State health budget faces nearly 246 million in cuts
A proposed Department of State Health Services package would slice about 246 million from mental health funding as Texas confronts an 18 billion shortfall in 2012 13. Cuts target 134 million to mental health programs and 80 million to community centers, plus 44 million across five psychiatric hospitals, risking 183 beds.
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Boy sues fired cop over alleged beating in arrest
A 16-year-old boy, Chad Holley, sues former Houston police officer Andrew Blomberg in federal court, alleging Blomberg stomped on his neck while handcuffed during a March arrest that injured Holley and two other burglary suspects. Blomberg’s attorney says video shows only a push to restrain. Holley’s lawyer criticizes officials for not releasing surveillance tapes.
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Blomberg
Dick DeGuerin
DeGuerin
Holley
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Enforcement at heart of Ariz immigration lawsuit
The Arizona immigration law faces federal challenge over enforcement and authority. The Justice Department urges keeping focus on dangerous illegal immigrants while avoiding mass deportations. Arizona argues federal inaction justifies state enforcement including police queries on immigration status. Public safety, humanitarian interests, and resource limits shape the dispute as lawmakers note policy differences across agencies.
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Camarota
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Ten Russian spies deported after New York pleas
Ten Russian agents infiltrated suburban America pleaded guilty in Manhattan to conspiracy and were sentenced to time served before deportation to Moscow. The deportations are part of a swap exchanging four people convicted of betraying Moscow to the West, in the largest spy exchange since the Cold War.
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