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Texas considers wind power proposal
AUSTIN — If they build it, cheap energy will come. That was the pitch Monday from a broad coalition of lawmakers and renewable energy enthusiasts who want state regulators… | Jul 15, 2008 10:22 AM - From Homepage
As U.S. economy sours, Mexicans send less money home
UCACUARO, Mexico — More than a decade has passed since Petra Chavolla's children began leaving. Like most kids from this impoverished patch of Michoacan, they followed friends and relatives… | Jun 11, 2008 03:34 PM - From World
Texas anti-climax — most convention delegates favor Obama
AUSTIN — Texas Democrats held their best-attended state convention in modern history Saturday, preaching unity ahead of a tough fall election but still grappling with leftover bitterness from the… | Jun 08, 2008 12:34 PM - From Politics
Jail growth explodes as Feds crack down on illegal migrants
DEL RIO, Texas — Many in Congress are counting on border walls to discourage illegal immigration and dope smuggling from Mexico. Here in Del Rio, Texas, authorities are using… | May 26, 2008 03:51 PM - From World
As border fence goes up, illegal traffic slows down
RANCHO ANAPRA, Mexico — When mechanic Adrian Hernandez finishes building his new shanty — part home, part auto repair shop — nobody in tiny Rancho Anapra will live closer… | May 18, 2008 06:00 AM - From World
Mexican army can't stop drug lords' war on cops
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — The lights of the bullet-riddled sedan were still shining when the investigators arrived. Police Capt. Saul Pena Lopez had been rushed to the hospital by… | May 08, 2008 03:16 PM - From World
Celebrating Willie Nelson at 75: No retirement plans
ABBOTT, Texas — Long before he became a country singing legend, before the Armadillo World Headquarters and Luckenbach, Texas, Willie Nelson figured that getting drunk and hanging out in… | Apr 27, 2008 10:29 AM - From Nation
Texas musicians taking on the death penalty
AUSTIN — In Texas, home of the busiest death chamber in the Western Hemisphere, the question is generally when, not whether, to execute condemned killers. But 25 years after… | Apr 14, 2008 08:32 AM - From Nation
Weekend caucuses put Obama in Texas delegate lead
Barack Obama dominated Hillary Clinton over the weekend in round two of the state caucus process, leaving him poised to win more pledged national delegates from Texas despite narrowly… | Mar 31, 2008 07:47 AM - From Homepage
Texas judge: $5 tax on strip club patrons unconstitutional
AUSTIN — Texas' stripper club fee has been stripped from the law books. At least for now. That’s the word Friday from Austin, where state District Judge Scott Jenkins… | Mar 29, 2008 07:38 AM - From Nation
Clinton undermining election process, Obama camp claims
AUSTIN — Barack Obama’s presidential campaign said Friday that Hillary Clinton, fearing defeat in a state she badly needs to win, is trying to undermine confidence in Texas' delegate-selection… | Feb 29, 2008 07:35 PM - From Politics
Clinton aides threatened lawsuit over Texas caucuses, officials say
AUSTIN — The Texas Democratic Party warned Thursday that election night caucuses scheduled for next Tuesday could be delayed or disrupted after aides to Hillary Clinton threatened to sue… | Feb 28, 2008 11:26 PM - From Politics
Obama, Clinton grappling for Texas officials' support
AUSTIN, Texas — Some prominent supporters of Hillary Clinton have defected just ahead of critical primaries next week in Texas and Ohio, where the New York senator is counting… | Feb 28, 2008 05:43 PM - From Politics
Are Clinton, Obama flip-flopping on NAFTA support?
AUSTIN, Texas — When Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama duel Tuesday night in a crucial debate in economically battered Ohio, both are certain to claim that they oppose the… | Feb 25, 2008 06:01 PM - From David Lightman
Border fence opponents find hope in Texas campaign
BROWNSVILLE, Texas — Plans to build a massive border fence along the Texas-Mexico border sparked complaints for months from environmental activists, farmers and local elected officials, but their pleas… | Feb 25, 2008 01:14 PM - From Politics
Obama says he's awakening sleeping Texas Democrats
AUSTIN, Texas -- Barack Obama said Saturday he is helping to spark an awakening among moribund Texas Democrats, who are now turning out to vote early in record numbers… | Feb 23, 2008 08:40 PM - From Politics
Clinton vs. Obama: a few sharp exchanges, but they mostly agree
AUSTIN — Hillary Clinton came out swinging half way through a televised Texas showdown with rival Barack Obama, accusing him of stealing material for his speeches and promoting a… | Feb 21, 2008 10:03 PM - From Politics
Obama campaigns as the Democratic front-runner
WASHINGTON — Barack Obama began campaigning as the front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination on Wednesday, rolling out a comprehensive economic plan and challenging Republican John McCain as much… | Feb 13, 2008 02:26 PM - From Margaret Talev
Question of Bloomberg run hangs over centrist political meeting
NORMAN, Okla. — On the eve of the crucial New Hampshire primaries, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg stirred some presidential talk of his own Monday, calling the political system… | Jan 07, 2008 01:13 PM - From Politics
Romney defends Mormon faith in bid to fire up his campaign
COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Mitt Romney vowed Thursday that his Mormon religion would never interfere with his Oval Office duties, but after his much-anticipated speech there was no consensus… | Dec 06, 2007 10:34 AM - From David Lightman
Rep. Ron Paul does it his way
CLUTE, Texas — He spoke out against putting dope dealers in federal prison, opposed a bill to crack down on child pornography and voted against the Iraq war. Then… | Dec 03, 2007 06:00 AM - From Politics
As the worm turns: Mezcal no longer rotgut, but fine brandy?
SANTA CATARINA MINAS, Mexico — Centuries before anyone ever heard of a margarita machine, before tequila shots became a rite of passage and "with or without salt" entered the… | Oct 11, 2007 06:51 AM - From World
Mexican bombings recall 'dirty war' of decades ago
OAXACA, Mexico — The first time Gabriel Cruz Sanchez vanished, Mexican police ransacked the suspected guerrilla leader’s house and threatened to kill his entire family unless they coughed up… | Oct 02, 2007 07:00 AM - From World
Drugs on crashed plane belonged to Mexico's biggest dealer
MEXICO CITY — The four tons of cocaine found aboard a U.S.-registered business jet that crashed in Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula on Monday belonged to Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, this… | Sep 28, 2007 08:36 PM - From Kevin Hall
Who owned drug plane that crashed in Mexico?
MEXICO CITY — U.S. authorities are assisting the Mexican government in the investigation of an American business jet that crashed near Cancun this week with four tons of cocaine… | Sep 27, 2007 08:56 PM - From Kevin Hall
