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The Midday Brief: Aug. 10, 2010
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The Brief: Aug. 10, 2010
President Barack Obama’s whirlwind sweep through Texas on Monday left in its wake some roused spirits and empty wallets but … not a whole lot else.
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Slideshow: Obama Talks Higher Ed at UT
President Barack Obama speaks about higher education at the University of Texas on Monday.
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Demographics
Perry to Obama: Send More Border Troops
As President Barack Obama delivered his speech on higher education and economics, Governor Rick Perry gave his own remarks on what he thinks needs to be done for Texas border security. KUT’s Erika Aguilar reports.
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Demographics
Obamarama
In his first trip to the Texas capital as president, Barack Obama served up little news but plenty of red meat for supporters. Check out our pool report from his fundraiser and our audio, video and slideshow of his UT-Austin speech.
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Countering Obama
As President Obama made his way to a fundraiser in Dallas Monday, Republicans in Austin got in their two-cents worth, holding a “Hands Off Texas” rally on the South Steps of the state Capitol hours after Obama visited Austin for fundraiser and a speech at UT. KUT’s Erika Aguilar reports.
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Energy
The Pelican Grief
At Goose Island, near Rockport, some of the nearly 200 pelicans rescued from the Gulf oil spill and sent to Texas seem to be thriving. But officials are holding their breath to see whether the rescued birds stick around or fly back to habitats that may still be contaminated. “Wildlife do crazy things,” says the manager of the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge. “That’s why they’re called ‘wild.'” But the ones that stay could face survival struggles, too, from coastal litter and competition with other species for food.
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Criminal Justice
The Fox and the Hen House
Five of the nine members of the state’s Commission on Jail Standards, which oversees the 245 county lockups, are elected officials from or employees of the counties whose facilities they regulate. Advocates say that’s a conflict of interest, and they’re calling for a change in the commission’s makeup.
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2010: Chet Edwards Gets NRA Nod
The Waco Democrat, in the fight of his career as he runs for re-election in the most Republican House district held by a Democrat anywhere in the country, got a big boost Monday when the National Rifle Association’s Victory Fund announced it would support him over his GOP opponent, Bill Flores.
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TribBlog: Abbott Declines to Opine on Gay Marriage
In a letter formally declining El Paso County’s request for an opinion on transgender marriages in Texas, Attorney Greg Abbott’s office said it would not opine on the issue because a case currently in court could clear up the question.
