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How 100 years of Hollywood have charted the history of America (Guardian Unlimited)
Next month marks the centenary of In Old California, a 17-minute adventure yarn directed by DW Griffith and the first Hollywood production. Philip French records the changes in film and US society in the past century, and names the films that defined each decade 1910-1919: The birth of Hollywood According to Hollywood myth, the first film made there was Cecil B DeMille's The Squaw Man in 1914 ...Life is Good in Southernmost Texas (Cybergolf National) There is a change in attitude as you go further south in latitude on your way toward the Rio Grande Valley of Texas. Here, even as the region continues to grow in population and as a center for commerce and link to Mexico, time seems to pass a little slower.
More than dozen dead in recent Mexico battles (The Monitor) REYNOSA — More than a dozen people have been slain in gun battles across the border from the Rio Grande Valley since Sunday night, U.S. and Mexican officials said Tuesday. At least eight people were killed in a Monday night gun battle in Reynosa...
Are You Spanish? State May Owe You Cash (FOX 7 Austin) They were carving out a living in this country long before folks named Smith or Jones, Austin or Houston, claimed the title "Texian."
Earth Watch (BBC News) Climate chief's departure leaves many questions
Mexicans flee drug war city in fear of killings (Canada.com) Tens of thousands of Mexicans are fleeing drug violence on the U.S. border in an exodus that is decimating a large city and threatening to leave a major manufacturing area short of workers.
Your guide to today, tomorrow and beyond (El Paso Times) Events History talk: UTEP associate history professor Maceo Dailey will speak about Booker T. Washington's visit to El Paso and Juárez during the Mexican Revolution.
St. Valentine's Ocelot Gala scheduled for Friday (The Brownsville Herald) LOS FRESNOS — Sihil the ocelot will fly here from Cincinnati for a Valentine’s Day celebration in her honor. She will appear at the Rio Bravo Wildlife Institute’s St. Valentine’s Ocelot Gala on Feb. 12 to raise awareness about the ocelot — only about 50 remain in South Texas — and to raise money.
Texas Man, Girlfriend Get 9 Years for Baby Trafficking (Fox News) A Texas man and his girlfriend were sentenced to nine years in prison for recruiting Mexican women to give birth in the U.S. and sell their babies to couples there, a judge said.
Edinburg chase ends with two fatalities (KGBT 4 Rio Grande Valley) A police chase ended in a fatal crash Friday night, killing a mother and her 13 year old daughter.