Following a report on twin sisters forming a movement aimed at providing comfort to young victims of the drug war in Mexico, we begin this week’s news-based playlist with Joseph Arthur’s “Mother of Exiles.”
November 2013
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TribWeek: In Case You Missed It
The best of our best content from Nov. 25-29, 2013.
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Politics
Democrat David Alameel Will Run for Cornyn’s Senate Seat
Democratic dental center mogul David Alameel, who spent millions on a losing campaign for Congress in 2012, told the Tribune on Friday that he’ll run for the U.S. Senate seat held by John Cornyn in 2014.
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Politics
In First Ad, Rival Hits Carona as “Career Politician”
In the first ad of his campaign to unseat state Sen. John Carona, R-Dallas, businessman Donald Huffines slams the 22-year incumbent for being a “career politician.”
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Criminal Justice
While Searching for Their Mother, Sisters Form Drug-War Support Group
The mother of twin sisters Mitzi and Nitza Alvarado Espinoza disappeared from their home in Mexico in 2009. Now exiled in El Paso, the sisters have formed a movement aimed at providing comfort to young victims of the drug war.
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Democrats Hope the Third Time is Charming
For the third time in a row, Texas Democrats are staking their hopes for a win in the lieutenant governor’s race on a Latina, betting this time that the political environment will favor San Antonio’s Leticia Van de Putte.
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Transportation
In Austin, Toll Lanes May Give Bus Service a Boost
In Austin, transportation planners are hopeful that a toll project will help increase ridership on city buses, which will be able to use new tolled lanes for free and cut time on some routes.
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Energy
Video: Lack of Freshwater Threatens Matagorda Bay
Fishing and tourism in Matagorda Bay depend in large part on freshwater supplied by the Colorado River. But the drought has all but cut off those flows, and wildlife and recreation on Texas’ Gulf Coast have suffered.
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Energy
Slideshow: Devils River and Dolan Falls Preserve
The Dolan Falls Preserve, run by the Nature Conservancy, exists at the crossroads of three unique regions. The convergence of the Edwards Plateau, the Chihuahuan Desert and the Rio Grande Plain brushland creates rich biodiversity. The Devils River, which runs through the Dolan Falls Preserve, is fed in part by Dolan Creek and is known by nature enthusiasts as one of the most pristine rivers in Texas. It is also partially fed by freshwater springs that flow through the surrounding limestone.