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Health Class No Longer Required In Texas High Schools

Associated Press | Posted 07.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Tennagers, Children, Obesity, School, Grugs, Sex Education, Texas, Health Class, Education, Nutrition, Teens, Teen Pregnancy, High School, Substance Abuse, Tobacco, Health Care, Politics News

AUSTIN, Texas (AP)-- Health class will no longer be a state requirement for high school students this fall, making Texas one of the few states in the ...

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The Future of Democrats in Texas

Mike Lux | Posted 07.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: Hispanics, Texas, 2012 Elections, 2010 Elections, Demographics, Politics News
Mike Lux

The fundamental problem for Texas Democrats will not be solved until the political class there and nationally finally does something about the elephant in the room.

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Alberto Gonzales To Teach At Texas Tech

AP | Posted 07.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: Bush, George W. Bush, Guantanamo, Texas Tech University, Gitmo, Texas, Gonzales, Bush Administration, Justice Department, Attorney General, Justice Department Scandal, Alberto Gonzales, Torture Memos, Torture, Politics News

LUBBOCK, Texas — Alberto Gonzales, who resigned as U.S. attorney general two years ago, is coming to Texas Tech this fall to teach political sci...

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Fort Worth Gay Bar Raid No Accident

Emma Ruby-Sachs | Posted 07.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: Equality, LGBT Issues, Intolerance, Gay Bashing, Police, Police Brutality, Equal Rights, Matthew Shepard, Rainbow Lounge, Boys Don't Cry, Fort Worth-Texas, Lgbt, Texas, Gay Rights, LGBT Rights, Homophobia, Discrimination, Fort Worth, Gay Bars, Politics News
Emma Ruby-Sachs

Stonewall was an expression of power and identity in the face of forced anonymity and oppression. The raid at Fort Worth is a different story altogether.

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Hot Dog Road Trip: A Patriotic Party Plan

Craig "Meathead" Goldwyn | Posted 07.01.2009 | Style

Read More: Push Cart, Sausage, Frankfurters, Nathan's, Atlanta, Weenie Royale, Red Hots, Nich Tahou's, Sabrett, Tonawanda, The Varsity, Italian Dog, New Jersey, Boston, New York, Rhode Island, Coleslaw, Rutt's Hut, Paterson Nj, July 4, Tube Steaks, Phoenix, Slawdog, Kayem, Weenies, Dogs, Independence Day, Coney Island, Tucson, Maine, Meat, Franks, Wieners, Hots, Wienies, Furters, Dodger Dogs, Wisconsin, Bratwurst, Corndog, Mustard, Eastwood, Greek, Flo's, Rochester, Cincinnati, Texas, Sonora, Fenway, Puka, Chicago Dog, Chicago Style Hot Dog, Vienna Beef, Chicago Food, Style News
Craig

If you're planning a cookout for this most patriotic of days, here's an opportunity to celebrate the American dream. Because hot dog culture is American history.

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Texas Museum Puts 500 Cowboy Hats On Display

AP | Posted 07.01.2009 | Style

Read More: Cowboys, Texas, Hats, Cowboy Hats, Cow Lot Western Wear, Style News

WICHITA FALLS, Texas - The Cow Lot Western Wear store was a place you could hang your hat, literally. The store, which opened in 1953, sold boots and...

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Joe The Plumber On Running For Office: "God ... Was Like, 'No.'"

Huffington Post | Susan Crile | Posted 07.01.2009 | Politics

Read More: Texas, July Fourth, World Net Daily, Joe Wurzelbacher, Joe the Plumber, Tea Party, Independance Day, Samuel J. Wurzelbacher, Politics News

Joe the Plumber is planning a Tea Party tour for the Fourth of July holiday, World Net Daily reports. Samuel Wurzelbacher first gained notoriety dur...

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Texas and Tennessee Have Fun With Broadband Mapping Money

Art Brodsky | Posted 06.29.2009 | Media

Read More: Texas, Internet, Broadband, Tennessee, Stimulus Package, Media News
Art Brodsky

With up to $350 million in federal stimulus funds allocated for broadband mapping, an organization called Connected Nation is racking up the frequent flying miles in an effort to capture the lion's share of the money.

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Gay Bar Raid In Texas Protested: Excessive Force Alleged

Associated Press | Posted 06.29.2009 | Politics

Read More: Texas, Fort-Worth-Star-Telegram, Gay Rights, Fort Worth, Police, Police Brutality, Gay, Stonewall, Politics News

FORT WORTH (AP) -- Protesters upset with the way police conducted a raid on a gay nightclub rallied in downtown Fort Worth. Seven people were arreste...

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Texas Case Highlights Problems in Forensics Lab

John Terzano | Posted 06.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: National Academy of Sciences, Wrongful Conviction, Texas, The Justice Project, Forensic Science, Policy Review, Criminal Justice Reform, Politics News
John Terzano

Forensic science is not flawless, and its use in the criminal justice system is in great need of reform.

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Supreme Court Exempts Texas District From Key Provision Of Voting Rights Act

AP | MARK SHERMAN | Posted 06.22.2009 | Politics

Read More: Supreme Court, Texas, Supreme Court Ruling, Voting Rights Act, Voting Rights, Politics News

WASHINGTON — The Voting Rights Act, the government's chief weapon against racial discrimination at polling places since the 1960s, survived a Su...

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Stimulus Funds Going To Key Lawmakers' States

USA Today | Posted 06.22.2009 | Politics

Read More: Florida, Ississippi, Senate Appropriations Subcommittee, California, House Appropriations Subcommittee, Texas, Army Corps of Engineers, Michigan, Stimulus, Illinois, Politics News

Most of the $2.2 billion in economic stimulus money for Army Corps of Engineers construction projects will be spent in the home districts of members o...

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This Week in Magazines: An Homage to Awful State Legislators

James Warren | Posted 06.21.2009 | Media

Read More: Texas, New Yorker, Nasa, State Senate, Vogue, Cosmopolitan, Texas Monthly, Magazines, Media News
James Warren

Citizens across America, especially New York and Illinois, must read the July Texas Monthly so they can be reassured that their state legislators aren't the biggest idiots.

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Wall Street Banks Blindsided Gambling with Monies Entrusted to Them

Raymond J. Learsy | Posted 06.16.2009 | Business

Read More: Texas, Confederacy, Politics, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, Wall Street, Amherst-Holdings, Bank of America, Financial Crisis, Wall Street Banks, Credit Default Swaps, New York Restaurants, Trading, Business News
Raymond J. Learsy

It's unclear why banks feel that why after the current financial debacle, rote gambles should be tolerated by a public that has been called upon to pull their chestnuts out of the fire time and again.

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The Road from McAllen to El Paso

Harold S. Luft | Posted 06.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Reform, Atul Gawande, Obama Health Care, Health Care, Healthcare, El Paso, Texas, Health, Politics News
Harold S. Luft

Research has shown that more access to, and time with, primary care physicians can lead to better management of chronic illness and less interventional work and costs.

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Gas Drilling Might Be Responsible For Series Of Earthquakes In Texas

AP | JEFF CARLTON | Posted 06.12.2009 | Green

Read More: Cleburne Texas, Texas, Drilling Texas Earthquakes, Gas Drilling, Green News

CLEBURNE, Texas — The earth moved here on June 2. It was the first recorded earthquake in this Texas town's 140-year history _ but not the last....

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268 Punished For Abusing Disabled In Texas

AP | JEFF CARLTON | Posted 06.12.2009 | Home

Read More: Texas, Corpus Christi State Schools, Texas Disabled, Home News

DALLAS — Nearly 270 employees were fired or suspended for abusing or neglecting residents of large, state-run institutions for the mentally disa...

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Texas Slams Federal Efforts To Fight Global Warming

Wall Street Journal | RUSSELL GOLD and ANGEL GONZALEZ | Posted 06.10.2009 | Green

Read More: Texas, Global Warming, Texas Global Warming, Green News

Texas elected officials Tuesday railed against federal efforts to curb global warming, claiming it would throttle the state's economy -- one of the fe...

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Lack of Consistency Leads to Lack of Justice

John Terzano | Posted 06.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Exoneration, Texas, The Justice Project, DNA Tesing, Innocence Protection Act, Politics News
John Terzano

We recently released a report on thirty-nine DNA cases of wrongful conviction in Texas. Collectively, these thirty-nine innocent men served almost 500 years for crimes they did not commit.

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Texas Sues BP For Pollution Violations Tied To Deaths

AP | MICHAEL GRACZYK | Posted 06.04.2009 | Green

Read More: Oil, BP Lawsuit, Texas, Bp, Pollution, Green News

HOUSTON — BP Products North America Inc. is being sued by Texas authorities who accuse the petrochemical giant of 46 pollution violations at its...

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Presidential Library Clash Could Put Bush Under Oath

AP | JEFF CARLTON | Posted 06.03.2009 | Politics

Read More: George W. Bush, Bush, President Bush, Southern Methodist University, Gary Vodicka, Texas, Smu, Bush Presidential Library, Politics News

DALLAS — A Texan is trying to put a former president under oath and find out what he knew and when he knew it. But the issue isn't national secu...

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Missed Opportunities in Texas

John Terzano | Posted 05.27.2009 | Home

Read More: Electronic Recording, Texas, The Justice Project, Governor Perry, Eyewitness Policy, Legislation, Home News
John Terzano

Last night, as the Texas House of Representatives hit the deadline to consider Senate bills, the state lost the opportunity to act on a host of import...

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Republican Circus: Extended Engagement

Paul Jenkins | Posted 05.25.2009 | Politics

Read More: African-Americans, Evangelical Christians, Al Franken, George W. Bush, Bristol Palin, Arnold Schwarzenegger, National Council for a New America, Democratic Party, White House Correspondents Dinner, Eric Cantor, Sarah Palin, California, Dick Cheney, Meghan McCain, Marriage, Charlie Crist, Virginia, Rnc, Gay Rights, Jenna Bush, Mike Huckabee, Condoleezza Rice, Hip Hop, Nancy Pelosi, Ron Burris, Racism, Rick Perry, Barbara Bush, Ebay, Republican Party, Michael Steele, Florida, Alaska, John McCain, Marco Rubio, Greta Van Susteren, Louisiana, Colin Powell, Bobby Jindal, Circus, Mitt Romney, Kentucky, Texas, Newt Gingrich, Minnesota, Barack Obama, Meg Whitman, Jon Huntsman, Jim Bunning, Todd Palin, Arkansas, Democrat Socialist Party, Tom Delay, Fox News, Joe Lieberman, Cuba, Utah, Conservatives, David Vitter, Gay Issues, Gay Marriage, Carole Rome, Politics News
Paul Jenkins

The vacuum left by former clown-in-chief George W. Bush, ably lead by sinister foil Dick Cheney, has spawned an entire army of wanna-be Bushes: the ni...

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J.W. Lown, Popular Texas Mayor, Resigns For Gay Immigrant Lover

AP | Posted 05.22.2009 | Politics

Read More: Texas, Mexico, Mayor Lown, J W Lown, San Angelo TX, West Texas-Texas, Politics News

SAN ANGELO, Texas — The mayor of a West Texas city abruptly resigned Wednesday, picking love over his love of office. J.W. Lown told the San An...

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Countdown's WTF Moment: Texas Secession (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Nicholas Graham | Posted 05.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: Keither Olbermann Video, Texas, Countdown Wtf Moment Texas Secession Video, Msnbc, Countdown Wtf Moment, Keith Olbermann Rick Perry, Countdown Wtf Moment Video, Keith Olbermann, Rick Perry, Countdown, Politics News

In tonight's installment of Countdown's "WTF Moment," Olbermann takes a realistic look at what would happen if Texas actually followed through on Gove...

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