Reporter Charles Bowden on his coverage of Ciudad Juárez.
Charles Bowden Part Two
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Demographics
Charles Bowden Part One
Reporter Charles Bowden on his coverage of Ciudad Juárez.
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Higher Education
TribBlog: Not OK With the KKK
University of Texas President Bill Powers has decided it’s time to rid the campus of a name that is a reminder of white hoods and racist atrocities: Ku Klux Klan leader William Stewart Simkins.
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Higher Education
TribBlog: Money for the Mouse Lab
The Texas Institute for Genomic Medicine — essentially a high-level mouse lab that has been a tangential topic in the race for governor — just won a grant that could quiet its detractors.
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Energy
TribBlog: Fracktiousness in Fort Worth
Anger and fear were on display at a public meeting the Environmental Protection Agency convened in Fort Worth to discuss a natural gas drilling technique called hydraulic fracturing.
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State Government
The Brief: July 9, 2010
Gov. Rick Perry and Bill White, together at last, faced a tough crowd Thursday.
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Energy
Power From the People
Two Texas universities are building the biggest power plants of their kind in the nation, converting the sweat energy of exercising students into electricity to fuel their campuses.
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State Government
Faking the Grade
Last school year, the Texas Education Agency implemented a new “growth measure” purported to reward schools for improving student performance — even if they still fail state tests. The effect on state accountability ratings was immediate and dramatic: The number of campuses considered “exemplary” by the state doubled, to 2,158. But a new analysis shows the projections of future student success may be wrong as much as half the time.
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Energy
How the Human-Powered Gym Works
At Texas State University, one 30-minute workout can generate enough electricity to power a laptop for three hours. Watch as the director of campus recreation explains how elliptical machines and treadmills are harnessed into alternative energy.
