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  2. Telegraph and Texas Register - Wikipedia

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    Telegraph and Texas Register (1835–1877) was the second permanent newspaper in Texas. Originally conceived as the Telegraph and Texas Planter, the newspaper was renamed shortly before it began publication, to reflect its new mission to be "a faithful register of passing events". [ 1] Owners Gail Borden, John Pettit Borden, and Joseph Baker ...

  3. Freedom of the press in the United States - Wikipedia

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    This is an overall measure of freedom available to the press, including a range of factors including government censorship, control over journalistic access, and whistleblower protections. The U.S.'s ranking fell from 20th in 2010 to 49th in 2015, before recovering to 41st in 2016. Freedom House, a U.S.-based watchdog organization, ranked the ...

  4. List of socialist members of the United States Congress

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    Texas Democratic Party (DSA member, former Austin DSA endorsee) [1] [2] Summer Lee: House January 3, 2023: Incumbent Pennsylvania: Democratic Party (former DSA member and former DSA endorsee) [3] Cori Bush: House January 3, 2021: January 3, 2025: Missouri: Democratic Party (DSA member and endorsee) [4] [5] Jamaal Bowman: House January 3, 2021 ...

  5. List of African American newspapers in Texas - Wikipedia

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    Front page of The Free Man's Press from August 1, 1868. Front page of The Dallas Express from January 11, 1919, celebrating the award of military honors to soldiers of the 92nd Infantry Division. This is a list of African American newspapers that have been published in Texas. It includes both current and historical newspapers.

  6. History of Texas (1845–1860) - Wikipedia

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    History of Texas. In 1845, the Republic of Texas was annexed to the United States of America, becoming the 28th U.S. state. Border disputes between the new state and Mexico, which had never recognized Texas independence and still considered the area a renegade Mexican state, led to the Mexican–American War (1846–1848).

  7. Political positions of George W. Bush - Wikipedia

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    In 2008, Bush announced that the United States would commit $2 billion towards an international fund to promote clean energy technologies, saying, "along with contributions from other countries, this fund will increase and accelerate the deployment of all forms of cleaner, more efficient technologies in developing nations like India and China ...

  8. List of presidential nominating conventions in the United ...

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    The two right-hand columns show nominations by notable conventions not shown elsewhere. Some of the nominees (e.g. the Whigs before 1860 and Theodore Roosevelt in 1912) received very large votes, while others who received less than 1% of the total national popular vote are listed to show historical continuity or transition.

  9. Freedom of the press - Wikipedia

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    The press shall be free, but the law may suppress abuses of this freedom. However, Bibles, catechisms, liturgical and prayer books shall not be printed without the prior permission of the Bishop. After the abolition of the monarchy in 1946 and the abrogation of the Statute in 1948, the Constitution of the Republic of Italy guarantees the ...