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Tenn. special session produces drama, little movement on gun laws

U.S. News // 7 months ago

Tenn. special session produces drama, little movement on gun laws

Tennessee's special session on gun safety ended with some drama, but little legislative action in the wake of a mass shooting in March at a school in Nashville.

Tennessee passes bill to force drunk drivers to pay victims' child support

U.S. News // 2 years ago

Tennessee passes bill to force drunk drivers to pay victims' child support

Lawmakers in Tennessee have passed a bill that would require by law that drunk drivers pay child support for children whose parents they kill in auto crashes and it's on its way to the governor's desk.

U.S. News // 4 years ago

Lawyer: Drop 'unreasonable' charges against woman indicted in her fetus's death

Lawyers of an Alabama woman charged with manslaughter in the death of her unborn baby demanded indictment against her be dropped.

Bear joins Mississippi hunters in tree stand

Odd News // 5 years ago

Bear joins Mississippi hunters in tree stand

A pair of hunters in the Mississippi woods captured video of the moment a curious bear climbed up into their tree stand.

First black woman, first Latina win gubernatorial nods in Georgia, Texas

U.S. News // 5 years ago

First black woman, first Latina win gubernatorial nods in Georgia, Texas

Four states -- Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky and Texas -- held primaries Tuesday, setting the stage for midterm elections this fall, as well as making history.

U.S. News // 5 years ago

Primary, runoff races up for grabs in Texas, 3 other states

Voters decide races Tuesday in Arkansas, Georgia, and Kentucky while Texas takes care of unfinished business with runoff races from the March primary.

Bear joins young hunter in tree stand

Odd News // 5 years ago

Bear joins young hunter in tree stand

A 14-year-old Alberta hunter's encounter with a bear that climbed up to his tree stand was caught on camera by a fellow hunter.

U.S. News // 1 decade ago

Wendy Davis expected to announce bid for governor

Texas state Sen. Wendy Davis, who gained prominence for filibustering a bill restricting abortion in the state, has told supporters she will run for governor.

U.S. News // 1 decade ago

Former Texas Gov. Dolph Briscoe dies

Former Texas Gov. Dolph Briscoe Jr. has died at the family home in Uvalde, Texas, friends said. He was 87.

Odd News // 1 decade ago

Police: Robber tried to get ride with cop

Police in Michigan said a man who allegedly tried to rob a bank was arrested while trying to hitch a ride with an undercover officer.

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A commercial entity may not constitutionally require its patrons to give up their privacy rights as a condition of doing business
Candlestick pat-downs prompt state case Jan 05, 2009

The state of Texas has lost a great leader, and I have lost a dear friend
Former Texas Gov. Dolph Briscoe dies Jun 28, 2010

Mark Wells White (born March 17, 1940) is an American lawyer, who served as the 43rd Governor of Texas from 1983-1987.

Born in Henderson, Texas, in Rusk County, White attended Baylor University in Waco, and was a member of the prestigious Tryon Coterie Club, now Phi Delta Theta (Texas Lambda Chapter) at Baylor. He graduated with a law degree in 1965. After spending time practicing law in a private practice in Houston (Harris County), White served as the state's assistant attorney general. In 1973, White was appointed as Texas secretary of state under Governor Dolph Briscoe.

White served as secretary of state until 1977, when he resigned to run for state attorney general, where he served until 1983. In the 1978 general election, White defeated the Republican choice, James A. Baker, III (59% to 40%), a Houston lawyer, businessman, and power broker affiliated with the Bushes of Houston. As the state's chief enforcement officer, he co-chaired the Federal-State Enforcement Coordinating Committee and was a member of the Governor's Organized Crime Prevention Council. On the national level, he was elected Chairman of the Southern Conference of Attorneys General in May of 1981.

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