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Patrolling South Texas for Illegal Immigrants

Dallas Observer | January 28, 2008

Border Patrolman Jorge Diaz left Mexico at 12. For 20 years, he's trolled the South Texas brush for illegal compatriots.

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Tags: Border Patrol, Mexico, illegal immigrant, Immigration

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You might think that it was one of those thorny ethical conflicts. How would the Dallas Observer behave when its tough-talking former city columnist became mayor? Would we join her team? Be her pals? Suck up? Or would we keep...

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Recession Blues Got You Down? The Folks at Get Motivated! Have a Solution: Think Happy Thoughtsnew

Crowds recently flocked to the Fort Worth Convention Center for Get Motivated!, a cheerful blend of motivational seminar, celebrity, religion and patriotism.

Dallas Observer | Megan Feldman | 11-09-2009 | Culture

Tags: Get Motivated!, Rudy Giuliani, George W. Bush, Colin Powell

Mexican Citizens Seeking Help from the Dallas Consulate Get Snared in a Legal Grudge Matchnew

Lawyer Robert Lyons claimed that he was owed a piece of a $2 million fee collected by a rival lawyer in a case stemming from the accidental death of a Mexican truck driver in Dallas. His lawsuit would lead to allegations of kickbacks and corruption at Dallas' Mexican Consulate, charges denied by Mexican Consul General Enrique Hubbard Urrea.

Dallas Observer | Megan Feldman | 08-17-2009 | International

Tags: Enrique Hubbard Urrea, Robert Lyons, Mexico, Immigration, Dallas, Mexican Consulate

Meet Ron White, the Memory Champ You'll Never Forgetnew

Ron White is a college dropout, a Navy veteran and a businessman, and he's out to prove that memory, and most anything, really, comes down to discipline and practice and not innate talent. He wants to show that he's not unremarkable and that no one else has to be, either.

Dallas Observer | Megan Feldman | 05-19-2009 | Performance

Tags: competitive memory, Ron White

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