Showing posts with label texas. Show all posts
Showing posts with label texas. Show all posts

Monday, March 31, 2008

Who Has More Delegates?

Barack Obama emerged with a majority of the state's at-large presidential nominating delegates and possibly a majority of all Texas delegates.

But Hillary Rodham Clinton's supporters vowed Sunday to continue the fight for Texas delegates all the way to this summer's state party convention, promising to cut his lead in delegates.

The actual number of delegates awarded to Obama and Clinton will not be official until the state party convention meets June 5-7 in Austin. The results of Saturday's regional conventions were still being tallied Sunday, but Obama was winning about 58 percent of the delegates to the state convention.

Monday, March 10, 2008

Plane Crashes In East Texas

The pilot of a single-engine plane is dead after crashing in a pasture behind an elementary school in East Texas.

Another passenger aboard the Cessna 172 was seriously injured Saturday after the crash that destroyed the plane, said Roland Herwig, a spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration.

Monday, February 11, 2008

Air Force officer Accused of crimes at Texas Base

An Air Force colonel is accused of rape, forcing himself on or sexually harassing two other women, stealing about $10,000 and other crimes — all while he was a training commander at Sheppard Air Force Base.

Col. Samuel Lofton III was to appear Monday at an Article 32 hearing, similar to a civilian grand jury, to determine if there is sufficient evidence to send the case to a court-martial.

Sunday, February 3, 2008

Texas Illegal Immigrant Problem

There is a huge number of illegal immigrants in the state of Texas. This large influx is due to tougher laws to curb illegal immigration in Oklahoma and Arizona.

The Oklahoma statute, which took effect in November, makes it a crime to transport, harbor or hire illegal immigrants. Effective Jan. 1, the Arizona law suspends the business license of employers who knowingly hire undocumented workers. On a second offense, the license is revoked.

If Texas enacted tougher laws, I am sure they would see illegal immigrants fleeing Texas.