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.
A Conversation with Harriet O’Neill
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Politics
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?
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Health care
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.
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Criminal Justice
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.
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Energy
TribBlog: The Sound and the Fury
Attorney General Greg Abbott filed a legal challenge on Monday against the Environmental Protection Agency, saying the agency’s rejection of Texas’ pollution-permiting system constitutes “improper overreach by the federal government.”
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State Government
On the Records: Sheriffs’ Endorsements Similar to Obama-McCain Map [Updated]
Most of the gubernatorial endorsements today by Texas sheriffs — though not all — map to the 2008 presidential election results.
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Demographics
TribBlog: Deported With Disabilities
U.S. citizens and legal permanent residents with mental disabilities have been mistakenly deported because they were unable to effectively defend themselves, according to a study released by the American Civil Liberties Union and the non-profit Human Rights Watch.
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State Government
TribBlog: Suing for Access
Statewide disability group ADAPT of Texas and the Texas Civil Rights Project commemorated the 20th anniversity of the Americans with Disabilities Act today by filing more than 20 lawsuits across the state — targeting inaccessibility in restaurants and municipal buildings.
