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• The Price of Justice

  
  The StandDown Texas Project — Authority: 483
  Thats the title of an in-depth, three-day examination of Texas indigent defense system, particularly in Hidalgo County in South Texas.  The Monitor of McAllen series is a must-read.  Its written by Jeremy Roebuck and Jared Janes.  The series front is here . Hidalgo County is set to pay $8.6 million this year for ...
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• Hes a Texas Boy

  
  The Cleft of the Rock — Authority: 120
  Waking the kids for a holiday-schedule at church, I pointed out how nice it was that they got to sleep late enough for the sun to be up."Isnt that great? The sun is already shining! Riley, you need to wear your long pants.""Whats the weather?""Its 32*"Then the sun isnt shining. Its just for decoration."Ill take that ...
  4 days ago

• Yes (Iraqi) Minister

  
  FT Alphaville — Authority: 689
  There appears to be a spot of confusion over in Iraq. On Friday morning Reuters reported that Iranian troops had entered an Iraqi oil field, news that sent the price of Nymex West Texas Intermediate oil up more than $2 a barrel: RTRS-IRANIAN TROOPS BRIEFLY ENTERED IRAQI OILFIELD ON THURSDAY —...
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• Matthew McConaughey’s Former Home: Celebrity Real Estate

  
  Move Trends Real Estate Blog - The Leader in Online Real Estate — Authority: 439
  Irish actor, Matthew McConaughey stepped onto the Hollywood scene in 1991. Having starred in films like, We Are Marshall, A Time to Kill, The Wedding Planner and How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days , McConaughey has established himself as a leading man, and was named People magazine’s “Sexiest Man Alive” in ...
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• Polygamous sect member convicted of sex assault in Texas

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 177
  Eldorado, Texas » A 57-year-old member of a polygamous group raided by Texas authorities last year has been convicted of sexual assault of a child. A Schleicher County jury in the West Texas town of Eldorado deliberated less than two hours Tuesday before convicting Allan Keate. He faces up to life in prison for his ...
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• Jim Boston: Living in the West with Tenaska

  
  TexasVox: The Voice of Public Citizen in Texas — Authority: 558
  I’m very impressed with this op-ed from Jim Boston, which refers to the Tenaska coal plant proposed near Sweetwater, Texas.  It was originally published Monday, December 13th in the Abilene Reporter News . Why live in West Texas when it is somewhat a hostile environment? Faced with frequent droughts, sandstorms, ...
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• Levelland Announces $8.6 Million Industrial Rail Park

  
  eReleases Press Release Headlines — Authority: 446
  
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• Man, 19, kidnapped and sexually assaulted in Texas

  
  PinkNews.co.uk — Authority: 684
  Two men have been arrested in connection with the kidnap and sexual assault of a 19-year-old man in west Texas. The victim was reportedly picked up in a bar before the attack took place.
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• An Examination of Death Penalty Costs in Lubbock

  
  The StandDown Texas Project — Authority: 483
  Logan Carver writes, " Death penalty cases more expensive than lifetime imprisonment, but local CDA says cost never a consideration ."  It appeared in the Sunday edition of the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal.  Heres an extended excerpt: Legal experts and trial attorneys agree that most people outside thelegal community ...
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• Best Books for the Break?

  
  Frankly Speaking — Authority: 412
  The last three posts have outlined the early history of American Evangelicalism. They explain, among other things, where Christianity Today magazine came from. The next installment in this series will be a few posts about American Evangelicals and Old Testament scholarship. A few years ago, starting with Volume 1, ...
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• 19-year-old kidnapped, sexually assaulted in possible hate crime in Texas’ Big Bend area

  
  Instant Tea — Authority: 534
  A 19-year-old West Texas man was kidnapped and repeatedly sexually assaulted on Sunday in a possible hate crime that’s being compared to the 1998 murder of gay Wyoming college student Matthew Shepard. The Big Bend Gazette , a monthly newspaper in Alpine, reports on its Web site that the victim was kidnapped by ...
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• Don’t Let Texas Become the Nation’s Radioactive Waste Dumping Ground

  
  TexasVox: The Voice of Public Citizen in Texas — Authority: 558
  Join us next Thursday, December 10th to help stop Texas from becoming the nation’s radioactive waste dump! Please Come: Texas Compact Commission Stakeholder Meeting Thursday, December 10th at 9am Texas Capitol, Extension Auditorium, E1.004 You are invited to attend the press conference as well, held by the SEED ...
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• Percolating Memories from Hummingbird Farms

  
  Lavender Chick — Authority: 99
  I am sitting here having my first cup of percolated coffee from our brand new Presto percolator! I have to tell you that it is one fine cup of coffee. Seeing my new percolator sitting in my hundred year old farmhouse ma kes me feel all nostalgic. It just seems to fit so much better than a drip coffee maker. In fact, ...
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• green bottle and friends

  
  Damien Franco dot Com — Authority: 106
  New addition to online art photography gallery at DiscoveredArtists “ green bottle and friends ” can be purchased for $85 as an 8×10 limited edition print. green bottle and friends Sometimes the things that people collect can and organize can really become great eye candy. We were staying at a really ...
  3 weeks ago

• West Texas Snow And Road Scenes From 2009

  
  With Reason To Wonder — Authority: 120
  Thanksgiving road trip views.West Texas Wonders--------Posted in events, Life, nature, Photo, photograph, Photos, random, weather Tagged: Early DecemberTexas Snowstorm, Early Snow In Southwest, Never A Dull Moment In West Texas, Snow In Texas, Snow Scenes, West Texas Photos
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• West Texans Question How Proposed Tenaska Coal Plant Would Affect Water Availability and Water Quality

  
  TexasVox: The Voice of Public Citizen in Texas — Authority: 558
  Citizens aware of extreme drought conditions point to potential serious conflict over water if coal plant were built (Abilene) – The Multi-County Coalition, Sierra Club, Public Citizen, and individuals from the West Texas areas of Sweetwater and Abilene raised questions about how a proposed Tenaska coal plant ...
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• child of the noughties: it was you who taught me how to listen to these distant stations;

  
  [last year's girl] — Authority: 123
  This entry is part 4 of 4 in the series best of the noughties Surprisingly to nobody, in the end I couldn’t steer clear of the “best of the decade” chat that is dominating the blogosphere at the moment. Last time around, of course, there wasn’t a “blogosphere” – and I wasn’t really listening to ...
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• WEST, TEXAS NEWS FOR DECEMBER 2,2009

  
  YELLOWDOG GRANNY — Authority: 130
  Lots of news..First of all Babs and I went to Pizza Huse and I had steak sandwich and she had chicken quesadellias and we split a skunk egg...It was the best yet..you guys just dont know what your missing..and you cant get them any where but the Pizza House and I swear they are just the best. I wish I had just got a ...
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• Texas Railroad Commission Trying to Block Renewable Energy Lines to Help Big Oil

  
  TexasVox: The Voice of Public Citizen in Texas — Authority: 558
  Statement of David Power, Deputy Director, Public Citizen’s Texas Office Seemingly out of concern that competitive renewable energy will damage Big Oil’s bottom line, the Texas Railroad Commission wants to block renewable energy transmission lines that would put affordable energy from west Texas wind farms on ...
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• Word from West Texas: "Five Advent Ghazals"

  
  West Texas Missioner — Authority: 133
  In August, 2008, John P. Van Dusen and his wife moved from Fort Collins, Colorado, to West Texas, to help build The Bridge ,a contemporary worship service in a new space in a traditional Protestant church. In this post at Into the West Texas Sun , John writes, " Ghazal may be understood as a ...
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