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Why Wealthy Chinese Are Lining Up To Pay $500k For U.S. Visas

Over the weekend, the Kushners' business was trying to drum up millions of dollars in Chinese investment for a New Jersey skyscraper project. To do so, they're promoting a program that allows people to pay big money to emigrate to the U.S.

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Five Things To Watch At The Sally Yates Hearing

Sally Yates will testify before a Senate Judiciary subcommittee at 2:30 p.m. ET

The former acting attorney general expected to contradict the White House

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Texas Bill Would Let Adoption Agencies Refuse Parents On Religious Grounds

Texas lawmakers are poised to vote on a bill that would allow adoption agencies to turn away potential parents they find objectionable on religious grounds.

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First Round Draft Pick For The Houston Texans QB Deshaun Watson Arrives Houston

Dressed in studded Louboutin shoes, the #12 pick of the 2017 NFL Draft walked into his first press conference as a Houston Texan just as cool as he walked off the field during his college days at Clemson.

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NALEO Stands with Texas Latino Legislators and Law Enforcement in Strong Opposition to ‘Show Me Your Papers’ Legislation

Signing SB 4 would result in deep scars for Latinos and immigrants living in the heart of Texas

The National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) today issued the following statement in strong opposition to SB 4 passed by the Texas State Legislature:

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Trump's Damaging Start

The reviews of Donald Trump's first 100 days have generally focused on his failures, flip-flops and follies. We've heard a lot about what he's failed to achieve, but far too little about what he is intent on doing.

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Rep. Ron Reynolds' County Bills Progress Towards Passage

Rep. Ron Reynolds released the following statement today regarding his county bills that were unanimously passed through the Texas House:

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Rep. Ron Reynolds & the Texas Legislative Black Caucus Address the Murder of Jordan Edwards

"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly." - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Tickets Now On Sale

Red Hot Chili Peppers, Chance The Rapper, The Killers, Gorillaz, Martin Garrix, and The xx are set to headline this year’s massive Austin City Limits Music Festival lineup. ICE CUBE, Ryan Adams, Solange, The Head and the Heart, Run The Jewels, FOSTER THE PEOPLE, Spoon, Vance Joy, ZHU and more will deliver an incredibly diverse musical landscape throughout ACL Fest’s epic two consecutive weekends. The world-class festival will deliver more than 140 bands across eight stages at Zilker Park, October 6-8 and October 13-15.

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President Donald Trump Succeeds in Trashing Civil Rights

The reviews of Donald Trump’s first 100 days have generally focused on his failures, flip-flops and follies. We’ve heard a lot about what he’s failed to achieve, but far too little about what he is intent on doing.

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Obamas Return To The South Side

The Obamas are back in Chicago

Former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama are headed to the South Side of Chicago Wednesday for their first public appearance together since Inauguration Day.

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Bananas Tied To Noose Are Found Around American University Campus

A person dressed in black from head to toe walked around the American University campus and tied bananas to three trees. They were hung from strings fashioned in the shape of nooses.

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Council Member Dave Martin's District E Newsletter - May 2017

The City of Houston is currently awaiting the final word from the 85th Texas Legislature on key pension legislation. The passage of Senate Bill 2190 and House Bill 43 are critical to the City of Houston's Fiscal Year 2018 Budget. The passage of these two pieces of legislation allows the City of Houston to avoid a $240 million budget shortfall that would lead to layoffs for city employees. I am dedicated to making sure the City of Houston's budget is balanced, services are not cut, and I will fight for District E residents.

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'Sextortion' Case Fuels Legal Debate Over Phone Passwords

An extortion case involving bikini-clad models, social media celebrities and racy images has sparked an intriguing legal debate over phone security and the Fifth Amendment.

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Who was Jordan Edwards? Teen Killed by Police Called a Good Student, Athlete

He might be the last person you'd expect to die in a police shooting. Straight-A student. Talented athlete. Product of a two-parent home. Yet 15-year-old Jordan Edwards is dead -- the latest unarmed black male to be killed during an encounter with the police.

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Warren Buffett Should Answer These 6 Key Questions

Are you ready for the so-called Woodstock of Capitalism? Warren Buffett will address tens of thousands of Berkshire Hathaway shareholders at the company's annual meeting in Omaha on Saturday.

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Wells Fargo Announces Small Business Neighborhood Renovation Program Contest

Twenty small businesses in five cities across America will receive physical location or storefront makeovers in an effort to encourage economic development

Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) is introducing the Wells Fargo Works for Small Business®: Neighborhood Renovation Program Contest, designed to help improve eligible small businesses in designated neighborhoods in five cities – Atlanta, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami and Minneapolis – through a physical location or storefront makeover. Wells Fargo is launching the program in collaboration with Rebuilding Together, a premier nonprofit organization focused on rebuilding communities.

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UT Stabbing Suspect May Have Had Mental Health Issues, Police Say

Kendrex J. White, the suspect in a hunting knife attack that left one student dead and three others wounded at the University of Texas at Austin, may have been "suffering from mental health issues," UT Austin Police Chief David Carter said Tuesday.

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Clinton Headlines Events For Groups Troubled By Trump

Clinton has two events in New York Tuesday

One is a Planned Parenthood dinner

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Cops Change Their Story After An Officer Kills a Teen Outside a Party

Police in a Dallas suburb have changed their story on the circumstances surrounding the fatal shooting of a teenager outside a house party over the weekend.