Advocates for immigration reform hoped 2013 was the year they’d get a comprehensive overhaul of the country’s immigration system. But lawmakers left D.C. without passing a measure.
2013
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Criminal Justice
Video: Veteran Appeals Death Sentence
John Thuesen and his lawyers are appealing his death sentence for a 2009 double murder, arguing that the former Marine’s post-traumatic stress wasn’t adequately explained to jurors.
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Criminal Justice
Considering Toll of War in a Death Penalty Debate
Lawyers for Iraq War veteran John Thuesen are appealing the former Marine’s death sentence for a double murder, arguing that his original trial lawyers didn’t adequately explain the post-traumatic stress that Thuesen had suffered.
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Economy
As Food Funds Are Cut, Hunters Share Bounty
The Texas Food Bank Network has expanded Hunters for the Hungry, a program that helps hunters donate healthy venison to hungry families.
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Politics
A Sales Pitch Aimed at the Audience, Not the Job
Campaign advertising is all about what appeals to the audience of voters — even if that means ignoring the office the candidates are seeking.
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In Austin, Solar Technology Advances in an Unlikely Place
The promise of solar power continues to stir interest among businesses, governments and environmental groups. But it may be a church in Austin that ends up bringing about one of the next major breakthroughs in solar technology.
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Year in Review 2013
Year in Review: Criminal Justice
Fallout from the high-profile Michael Morton exoneration along with more prison closures and growing concerns about the mentally ill in Texas prisons dominated criminal justice headlines in 2013.
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Year in Review 2013
Year in Review: Transportation
For transportation advocates in Texas, concerns over a lack of funding overwhelmed all other issues in 2013.
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Year in Review 2013
Year in Review: Public Education
A new direction for standardized testing, expansion for charter schools, No Child Left Behind jettisoned and the aftermath of a cheating scandal: 2013 was a significant year for Texas public education policy.