Editorial collection from Texas newspapers AP compile
A snapshot of opinion writing from Texas newspapers compiled by the Associated Press. The collection presents various editorial voices on state issues, governance, and public policy, reflecting regional perspectives and journalistic commentary.
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Murder of Philip True Triggers Calls for fuller Mexico probe
The Inter American Press Association urged President Ernesto Zedillo to vigorously pursue those responsible for the San Antonio Express-News journalist Philip True’s murder. True was found strangled in a Sierra Madre ravine after an autopsy showed injuries not from a fall, with robbery not the likely motive.
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Inter American Press Association
Ernesto Zedillo
Philip True
San Antonio Express-News
Zedillo
Mexico
Latin America
LAPA
Sierra Madre Occidental
True
Immigration fairness or miss liberty’s welcome fading
Immigration and Naturalization Service gains funding and Congress backing speeding up deportations to a record 370000 in two years since strict laws. Public sentiment shifts toward restricting immigration as critics warn of capricious, even punitive, enforcement and occasional mistreatment of legal residents and asylum seekers. The INS must balance firmness with fairness amid growing powers and scrutiny.
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Congress
Immigration and Naturalization Service
INS
Anthony Lewis
New York Times
United States
Dunigan's People Report From Skylab Site Payload Deployment
Roger states a payload has been deployed at the Skylab construction site. Houston confirms the operation and notes the milestone in the space program with Dunigan's people relaying the command.
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Houston
World-class hypocrisy in Clinton Livingston saga
Thomas Sowell argues that after Bob Livingston’s resignation over extramarital affairs the Clinton White House deploys character assassination to shield its own actions. He cites Paula Jones Linda Tripp Monica Lewinsky and Kenneth Starr as targets and accuses the Clintons of corrupting institutions and exploiting political leverage.
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House
Bob Livingston
White House
Joseph Lockhart
Bill Clinton
ABC
Cokie Roberts
Hillary Clinton
Gutter Press
Larry Flynt
Hustler
Clinton
Livingston
Republican Party
Chutzpah
Clinton White House
Paula Jones
James Carville
Linda Tripp
Monica Lewinsky
Kenneth Starr
Starr
FBI
Craig Livingstone
Moving finger motif stirs impeachment debate and moral judgment
CAL THOMAS analyzes Clinton impeachment with Omar Khayyam and Belshazzar parables. He argues the moving finger inscribes actions, cannot be undone, and calls for conviction and removal, citing law over opinion polls and a need for accountability.
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Jerusalem
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