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Gov. Rick Perry chats with the FOX Business Network's Neil Cavuto about his latest poll numbers, the moratorium on deep water drilling and the cancellation of a Border Governors' Conference that was going to take place in Arizona, until Mexican governors boycotted the meeting. Full Story
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Charles Bowden, author of Murder City: Ciudad JuĆ”rez and the Global Economy's New Killing Fields, on how he keeps his sanity, when the narco-wars will end and Mexican President Felipe CalderĆ³n's Pandora's box. Full Story
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Reporter Charles Bowden on his coverage of Ciudad JuƔrez. Full Story
Reporter Charles Bowden on his coverage of Ciudad JuƔrez. Full Story
Reporter Charles Bowden on his coverage of Ciudad JuƔrez. Full Story
Reporter Charles Bowden on his coverage of Ciudad JuƔrez. Full Story
Reporter Charles Bowden on his coverage of Ciudad JuƔrez. Full Story
Reporter Charles Bowden on his coverage of Ciudad JuƔrez. Full Story
Reporter Charles Bowden on his coverage of Ciudad JuƔrez. Full Story
Reporter Charles Bowden on his coverage of Ciudad JuƔrez Full Story
Reporter Charles Bowden on his coverage of Ciudad JuƔrez. Full Story
Reporter Charles Bowden on his coverage of Ciudad JuƔrez. Full Story
Ciudad JuƔrez's mayoral election has Texas' economic leaders intrigued as the border city plans to bid its current mayor farewell in October. For residents in the city plagued by cartel violence, little change is expected, and many brace for continued bloodshed. Full Story
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How will a shift in Mexican political power impact border violence or U.S./Mexico relations? Full Story
He may be able to stay on message politically, but Gov. Rick Perry might still have something to learn when it comes to staying on topic on the phone. Full Story
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Historian David Romo calls both El Paso and JuĆ”rez home. The day after a gunfight in JuĆ”rez sent a bullet across the border āĀ into the wall of El Paso City Hall no less āĀ he describes how violence has changed local business in both cities, and his own life. Full Story
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A new poll indicates that, despite continuing tensions over immigration reform, a majority in the U.S. support a path to U.S. citizenship for undocumented immigrants who come to this country as youngsters. Full Story
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U.S. Rep. Joe Barton, R-Ennis, isn't the only Texas congressman making headlines in Washington. Citing a "retired F.B.I. agent" as his source, U.S. Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-Tyler, said on the floor of Congress last week that terror cells are plotting to breed future terrorists inside the United States. Full Story
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Ramsey's interview with Rick Perry's chief consultant, Stiles on the massive amount of cash that cities are collecting from red-light cameras, Grissom on the coming debate over the Democrats' two-step primary/caucus process, Thevenot on the State Board of Education's latest controversial plan, Aguilar on immigrants deported for minor infractions, Ramshaw on the social conscience (or lack thereof) of medical schools, M. Smith on a nascent voter registration effort in Harris County, Hamilton's interview with the newest state senator, Philpott on Bill White's feistier week, Galbraith on how tighter EPA rules will affect Texas and Hu on questions about the governor's transparency: The best of our best from June 21 to 25, 2010. Full Story
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In what might just be the toughest letter you'll see exchanged among legislative colleagues, state Rep. Burt Solomons today attacked state Rep. Leo Berman over his "conspiracy theories" regarding illegal immigration. Full Story
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