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Like W., Briscoe also came from a prominent, wealthy family. His father was a mega-rich oilman and rancher, and at one time the Briscoe family owned 600,000 acres in Texas, making them the largest private land owner in the state.
Briscoe also set the stage for W. in a way that he surely wasn’t proud of — especially considering this staunch Democrat ripped into Rick Perry late in his life. Yet, it’s Briscoe’s defeat in the 1978 Democrat Primary (a stunning blow for a sitting governor) that’s widely credited with paving the way for Bill Clements to become the first Republican governor of Texas in modern times (since Reconstruction). Without Briscoe’s ranch, there might have never been a W. or a Perry for that matter.
People in Houston might most remember Briscoe for being in office when Houston TV crusader Marvin Zindler broke the Chicken Ranch brothel story, forcing Briscoe to allow the investigation and closure of another famous Texas ranch. Briscoe refused to meet with Zindler, however.

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In 1974, he won re-election to a four-year term, the first for a Texas governor since 1873.
His second term was marked by two unsuccessful attempts to rewrite the Texas Constitution — efforts that Briscoe argued would weaken an executive branch already considered too weak by political scientists — and by passage of the landmark Texas Open Records Act, the first Texas sunshine law granting the public access to government agencies’ records.
It was also marked by the so-called Chicken Ranch affair, which forced him to order the investigation and closure of a long-running brothel in La Grange after Houston television reporter Marvin Zindler publicized its existence with the complicity of local officials. Briscoe was reluctantly drawn into the case by public outcry. The episode was later popularized in a Broadway show and movie, “The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas.”

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Arizona is a state that has been ravaged by illegal aliens committing criminal acts and has seen a rise in almost all violent crimes; murder, burglary, illegal drugs, human trafficking, prostitution, car theft and home invasions to name a few. Phoenix is now the kidnapping capital of America. Not a title any state wants to bear.
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Comments » 42 June 20, 2010 7:31 a.m. Suggest removal Reply to this post ScrewDriver writes: Dear Mr. Fryar, WHY don’t you channel your energy into CLEANING UP YOUR OWN BACKYARD FIRST, that being, Brown County government? Are you afraid you might lose business at your chain of convenience stores? Sure you are so you do not speak out. You could start by demanding that your friend and county judge AUDIT the books of the county with an outside independent CPA firm. Are you not aware that the county auditor is under investigation by the Texas Attorney General’s office… financial issues (who would have guessed with no o …

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… I think it is a good thing to have done it,” he says now. ”Mind you, I think the attack on me in the Senate was one consequence of that so you shouldn’t deceive yourself into thinking that it’s all an easy road. Some people get very upset about such things.”
Some people, indeed; Liberal senator Bill Heffernan in particular. In 2002, Heffernan used the protection of parliamentary privilege to unleash an extraordinary attack on Kirby and van Vloten, quoting from a fabricated document to accuse the justice of using Commonwealth cars to pick up male prostitutes in Sydney. The senator was forced to resign his parliamentary secretary’s post when the fraud was exposed, and he publicly apologised, but not before Kirby and van Vloten had endured a week of public humiliation.

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For better: Michael served as the inaugural chairman of the Australian Law Reform Commission in 1975 and was awarded the Australian Human Rights Medal in 2001. In 2005, Michael got the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Australian Law Awards. Just last week, Michael became the first Australian to win the Gruber Justice Prize for his work advancing human rights under law for victimised groups, and promoting the cause of international human rights in relation to privacy, data security, bioethics, and HIV/AIDS.
For worse: there was Senator Bill Heffernan’s false allegation that Michael misused Commonwealth cars to “trawl” for young male prostitutes; and the nickname ‘the great dissenter’ of the High Court that was picked up by the media, a tag that still sticks with the former judge to this day.

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… I think it is a good thing to have done it,” he says now. “Mind you, I think the attack on me in the Senate was one consequence of that, so you shouldn’t deceive yourself into thinking that it’s all an easy road. Some people get very upset about such things.”
Some people, indeed – Liberal senator Bill Heffernan in particular. In 2002, Heffernan used the protection of parliamentary privilege to unleash an extraordinary attack on Kirby and van Vloten, quoting from a fabricated document to accuse the justice of using Commonwealth cars to pick up male prostitutes in Sydney. The senator was forced to resign his parliamentary secretary’s post when the fraud was exposed and he publicly apologised – not before Kirby and van Vloten had endured a week of public humiliation.

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To further ensure they wont be disciplined by their department, some police officers target groups they perceive as less trustworthy. Among the victims of the 11 complaints against SAPD officers were a mentally ill woman, a teenager, a prostitute, a transgendered woman, and a woman in possession of marijuana. Even if the officers are caught, victims may feel intimidated or mistrustful of police and therefore less likely to issue a complaint. The INCITE report points out that while the victim of such misconduct may also legitimately be charged with a crime, an officer is often trained to provide expert testimony. Who are they gonna believe? asked Maher. The cop or the dancer from the strip club?
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6/26/2009 During a traffic stop, when officer Gregory Mickel learns the female passenger has prior prostitution arrests, he orders the male driver to leave the vehicle while he has sex with the female. When the woman later calls SAPD claiming Mickel raped her, he makes himself the responding officer and attempts to close out the case and cancel medical care for the victim.

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… Haussler leads Swiss sprint: Heinrich Haussler led a mass sprint to win the second stage of the Tour of Switzerland, while Lance Armstrong cruised safely across the finish in the main pack.
Swiss rider Fabian Cancellara retained the overall leader’s yellow jersey. Armstrong climbed to 33rd overall, from 44th, and is 29 seconds behind the Swiss leader.
Pablo Urtasun of Spain finished second and Marco Marcato of Italy was third after the 104-mile stage from Ascona to Sierre.
They were among 66 riders who clocked the same time – 4 hours, 25 minutes, 16 seconds – including Cancellara, who placed 12th, and Armstrong, who was 46th.
Titans’ Young cited after strip club fight
Miscellany: Tennessee Titans quarterback Vince Young received a misdemeanor assault citation after getting into a fight at a Dallas strip club and leaving before authorities arrived early Sunday, police said.

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in Los Angeles and advanced to the College World Seires for the first time since 1997. … Aaron Schultz hit a two-run home run to help TCU beat host Texas 4-1, putting the Horned Frogs in the CWS for the first time in school history. … Walk-on Sherman Johnson’s bases-loaded double in the eighth provided the winning margin as host Florida State beat Vanderbilt 7-6 in the decisive game of their NCAA Super Regional to reach the College World Series for the 20th time. … Christian Walker’s three-run homer in the eighth gave host South Carolina a 10-9 win over Coastal Carolina and its first CWS appearance since 2004. … Host Clemson scored six runs in the first and forced a decisive third game with Alabama by winning 19-5.
Police say Tennessee Titans quarterback Vince Young was involved in an altercation outside a Dallas strip club, but no arrests are planned. Titans spokesman Robbie Bohren said the team was aware of the incident and was still gathering information.

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