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Criminal Justice

Houston’s annual ‘March on Crime’ campaign focused on gun safety, car burglaries as violent crime decreases through the region

Lucio Vasquez

Posted on March 1, 2023 · Violent crime is currently down by more than 22%, according to the Houston Police Department.

Tags car theft gun Houston Police Department HPD Chief Troy Finner march on crime

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2322: The Steam Navy

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on September 16, 2022 · Episode: 2322 Civilians and the making of the steam-powered U.S. Navy. Today, pruning hooks into spears.

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La Porte ISD Student Charged after Allegedly Displaying Gun in Parking Lot

HPM Digital Team

Posted on August 22, 2018 · 17-year-old Daunte Scott is facing a charge of Exhibition of a Firearm, which is a third-degree felony

Tags gun handgun la porte high school la porte isd school

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Guns Chill Free Speech, UT-Austin Professors Will Argue At Federal Appeals Court

Matthew Choi, Texas Tribune

Posted on July 11, 2018 · Three UT-Austin professors sued to end a state law mandating campus carry in Texas. Though a federal judge dismissed the suit, the fight isn't over as the case goes to a federal appeals court.

Tags gun gun safety texas texas law UT Austin

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Smart Guns Exist; Why Aren’t They On The Market?

Teresa Carey, PBS NewsHour

Posted on May 28, 2018 · “They should be made as safe as possible, just like we make cars, toys, blenders, hair dryers and everything else as safe as possible,” Daniel Webster said

Tags gun innovation and invention mass shooting Santa Fe High School Santa Fe Shooting

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Houston Students Participate In Multitudinous Walkout To Demand Stricter Gun Laws

Alvaro 'Al' Ortiz

Posted on April 19, 2018 · Organizers say the event went "smoothly" and note the speakers were "inspirational"

Tags Columbine gun houston parkland United States walkout

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Most Still Favor Stricter Gun Laws, But It’s Fading As A 2018 Voting Issue

Jessica Taylor, NPR

Posted on April 19, 2018 · The number of voters in an NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll who say a candidate's position on gun policy will be a major factor in deciding whom to vote for has dropped 13 points since February

Tags Democrats gun gun control gun rights gun violence mass shooting parkland shooting Republicans second amendment

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Houston Police Get Ballistics Van From Feds

Davis Land

Posted on April 19, 2018 · ATF imaging equipment is expected to link gun crimes quicker

Tags ATF ballistics crime gun link police van

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UPDATE: HPD Says Shooting That Killed 8 Year-Old Boy Is Gang Related

HPM Digital Team

Posted on March 29, 2018 · Mayor Turner and Chief Acevedo ask again for help from the public with the investigation

Tags Boy eight years old gun police shooting

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UPDATE: Florida’s Governor Signs Compromise School Safety Bill

CURT ANDERSON, AP / BRENDAN FARRINGTON, AP / GARY FINEOUT, AP

Posted on March 9, 2018 · It raises the minimum age to buy rifles from 18 to 21 and creates a waiting period on sales of the weapons

Tags Florida Gov. Rick Scott gun school safety bill

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Student Arrested, Found With Gun At Pearland High School

HPM Digital Team

Posted on March 9, 2018 · At this time there is no threat to the school or students on campus and there are no reports of injuries

Tags gun Pearland High School Pearland Police student

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Cities Sue Defense Department Over Gun-Check System Failures

Colleen Long, Associated Press

Posted on December 26, 2017 · Three cities filed a federal lawsuit against the Defense Department, saying many service members who are disqualified from gun ownership weren't reported to the national background check system

Tags background check department of defense federal lawsuit gun gun ownership

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Despite Broad Support, John Cornyn’s Bipartisan Gun Bill Could Be In Danger

Jill Ament, Texas Standard

Posted on December 7, 2017 · The bill to improve background checks was expected to sail through Congress, but now it’s facing some bumps

Tags firearms gun house john cornyn nra

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HPD Chief Art Acevedo Expresses Discontent On Concealed-Carry Gun Rights

HPM Digital Team / Associated Press

Posted on December 7, 2017 · Opponents said the bill could endanger public safety by overriding state laws that place strict limits on guns

Tags Art Acevedo Concealed weapons gun Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo

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What Influences Attitudes Toward Gun Control Reform?

TANIA LOMBROZO, NPR

Posted on October 9, 2017 · A paper published in June in the journal 'Social Science Quarterly' suggests that one reason gun regulation is so contentious is precisely because people differ in how they make sense of mass shootings

Tags gun gun control gun violence mass shooting motivated cognition

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Houston Public Works taking over Kingwood wastewater facility amid criminal investigation into release of inadequately treated sewage

Adam Zuvanich

Posted on March 27, 2023 · The City of Houston is terminating its contract with Inframark, which manages five wastewater treatment plants and five drinking water supply facilities in the Kingwood area, effective this Friday.

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Dozens of Houston-area felons charged with illegally possessing guns in federal-state initiative

Lucio Vasquez

Posted on February 22, 2023 · The 90-day Harris County Felon in Possession Initiative resulted in 50 people being hit with federal charges.

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Houston officials praise federal de-escalation training for local law enforcement

Lucio Vasquez

Posted on February 21, 2023 · The Law Enforcement De-Escalation Training Act authorizes $124 million in federal funding over the next four years to train law enforcement in de-escalation tactics and alternatives to use of force.

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‘Irregularities’ found at Kingwood Central Wastewater Plant after odor complaints

Lucio Vasquez

Posted on February 17, 2023 · City officials say Houston’s drinking water remains safe to drink.

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