Mustang Ridge NewsLocal news for Mustang Ridge, TX continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.When Words Offend- March 30, 2008 The most stubborn narrative in news coverage of race and ethnicity occurs when a public official or celebrity says something offensive about a group of people. via Poynterhttp://www.topix.net/city/mustang-ridge-tx/2008/03/when-words-offend?fromrss=1 TxDOT's I-35 Work to Link Major Highways- March 28, 2008 "Approximately 60 percent of the mass placement footings are complete with the majority of the remaining footings on the last direct connector bridge westbound to northbound" Two types of horsepower will soon be crossing ranch land south of Austin, Texas, now that State Highway 45SE , is under construction north of Buda, Hays County. via Construction Equipment Guidehttp://www.topix.net/city/mustang-ridge-tx/2008/03/txdots-i-35-work-to-link-major-highways... Texas City Council Member in Hot Water for Racist Comment on P- March 26, 2008 "When I asked him to explain himself, his explanation was 'That's what it is, and that's what they are,'" A Texas city council member is under pressure to resign from office after he published a racist comment in a public document, according to a report on MyFOXAustin.com. Mustang Ridge City Council member Charles ... via MyFOX Atlantahttp://www.topix.net/city/mustang-ridge-tx/2008/03/texas-city-council-member-in-hot-water-... Council member won&x27;t resign despite his slurused the "W" word- March 24, 2008 "Illegals, I want them to send back as soon as possible." A proposed detention facility for suspected illegal immigrants was labeled a "holding pen for wetbacks" on a public meeting agenda written by a rural city council member.Charles Laws, 75, apologized Thursday ... via Free Republichttp://www.topix.net/city/mustang-ridge-tx/2008/03/council-member-won-t-resign-despite-his... Mustang Ridge residents react to racial slur by public official- March 23, 2008 "Yes, in a way it offended me but like I said it's pretty much what I expected coming from Charles Laws because of his generation gap." While most people drive through the small town of Mustang Ridge, those who call it home are not happy with one of their elected officials. via News 8 Austinhttp://www.topix.net/city/mustang-ridge-tx/2008/03/mustang-ridge-residents-react-to-racial... Councilman calls for official's resignation after slur use- March 21, 2008 "I should have said 'illegal aliens' or something like that" A City Council member has called for a town official's resignation after he used a racial slur in documentation that ended up on the Texas Secretary of State's Web site. via KXAN-TV Austinhttp://www.topix.net/city/mustang-ridge-tx/2008/03/councilman-calls-for-officials-resignat... |