Emily DePrang

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Report: Listing Child Sex Offenders Violates Human Rights
Human Rights Watch released an extensive report that makes a case for exempting minors from the requirements that lump juvenile sex offenders in with adults. Full Story -
Want Not: Homeless Vet Ticketed for Looking for Food, Houston City Council Okay With That
Pop quiz. Which is worse: A) someone starving to death, or B) littering? If you answered B), you might want to run for Houston [...] Full Story -
Direct Quote: Taking No Bull
Kevin Woodson, 56, never saw a black cowboy when he was growing up, but he was determined to become one himself. Full Story -
Conservative Think Tank Supports Less Sex Offender Disclosure
Texas lawmakers have filed more than a dozen bills this session that augment or add restrictions to the behavior of registered sex offenders, of [...] Full Story -
With Revised Welfare Drug-Testing Bill, Nelson Thinks of the Children
At a brisk hearing today of the controversial senate bill that would subject welfare applicants to drug screening, bill author Jane Nelson of Flower Mound seemed to understand that barring kids from benefits for life if their parent fails three drug tests is totally messed up. Full Story
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Life On the List
A single mistake when he was 12 landed Josh Gravens on Texas’ sex offender list. He’s been paying for it ever since. Full Story -
Helena Handbasket: One Bizarre Year In the Life of Houston’s Strangest Politician
In November 2011, the residents of Houston’s City Council District A went to the polls to elect their representative to City Hall. Spring Branch residents need real representation. What they elected, instead, was Helena Brown. Full Story -
Rick Perry’s ‘Compassionate’ Sales Pitch for Drug-Testing Welfare Recipients
At Thigpen Energy in Cut and Shoot, Tex., Wednesday, Rick Perry explained why proposed legislation requiring Texans to pass a drug test before receiving welfare is “compassionate.” Full Story -
Shudde Fath, Tyrant’s Foe: A Lifetime of Energy
When I call Shudde Fath, 95, to talk about her lifetime of Austin activism, she gives me her closing line first. “Recently,” she says, [...] Full Story -
Election Night Recap
During this exciting election night, the Observer has you covered. We will be live-blogging and tweeting the election results starting around 4 p.m. today (November 6th). You can find our up-to-the-minute posts at this very URL. Full Story
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