The U.S. State Department is asking U.S. citizens traveling or residing abroad to avoid mass gatherings and demonstrations because of Osama bin Laden’s death, but no law enforcement changes are planned along the Texas-Mexican border.
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Demographics
TribWeek: In Case You Missed It
Aaronson on a freshman lawmaker’s rogue antics, Aguilar on how cartel violence affects tick eradication, Galbraith on Midland’s water woes, Hamilton on the exit of a higher ed reformer, Murphy maps voting age by county, Philpott on the data breach at the Comptroller’s office, Ramsey on why Susan Combs needs to eat crow, my TribLive interview with U.S. Sen John Cornyn, Ramshaw on Cornyn’s refusal to take the “nickel tour” of Planned Parenthood, M. Smith annotates the contracts of superintendents, Stiles on a GOP-friendly redistricting map and Tan on a possible Rainy Day Fund raid: The best of our best content from April 18 to 22, 2011.
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Updated: Do Mexican Cartels Qualify as Terrorist Organizations?
A Texas congressman is seeking to designate seven of the top Mexican cartels as “foreign terrorist organizations.” Critics of the proposal fear such a designation could harm Mexico’s ability to wage its own fight against the cartels.
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Health care
Cornyn Won’t Take “Nickel Tour” of Planned Parenthood
Sen. John Cornyn will not be “taking the nickel tour” of any Planned Parenthood branch, his office said Wednesday, in response to an offer by one of the organization’s Texas branches to arrange an informational visit.
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TribLive: Cornyn on 2012 Senate Races
At Monday’s TribLive conversation, U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, talked about the GOP’s prospects for regaining a majority in the Senate in 2012 — and about the soon-to-be-open seat in Texas.
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TribLive: Cornyn on Taxes, Washington and 2012
At Monday’s TribLive conversation, I interviewed U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, about the President’s plan to raise taxes on the wealthiest Americans, the perpetual fight between Texas and Washington and what’s likely to happen in 2012 Senate races — including the one to succeed Kay Bailey Hutchison.
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TribLive: Cornyn on Texas vs. Washington
At Monday’s TribLive conversation, I interviewed U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, about the dominant theme in state politics over the last two years: Texas vs. Washington.
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AUDIO: John Cornyn at TribLive
At Monday’s TribLive conversation, I interviewed U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, about the President’s plan to tax the wealthiest Americans, the perpetual fight between Texas and Washington and what’s likely to happen in 2012 Senate races — including the one to succeed Kay Bailey Hutchison.
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TribLive: Cornyn on Taxes
At Monday’s TribLive conversation, U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, explained why President Obama’s proposed tax increase on the wealthiest Americans is a “nonstarter.”
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VIDEO: John Cornyn at TribLive
At Monday’s TribLive conversation, I interviewed U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, about the President’s plan to raise taxes on the wealthiest Americans, the perpetual fight between Texas and Washington and what’s likely to happen in 2012 Senate races — including the one to succeed Kay Bailey Hutchison.
