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Another dragging death in Texas raises tensions

PARIS, Texas - In a gruesome case with powerful echoes of the dragging death of James Byrd a decade ago, a black man was killed underneath a pickup truck in East Texas and two white men have been charged with murder.

Texas executing 12 inmates over 6 weeks

The crowd on death row is thinning out. A dozen condemned inmates in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's so-called "death watch" cells are being executed at a scheduled rate of two a week over six weeks. Two were executed the week of Oct. 13. Two were scheduled for this week. And two more the week after that. Then six more in November, adding to Texas' standing as the nation's most active death penalty state.

Survivors beg for help as Ike hits Texas

It remained unclear how many people may have perished as the worst of Ike was passing over the Houston-Galveston area. But even before daylight arrived, damage was considered extensive. Thousands of homes and government buildings flooded, roads were washed out, 2.9 million people lost power and several fires burned unabated as crews could not reach them.

Texas To Build $4.93B Wind-Power Project

Power News Technology Hugh Pickens points out a story in the NYTimes about Texas' $4.93 billion wind-power transmission project. One of the major goals of the project is to improve electrical throughput to the population centers. Current transmission lines are unable to handle all of the power generated by Texas' wind fields. State citizens will be paying slightly more to help cover the cost, though the project is expected to eventually lower the cost to consumers.

Polygamists' belief system is abusive

The belief system at a polygamous sect is abusive and teen girls do not resist early marriages because they are trained to be obedient and compliant, an expert testified Friday in a custody hearing for 416 children seized from a secluded ranch.

Texas and Ohio Primary Polls

Some polls show that Clinton loses Ohio. In Ohio, Zogby shows even 45% between the two Democrats. A new poll executed for the Cleveland Plain Dealer by Mason-Dixon Polling and Research of Washington finds Clinton ahead.

Condemned killer spared by Texas governor

Gov. Rick Perry, in a rare and uncharacteristic move Thursday, spared the life of condemned prisoner Kenneth Foster, hours before he was to be executed for his role in a San Antonio robbery-shooting.

Charge reduced in 'Jena 6' case | Chicago Tribune

HOUSTON -- The district attorney prosecuting a racially charged beating case in the small Louisiana town of Jena abruptly reduced attempted-murder charges Monday against a black high school student accused of attacking a white student, drawing cautious praise from civil rights leaders who contend the charges were excessive and part of a pattern of uneven justice in the town. Mychal Bell, 16, a former Jena High School football star, and five other black students had been facing the potential o

Operation Wetback: Illegal Immigration Myths

In 1954, Dwight Eisenhower approved Operation Wetback, a Stalinist-like raid, sweep and relocation program targeting illegal immigrants. The story, embroidered in myths of success, is catching the attention of immigration reactionaries for all the wrong reasons.

Texas Governor Perry took Merck money before mandating cervical vaccine

Saw this coming: Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) says that it's just a coincidence that he and eight other lawmakers received donations of $5,000 each from Merck lobbyists just a few days before mandating the drug giant's HPV cervical cancer vaccine for all females in Texas ages 12 and up.

Texas governor orders STD vaccine for all girls

This is creepy ... but so is Texas' gov: Merck is bankrolling efforts to pass laws in state legislatures across the country mandating Gardasil for girls as young as 11 or 12. It doubled its lobbying budget in Texas and has funneled money through Women in Government, an advocacy group made up of female state legislators around the country.

HOW the NeoCons Stole Freedom: Stealing Elections Texas Style: Mrs. Blankenship goes out to vote.

Diebold is just down the street from the Library where Mrs. Blankenship sent to vote and where the X did not mark the spot she chose but that of the Republican she very much wanted out of office. What is a retired school teacher to do when her vote is being stolen before her eyes? Mrs. Blankenship took action.

HOW the NeoCons Stole Freedom: Get Smart: Texas is determined to get Phil Smart, Libertarian ...

Now that we are not protected by the 4th Amendment the accusation of being a terrorist is ever more frightening. Philip Smart in Ellis County, Texas started out to clean up local corruption. He has been accused and incarcerated without charge. Who will be next?

Former Texas Gov. Ann Richards dies at 73

Ann Richards, who shed the role of homemaker to rise through Texas politics to become the state's 45th governor and a national celebrity, died Wednesday after a six-month battle with cancer. She was 73. As a Democratic politician, Richards' 1990 race for governor against Republican cowboy oilman Clayton Williams became a battle of the sexes. Her victory symbolically broke down gender barriers for a generation of Texas women who were seeking professional careers.

Ex-Texas Gov. Ann Richards Dies

Former Gov. Ann Richards, the witty and flamboyant Democrat who went from homemaker to national political celebrity, died Wednesday night after a battle with cancer, a family spokeswoman said. She was 73.