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Governors group is Perry's largest donor
The biggest political donor to Texas Gov. Rick Perry during his 11-year tenure has not been one of the state's oil barons or cattle ranchers, but a Washington-based organization into which Perry helped funnel millions of dollars.
The Republican Governors...Tags: Republican Party, Politics, Regional Authority, Charity, Sonny Perdue
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Don't expect the truth from Karl Rove
JAMES C. MOORE co-wrote "Bush's Brain: How Karl Rove Made George W. Bush Presidential" with Wayne Slater.CONGRESS WANTS TO hear from Karl Rove, and members want him sworn in. Rather than accept a politically expedient deal from the White House — a no-oath interview — Senate and House committees have approved subpoenas for Rove and others....Tags: Crimes, Republican Party, Politics, George H.W. Bush, Kay Bailey Hutchison
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Rap defense doesn't stop death penalty
Special To The TimesAUSTIN, Tex. -- The Song ' I got a tech-9 now his smokin' ass is mine . . . Comin' quickly up the streets is the punk ass police the first one jumped out and said freeze . I popped him in his knees . ' "Crooked Ass Nigga" from recording...Tags: Crimes, Rap (genre), Companies and Corporations, Juvenile Delinquency, Gang Activity
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Day 15: Texas Family Planning Funding Slashed
Texas Tribune
Throughout the month of August, The Texas Tribune is featuring 31 ways Texans' lives will change come Sept. 1, the date most bills passed by the Legislature — including the dramatically reduced budget — take effect. Check out...Tags: Medical Services, Planned Parenthood, Health Insurance, Physical Conditions, Women's Health
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Water Deal for Texas Coal Plant Postponed
Texas Tribune
Updated 2:30 p.m.
In a victory for environmental groups, the LCRA board decided to delay the decision on whether to grant a large water contract to the proposed White Stallion coal plant. The board heard testimony all morning, much of it...Tags: Justice System, Judges, Lakes and Ponds, Plant Openings, Water Restrictions
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Colorado man with link to missing Aurora teen arrested in Texas
tips@kdvr.comDENVER -- A Denver man under investigation for the disappearance of 19-year-old Kenia Monge was being held without bond in Travis County, Texas Friday on unrelated charges. Travis Forbes, 31, was arrested by U.S. Marshals at a home in Austin Thursday...Tags: Crimes, Police Arrests, Theft, Denver, Jefferson County (Pennsylvania)
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Death Row Inmates Sue Over Lethal Injection Drug
The Texas Tribune
Two death row inmates sued the state today, arguing that the decision to use a new lethal injection drug was made too secretly and too hastily.
"Executions, and the manner in which we carry them out, are of unique public interest and...Tags: Crimes, Prisons, Death Penalty, Justice System, Lawyers
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Austin-area houses: $7 million in marijuana plants
The 33 NewsAUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A yearlong investigation into marijuana growing led to raids on six Austin-area houses and the seizure of $7 million worth of plants. Investigators say two people who were arrested were facing federal drug charges Thursday. The...Tags: Crimes, Drug Trafficking, Crime, Law and Justice
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Capitol gunfire suspect tried reloading
A man who fired several shots outside the Texas Capitol was trying to reload his weapon when police confronted him and tackled him to the ground, according to court records. Fausto Cardenas remains in Travis County's jail Friday on a felony charge of...
Tags: Defense, Firearms
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Shots Fired at State Capitol
KIAHAUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A man fired several shots into the air while standing on the Texas Capitol's south steps today beforethrowing down his handgun as state troopers closed in and tackled him, the Texas Department of Public Safety said. Nobody was...Tags: Safety of Citizens, Justice System, Rick Perry, Twitter, Inc., Crime, Law and Justice
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