While delivering their report, members of the subcommittee charged with reviewing the Cameron Todd Willingham case said that though they believe the science used to convict the Corsicana man was flawed, they aren’t prepared to say the fire investigator, whose testimony was used to convict him, committed professional misconduct.
July 2010
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The Brief: July 23, 2010
Two Democratic congressman from Texas have their party sweating in Washington.
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Demographics
Courting Hispanics: The Future
For the final part of his three-part series, Ben Philpott of KUT News and the Tribune sat down with Hispanic student leaders to find out whether Texas Democrats and Republicans can attract first-time voters in November.
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Henry Cisneros: The TT Interview
The former San Antonio mayor and HUD Secretary on what Bill White has to do to win the Latino vote, what Rick Perry should say about the Arizona immigration law and how Julián Castro’s star can continue to rise.
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Energy
Electric Avenue
Plug-in cars — which are touted as green because they use little if any gasoline and can reduce greenhouse gas emissions by between 49 percent and 75 percent compared with a conventional vehicle — will soon be a viable option in Texas. By the end of this year, Austinites should be able to buy the new electric car from Chevrolet, called the Volt. By next February, hundreds of Leafs, Nissan’s plug-in car, will be on the roads around Houston. The new influx, fueled by government subsidies, should more than double the number of plug-in vehicles in the state.
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TribBlog: Rep. Smith Accuses DOJ of Reverse Discrimination
In an op-ed published on Fox News’ website today, U.S. Rep. Lamar Smith, R-Texas, accused the Department of Justice of reverse discrimination against whites in its handling of a case against the New Black Panther Party.
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TribBlog: White’s D.C. Dollars
Gubernatorial candidate Bill White may have more campaign cash on hand than Republican incumbent Gov. Rick Perry — but where it came from could hurt the former Houston mayor’s campaign. That’s because nearly 25 percent of the donations since Feb. 20 — about $1.8 million — came from contributors in Washington, D.C.
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Higher Education
TribBlog: Storming the Tower
A group of environmental advocates is planning a protest on the UT campus tomorrow afternoon to express their displeasure with new tower-shaped plastic bottles.
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Criminal Justice
TribBlog: The Karate Kid
Supreme Court Justice David Medina can throw a punch — and take one too.
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Congress
2010: The Most Vulnerable Democratic Congressman in Texas
… is Ciro Rodriguez, D-San Antonio — or at least that’s what the big spenders at the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee seem to think.