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Texas warns against spring break travel to Mexico

Posted on March 7, 2012 by

By Jim Forsyth (Reuters) – The state of Texas on Tuesday warned residents for the third consecutive year not to travel to Mexico during the upcoming university spring break season, saying drug cartel violence and other criminal activity are a … Continue reading →

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Gohmert Talks to Lou Dobbs About State Department Ordered Release of Mexican Fugitive

Posted on February 21, 2012 by

Rep. Louie Gohmert (TX-01) talked to Lou Dobbs on The Fox Business Network about the release of a Mexican fugitive suspected of embezzling millions. Hector Hernandez Javier Villarreal was arrested in Tyler, Texas; and, after several government agencies got involved, … Continue reading →

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Fight on money laundering coordinated with Mexico: US

Posted on December 7, 2011 by

Still fending off calls for his resignation over the Department of Justice’s botched “Fast and Furious” gun smuggling operation, Holder was hit with a fresh investigation this week amid reports that the DEA is laundering money for Mexico’s brutal drug … Continue reading →

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A Decade of Shame, Cover-up and Impunity

Posted on November 9, 2011 by

  In a Ciudad Juarez ceremony, a mid-level Mexican official asked forgiveness for the Mexican state’s negligence in the murders of three young women a decade ago.  “Because of its non-compliance in investigating and guaranteeing the rights of victims, and … Continue reading →

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Texas Attorney General Says Mexico Drug Violence Spilling Over

Posted on November 3, 2011 by

Written By Elizabeth Llorente Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott says that Mexico’s drug gang violence has become a crime issue in the Lone Star state, and he has sent a request to President Obama to bolster security along the U.S.-Mexican border that runs along … Continue reading →

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Snapshots of Texas

Posted on September 26, 2011 by

By Vicent T. Davis In the early 20th century, postcard photos were the Facebook of the day. The 3½-by-5-inch cards were snapshots of life—the mundane to the monumental—exchanged with friends and loved ones from one end of the country to … Continue reading →

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Texas Teen Missing for a Month

Posted on September 3, 2011 by

A 14-year-old girl with a history of running away has been missing in Texas for more than a month–and no one has any clue where she could have gone. Sharon West was last seen July 30 in Fannett, Texas, by … Continue reading →

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Border Workers Ripped Off

Posted on July 7, 2011 by

A lot has been said about the threat of violent crime on the US-Mexico border, despite the decline in many crime rates on the US side of the international line.  But a real crime wave has been creeping along under the … Continue reading →

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Obama’s Speech on Immigration From El Paso, Texas

Posted on May 11, 2011 by

May 10, 2011 | 3:31 p.m.  The president’s remarks as prepared: Hello, El Paso! It’s great to be back here with all of you, and to be back in the Lone Star State. I love coming to Texas. Even the … Continue reading →

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The business of governing

Posted on March 15, 2011 by

Texas Gov. Rick Perry likes to say that Texas is “open for business.” Gov. Perry himself has done quite a bit of business with his political allies, to their mutual benefit. A Dallas Morning News investigation found that he made $500,000 in … Continue reading →

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