Published September 25, 2009 by the Ft. Worth Star-Telegram.

By Jessamy Brown / Star-Telegram

The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas has launched an investigation into whether the Hispanic students in Gainesville High School were singled out for assemblies about low standardized test scores.

Published September 28, 2009 by Truthout.org.

By Dahr Jamail / Truthout.org

The military's treatment of Army prisoners is "part of a broader pattern the military has of just throwing people in jail and not letting them talk to their attorneys, not letting visitors come, and this is outrageous. In the civilian world even murderers get visits from their friends," according to civil defense attorney James Branum.

Published September 27, 2009 by the Austin American-Statesman.

Rising teen prenancy, STD rates, declining U.S. funds bring 'abstinence-plus' to more schools.

By Brenda Bell / American-Statesman

By Robert Jensen

[This is an expanded version of a talk given to the University Democrats student group at the University of Texas at Austin, September 23, 2009.]

For months, leftists have been pointing out the absurdity of the claim that Barack Obama is a socialist. But no matter how laughable, the claim keeps popping up, most recently in the form of the Republican Party chairman’s warning of “a socialist power grab” by Democrats.

Published September 22, 2009 by the Laredo Morning Times.

By Zach Lindsey / Laredo Morning Times

A man who was shocked by a police stun gun Monday morning died soon after at Doctors Hospital.

Police responded to a call at 3:50 a.m. that Richard Battistata, 44, had broken a bedroom window and gained entry to an apartment in the 200 block of Martingale Street.

The original call came in as a criminal mischief report.

Published September 16, 2009 by the Austin American-Statesman.

Texan families paid 91.6 percent more for insurance this decade as earnings rose 19.7 percent.

By Mary Ann Roser / The Statesman

A national report released Tuesday says that the health insurance premiums Texas families pay climbed nearly five times faster than their incomes this decade.

Published September 18, 2009 by the Associated Press.

By Anabelle Garay / Associated Press

DALLAS — The last immigrant families have departed a disparaged former Texas prison that housed them while they awaited decisions in immigration cases, federal officials said Friday.

Published September 16, 2009 by the San Antonio Current.

Are we digging a new toxic legacy before the last one’s filled in?

By Chris Harman / San Antonio Current

Published September 17, 2009 by The Rag Blog.

Prosecutor and judge were having affair...
New trial denied to death row defendant

By Ted McLaughlin / The Rag Blog