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  The Deep State - the Anonymous 'They'

  Because these employees are part of a system that is subject to political oversight, they inherently have a vested interest in who is elected to every office, from local mayors to state governors, and especially the president.

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  Vice Presidential Debate: Impactful or Just Creepy & Weird?

  In the 2024 presidential race, some voters remain undecided for a variety of reasons. Some may feel disillusioned with both major parties, struggling to align with candidates’ stances on key issues like the economy, healthcare, or immigration.

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  Opinion: What If Trump is Assassinated? The Dangerous Precedent of Political Violence in America

  The ramifications of a successful assassination attempt are terrifying to contemplate, not just for what it would mean politically, but for what it signals about the state of the nation.

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  Ag Commissioner: Mexico is Draining the Rio Grande Watershed

  Water is the lifeblood of Texas agriculture, and nowhere is that more critical than in the Rio Grande Valley. For too long, we’ve been at the mercy of Mexico, waiting on them to deliver on empty promises stemming back to a water treaty negotiated in 1944 — eighty years ago!

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  OP-ED: Texas Blows Away the Competition in Wind Energy and Blade Recycling Innovation

  Texas leads the U.S. in wind-generated electricity, and the state is also tackling the challenge of how to recycle wind turbine blades.

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  Judge Lane Carter's Mom

  OPINION — Gather ’round, dear taxpayers, because it’s time for the annual spectacle where our wallets magically shrink. But don’t worry—according to Judge Lane Carter’s mom, it’s all just an illusion! “THE COUNTY TAX RATE IS NOT INCREASING!” she declares, cape fluttering in the wind, as she swoops in to rescue her son from the evil clutches of public scrutiny.

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  O-Limp-Icks

  OPINION — Just in case you haven’t been following the summer Olympics currently taking place in Paris, France, I’ve decided to offer an update on the proceedings, as a public service. So far it’s largely been a dumpster fire. And not the good kind, with exploding paint cans and toxic fumes and all that fun stuff.

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  Pfluger: We Aim to Investigate Assassination Attempt on Trump

  Congressman August Pfluger calls for a full investigation of the assassination attempt on President Donald Trump.

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  City Council Needs to Kill the PETA Sheep Fiasco

  The PETA strategy is to shame San Angeloans for its hertitage everytime one of us pays our water bill even though not many of us are remotely connected to the wool and mohair industry today.

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  Feelings - Nothing Worse than Feelings

  OPINION — Life is fraught with difficult questions. Why is a nickel bigger than a dime? Why does Hawaii have an interstate highway? Why are hot dogs sold in packages of ten while hot dog buns are sold in packages of eight? What does ‘fraught’ mean, anyway? Is it even a word?

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  Police Chief Chronicles VIII: Stolen Valor

  OPINION — In February 1991, I was assigned to the last position B-52G in a six-plane, nighttime sortie against one of Saddam Hussein’s weapons depots in Karbala, Iraq.

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  Police Chief Chronicles: Timmy 2.0

  Jim Hughes was the first businessman I met in San Angelo when I arrived in late 2004. I met Hughes at his office in downtown off Twohig Avenue. He traded agricultural commodities and was very plugged into what was going on in San Angelo.

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