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tatiiHouston student caught with gun
Idingsanda; HOUSTON (AP) — Educators have confiscated a
Ipdle school student’s pistol after classmates report-
CollegeSt id hearing him talk about the weapon.
The Texas] ■’he student at Cullen Middle School was disarmed
ens and Fie Tuesday, on *y a ^ a y a f ter the shooting deaths of two
d faculty pupils and the wounding of 13 other people at a San-
ment, isc tee ' ^alif., educational institution,
n. the Stee-ffiF^ 6 ^ exas stuc lent, who was suspended and will be
rear pi c recommended for expulsion, was turned over to Hous-
ake ■ii\p- l^n Independent School District (H1SD) police. .His
l '“ weapon was unloaded and inoperable, said HISD
c 1 ! l,k spokeswoman Carmen Gomez.
11 ° * pW'We were able to get it because of a tip,” Gomez told
C ^ * the Houston Chronicle Wednesday. “The students felt
see tnepos■ n f orta b] e talking to a teacher. The system worked
ural ecosyst-H
the way it should have.”
The incident bolstered area educators’ belief that en
couraging students to report threats of violence is vital
to school safety and has worked in other recent cases.
A message written on a desk at Memorial High
School in the Spring Branch ISD had threatened that a
bomb would be placed in the school gym on March 5.
Students alerted Spring Branch school officials, who
used a police dog to search the gym for explosives, and
extra officers were sent to the school.
The gym was searched and cleared without evacu
ating the school. The student responsible for the threat
was later under investigation.
“We act on every bit of information we get,” said
Spring Branch police Chief Chuck Brawner.
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Nightclub had a
secret entrance
for illegal aliens
EL PASO (AP) — A closed
adult nightclub with a secret en
trance served as a safe house
for smugglers in this West Texas
city, according to federal agents
who found 34 illegal immigrants
and detained a motel manager.
I U.S. Border Patrol agents ar
rested Jose Guadalupe Barrios-
flbrres, the manager of Motel
Plus who allegedly met the smug
gled immigrants outside the mo
del, led them through the motel’s
locked gates and into th^back of
|he adjacent Naked Harem, an
Operating nightclub.
I The immigrants, once inside
the nightclub, would squeeze
through a secret door, hidden
ehind a row of lockers, which
onnected to the closed Cos-
opolitan Club.
“They would go through the
ack of the motel, into the Naked
The immigrants were preparing
to leave for Colorado, Texas and
Oklahoma, probably to find sea
sonal jobs, Mosier said. He said
interviews with some of the im
migrants revealed they had paid
from $1,200 to $2,000 each to
an undetermined smuggler.
“They were lying in blankets on
minal po» ithe floor, with no heat, and a lot
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of the people still had wet clothes
on that were still wet from the
rain,” said Celio Parra, the super
visory agent for the Border Pa
trol’s Anti-Smuggling Unit. “They-
were lying there in the dark.”
Media company
worker charged
with sabotage
WASHINGTON (AP) — A
woman who worked for a media
company that produced ads for
President Bush’s campaign was
indicted for secretly mailing a
videotape of Bush practicing for
a debate to Vice President Al
Gore's campaign.
Juanita Yvette Lozano of
Austin, Texas, was charged with
mail fraud, false statements to
the FBI and perjury before a
grand jury. She is accused of
scheming to get access to
Bush’s debate preparation ma
terials “to assist Gore in his
preparation for the presidential
debate,” said the 12-page in
dictment released by the Jus
tice Department Tuesday.
If convicted, she faces 15
years in prison and a $750,000
fine. The indictment was re
turned by a federal grand jury in
Texas.
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Perry planning strategy
for 2002 governor’s race
AUSTIN (AP) — Gov. Rick
Perry portrays himself as bipartisan
at the state Capitol, but he is al
ready getting ready for what may
be a hotly contested governor’s
race in 2002.
Perry has sent an invitation to
supporters he calls “Team Perry” to
meet on March 24 at the Austin
Convention Center to plan strategy
for his campaign, the Houston
Chronicle reported Wednesday.
Perry’s letter was first disclosed
in The Quorum Report, a political
newsletter.
“The time to gear up for the 2002
campaign is now!” Perry declares in
his letter.
“Already the Democrats are
planning and organizing for the up
coming elections,” he said. “That’s
why I believe it is so important to
bring my supporters together to start
planning my campaign strategy.”
Texas Democratic Party Chair
man Molly Beth Malcolm blasted
Perry’s letter, saying it violates at
least the spirit of the state’s consti
tutional ban on political fund-rais
ing during a legislative session.
“Perry once again has crossed the
ethical line — and he’s pushing the
envelope on the law dealing with
political support during a legislative
session,” Malcolm said.
Malcolm said she believed the
event is an attempt “to shake down
the lobby and muscle support for his
next political campaign.”
But Perry spokeswoman Kathy
Walt said the convention center
event is not aimed at lobbyists or fi
nancial donors.
“It’s for the people who have
been active in his campaigns,”
Walt said.
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“I will be able to take all the things
I’ve learned here and use those at the
next institution,” Paterson said.
Paterson said he takes pride in
Student Life’s creation of the Criti
cal Incident and Response Team,
which handles life-threatening is
sues and works with students to
meet certain needs. Paterson also
said he thought Greek Life had
grown in recent years.
“Significant and positive
changes for both the institution and
fraternities and sororities have de
veloped over the years. Greek
groups have developed relationships
and shown how they can work to
gether to bring positive changes,”
Paterson said.
Although Paterson said he regrets
leaving A&M, he said he looks for
ward to new opportunities at Illinois
State.
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