Three Dead, She's In ICU

Houston mom among those shot near Texas A&M: Shooter hit her as she helpedstudent daughter

An August quiet College Station became the center of a shooting scene on aMonday. One that saw a Houston mom rushed to the hospital for emergency surgery.
The shooting happened just blocks from the Texas A&M campus.

A Houston mom in College Station to help her Texas A&M student daughter move is among the victims in the shooting blocks from the university.

Barbara Holdsworth was hit in the shooting that left three dead, according to her friend — prominent Houstonian Margaret Reckling. Reckling has been posting updates on her friend's condition on her Facebook page with the latest: "A report from Barbara's daughter, Sarah: She is in ICU and has lung damage. The surgeons said 'she is not out of the woods, yet'."

"She is in surgery right now, please keep her and the other victims in your prayers," Reckling wrote of Barbara Holdsworth.

Sarah Holdsworth is a Texas A&M student. Reckling writes that Barbara was in College Station to help her daughter move from a house near the site of the shooting to another place.

"She is in surgery right now, please keep her and the other victims in your prayers," Reckling wrote of Barbara Holdsworth.

In a news conference in College Station broadcast across the state and on national outlets like CNN, College Station Police Department assistant chief Scott McCollum would only say that a female victim is in surgery.

Three people have died — the shooter, a police officer and male civilian — in the incident that shook College Station and a Texas A&M campus largely quiet during a summer break. Four others are reported to be injured. One witness tells the Associated Press that she heard around 30 gunshots.

A phone call to a Houston number for Barbara Holdsworth by CultureMap went unanswered. We'll bring you more details as soon as they come in.

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Bill to legalize marijuana in Texas filed by Dallas Democrat

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Texas Rep. Jessica González (D-Dallas) has filed a bill to legalize recreational marijuana in Texas. House Bill 1208 would legalize the cultivation, manufacturing, transportation, and sale of cannabis.

The bill would allow adults 21 and older to use, possess, and transport up to 2.5 ounces of marijuana for personal use. Adults could also keep up to 10 ounces of cannabis in their residence, as long as it is stored in a secure location.

Smoking or consuming cannabis while in a public place or in a car on a public road would not be allowed.

Gonzalez filed the bill in mid-November, one in a suite of bills that also included expanding insurance coverage for in vitro fertilization for LGBTQ couples; and requiring landlords to disclose all fees before a rental lease is signed.

Her bill was filed prior to an initiative launched by Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick on December 4 to ban THC products in Texas entirely.

In addition to legalizing recreational use, the bill also makes provisions for its production and sale including requiring that the packaging be child-resistent and clearly labeled, so that it's not confused for candy.

Businesses looking to grow, transport, test, or sell cannabis would need to be licensed by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. A 10 percent tax would be imposed on the sale of all cannabis and cannabis products. Some of the profits would go towards funding public schools.

If passed, the bill would take effect on September 1, 2025.

Medical cannabis is currently legal in Texas under the Texas Compassionate Use Program, which allows low-THC cannabis to be prescribed for conditions such as epilepsy, MS, autism, cancer, and post-traumatic stress disorder.

Some cities have also approved decriminalization for the possession of four ounces or less of marijuana, including Austin, Bastrop, Dallas, Denton, Elgin, Killeen, and Lockhart.

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