DNA testing urged for unidentified Brooks County remains
The Corpus Christi Caller Times reports activists in Falfurrias call for DNA testing of all unidentified remains to aid identification. They fault Brooks County for lacking funding and resources, noting only 10 sheriffs and a small graveyard staff to manage 944 square miles. A federal grant funds testing at UNT Fort Worth if shipping is covered. The piece commends local mortuary staff and urges immigration reform to reduce deaths among migrants seeking work.
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Mexico
Border Patrol
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Caller-Times
Center For Human Identification
University of North Texas Health Science Center
Fort Worth
Texas Civil Rights Project
Collette
Elizondo Mortuary
Mission
Maria Jimenez
Congress
Sheriff's
Corpus Christi Caller Times
Lawmakers and federal offices contact list
A concise roster lists U S Rep Mike Conaway of Midland and Pete Gallego of Texas and Senator John Cornyn with Washington and district office addresses in Midland Odessa and Houston style contacts including phone numbers and emails for constituent outreach.
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U.S
Mike Conaway
Republican
Midland
Rayburn House
Washington
D.C
Odessa
Eighth St
Desta Drive
Suite
Conaway
House
Pete Gallego
Cannon House
Washington, D.C
Gallego
John Cornyn
Hart Senate
Fox
Cornyn
Senate
Let Peace Begin With Me Editorial Message
The Odessa American presents a moral pamphlet style statement from Patrick Canty and Laura Dennis affirming freedom as self control, a God given gift, and not a political grant from anarchy, urging readers to promote and preserve liberty aligned with the Golden Rule and the Declaration of Independence.
Estrich profile at USC Law and political science
Susan Estrich is the Robert Kingsley Professor of Law and Political Science at the University of Southern California Law Center. She is noted as a syndicated columnist and author with a prominent profile in political and legal circles.
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Estrich
Robert Kingsley
University of Southern California Law Center
Roves Conservative Victory Project Mirrors DLC in History
The piece compares Karl Rove's Conservative Victory Project to the Democratic Leadership Council founded in 1985 by Al From and others to push electability over ideology. It notes DLC's decline by 2011, critiques the new money-driven effort as similar but Washington-only, and discusses open primaries and internal party tensions shaping special elections and recalls.
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Democratic Party
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Sam Nunn
Dick Gephardt
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Victory
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Victory Project
Bruce Reed
Chris Chocola
Club For Growth
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New Mexico
North Dakota
Wisconsin
D.C
David Bessie
Citizens United
Rove
California
Los Angeles
Dick Riordan
Gray Davis
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Renee Earls Named Citizen of the Year
Odessa American endorses Renee Earls as Citizen of the Year in an editorial nod. Readers may send thumbs nominations to the paper via onletters 0a0a.com.
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Oapa
Renee’ Earls
Supreme Court expands dog alert as probable cause in searches
Drug dogs are less reliable than believed and false alerts are common. The court ruled a dog alert can alone establish probable cause, shifting burden to the defense to prove unreliability. Critics warn it enables widespread invasions of privacy and weakens Fourth Amendment protections.
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Elena Kagan
Florida Supreme Court
Kagan
Florida
Jeff Weiner
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