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following settlement of $4.6 million, stability of school called into question
AUSTIN (AP) — Gov. George W. Bush says
e supports keeping Texas Southern Universi-
^ aI ' independent public school despite recent
Z JJulll rilcism of some of its operations.
A “[ know it’s an institution that’s educated a
■CK (AP)-’ 3 t 0 f people in the past and can do so in the
le and unbeat jture,” Bush said Wednesday. “It’s an impor-
*3use, 62, Sc jnt part of the Harris County area. I think it
■vould cramp i r ovides a very important symbol for Hous-
that blood \ 3n .’’
— for years,a- Bush met with leaders of the legislative
s failed, dot ilack caucus in private a day earlier. His sup-
■ightbenoth ,ort is a boost for the historically black uni-
nation. eriity in Houston at a time when lawmakers
■ louseandt re considering whether to force the school
g relief at one ato a state university system.
-most reseat; Lawmakers fighting that move say the
Pain Center chpol’s unique mission of educating black
th SciencesC- tudents is as critical as ever. A 1996 federal
_igs. No paiitf I
aa, breathing
“'hing. House
y the Easter:
has succeeds
rience failed,
have somep
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court ruling and a state attorney general’s opin
ion eliminated affirmative action in admis
sions, recruitment and financial aid programs
“We’ve got to come up
with a plan that
assures people that TSU
can remain viable.”
- GOV. GEORGE W. BUSH
at Texas colleges and universities.
Enrollment of black students at state flag
ships institutions — the University of Texas
and Texas A&M University — has declined
since the court ruling.
Texas Southern has been struggling with fi
nancial and administrative services and state
auditors cited inadequate accounting practices.
A review last summer showed that more
than $260,000 in federal financial aid checks
had not been given to students.
Last year, the university reached a settle
ment with the federal government for $4.6 mil
lion stemming from findings that students
were given financial aid without proving they
qualified.
“There’s some skepticism here in the House
and Senate. It’s not the first time that TSU has
been called to issue,” Bush said.
“We’ve got to come up with a plan that as
sures people that TSU can remain viable. Now
the objective is to convince people ... that plan
is doable.”
Senators file open container bill After 28 years,
Dallas man faces
drug conviction
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^^USTIN (AP) — For the fifth time in his 10-
'ear tenure in the House, state Rep. Fred Hill, R-
?ars - n 0l (ichardson, filed a bill Wednesday that would
that one da trengthen Texas’ open container law and in-
e pain will: :rease P ena lties for repeat drunken driving vio-
ve that ivit tlt,r
* ^len. Jane Nelson, R-Flower Mound, has filed
ndolph imilar legislation in the Senate.
I Services lit “Texans feel they have the right to finish up
: f j KVC ji i day of working out in the hot sun and drive
ic Pain u * own highway in their pick-up truck, down
Iph’s mn 1 bottle and toss it empty in the back,” said Hill,
in the fall? v hose legislation never made it out of commit-
und that air ee j n Previous years j
Each time this bill fails to pass, more people
lie. We not only lead the US in alcohol-related
atalities, we probably lead the world,” he
iddbd.
Hill cited national statistics that 1,748 people
terlshed in alcohol-related crashes in Texas in
. 1997, although the Texas Department of Public
" I, Safety, which has strict standards, said 1,066
it ions and mfW le were killed
DPS officials said their statistic represented
10.4 percent of ail traffic deaths in Texas that
/ear.
Ilelson pointed out that lawmakers have an
?xtra incentive ro pass the legislation this ses-
ho«.
BJhis time, it is not only a matter of life, she
said, but money.
|Hf new federal standards for the penalties of
both repeat drunken driving violations and open
vnil'fe 0J r^ner lavys are not in place by Oct. 1, 2000,
AJl VUlMfeAis would be forced to divert about $40 mil
ls] (AP) — Pai t ion in highway construction funds to other safe-
Antonioschoo: yP l0 8 iams, s * ie sa * d :
|■'hat amount would then increase to about
180 million in October 2002 if the federal provi-
iolis are not in place, she added.
B)avid Latiey, the chairman of the Texas Trans-
^ imitation Commission, said that could severely
M u",' lamper construction, as only about 40 in every
■h 1 )|; f 0 r the 00 projects can be funded under the state’s cur-
lem SchoolDii: 61 /, budged
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Alcohol Bills
HB487 and SB128
• Suspend repeat drunk drivers'
licenses for up to one year
• Ban open containers from driver
and passenger compartments
HB210 and SB! 14
• Lowers the BAC for drunk
driving from O.IOO to 0.080
The proposed legislation would suspend the
driver’s license of a repeat drunken driving of
fender for a minimum of one year, in addition to
providing jail time and fines.
Violators currently receive a minimum six-
month license suspension.
The second bill would ban open containers of
alcohol from the driver and passenger compart
ments of motor vehicles.
Current law allows an arrest only if the driver
is seen drinking from the container by a law en
forcer, a system which has been called ineffec
tive by activist groups such as Mothers Against
Drunk Driving.
“Separating drinking from driving is funda
mental to our philosophy,” said Francisco Coll,
MADD’s public policy coordinator.
“We’re not out to criminalize social drinking
and we are not prohibitionists; we are just try
ing to save lives.”
He added that MADD will closely watch an
other piece of legislation that would lower from
.10 to .08 the legal blood alcohol level consid
ered too drunk to drive. Coll said a .08 blood al
cohol concentration level would be approxi
mately three drinks in one hour on an empty
stomach for a 137-pound woman.
“My main priority when it comes to drinking
and driving is 0.08. Hopefully we’ll get that
through this time,” said Gov. George W. Bush.
DALLAS (AP) — After spending nearly
half his life on the run from the law, Charles
Edward Garrett has returned to a courtroom
to find out that time had not erased the sen
tence he skipped out on in 1970.
State District Judge Harold Entz gave the
56-year-old Garrett the same sentence that a
Dallas County jury handed down 29 years
ago: life in prison.
The sentencing on Tuesday ended three
months of legal wrangling over Garrett’s
fate. He was convicted on Feb. 12, 1970, of
possessing 23 capsules of heroin, but while
still free on bond he left the courtroom be
fore the jury sentenced him to life in prison.
Although Garrett said he moved back to
Dallas about 15 years ago, it was not until
last October that Dallas County sheriff’s
deputies tracked him down.
In his 29 years on the lam, Garrett said,
he steered clear of the law, fathered about a
dozen children and held down steady jobs.
Supporters said after his arrest that the
state should not waste resources imprison
ing a law-abiding man who would have
been sentenced to a far shorter term if con
victed today.
Garrett walked into the courtroom slow
ly, wearing large bifocals and an orange jail
jumpsuit, his scalp showing through his
gray hair.
He stood silently as his lawyers told
Judge Entz that they could offer no legal rea
son he should not be sentenced in accor
dance with the jury’s decision.
He showed no emotion when the judge
told him he would spend the rest of his days
behind bars.
His lawyers told the court that they
planned to appeal. Tom Pappas, one of Gar
rett’s lawyers, said he hopes the conviction
will be thrown out on appeal because the tri
al transcript cannot be found.
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