Border Patrol in Focus: Is the US-Mexico border secure enough? Immigration reform could hinge on the answer to that question.
Graphics by Rich Clabaugh, Research by Ryan Lenora Brown/The Christian Science Monitor
Border patrol looks to be effective in reducing the number of illegal immigrants entering the country, reports the Christian Science Monitor
Raul Rodriguez of Houston claimed Texas’ version of the stand-your-ground law. Similar to the Florida law that George Zimmerman, who fatally shot Trayvon Martin, claimed. Do you think Rodriguez is receiving some of the backlash from the public’s negative attention towards the Trayvon incident and the stand-your-ground law?
A study suggests link between Texas earthquakes and hydraulic fracturing disposal wells. The weather isn’t crazy enough alone. Don’t forget, the Texas A&M and University of Texas Systems’ land endowment profits from oil and gas drilling.
Marquise Goodwin will be a little late to Longhorn football training this year, as he will be competing in the long jump category in the Olympics.
npr:
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT: There is a shortage of Good Humor ice cream
And no shortage of bad jokes…but seriously, this is very upsetting (in the small scheme of things).
—Daisy
It’s too hot to deal with this problem!
Gotta love Austin.
Grab your bike: Urban Assault set for Sunday
Step 1: Get a buddy.
Step 2: Get your bike.
Step 3: Tackle challenges like inflatable ducks, Big Wheels, and more in the Urban Assault Ride that takes place Sunday.
Fighting over a fossil
Efforts are under way to return a Mongolian T-Rex to its home, after it was sold at a Texas auction.
A Kindergarten bully is taught a lesson by his teacher, having this classmates line up and hit him.
Shiner is a place you can raise your cattle and chickens under the hot Texas sun, cool off with a bottle from the Lone Star State’s oldest independent brewery, then go to bed knowing all your neighbors and believing that you’ll be safe.
But a few days ago, one of its trademark ranches turned into a crime scene. That’s when a father spotted a man sexually assaulting his 5-year-old daughter, then beat the alleged abuser to death.
Small Texas community stands by man who killed daughter’s alleged abuser - CNN.com
Do you think he will be indicted? Or will they let the father go for defending his child?
