Posted on March 6th, 2007 by Dig ad veritas
Legislators OK death for some repeat pedophiles | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle
AUSTIN — Individuals found guilty twice under a new criminal offense called “ongoing sexual abuse” of children could get the death penalty under a bill tentatively approved Monday by the Texas House.The bill, passing 118-23, targets pedophiles abusing children over an extended period with [...]
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Posted on March 6th, 2007 by Dig ad veritas
Dallas Morning News | News for Dallas, Texas | Texas Southwest
WASHINGTON – Large businesses awarded million-dollar government contracts for Hurricane Katrina cleanup are bending or exploiting rules aimed at helping small companies share the work, congressional investigators said Thursday.
The report by the Government Accountability Office focused on small Gulf Coast businesses that lost opportunities as [...]
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Posted on March 6th, 2007 by TechDigger
80(R) HJR 83 - Introduced version - Bill Text
A JOINT RESOLUTION proposing a constitutional amendment to establish English as the official language of Texas.
Does anyone else wonder why these type of anti-immigrant bills are filed by people that seem to have the least contact with Hispanics in general?
SAS Output
ABILITY TO SPEAK ENGLISH
SPEAKS OTHER THAN ENGLISH [...]
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