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December 16, 2019

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The Brief for Dec 16
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In today's Brief: Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush has again had to amend his personal financial statement to the Texas Ethics Commission. Also, former students say a fired Fort Worth ISD teacher threatened to call the FBI and Secret Service after they criticized the president.
Elvia Limn, Texas Tribune 12/16/2019 Facebook iconTwitter iconLinkedIn Icon
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Investigation: Show of Force
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G4S, the world's largest private security company, has lost hundreds of guns. For decades, G4S executives, managers and guards have failed to secure the company s vast arsenal despite repeated warnings from federal regulators that its missing guns have been used in murders and other violent crimes, a USA TODAY/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel investigation found.
Gina Barton, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Brett Murphy and Nick Penzenstadler, USA Today 12/16/2019 Facebook iconTwitter iconLinkedIn Icon
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Laws/Cases

CA Governor Rejects $13.5B PG&E Settlement
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Gov. Gavin Newsom has rejected a $13.5 billion settlement that Pacific Gas & Electric struck just last week with thousands of people who lost homes, businesses and family members in a series of devastating fires that drove the nation's largest utility into bankruptcy. Newsom said the proposed settlement announced last week does not achieve the goal of addressing what he considers its most important elements, providing safe and reliable power to PG&E customers. In my judgment, the amended plan and the restructuring transactions do not result in a reorganized company positioned to provide safe, reliable, and affordable service," he said.
Michael Liedtke, AP, USA Today 12/16/2019 Facebook iconTwitter iconLinkedIn Icon
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Texas State Student Files Suit Against Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity
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A lawsuit filed on behalf of Texas State University student Nikolas Panagiotopoulos alleges members of the Texas State Pi Kappa Phi Eta Rho fraternity assaulted the student in October, leaving him with a fractured skull and traumatic brain injury. The suit was filed Thursday in Travis County District Court against the fraternity's national chapter, Pi Kappa Phi, Texas State's Pi Kappa Phi chapter, Eta Rho, and at least three individuals of the fraternity.
Sammy Turner, Bryce Newberry (KVUE), WFAA.com 12/16/2019 Facebook iconTwitter iconLinkedIn Icon
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