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July 2010
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The Brief: July 28, 2010
Being in two places at once, it turns out, sometimes isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.
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State Government
One Man, Two Votes
State Sen. Brian Birdwell, R-Granbury, voted in the November 2004 presidential election twice, choosing between George W. Bush and John Kerry in Tarrant County, Texas, and again in Prince William County, Virginia, according to election records in the two states.
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Demographics
TT Interview: El Paso County Sheriff Richard Wiles
Interview with El Paso County Sheriff Richard Wiles
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Demographics
Richard Wiles: The TT Interview
The sheriff of El Paso County on how his job has changed in the wake of rampant violence in Juárez, whether National Guard troops are needed on the border and the practical effect of an immigration law like Arizona’s.
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Energy
A Toxic Issue
In Texas and nationwide, controversy is escalating over the practice of shooting water, sand and chemicals underground to retrieve natural gas. Some companies have responded by using less dangerous chemicals.
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State Government
The Map: The State of Politics
This week, the Tribune and the El Paso Times collaborated on a three-part series examining the Texas political map.
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Health care
TribBlog: Warren Jeffs Headed For Texas?
The Utah Supreme Court’s decision on Tuesday to reverse polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs’ felony rape convictions has opened the door for his prosecution here — and has likely made it easier to extradite him to Texas.
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Health care
TribBlog: Wait Times Drop In Texas ERs
Wait times in Texas emergency rooms dropped by 14 minutes between 2008 and 2009, but it still takes just over 4 hours to be seen by an ER doctor, according to a new study by the health care research group Press Ganey.
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Demographics
TribBlog: Border Sheriff Standoff
Two county sheriffs are helping Bill White and Gov. Rick Perry launch a fresh new wave of attacks, even if they don’t know it.