Inmate missing from La Tuna prison
Inmate missing from La Tuna prison
Filed under: Texas Drug Use
AUSTIN, Texas – The Texas National Guard refused to process requests from same-sex couples for benefits on Tuesday, citing the state constitution's ban on gay marriage, despite a Pentagon directive to do so. Carlsbad, NM, Democrat … WASHINGTON …
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Suns, Michael Beasley agree to terminate contract
Filed under: Texas Drug Use
Beasley was arrested a month ago in suburban Scottsdale on charges of felony marijuana possession and possession of drug paraphernalia. It was the latest in a series of incidents involving the drug that have plagued his NBA career after he was selected …
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Medical experts demand energy drink makers stop marketing to kids
Filed under: Texas Drug Use
A report from the Drug Abuse Warning Network, a U.S. public health surveillance system that monitors possible drug-related deaths and visits to hospital emergency rooms, noted that there were 20,783 visits related to energy drinks in 2011 alone. That's …
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McClennan County has higher incarceration rate than Russia
Filed under: Texas Drug Use
I followed a lot of statistical rabbit trails putting together our Sunday editorial on new criminal justice laws in Texas. Nothing was as fascinating as incarceration … We highlighted this country's over-the-top incarceration in another recent …
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