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  Members of the Texas Border Coalition approved this morning in San Antonio the 2007-2008 Border Health Legislative Agenda drafted by El Paso County Attorney José R. Rodríguez, as Chair of the TBC's Border Health Committee.              The legislative ...

The Texas Senate Committee on International Relations and Trade will conduct hearings aimed at strengthening state law that prevents the creation of new colonias lacking basic water/wastewater infrastructure. The hearings come in response to recent proposals to water down existing colonias ...

High-tech trash, including old computers, televisions and cellular phones, might be causing environmental problems in El Paso. According to the EPA, circuit boards and batteries contain toxic materials such as mercury and hexavalent chromium. Despite that, there are very few federal and state regulations regarding the disposal of household ...

STATEMENTS FROM EL PASO COUNTY ATTORNEY JOSÉ R. RODRÍGUEZ REGARDING THE VOTING MACHINES COMPLAINTS  "Up until this moment, all we have are allegations of voting problems. We are investigating the complaints our office received to determine if indeed there is a problem with the Diebold electronic voting machines. At this time ...

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-   What is the "determinate sentencing" statute? It is a special statute in the Texas Juvenile Code that allows for the possibility of a juvenile serving a sentence beyond the age of 21. It specifically covers certain violent offenses and drug cases, like murder, capital murder, sexual assault, and indecency with a ...

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El Paso County Attorney José R. Rodríguez announced today that he has received grand jury approval to seek a determinate sentence for a 16-year-old girl caught attempting to bring into the U.S. more than 49 pounds of cocaine.             According to official documents, on August 28, ...