The study also published survey results of 56 police officers from Texas colleges responding to questions related to their understanding of stalking and official procedures to address it. The answers from respondents — most of them identified as police chiefs — show that seven out of 10 did not have specific guidelines at their institution for dealing with stalking cases, and that few of them work with off-campus organizations that help victims of stalking.
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100 copies of student newspaper at Texas Wesleyan U. reported stolen
Kay Colley, student media director, and Paula Justice, The Rambler’s editor-in-chief, noticed the missing copies of the Oct. 8 edition a week later. Two news stands that carry the newspaper — one in the student union and one in the social and natural sciences building — were found empty Wednesday, and a recycling bin near one of the stands was filled with the Oct. 8 edition, Justice said.
Texas court dismisses student's First Amendment claims in “sexting” case
A Texas district court dismissed a claim that a middle school student’s Fir...
Texas student media shifts administrative hands, leaving students to question implications of the change
Oversight of the Texas Student Media at the University of Texas at Austin will shift to the Moody College of Communication after what students say were “vague” and “brief” conversations with them about the transition.
Texas school district to appeal order allowing cheerleaders' religious banners
A group of Texas cheerleaders who won a state-court ruling that upheld their right to display Christian-themed banners at football games is now facing an appeal filed by their school district.
Texas student media board votes to cut staff pay, keep printing schedule
Student staff at the University of Texas’ student newspaper will take a major pay cut next year but the paper will keep its five-day-a-week printing schedule under a budget approved Friday by the Texas Student Media Board.
Daily Texan staff, alumni speak out about proposed budget cuts
Daily Texan staff and alumni are speaking out against a proposed budget cut that would cost the paper a day of printing each week to make up for declining ad sales.
Texas cheerleaders fight to keep religious banners at football games
Biblical verse-quoting banners made by Texas high school cheerleaders have become the center of a legal showdown over religious speech in schools.
Daily Texan newspaper boxes will be allowed outside journalism school
A plan that didn’t allow newspaper boxes – even for the school’s paper – in front of the University of Texas’ journalism school is going away after public pressure.
Texas girls arrested, facing felony charges for making fake Facebook profile
Two young students in Hood County have been arrested for creating a fake Facebook account using the name of a classmate, and were taken to a juvenile detention facility on felony charges.