Texas Open Meetings Act upheld against challenges to penalties
A Texas ruling affirms the Open Meetings Act as a deterrent with criminal penalties. Courts reject claims the law infringes free speech, stating disclosure is required openly and to the public. Plaintiffs vow further appeals to the 5th Circuit and Supreme Court, while taxpayers in Alpine Big Lake Pflugerville and Rockport fund the dispute.
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Exas
San Antonio
U.S
Robert Junell
5Th Circuit
Junell
Sth Circuit Court
Juwell
5Th Circuit Court
U.S. Supreme Court
Alpine
Big Lake
Pflugerville
Rockport
Lawmakers and federal officials contact details list
A concise directory of U S representatives and senators from Texas with office addresses in Washington and district offices in Odessa Midland Lubbock San Antonio Amarillo and Austin including phone numbers and official email links for Rep Mike Conaway Randy Neugebauer Francisco Canseco Rep Tryon Lewis Rep Tom Craddick Sen Kel Seliger and Sen John Cornyn and Sen Kay Bailey Hutchison.
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U.S
Mike Conaway
Midland
Cannon House
Washington, D.C
Eighth St
Odessa
Desta Drive
Conaway
House
Randy Neugebauer
Lubbock
Randy
Francisco ‘Quico’ R. Canseco
San Antonio
Longworth Hob
Washington
D.C
Canseco
John Cornyn
Hart Senate
Cornyn
Senate
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Russell Senate
Hutchison
Rep
Tryon Lewis
W. Fourth Street
Austin
Tryon.lewis
Tom Craddick
Capitol
Tinyurl
Sen
Kel Seliger
Amarillo
E. University Blvd
Senate State
Let Peace Begin With Me by Laura Dennis Dess Urican
A commemorative note cites the 1988 Pulitzer Prize winner Laura Dennis Dess Urican with the phrase Let peace begin with me. The passage frames freedom as self-control aligned with moral guides, the Golden Rule, and the Declaration of Independence, urging readers to promote and preserve liberty.
Slandering Muhammad not a crime analysis
A critical look at free speech amid protests over anti Muhammad material. Obama defends expression but risks undermining it by appeasing rioters. Rauch and Gandhi cited to argue against conflating tolerance with enforceable beliefs.
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U.N. General Assembly
Barack Obama
Jonathan Rauch
Muhammad
New York Times
Obama
Gandhi
Young India
Rauch
Ayatollah
Ruhollah Khomeini
Salman Rushdie
Khomeini
Rushdie
Jyllands-Posten
Lowlife Harry Reid Should Resign
Mona Charen calls for Harry Reid to resign in a sharp political column asserting moral failure and demanding leadership change amid ongoing controversy. Whit cites Reid’s actions and party dynamics to frame the call for resignation.
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Harry Reid
Reid and Romney clash over religion and charity claims
The piece critiques Senate Majority Leader Reid for labeling Romney as sullying Mormonism while praising Romney's charitable acts. It contrasts Reid's tactics with Romney's documented generosity, highlighting Romney's hospital visits and aid to a drowning family, and notes Romney's and Obama’s past charitable percentages.
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Paul Ryan
Joe Biden
Ryan
Senate
Harry Reid
Mitt Romney
Reid
Romney
Nevada
Birdie
Roncey
Reid Dent
Obama
Biden
Boston
Bain
Michael Kranish
Scott Helman
Boston Globe
Mr. Reid
Sen. Reid
Pres Euibe Prlvate
Bald
Woodrul
National Review
Colorado River
Nev
Bullhead City
Thumbs Up for Mammo Awareness in October
Odessa American invites reader opinions on Breast Cancer Awareness Month with a positive note praising mammogram efforts and inviting comments for or against current topics via email submissions.
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Mona Charen
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