Jade Helm fears linger in Texas politics and polls
In a Brownsville Herald column, the author argues fears over Jade Helm 15 are overstated as the U S military plans joint drills across seven states, including Texas, from July 15 to September 15. Abbott deploys Texas State Guard to reassure residents while noting protections for rights and property. The piece frames the controversy as politically charged with limited risk of occupation.
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Texas
Rick Perry
Greg Abbott
U.S
Army Special Operations Command
Bastrop
Pentagon
Abbott
Texas State Guard
Feds
Brownsville
Harlingen
Weslaco
Rio Grande Valley
Valley
Homeland Security
Department of Public Safety
National Guard
Obama
Lawmakers and federal officials listings for Texas representatives
A compiled directory of U S representatives and senators with office addresses in Midland Odessa and Lubbock plus Austin and Washington D C. Includes contact numbers and email web links for Mike Conaway John Cornyn Ted Cruz William Hurd Randy Neugebauer Tom Craddick Brooks Landgraf and Kel Seliger detailing district offices and state offices for public outreach.
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U.S
Mike Conaway
Midland
Cannon House
Washington, D.C
W. Eighth St
Odessa
Desta Drive
Conaway
House
John Cornyn
Hart Senate
Cornyn
Senate
Ted Cruz
Dirksen Senate
Cruz
William Hurd
Helotes
Washington
D.C
Hurd
Randy Neugebauer
Lubbock
Randy.house.gov
Tom Craddick
Republican
Capitol
P.O
Austin
Tinyurl
Brooks Landgraf
West 4Th St
Capitol Extension
Brooks.landgraf
House State
Sen
Kel Seliger
Amarillo
E. University
Warrantless Snooping Probe Cited by Jacob Sullum
Jacob Sullum, senior editor at Reason Magazine and syndicated columnist, critiques government surveillance practices as overreach. He argues warrants should govern data collection and urges accountability for agencies expanding monitoring powers.
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Sullum
Reason Magazine
Courts clash over third party data and privacy rights
A federal appeals court ruling found police may access cellphone location data without a warrant while another panel ruled the NSA cannot rely on Section 215 to justify mass phone record collection. The debates probe the third party doctrine's reach as privacy erodes amid vast data handling by tech firms and government.
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National Security Agency
NSA
Supreme Court
U.S. Court of Appeals
Uth
Quartavious Davis
FBI
Davis
Metropcs
Beverly Martin
YouTube
Wikipedia
Amazon
Facebook
Match.com
Martin
Dropbox
Apple
2Nd Circuit
Congress
Amtrak disaster spurs call to end government ownership
Guest View writer Glenn Mollette argues Amtrak should be privatized or given away to private owners. He cites federal subsidies totaling billions since 1971, argues most Americans do not ride Amtrak, and suggests alternatives including Trump Walmart or even China to remove Amtrak from government control. He condemns ongoing losses and calls the government "monster" to be removed.
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Amtrak
Washington, D.C
New York
Northeast Corridor
Donald Trump
Trump
America
Walmart
China
D.C
New York City
Glenn Mollette
Ll Books
Odessa American Letters Page Thumb Nomination Note
The Odessa American invites readers to submit letters praising student achievements as the school year ends. Thumbs nominations should be emailed to the paper for consideration, inviting both positive and negative viewpoints on current topics.
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Jade Helm
Jeremy L. Halbreich
AIM Media Texas LLC
AIM
William R
Rick” Starks
Patrick Cant
Laura Dennis
Jacob Sullum
Dadacom
Jimmy Margulies
Mae
Philadelphia
United States
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