Five stories that have North Texas talking: TCU reports most alcohol violations among Texas schools; meet the candidates for Dallas Police Chief; Tarrant County鈥檚 getting its first cat cafe; and more.
Texas Christian University reports more disciplinary actions against students for liquor law violations than any other Texas school, according to a . In fact, the Fort Worth campus ranks third in the country among schools for the most reported liquor law violations.
The study from compares the number of drug- and alcohol-related arrests and disciplinary actions reported on wet campuses and dry campuses. The study describes wet campuses as places that 鈥減ermit consuming alcohol and are subject to individual campus rules on alcohol use." Dry campuses are 鈥渨here the consumption of alcohol on school property is wholly prohibited, regardless of whether individuals are of legal drinking age.鈥�
The sample was limited to nonprofit, four-year schools with at least 10,000 enrolled students. The study used 2015 data from the federal .
TCU was the only Texas school on the list of schools reporting the most liquor law violations. No Texas schools were among the top 10 with the most reported drug law violations.
In a, TCU said it strives to be as "transparent as possible, and we abide by stringent reporting standards."
TCU is considered a wet campus in the study. According to its , students can鈥檛 drink on campus, but they can in their rooms or apartments with a maximum of six guests 鈥� all of legal drinking age. [ProjectKnow]
- 鈥� half from North Texas and half from across the country 鈥� are interviewing next month to lead the Dallas Police Department. [四虎影院]
- 鈥檚 joining a handful of Texas cities in a legal fight against the state鈥檚 new immigration enforcement law. , however, isn鈥檛 following suit. [The Texas Tribune, 四虎影院]
- A new documentary on the coal industry鈥檚 role at Alamo Drafthouse. featured in the film, 鈥淔rom the Ashes.鈥� [Art&Seek]
- Plans for are in the works, and people are purrrty excited about it. [Fort Worth Star-Telegram]
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