Residents of Ciudad Miguel Alemán, across the border from the South Texas town of Roma, fear their town could be the next to fall to drug-related violence after a pre-dawn battle by Los Zetas and the Gulf Cartel last week.
April 2011
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State Government
House Gives Early Nod to Puppy Mill Bill
Dog breeders would be regulated for the first time in Texas under a bill the House tentatively approved today.
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Demographics
Texas Senate to the Feds: Pay for Border Security
Dear federal government: Texas needs help covering the cost of border security. Signed, the Texas Senate. A resolution adopted by the state Senate today is intended to send a message to Washington demanding more action on illegal immigration.
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The Midday Brief: April 26, 2011
Your afternoon reading: attorneys target Combs; Patrick says he’s got abortion sonogram votes; how far can Ron Paul go?
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Health care
Patrick: No Holdup on Abortion Sonogram
Holdup? What holdup? Sen. Dan Patrick, R-Houston, says he’s got the votes to send abortion sonogram legislation back to the House — but the timeline for doing it depends on how quickly the Senate passes the budget.
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Public Education
Anti-Bullying Bill Gets Early OK From Senate
After a spate of bullying related suicides in Texas schools, state lawmakers introduced more than 15 bills this session to address the issue. Today, the Senate approved one of them — SB 205 from Sen. John Whitmire, D-Houston.
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Criminal Justice
County Used Doctor After Methods Challenged
Harris County paid a forensic psychologist who was reprimanded earlier this month more than $300,000 to test defendants for intellectual disabilities from 2002 until 2008.
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The Brief: April 26, 2011
A seemingly benign piece of legislation, up for debate in the House today, has exposed an unlikely rift among lawmakers.
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Congress
Colbert to Ron Paul: “You’re Rand Paul’s Dad!”
On the day he announced his intention to form a 2012 presidential exploratory committee, Texas congressman Ron Paul, R-Surfside, sparred with Stephen Colbert about the Fed, the debt ceiling and whether he and his sons are the “Libertarian Kennedys.”
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Public Education
What $7.8 Billion Less Means for Your School District
If the House has its way, there will be 7.8 billion fewer state dollars headed to Texas public schools. Here’s our searchable database built from state Rep. Scott Hochberg’s projections of how the funding cuts would hit 1,024 school districts across the state.