TribBlog: Texas Leaders Sound Off on Arizona Ruling
Texas lawmakers and legal experts react to today's decision to strike down critical elements of Arizona's immigration law. Full Story
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2010: Birdwell "Never, Ever Voted Twice"
State Sen. Brian Birdwell, R-Granbury, says he didn't vote twice in the 2004 elections and disputes the Texas and Virginia records that say he did. Full Story
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The Midday Brief: July 28, 2010
Your afternoon reading. Full Story
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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. Full Story
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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. Full Story
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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. Full Story
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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. Full Story
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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. Full Story
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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. Full Story
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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. Full Story
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TribBlog: A Teen Debtor's Prison in Hidalgo?
The ACLU has sued Hidalgo County for jailing an estimated 150 impoverished youths for failure to pay fines racked up on school-related tickets. Such sentences amount to running a "debtor's prison" and violate the Constitution and Texas law, ACLU attorneys argue. Full Story
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TribBlog: Audit Finds Trooper Pay Lags
State auditors might have found a clue about why Texas has a hard time hanging onto new state troopers: The pay stinks. Full Story
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TribBlog: How Much Do Kids Count?
Texas ranks 34th nationally in childhood well-being, has the third highest teen birth rate and is experiencing a rapid increase in child poverty, according to new numbers released today by the Annie E. Casey Foundation KIDS Count data center. Full Story
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The Midday Brief: July 27, 2010
Your afternoon reading. Full Story
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TribBlog: Testing the Texas Projection Measure
The Texas Education agency plans to release school accountability ratings for every campus in the state on Friday. For the second year, the rankings will be filtered through the controversial Texas Projection Measure, which critics fault for inflating the school scores. Full Story
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A Conversation with Harriet O'Neill
After nearly two decades on the bench, former Texas Supreme Court Justice Harriet O'Neill stepped down earlier this year. She talks with the TT's Morgan Smith about her legacy and what's next. Full Story
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The Brief: July 27, 2010
Some Texas sheriffs want a new governor in town. Full Story
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Harriet O'Neill: The TT Interview
The former Texas Supreme Court justice on her 18 years in the judiciary, women on the court, the all-Republican bench and what she really thinks about judicial elections. Full Story
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Whooping It Up
Cases of whooping cough spiked in Texas last year to their highest level since 1962. Ben Freed of KUT News reports on what's being done to prevent the spread of this disease. Full Story
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The Map: Get Out the Vote
El Paso and Hidalgo are the largest Latino-majority and Democratic-leaning counties in the state, and they rank near the bottom when you compare the size of their voting age population to the actual number of people who show up at the polls. Collin and Fort Bend are growing suburban counties with larger Anglo populations that tend to lean Republican and produce some of the highest turnouts of eligible voters anywhere in Texas. Guess which pair gets the most attention and has the most clout? Full Story
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