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The Midday Brief: Sept. 10, 2010
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Higher Education
Charles Miller Audio Highlights
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The Brief: Sept. 10, 2010
And so it continues, with the feds squaring off against the state yet again.
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Criminal Justice
Still Seeking Justice
The mother of tow truck driver Steven Hardin explains her plight after a jury found her son’s killer guilty of murder but sentenced him only to probation. The killer, firefighter Barry Crawford, completed his probation a few months ago even though he didn’t fulfill the terms.
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Demographics
Charles Miller: The TT Interview
The former chairman of the UT System Board of Regents on why demography is destiny, why higher education isn’t necessarily the key determinant of the state’s economic future, why Texas doesn’t need more tier-one schools and how colleges abuse the financial aid system.
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Criminal Justice
Greg Abbott vs. Google
The Texas Attorney General is investigating suspicions that the Internet giant is gaming search results to harm competitors. Nathan Bernier of KUT News reports.
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Criminal Justice
Getting Away With Murder
Tow truck driver Steven Hardin was shot and killed in April 1998 by Houston firefighter Barry Crawford during a dispute over a parking space. At the end of a high-profile trial, a jury found Crawford guilty of first-degree murder but sentenced him only to probation. A judge required the convicted killer to comply with various terms, including the payment of child support to the victim’s family, but he failed to do all he was ordered. Nonetheless, a few months ago, he was released from his probation, leaving Hardin’s mother with no recourse but to lobby for a change in state law.
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Energy
Battle Lines: Panhandle Power
While West Texas has become the nation’s wind-power hub, the Panhandle’s ferocious winds go largely untapped. That could change with a slew of proposed transmission line projects that could, in turn, enable forests of turbines — if landowners can be soothed. Part three of a three-part series.
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Ads Infinitum: Bill Flores Radio Spot Featuring Phill Gramm
Republican Bill Flores released his first radio spot of the campaign season today in his bid to unseat U.S. Rep. Chet Edwards, D-Waco. In it, Flores enlists the help of former Texas Republican Sen. Phil Gramm.
