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Rodney Ellis sides with Muslim school not allowed to join TAPPS
KIAHHouston state senator Rodney Ellis won’t let up trying to get a private school association to let a Muslim school join them. The Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools rejected Houston’s Iman Academy back in 2010. But Iman isn&...Tags: Islam, Sports, Basketball, Religion and Belief
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Texas officials reject Confederate license plate
Nation NowThe nine-member Texas Department of Motor Vehicles board, all appointees of Gov. Rick Perry, voted at their regular meeting in Austin against offering the plates after hearing hours of testimony opposing the plates.... -
Filibuster Propels Wendy Davis Into Spotlight
Texas Tribune
Texas Democrats never had much hope in this Legislature, where Republicans have a huge majority and an unshakeable drive to slash spending without raising taxes or dipping into the state’s giant savings account.
Don’t tell...Tags: Republican Party, Politics, Tarrant County, Minority Groups, Mass Media
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Innocent man serves 30 years behind bars
KIAHIt's been a long road for Cornelius Dupree, 51. He served 30 years in prison after being convicted of a Dallas rape and robbery in 1980. DNA tests on evidence recently proved his innocence. Dupree served more time than anyone in the state recently...Tags: Dallas County, Harris County, Prisons, Texas, Chemical Industry
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Texas Psychologist Punished in Death Penalty Cases
The Texas Tribune
A psychologist who examined 14 inmates who are now on Texas’ death row — and two others who were subsequently executed — and found them intellectually competent enough to face the death penalty agreed on Thursday never...Tags: Psychology, Philosophy, Defendants, Criminals, U.S. Supreme Court
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Heated Healthcare Debate Hits Houston
KIAHCongresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee found it difficult to make her point; Senator Rodney Ellis had to shout over the crowd, and he and another visiting state representative was booed off. All this as a local town hall meeting got a little bit too heated...Tags: Medical Services, Politics, Barack Obama, Health, Government Health Care
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More FEMA Supplies being distributed in Houston
The City of Houston and Harris County opened their first Points of Distribution locations on Sunday night, only one day after one of the worst hurricanes to hit East Texas. In addition to the 5 sites that opened on Sunday afternoon, 14 more POD sites...Tags: Texas Southern University , Politics, Education, Pasadena (Los Angeles, California), FEMA
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Local Community Group Defends Claims of Voter Fraud
Two local Democratic leaders are showing support for the community group ACORN, despite accusations the group committed voter fraud in several states. "To my knowledge there have not been any problems in Houston," said Rodney Ellis, Democrat State...Tags: Republican Party, Crime, Law and Justice, Fraud, Crimes, Elections
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Flawed trials lead to death chamber
Tribune staff reportersUnder Gov. George W. Bush, Texas has executed dozens of Death Row inmates whose cases were compromised by unreliable evidence, disbarred or suspended defense attorneys, meager defense efforts during sentencing and dubious psychiatric testimony, a...Tags: Criminals, Sex Crimes, Death Penalty, Regional Authority, Death
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