AUSTIN, Texas — When the Texas Legislature's special session began, Republican majorities in the House and Senate warned Democrats they wouldn't be able to stop an immigration enforcement bill that had sparked one of the toughest partisan fights of the year.
The bill would have allowed police to ask anyone they detain about their citizenship status.
But when the measure died again without a vote in the House, Gov. Rick Perry and GOP lawmakers angrily blamed each other for its demise.
Senators blamed the House. The House blamed the Senate. Perry chimed in, picking on one lawmaker from Lubbock, Sen. Robert Duncan, prompting Duncan's Senate colleagues to rally around him.
Ultimately, the Republican majorities in both chambers left one of Perry's priority issues for dead and turned on each other like rivals.
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Texas - An effort to reduce gun violence across the country reveals Texas may need the most help. Texas had over 18,000 firearms reported as lost or stolen in 2012.
Texas - An effort to reduce gun violence across the country reveals Texas may need the most help. Texas had over 18,000 firearms reported as lost or stolen in 2012.
Amarillo, Texas - Recent rain may seem like many farmers are off the hook for this growing season, but that might not be the case. More than eight inches of rain has fallen in Amarillo so far this year.
Amarillo, Texas - Recent rain may seem like many farmers are off the hook for this growing season, but that might not be the case. More than eight inches of rain has fallen in Amarillo so far this year.
Whether it was pink, yellow, blue or green, those walking or running in Amarillo's first ever Color RunTM this morning didn't get out without getting a little messy.
Whether it was pink, yellow, blue or green, those walking or running in Amarillo's first ever Color RunTM this morning didn't get out without getting a little messy.
The Downtown Women's Center in Amarillo is opening the doors of it's ABBA House, Monday June 17th, from 4:30 to 6 p.m. for an open house after a year of construction.
The Downtown Women's Center in Amarillo is opening the doors of it's ABBA House, Monday June 17th, from 4:30 to 6 p.m. for an open house after a year of construction.
Texas - An effort to reduce gun violence across the country reveals Texas may need the most help. Texas had over 18,000 firearms reported as lost or stolen in 2012.
Texas - An effort to reduce gun violence across the country reveals Texas may need the most help. Texas had over 18,000 firearms reported as lost or stolen in 2012.
MIDWEST CITY, Okla. - Authorities say a police officer shot and killed a man who'd taken a toddler hostage at a Walmart Market in suburban Oklahoma City.
MIDWEST CITY, Okla. - Authorities say a police officer shot and killed a man who'd taken a toddler hostage at a Walmart Market in suburban Oklahoma City.
Federal agents are digging up a field in suburban Detroit in search of the remains of ex-Teamsters leader Jimmy Hoffa, last seen alive when he left for lunch with two mobsters 38 years ago.
The FBI saw enough merit in a reputed Mafia captain's tip to once again break out the digging equipment to search for the remains of former Teamsters union leader Jimmy Hoffa, last seen alive before a lunch meeting with...
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ST. LOUIS - An argument inside a St. Louis business escalated into gun violence Thursday when a man shot three other people before turning the gun on himself, police said.
ST. LOUIS - An argument inside a St. Louis business escalated into gun violence Thursday when a man shot three other people before turning the gun on himself, police said.
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