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Texas overtakes Ariz. in border crossing deaths

Mark Collette Caller-Times (Corpus Christi, Texas)

Last updated Tuesday, February 26, 2013 - 6:07pm

FALFURRIAS, Texas — The new scrutiny of South Texas by a civil-rights group focused on identifying the bodies of illegal border crossers underscores a geographical shift: Texas is overtaking Arizona in migrant deaths.

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School says 'comfort animals' are not service animals

Mark Collette Caller-Times (Corpus Christi, Texas)

Last updated Thursday, September 27, 2012 - 1:59pm

GEORGE WEST, Texas — A school district in Texas has ruled against a dog being used as a "comfort animal" in a school to help a girl with autism in a case that raises questions about how school districts should respond to changes in rules that govern service animals used by people with disabilities.

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Proposed offshore wind farms face hurricane risk, study says

Mark Collette Caller-Times (Corpus Christi, Texas)

Last updated Sunday, February 19, 2012 - 8:06pm

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas -- In the worst case, nearly half the turbines in proposed offshore wind farms along the most vulnerable parts of the Gulf and Atlantic coasts are likely to be destroyed by hurricanes in a 20-year period, a new study suggests.

Business, Hurricanes, Ocean, Weather Read more Comments