Larry Don Wheeler, the 74-year-old cousin of the Governor of Texas Rick Perry, was shot and killed by Sheriff's deputies on Saturday. Deputies were responding to a disturbance call at 136 Country Club Drive, when shots were fired. It is believed one of the officers was shot...
"AUSTIN, Texas – A group of Texas Democrats says Republican Gov. Rick Perry was reckless when he suggested at an anti-tax rally that fed-up Americans may one day want to secede from the United States. They said...
opinion by mtippett | 34 wks ago | updated 34 wks ago 1088 views | 24 recommendations | 9 comments
Abraham Lincoln once observed that “If by the mere force of numbers a majority should deprive a minority of any clearly written constitutional right, it might, in a moral point of view, justify revolution”...
opinion by phrolen | 35 wks ago | updated 35 wks ago 190 views | 42 recommendations | 4 comments
At last, a prominent politician has called for an end to — or, at a minimum, a temporary halt to — the insanity that surrounds the push for corn ethanol. That word comes, according to a news...
After following the inauguration of Texas Governor Rick Perry, which was held in-doors due to the ice storm in Austin, I was surprised at the rhetoric coming from the Republicans camp. And then I found this...
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Texas has been hit by severe weather; including freezing rain, and ice storms (two stories at the bottom), closing highways, grounding flights, stranding commuters, and causing power outages across Central &...
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"'Two days before the November general election, Gov. Rick Perry appears to be headed for re-election, a new poll by the Dallas Morning News suggests.Comment"
With a day to go before the polls open across the country, the only work left to do is what political vets call...
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"WASHINGTON - The new chief of the FBI's Criminal Division, which is swamped with public corruption cases, says the bureau is ramping up its ability to catch crooked politicians and might run an undercover sting...
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"President and Mrs. Bush will attend a rally Monday evening in Dallas for Governor Rick Perry.Comment"
With a day to go before the polls open across the country, the only work left to do is what political vets call "pull the vote".
There are over 150 million Americans...
created by USAVotes | 3 years ago 131 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
This is a common - yawn - way to cover the election. Numbers, horse-races. Nasty TV ads, mudslinging. Self-important pundits spewing their pearls. If this is the way most people experience elections - no wonder...
created by USAVotes | 3 years ago 240 views | 0 recommendations | 1 comment
Many of our members have responded generously with personal photos they took of Kinky Friedman, a Texan running for governor of that state.
We're encouraging as many Americans as possible to go out and Snap The Vote! See below.
"Kinky Friedman began the final campaign...
created by USAVotes | 3 years ago 396 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
The whole immigration issue is a huge issue here in Texas. Interesting that the government would put the border surveillance cameras online a couple of days before the election!
"SAN ANTONIO If you're on the...
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"Republican Gov. Rick Perry entered the final weekend of the 2006 campaign vowing to take no vote for granted...
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Gov. Rick Perry on Tuesday lauded a five-county operation to beef up law enforcement near the Texas-Mexico border, saying it reduced crime and provided a model for the rest of the border.
created by Haecus | 3 years ago 1188 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
"A US state is to enlist web users in its fight against illegal immigration by offering live surveillance footage of the Mexican border on the internet."
"The plan will allow web users worldwide to watch Texas'...
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