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A so-called “NAFTA Superhighway” earned support from the city’s mayor and discussion among residents Monday during a public hearing on the Texas Department of Transportation’s I-69 project. TxDOT held a public hearing at the Brownsville Events Center Monday to explain the progress of the Trans-Texas Corridor, a future segment of Highway I-69, which will link the U.S.-Mexico border to the U.S.-Canada border. After a short presentation, the floor was open for comments. Among the local politicians, college students and retirees at the hearing there was a wide range of opinion on the project. According to Mario Jorge, district engineer for...

In a county with growing Democratic demographics and soaring crime rates, the incumbent Shelby County district attorney general and Shelby County sheriff, both white Republicans, faced a difficult dynamic in Thursday's general election.

Ophelia Ford and State Sen. Kathryn Bowers were leading in early returns in state senate races where controversy and scandal were key players. Ford is leading fellow Democrat Stephen Haley in her repeat bid for the Dist. 29 seat, from which she was ousted after voter fraud allegations arose. In early voting, Ford has 9,323 and Haley 2,172 votes. The winner will face Republican Terry Roland Nov. 7. Ford, not accused of wrongdoing, had said the controversy would help her regain the seat vacated by her brother, John Ford, who stepped down last year after his indictment in the Tennessee...

This Crime Family Has Certain Bragging Rights: This crime family can boast of having paid FBI Informant Tim Willis $33,000 Has it's own chaplain,(black cap) who endangered over 100 children in an unlicensed day care. Has a member (short fellow) who went from being a janitor,and security guard to a administrator at Juvenile Court. Has a member (wide black hat) who has been a part of many political camps, including now being a part of Redwing for Congress. And for fun they like to play cards. THE RACE CARD. THIS GROUP MAKES AL CAPONE AND HIS GANG LOOK LIKE...

The Tennessee Court of Appeals on Tuesday overturned a 1994 law -- passed by 81 percent of Shelby County voters -- that enacted term limits for the County Commission and Office of Mayor. In a split 2-1 decision that will echo across the state, the court ruled it is unconstitutional for counties with a charter form of government, such as Shelby County, to adopt term limits for constitutional officers. The 1994 referendum amended Shelby County's charter to impose a limit of two 4-year terms for commissioners and the county mayor. The appeals court decision reversed a Chancery Court ruling in...

Please call and/or e-mail today the list of people below, particularly Jones and Towns. (Wednesday is too late) and ask them to support HB 1983. Here's the background: The Special School District bill passed unanimously in the Senate but is due for a vote in the House tomorrow (Tuesday, May 17th). We MUST get this passed to get adequate funding our schools. In summary, this bill will be the first step to eliminating the possibility of CONSOLIDATION and it gives power to the local boards of education (with the limited fiscal authority) to establish a tax rate for education and...