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Lawmakers’ attempts to tighten drug laws could saddle crime labs with an unsustainable workload

Texas lawmakers want tougher criminal penalties for possession of delta-8 and fentanyl. But that would mean much more work for the crime labs handling most of the drug testing for the state’s 254 counties.

The Texas Tribune

Quran taken from Texas Capitol chapel recovered by state police. They aren’t saying who removed it.

Days after it went missing, DPS identified the person who removed a family Quran Rep. Salman Bhojani had placed in the chapel. The state has since provided its own copy.

The Texas Tribune

Family of dead National Guardsman urges Legislature to make death benefits bill named for him retroactive

While the state guarantees law enforcement officers, like Department of Public Safety troopers, a $500,000 death benefit for their families if they die on duty, National Guard troops who stand shoulder to shoulder with those DPS officers on Operation Lone Star don’t have the same benefit.

The Texas Tribune

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Residents in Merthyr Tydfil raise concerns about application for a shop to sell alcohol

A new premises licence for Alma Stores in Dowlais is due to be considered by the council's statutory licensing committee

Wales Online

Montenegro to elect president in tight race after year of deadlock

Montenegro holds a run-off presidential election on Sunday in which long-time incumbent Milo Djukanovic faces a strong challenge from a Western-educated economist who has promised a fresh start after a year of political deadlock.

Reuters

State troopers will help Austin with police patrols as the city struggles with an officer shortage

Austin officials view the partnership as a stopgap measure as they try to fill the city’s more than 200 police vacancies.

The Texas Tribune

What are student safety plans and who has them? School behavioral measures in focus after East High shooting

DENVER — The East High School staffer who had been checking a 17-year-old student for weapons each morning wasn’t available Wednesday, leaving two administrators to perform the duty instead, according to the Denver Public Schools superintendent.

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Denver school shooting suspect died by suicide, DA says; leaders vow to put police back on campuses

DENVER — The suicide of suspected Denver East High School shooter Austin Lyle and the declaration by Denver Public Schools’ superintendent that police officers will be put back in schools reverberated Thursday with the city’s top law enforcer vowing aggressive prosecution of juveniles involved in violence.

The Denver Post

2 faculty members shot outside Denver high school

DENVER — Denver police were responding to a shooting outside East High School on Wednesday morning and said there were two adult victims — faculty members — and that a suspect had left the school.

The Denver Post

‘I’m scared of the police’: Met report unearths misogyny, homophobia and racism

Female, black and gay police officers told Casey review alarming stories of incidents inside the force

The Guardian - UK

Long-serving Montenegro president seeks re-election

Voters in Montenegro are casting ballots in a presidential election marked by a deep political crisis and uncertainty over whether the small NATO member state in the Balkans will unblock its bid to join the European Union or seek to improve ties with Serbia and Russia

The Independent UK

US issues warning to Mexico travellers over spring break

‘Violent crime is widespread and common in Mexico’, the US state department warns

The Independent UK

Montenegro presidential vote seen as test of future policies

Montenegro is holding a presidential election this weekend that is seen as a test of whether the country will push forward toward European Union integration or move closer to neighboring Serbia and Russia

The Independent UK

Uvalde families ask to join suit pushing for DPS to release public records

The lawyers for some of the Uvalde families say there is “a compelling need” for records into the May 24 shooting at Robb Elementary to be publicly released.

The Texas Tribune

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Texas officials have told residents Mexico is too dangerous to visit for spring break

The advisory follows the kidnapping of four Americans earlier this month in the city of Matamoros. The state's Department of Public Safety said "cartel activity" made trips to Mexico a "serious risk."

Daily Mirror

Texas police warn tourists against travel to Mexico after deadly violence and kidnappings

After the deadly kidnapping in Matamoros, Mexico, and the disappearance of three women, US authorities have urged the public to avoid entering the country over safety fears

The Texas Tribune

Texas Senate passes first bill this session, a bipartisan effort to close teen gun loophole

In its first bill passed this session, the Texas Senate sought to ensure juvenile mental health hospitalizations are reported to the federal firearm background check system.

Texas Observer

‘Border Security’ Is a Financial Black Hole that Will Consume Us All

State spending on cops and tech at the Texas border has increased ninefold in a decade, now set to reach $4.6 billion over the next two years.

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Texan young adults can now get licensed to carry handguns at college campuses, businesses

AUSTIN, Texas — A new kind of student is showing up in handgun instructor Michael Cargill’s classroom: teenagers.

Tribune News Service

Thousands of Asian Texans targeted in driver’s license breach

AUSTIN, Texas — The state shipped thousands of Texas driver's licenses to an international organized crime group in a security lapse that is still under investigation, Department of Public Safety Chief Steve McCraw said Monday.

The Texas Tribune

DPS sent at least 3,000 driver’s licenses to organized crime group targeting Asian Texans

A Chinese crime operation bypassed the password clues of Texas.gov by using stolen identity information to fraudulently obtain replacement driver’s licenses.

The Texas Tribune

Gov. Greg Abbott starts state task force on street takeovers

During a recent street racing incident, Austin residents faced long 911 wait times. City officials say they need to increase staffing for 911 call takers, but state license and background check requirements make it difficult to fill positions.

Tribune News Service

Teen jailed after bomb threat hoax is AirDropped to American Airlines passengers in Texas

DALLAS — A high school student faces criminal charges after sending a false bomb threat through AirDrop to other passengers on an American Airlines plane departing from El Paso.

Texas Observer

The Border Patrol’s Power Grab

The agency seeks more authority to nab trespassers and others in the state.

The Guardian - UK

Met police apologise to Caroline Flack’s family over record-keeping

A review found the force did not record why it appealed against CPS advice to caution the TV presenter

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