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Wednesday, October 03, 2012  A newspaper analysis shows that people living in traditionally black Harris County neighborhoods received a disproportionate share of letters advising them that they were in danger of having their voter registration canceled because they were presumed dead.

Monday, October 01, 2012  The amount of unpaid child support in Texas is nearly $11 billion statewide.

Monday, July 16, 2012  More older Texans apparently struggling to make ends meet have been turning to food stamps.

Monday, June 04, 2012  More than 1.5 million Texans could be removed from the state's list of registered voters if they fail to vote or update their records in consecutive federal elections, part of an aggressive policy to keep files current.

Wednesday, November 02, 2011  Just like there are palindromes, sentences that read the same backward and forwards, like "Able was I, ere I saw Elba", (Reportedly muttered by Napoleon) or "Do geese see God?", there are also palindromes in the numbers game as well.

Friday, February 25, 2011  "It's basically over for Anglos," is what one Texas demographer is concluding about the future.

Friday, October 08, 2010  When it comes to the race for Texas governor, it seems Republican Rick Perry now has a double digit lead over Democrat Bill White.

Monday, June 21, 2010  Amarillo attorney Wales Madden Jr. talks to the Houston Chronicle about the upcoming election.

Tuesday, March 23, 2010  At least 36 employees at state-run centers who were arrested for felonies such as child rape and murder continued on the payroll to care for the mentally disabled, according to criminal fingerprint checks.

Thursday, May 14, 2009  Police say a couple and their son are dead after an apparent double murder-suicide.

Monday, April 06, 2009  The state's Hispanic students are falling behind educationally, with high school graduation rates lower than average and college enrollment lagging that of black and white students.

Wednesday, February 18, 2009  Leaders of the Office of Rural Community Affairs and the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs, the two state agencies administering the federal Community Development Block Grant funds, said they hoped to submit the state's plan to HUD by Thursday.