Texas
Civil liberties advocates slam pay-to-protest ruling
September 21, 2010SAN ANTONIO - Progressive activists here are considering further action against a ruling by a three-judge appeals panel that the police department can selectively penalize free speech rights.
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30,000 mentally ill may be cut off in Texas
September 20, 2010The national average for mental health care spending is $103 per capita, but in Texas, it is $34, yet the state Legislature is planning drastic cuts.
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One hot August…city cuts protested
August 23, 2010DALLAS - Local politics and thermometers are breaking over the top in this part of the Sun Belt.
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Texas governor candidate passes up Obama meeting
August 13, 2010Texas politics is getting more complicated, but lots more interesting. Bill White, Democrat of Texas, is trying to unseat two term Republican Governor Rick Perry in November.
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“Killer Inside Me” slams you in the gut
August 4, 2010The movie's sadism and violence far exceeded the original crime novel by master pulp fiction writer Jim Thompson - nevertheless, it was breathtaking art!
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