Heat claims ten illegal immigrants in Texas desert trek
In South Texas, temperatures over 100 degrees have killed at least ten undocumented migrants walking toward the border. The Border Patrol launched Operation Lifesaver as authorities warned of dangerous crossing conditions and rescued others. In one incident near San Marcos, 28 men were found ill in the back of a sealed van with interior heat around 125 degrees.
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Border Patrol
Laredo
San Marcos
Dallas
Ray Dudley
U.S. Immigration and Naturalization
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Texas Supreme Court voids parental consent rider ruling
The Texas Supreme Court tosses a lower court ruling on a 1998 99 budget rider that barred state funds for contraceptives for minors without parental consent. Justices found the provision unconstitutional and in conflict with federal law, prompting reactions from lawmakers health advocates and Planned Parenthood.
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Austin
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Dogar Health
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Steve Ogden
Bryan
Supreme Court
Ogden
Peggy Romberg
Texas Family Planning Association
Health Department
Romberg
Planned Parenthood
David Duggins
Duggins
Texas urged to push deregulation with cleaner, cheaper power
A new coalition Ratepayers for Affordable Green Electricity warns Texans should demand pollution reduction reliable service and lower costs if electric utility deregulation proceeds. They cite $2 200 average household debt per ratepayer and argue utilities push deregulation to protect monopolies.
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Austin
Texas
Tom Smith
Public Citizen
Texas Agriculture
Jim Hightower
Public Utility Commission
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Hightower
Gary Rasp
Association of Electric Companies of Texas
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Bush linked to Disney financing firm and film deals
Gov. Bush served on the board of Silver Screen Management Services Inc., a firm that raised about $1 billion to finance films including some R-rated titles. The Houston Chronicle reported the arrangement, noting no direct link to Disney boycotts and highlighting Bush’s spokesman’s defense.
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Bush
Walt Disney Co
Houston Chronicle
Disney
the Chronicle
Silver Screen
Servventt Services Inc
Tle
New trial ordered for Death Row woman in Houston case
A federal judge ordered Pam Perillo to a new capital murder trial over conflicts of interest tied to her former attorney Fim Skelton. The ties emerged during proceedings related to the 1980 strangulation of a Houston man. The ruling comes as the Seventh on Death Row could receive a third trial after the U.S. Court of Appeals reviewed the case.
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Pam Perillo
U.S
Ewing Werlein
Sth
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Fim Skelton
Linda Fletcher
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