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By Greg Flakus Houston 31 October 2006 The race for governor of Texas has been spiced up this year by two colorful and outspoken candidates, one a tough-talking grandmother and the other a self-described Jewish cowboy. But Governor Rick Perry has be
Texas Statehood is the Main Issue in 1844 Campaign 德州问题成1844年总统竞选焦点 From VOA Learning English, welcome to The Making of a Nation, our weekly program of American history for people learning American English. Im Steve Ember in W
By Greg Flakus Houston 30 May 2008 Authorities in the western U.S. state of Texas are preparing to return children to their parents in a polygamous sect, following a ruling by the state supreme court that the state overstepped its authority in taking
A MARTINEZ, HOST: Out in California where some conservatives are getting tired of feeling like outsiders. Their dream - to live among like-minded neighbors in Republican-leaning places. As NPR's Vanessa Romo reports, some are choosing Texas. VANESSA
Decades After Clashing With The Klan, A Thriving Vietnamese Community In Texas SACHA PFEIFFER, HOST: The Trump administration wants to turn down the heat on America's melting pot by creating policies that would slow the rate of even legal immigration
By Greg Flakus Houston 09 October 2007 U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments Wednesday in the case of a convicted murderer from Mexico who is trying to escape the death penalty by arguing that he was not informed at the time of his arrest in Texas o
By Greg Flakus Terlingua, Texas 22 February 2006 watch Desert Dwellers report Mountains, desert near Terlingua, Texas Most human beings are social animals and yet there are people who long to get far
By Greg Flakus Houston 07 November 2006 Voters in Texas will decide the winner in a four-way race for governor and at least one hotly contested congressional seat. Some candidates in the Lone Star state can be found outside voting stations asking fo
People in America - Sam Houston, 1793-1863: One of the Most Famous Leaders of Texas STEVE EMBER: Im Steve Ember. PHOEBE ZIMMERMAN: And Im Phoebe Zimmermann with the VOA Special English program, People in America. Today, we tell the story of Sam Houst
By Greg Flakus Marshall, Texas 25 April 2007 Deadly storms tore across the Mexico-Texas border Tuesday. A tornado killed six people and left a path of destruction in the border town of Eagle Pass, Texas. At least three people were reported dead on th
Texas Health Officials Study West Nile Outbreak Technicians in the state's mosquito laboratory are examining mosquito corpses sent from all over Texas, at the Texas Department of Health Services Laboratories in the capital of Austin. State Laboratori
Record Drought Takes Toll on Texas Cattle Rancher Marc Scott once ran three times this many cows on his pastures, but when he saw drought coming last year, he began to sell them off. Probably between 60 and 70 percent of my herd is what I sold off, s
Spring has just sprung in the Northern Hemisphere, and that means an annual natural spectacular is just a couple of weeks away, deep in the heart of Texas. There are no other natural wonders in the rugged Texas Hill Country. No awe-inspiring canyons,
The southern city of Dallas, Texas, has transformed from an oil and cotton town into an international city that is now home to several large businesses. This weekend, Dallas, along with neighboring Arlington and Fort Worth, will host hundreds of thou
By Scott Stearns White House 10 May 2008 U.S. President George Bush is at his Texas ranch, where his daughter Jenna is getting marriedin a private ceremony at the Bush home. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports, the president noted the
RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: A late winter storm has been dumping snow on the Northeast since yesterday. Thousands of flights have been canceled. That will not stop two Texas congressmen from making it back to Washington. BETO O'ROURKE: We are in a Chevy Imp
STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Let's follow up on a statement made a lot about a Republican health care plan. In its current form, the bill is likely to cost many people who voted for President Trump. Older people with lower incomes, for example, would pay mor
With Shiny Pink And Camo, Casket Designer Honors Texas Shooting Victims KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: As they remember the dead, the people in and around Sutherland Springs are taking care of each other. Laura Morales made sandwiches for people. Ronald Morris
AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: The state of Texas excluded Planned Parenthood in 2011 from its women's health program. That meant foregoing millions of dollars in federal Medicaid money. More than 80 women's health clinics, most of them not Planned Parenthood,
Texas Farmworker: 1966 Strike 'Was Like Heading Into War' AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: Fifty years ago, farmworkers in Texas walked off their jobs to protest low pay and terrible working conditions. They marched across the state in the searing summer heat. M