Editorial Texas Views from Associated Press Collection
A compilation of editorial pieces from Texas newspapers curated by the Associated Press presenting varied local perspectives on state affairs, politics, culture, and public policy shaping opinion across Texas communities.
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Perry Denies Rumors of Private Life After Internet Furor
Gov. Rick Perry broke silence in a interview with Ken Herman denying any truth to circulating rumors about his marriage. He blamed political opponents for orchestrating the smears and described the online flame as a harmful new facet of modern politics.
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Rick Perry
Perry
American Statesman
Ken Herman
John Kerry
Texas
Tony Sanchez
Travis County
Ronnie Earle
Bahamas
Sanchez
Texas health push tightens school junk food limits
Texas Agriculture Commissioner Susan Combs unveils a statewide nutrition policy to curb junk food in public school cafeterias. Effective August 1, it bans candy and sugary snacks in elementary schools, with stricter standards for secondary levels and aims to improve both physical and mental development amid rising childhood obesity.
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Texas Agriculture
Susan Combs
Combs
Fort Worth
Put up or shut up on medical records in abortion case
Mona Charen argues about a dispute over DOJ access to private abortion patient records in the Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act case. She notes court documents seek redacted data, while plaintiffs push for evidence to counter claims that the procedure is sometimes medically necessary.
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Justice Department
Planned Parenthood
Washington Post
John Ashcroft
Justice
National Abortion Federation
Congress
California
Richard Casey
New York
Norvy
Martin Haskell
Haskell
Charen
Reagan White House
McGruder wins award for harsh remarks about public figures
Aaron McGruder wins the McGruder award for calling Condoleezza Rice a murderer and for sharp attacks on George Bush and others. The piece notes Larry Elder is an attorney and TV judge, while McGruder draws the Boondocks strip about a Black family in a white neighborhood.
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Aaron McGruder
the Boondocks
Larry Elder
MecGruder
Jermaine Jackson
Michael
Emory University
George W. Bush
JFK
Charles Barron
New York City
America
Black Forum
National Security
Condoleezza Rice
White House
Rev
al Sharpton
Big Oil
Afghanistan
Corrine Brown
D-Fla
Haiti
Roger Noriega
Brown
al Gore
Bush
McGruder
Elder
Los Angeles
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