on a college or university campus in the modern era is really one of the safest places that you can ever be." -- Matt Nobles, a criminal justice professor at the University of Central Florida.
Education News
Campus Carry 101: Where To Store A Concealed Weapon
Posted on · Concealed weapons at the state's public four-year universities is just the start. Next year it will impact Texas community colleges.
Houston Matters
Controversial Campus Carry Law Takes Effect at Texas Colleges
Posted on · Texas is joining eight other states that allow guns on campus. The controversial "campus carry" law takes effect today (Aug. 1, 2016). Now people with licenses can be armed at public colleges across Texas. To find out if they're ready here in Houston, News 88.7 education reporter Laura Isensee takes us on a campus tour […]