Texas Voters Face Nine Constitutional Proposals
The Sun explains Propositions 1 2 and 3 on the November Texas constitutional ballot. Prop 1 would exempt surviving spouses of service members killed in action from local property taxes on part or all of their homestead. Prop 2 would abolish the obsolete State Medical Education Board and Fund as urged by the Sunset Commission. Prop 3 would extend the free port exemption for aircraft inventory from 175 to 730 days to aid aerospace economic development. Early voting runs through November 1, Election Day is November 5, and photo ID is required at the polls unless voting by mail.
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Immigration impasse and due process in civil cases
The Brownsville Herald urges maintaining due process for detainees amid civil immigration enforcement. It argues that detained individuals deserve Fifth and Sixth Amendment protections, despite civil classifications and funding gaps as the new fiscal year begins without a budget.
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United Way Day of Caring Draws 500+ Volunteers
More than five hundred volunteers, from ExxonMobil sites, Bayer, Chevron Phillips, ZXP, TCP Group, Best Buy, Jacobs, Barbers Hill ISD and ONEOK, plus about 20 student volunteers, completed about 30 projects benefiting partner agencies. In-kind support came from Portasan and Hotchkiss Disposal. Steering co-chairs were Robbie Gordon and Jason Giaquinto.
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Texas Leaders Anson Jones and Ashbel Smith
Anson Jones and Ashbel Smith, 19th century Texas medical leaders and Republic of Texas ministers, shared New England roots and roles as secretaries of state. Their friendship soured over Sam Houston, culminating in Jones’s depression and suicide in 1858, with Smith delivering the eulogy and aiding Jones’s widow in Baytown.
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Today in History Highlights for October 16
On this day in history notable events shaped by leaders, battles, and peace. From Kennedy learning of Cuban missile bases in 1962 to Brown's Harpers Ferry raid in 1859, and later tragedies and breakthroughs in 1943 and 1987, the day marks pivotal moments across politics, culture, and sport.
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