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Written by Christopher Sherman
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Friday, 27 August 2010 11:39 |
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McAllen, Texas (AP) - Gov. Rick Perry has told just about anyone who will listen about his plan to dispatch elite teams of Texas Rangers to the border to do what he says the federal government won't -- keep Texans safe from encroaching Mexican drug violence.
Just don't ask him for specifics.
While the Ranger Recon initiative has served as a strong rhetorical counterpoint when Perry slams the federal government, details about what the taxpayer-funded teams actually accomplish remain a secret.
State officials insist they do not tally arrests or drug and property seizures under the program, which they say doesn't have its own budget after more than a year in operation. They say the Ranger Recon teams are paid out of the state's larger border security initiative, but decline to put a dollar figure on the program's costs. Nor will they say how many of the state's 144 Rangers, the top criminal investigators in Texas, participate or where the teams have been active.
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FCC Regulations Called to Task |
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Written by Mr. Inside
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Friday, 13 August 2010 15:14 |
A wide-ranging group of American citizens from hundereds of different organizations have signed on to a petition in strong opposition to the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) effort to regulate the Internet.
Over the past 25 years, the Internet has flourished in large part due to the extremely limited role that government has played. In less than a decade, the private sector has expanded broadband Internet access to over 95 percent of American households. Since 2004, the price to access the Internet has dropped by 23 percent, while during the same period overall consumer prices have trended upward.
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Last Updated on Friday, 13 August 2010 15:18 |
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Written by Robert Romano
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Friday, 13 August 2010 15:10 |
One overlooked provision in the $26.1 billion states bailout that the House passed on Tuesday, and signed into law by Barack Obama, requires states to accept federal funds for public teachers — whether the state approves it or not.
According to Section 101(8) of H.R. 1586, as a part of the $10 billion fund for states education spending, if a governor fails to apply for funding within 30 days, “the Secretary shall provide for funds allocated to that State to be distributed to another entity or other entities in the State … for support of elementary and secondary education, under such terms and conditions as the Secretary may establish.”
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Lone Star Educators Raising Health Care Questons |
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Written by Wire Report
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Friday, 13 August 2010 14:28 |
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AUSTIN — Houston Chronicle writerss Todd Ackerman and Don Finley are reporting that University of Texas medical leaders say federal health care reform legislation will present formidable challenges as increasing numbers of Medicaid patients and decreasing rates of reimbursement strain their schools' ability to teach new doctors and nurses and conduct research.
The leaders of the six UT health institutions told the system board of regents that they will need to think creatively to respond to the newly covered population, projected to be as many as an additional 2 million people in Texas. UT institutions will shoulder the largest burden.
"The good news is that more of the uninsured are going to have access," said Dr. John Mendelsohn, president of UT's M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. "The bad news is that under the current payment system, none of us are going to have our costs covered."
Mendelsohn noted that M.D. Anderson lost $89 million last year because the government covers only about 80 percent of Medicare costs. Medicaid reimbursement is even less.
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Written by Autumn Renee
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Tuesday, 20 July 2010 15:10 |
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As Glenn Beck continues to educate us re: Progressives' goals, you may be interested to rub elbows with them at the Dallas Peace Center event below.
dallaspeacecenter.org
2010 Speakers Series
Saturday, August 7, 2-3:30pm
Susanne Johnson, Phd,
Youth, Social Justice, and Empire
Join other progressive Christians for an excellent speaker and
our annual summer "ice cream social."Northaven United Methodist
Church, 11211 Preston at Northaven.
Saturday, October 9: Theo Walker, PhD, on "The Elimination of
Poverty"
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