Arizona sheriff and Gov. Rick Perry endorser Joe Arpaio allegedly engaged in discriminatory law enforcement practices and racial profiling of Latinos, according to a report released today by the U.S. Department of Justice.
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Weekend Insider: Perry’s Iowa Bus Tour, Mexican Cowboys Fans
In this episode of Weekend Insider, Gov. Rick Perry heads out on a bus tour of Iowa, and reporters Ben Philpott and Jay Root are along for the ride. Reporter Julian Aguilar takes a different type of bus tour — from Mexico to Dallas with some serious Cowboys fans.
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Attorney General Holder: We Must Uphold Voting Rights Act
The warning from U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder was polite but firm: The U.S. Department of Justice will not stand idly by if it feels Texas intends to halt or reverse gains for minority voting rights.
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Video: Perry’s Old-Fashioned Bus Tour
With just three weeks until the Jan. 3 caucuses in Iowa, Gov. Rick Perry is hoping to give voters there another good look at his campaign as he tours the state on an old-fashioned bus tour.
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Weekend Insider: Immigration and Politics, Second Chance Candidates
In this episode of Weekend Insider, Tribune reporter Julian Aguilar discusses immigration and politics, and executive editor Ross Ramsey discusses talks about candidates looking to voters for a second chance.
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Higher Education
State Urges U.S. Supreme Court to Reject College Admissions Case
Attorney General Greg Abbott filed a brief today urging the U.S. Supreme Court to reject a case challenging the University of Texas at Austin’s practice of considering applicants’ race in the admissions process.
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Economy
Austin’s Formula One Race Gets Green Light
The promoters and track owners trying to put on a Formula One race in Austin apparently overcame their differences just in time — the F1 race for November 2012 is officially on the calendar.
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Energy
Parks Department Appeals to Texans for Budget Help
Only you can help Texas parks recover from devastating wildfires and a dropoff in visitor-generated revenue, the state parks department says. The agency launched a campaign today asking for donations to help fill a $4.6 million budget hole.
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Energy
S. David Freeman: The TT Interview
The former general manager of the Lower Colorado River Authority talks about rebuilding the organization after the “Trailergate” sex scandal, the environmental failures of public power and why electricity deregulation is a “huge mistake.”
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Child Abuse Reports Up as Economy Falters
Experts speculate that a key factor in the increase in reports of child abuse and neglect is the struggling economy. The number of reported cases of abuse has grown 6 percent in Texas since 2008, before the recession.
