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A different sort of car concern across the country - illegal street racing, putting the pedal to the metal is often glorified on the big screen, but in reality street racing can be deadly, killing dozens of people every year. Its become such a proble
SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Harry Dean Stanton has died at the age of 91. He played supporting roles for decades. And then, as NPR's Ted Robbins tells us, he became a cult favorite. (SOUNDBITE OF RY COODER'S PARIS, TEXAS) TED ROBBINS, BYLINE: The year was 198
What seems like an epidemic of sex scandals in Texas high schools. Three female teachers and three different schools, not far from each other, have been arrested in the past week, and accused of sleeping with their students. Mike Russar is here with
By Greg Flakus Cactus, Texas 25 January 2007 On December 12, the United States government carried out the largest nationwide operation against illegal immigrants at their workplaces in U.S. history, arresting 1,300 people at six meat-packing plants
By Greg Flakus Houston, Texas 27 March 2007 watch Flakus report One of the foundations of any civilized community is that storehouse of information and knowledge known as the library. But in the digital age, many people are finding information on th
By Dan Robinson Washington 07 January 2006 The former Republican majority leader in the House of Representatives, Tom DeLay, has announced he is stepping aside, paving the way for a new leadership ele
People in America - Sam Houston, 1793-1863: A 19th Century American Statesman, Politician, and Soldier STEVE EMBER: Im Steve Ember. NICOLE NICHOLS: And Im Nicole Nichols with the VOA Special English program, People in America. Today, we continue the
AMERICAN MOSAIC - Remembering a Congressman and His Efforts to Help Africa JUNE SIMMS: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) Im June Simms. On the program today, new music from the Boss, Bruce Springsteen And we go to Texas for a
By Greg Flakus Houston 26 January 2006 An alleged incursion into the United States by Mexican soldiers guarding a drug shipment is helping stir debate over security on the US-Mexico border. Police pho
Five months after Hurricane Ike devastated Galveston, Texas, the island city on the Gulf of Mexico below Houston is struggling to recover. The economic slump in the nation as a whole has made the task more difficult, but many islanders are determine
US Supreme Court Hears Racial Preference Case Outside the Supreme Court in Washington people gathered to have their opinions heard. The high court is deciding whether schools can consider race when admitting students. Some, like University of Texas s
African Music, Interactive Media At Texas Festival At this booth sponsored by the independent music exporters of South Africa, or IMEXSA, South by Southwest participants were able to learn about what that country has to offer. Organizer Renneth Tschi
MELISSA BLOCK, HOST: Starting November 1, people will be able to enroll in health insurance for next year on the Affordable Care Act marketplace. In Texas, officials from the federal government used to get the word out. This year, though, that work i
MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: To Texas now where the shock waves from President Trump's zero tolerance border policy reach beyond the crisis around reuniting thousands of children with their parents. U.S.-born children whose parents are here in the U.S. w
By Jim Malone Washington 26 February 2008 Presidential contender Barack Obama won the endorsement of a former rival Tuesday in his battle with Hillary Clinton for the Democratic Party nomination. Obama also got some good news in national polls as he
By Jim Malone Washington 22 February 2008 Democratic presidential rivals Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are focusing their efforts on the large, delegate-rich states of Texas and Ohio over the next several days. Obama and Clinton are headed for wha
Eyewitnesses Remember Kennedy Assassination 50 Years Later 肯尼迪暗杀50年后目击者的回忆 DALLAS The events that took place in Dallas, Texas on November 22, 1963, and in the days that followed are some of the most analyzed and controversia
Dallas Museum Honors President Kennedys Legacy 达拉斯博物馆纪念肯尼迪总统的传奇 DALLAS, TEXAS The assassination of President John F. Kennedy in Dallas, Texas, put the Texas School Book Depository building on the map of history. Despit
American agricultural scientist Norman Borlaug died at his home in Dallas, Texas Saturday at the age of 95. He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1970 for his work to stop world hunger. Known around the world as the father of the Green Revolution, his eff
SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Fear is leading many immigrant families to cut their ties with health care and other critical government programs. Researchers in Texas say that's one reason why there are more children going without health insurance. Ashley Lopez