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Hidalgo County gets first public defender's office

Victoria Hirschberg: The Monitor

EDINBURG - Meet Hidalgo County's first public defender, Jaime Gonzalez.

November 6, 2005

Ku Klux Klan: Out of the closet to back discriminatory Prop 2 amendment

You know the Texas Legislature has come up with a truly bad idea for amending the state constitution when the Ku Klux Klan turns out to be the proposal's highest-profile backer come election time.

November 5, 2005

Gay Ex-Inmate Who Lost Gang Rape Suit Arrested

by The Associated Press

(Fort Worth, Texas) A former inmate who last month lost his federal civil rights lawsuit against six Texas prison employees was arrested Friday, authorities said.

November 4, 2005

Prison labor a boon to Fannin environment

By Vicki Graves: Herald Democrat

BONHAM - City and county officials never miss a chance to point out that Choice Moore Institutional Division and Buster Cole State Jail have been the best neighbors Fannin County could have.

November 3, 2005

National security letters harm rights, undermine judges

Since 9/11, the federal government each year has issued more than 30,000 "national security letters" demanding business and personal records without a judge's approval, all under authority from the Patriot Act.

November 1, 2005

Erath County addresses jail overcrowding

By SARA VANDEN BERGE Staff Writer: Stephenville Empire- Tribune

A familiar face has made his way back into Erath County law enforcement as Weldon Wilson began his new position Monday as the county's new pre-trial release officer.

November 1, 2005