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Arrested ex-jailer details Two dead, four wounded released in violent clash Thursday

Downtown gun battle

By César G. Rodriguez

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Details have emerged in the arrest of a then-Zapata County Jail correctional officer in August on drug possession charges. On Thursday, the Zapata County Sheriff’s Office said former jailer Mario Alberto Arambula was the passenger in a vehicle driven by a suspected inArámbula toxicated man. The case dates back to Aug. 1. At about 5:30 a.m., deputies pulled over a black passenger vehicle for a traffic violation. Deputies approached the vehicle and noticed that the driver appeared to be intoxicated, according to reports.

Two were killed and four wounded in a gun battle Thursday near City Hall in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, authorities said. Also, one person was arrested. Most of the violent clashes between suspected drug cartel members and authorities have been limited to the west and

south parts of town until Thursday. Tamaulipas authorities said two of the wounded were civilians. They were taken to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries, according to reports. Shots rang out at about 10:35 a.m. along the busy Avenida Guerrero, between Calle Independencia and Calle Arteaga, Battle continues on A11

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Two convoys of Mexican soldiers are seen arriving at the intersection of Calle Independencia and Avenida Guerrero in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, to secure the scene of a shooting. The gun battle reported Thursday morning left two men dead.

PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN 2016

IMMIGRATION REFORM

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DPS

Labor Day patrols enforced S P ECIAL T O T HE T I ME S

The Texas Department of Public Safety is asking Texas drivers to use extra caution when driving during the Labor Day holiday weekend. From now to Monday, DPS Troopers will join law enforcement from across the state in looking for drivers who disregard traffic laws, including impaired drivers, speeders and safety belt violators. “Texans are killed on our roadways every day because of reckless drivers who get behind the wheel after drinking, and DPS works around-the-clock to help prevent these tragedies,” said DPS Director Steven McCraw. “During the Labor Day weekend, Troopers will be on the lookout for impaired and dangerous drivers, and we are urging drivers to do their part by strictly obeying traffic

Pablo Martinez Monsivais / AP file

In this April 18 photo, supporters of fair immigration reform dance in front of the Supreme Court in Washington.

How Trump, Clinton plans would affect the country By Steve Peoples ASSOCIATED PRE SS

ASHINGTON — No doubt Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton have dramatically different approaches on immigration. In tone, Republican Donald Trump often highlights violent crimes perpetrated by immigrants in the country illegally, with aggressive rhetoric that emphasizes nationalism. Democrat Hillary Clinton features a softer approach that embraces diversity and the value of keeping immigrant families together, even as her critics accuse her of promoting “open borders.” It’s not just talk. The White House contenders’ policies

would send the country — and the lives of more than 10 million people — down very different paths. Trump says he would build a massive wall, create a deportation task force to expel millions, and Clinton Trump deny legal status to anyone currently in the country illegally. Clinton would offer a pathway to citizenship for most immigrants regardless of how they arrived, continue to defer enforcement action against families, and offer health care options to immigrants here illegally. Reform continues on A11

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TEXAS LAW ENFORCEMENT CONTROVERSY

Race frames discussion over police brutality By Alexa Ura TEX A S T RIBUNE

When Carol Johnson considered which used car to purchase for her teenage son, a decision that would come down to convenience and price for most, she weighed the benefits of automatic and manual windows. For her, it was about life and death. What if her son, a young black man, was stopped by police and a malfunction made it seem like he was refusing to lower an automatic window? But manual windows would require him to drop his arm to

reach the handle — what if an officer thought he was reaching for a weapon? She eventually opted for a “generic” pickup, with manual windows, that her son drives to school and work. If he’s ever pulled over, she instructed him, he should keep his hands on the steering wheel until he can inform the officer about the windows. A printed insurance card is always taped to the visor on the driver’s side. That way, he’ll never have to reach toward the glove compartment, Johnson says. “I’m probably overthinking it to save his life,” said Johnson, a

49-year-old Dallas County employee. But her attention to those sorts of details — which she ran by a police officer before buying the truck — are part of today’s reality for families of color, she added. There is a shared conviction within communities of color that interactions with police are more likely to end in arrest, violence or death. As video recordings of police behavior have become prolific and easily shareable on social media, examples of that risk have been thrust into the nation's consciousness. There is a wider comprehension of where fears

like Johnson's come from, particularly among white people and others who might have dismissed them before as exaggerations. These shared concerns have only been heightened by recent police shootings in places such as Ferguson, Missouri, Falcon Heights, Minnesota, and Baton Rouge, which have inflamed racial tensions. Amid the attention over officer-involved shootings, police departments across the nation are being forced to defend their reputations and behavior. They're looking at how officers are trained and

ways to become more transparent to the communities they serve. Policymakers and the public have begun to question with renewed fervor whether police shoot at minorities at a disproportionate rate, whether it’s possible to tell how often and what can be done about it. In Texas, the numbers seem to support claims that police are more likely to shoot at people of color. From 2010 to 2015, almost 41 percent of individuals shot at by police in Texas’ largest cities were black, according to a TexRace continues on A11

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TODAY IN HISTORY

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 3

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Book sale. 8:30 a.m.–1 p.m. Widener Book Room, First United Methodist Church. No admission charge. Everyone is invited. 1 Laredo Northside Farmers Market. 9 a.m.–1 p.m. North Central Park at the playground behind the trail head facility. Soap bubble bottles will be given to children accompanied by their parents starting at 10 a.m. as long as supplies last. There are reusable shopping bags for adults. Bags will be given out starting at 10 a.m. as long as supplies last. The usual vendors will be present.

Today is Saturday, Sept. 3, the 247th day of 2016. There are 119 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History: On Sept. 3, 1976, America’s Viking 2 lander touched down on Mars to take the first close-up, color photographs of the red planet’s surface.

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 5 1

Chess Club. 4–6 p.m. Every Monday. Inner City Branch Library, 202 W. Plum St. Compete in this cherished strategy game played internationally. Free. For all ages and skill levels. Instruction is offered. 1 Cancer Friends Meet. 6 p.m. Every first Monday of the month. Doctors Hospital at the Community Center. Having cancer is often one of the most stressful experiences in a person’s life. However, support groups help many people cope with the emotional aspects of cancer by providing a safe place to share their feelings and challenges and learn from others who are facing similar situations. For more information, call Nancy Santos at 956-285-5410. 1 Ray of Light anxiety and depression support group meeting. 6:30–7:30 p.m. Area Health Education Center, 1505 Calle del Norte, Suite 430. Every first Monday of the month. People suffering from anxiety and depression are invited to attend this free, confidential and anonymous support group meeting. While a support group does not replace an individual's medical care, it can be a valuable resource to gain insight, strength and hope.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6 1

Alzheimer's support group. 7 p.m. Laredo Medical Center, Building B, meeting room 2. The support group is for family members and caregivers taking care of someone who has Alzheimer's. For information, please call 693-9991.

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An image from a webcam from NASA'S Kennedy Space Center, shortly after a reported explosion at a SpaceX launch site Thursday morning.

SPACEX EXPLOSION DESTROYS ROCKET By Marcia Dunn ASSOCIATED PRE SS

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A massive fireball and explosion erupted Thursday at SpaceX’s main launch pad, destroying a rocket as well as a satellite that Facebook was counting on to spread internet service in Africa. There were no injuries. The pad had been cleared of workers before what was supposed to be a routine pre-launch rocket engine test. SpaceX chief Elon Musk said the accident occurred while the rocket was being

fueled and originated around the upperstage oxygen tank. “Cause still unknown,” Musk said via Twitter. “More soon.” The explosion — heard and felt for miles around — dealt a severe blow to SpaceX, still scrambling to catch up with satellite deliveries following a launch accident last year. It’s also a setback for NASA, which has been relying on the private space company to keep the International Space Station stocked with supplies and, ultimately, astronauts. SpaceX was preparing for the test firing of its unmanned Falcon rocket.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 1

Laredo Area Retired School Employees Association meeting. 11 a.m. Blessed Sacrament Parish Hall. The topic of the meeting with be the yearbook dedication.

Board critiques police shooting that wounded teen

1 New Urbanism Film Festival. 7:30 p.m. In front of Plaza Theater, 1018 Hidalgo St. Block party hosted by City of Laredo’s Plan Viva Laredo and Plaza Partners.

SALT LAKE CITY — Salt Lake City Police officers did not act within policy when they shot and critically wounded a 17-year-old Somali refugee, the department’s Civilian Review Board said in a report released Friday. Police were trying to protect a man that Abdi Mohamed had hit with a metal mop handle, but the Feb. 27 incident didn’t appear critical

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 1

9th Annual Football Tailgaiting Cook-Off. 2–10 p.m. El Metro Park & Ride, 1819 E. Hillside. Admission is $2. There will be a finger ribs cook-off. The first place winner will get $1,500 in prize money. There will also be a fajita and beans cook-off as well as live music, a car show, food vendors, merchandise booths and more. The Animal Care Facility will be on site with pets up for adoption. For more information, call 286-9055.

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Cancer Friends Meet. 6 p.m. Every third Thursday of the month. Laredo Medical Center, A.R. Sanchez Cancer Center, Tower A, 1st Floor. Having cancer is often one of the most stressful experiences in a person’s life. However, support groups help many people cope with the emotional aspects of cancer by providing a safe place to share their feelings and challenges and learn from others who are facing similar situations. For more information, call Nancy Santos at 956-285-5410.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16 1

Lamar Bruni Vergara Planetarium shows. 6–7 p.m. TAMIU LBV Planetarium, 5201 University Blvd. Stars of the Pharaohs at 6 p.m.; Live Star Presentation at 6 p.m. Admission for the presentation is $3. Observing will occur after presentation if weather permits. General admission is $4 for children and $5 for adults. Admission is $4 for TAMIU students, faculty and staff. For more information call 326-DOME (3663).

when police used deadly force, the board said. Neither Mohamed nor the victim “were showing any sense of urgency in this last confrontation,” according to the report that cited video footage of the incident. Those videos have not been made public. The board’s report will be one of many things that Salt Lake City Police Chief Mike Brown takes into consideration when he makes a final decision on whether the shooting was warranted under policy and if anyone should be

disciplined, according to a department statement. The panel’s conclusion runs counter to the determination made by Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill. He found in August the officers were legally justified because police believed he was about to seriously injure or kill a man with a metal mop handle. The officers yelled multiple times for Mohamed to drop the weapon as he and another man attacked the victim, but he refused, Gill said. — Compiled from AP reports

AROUND THE WORLD Argentines protest president’s job cuts, subsidy reductions BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Argentina’s unions brought tens of thousands of people into the capital’s streets Friday to protest government job cuts, the elimination of subsidies and other policies of President Mauricio Macri. Closing out three days of demonstrations that included road blockages across the country, columns of protesters waving blue and white Argentine flags converged in front of the presidential palace to voice their anger at Macri’s government. “If they don’t hear our clamor, if they don’t give us answers, there will be a social conflict,” said Pablo Micheli, secretary general of the Argentine Workers’ Union. “If they don’t listen to us, sooner or later, there will be a nationwide strike.”

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Demonstrators wave flags featuring images of former President Cristina Fernandez and late president Nestor Kirchner.

Thousands of state employees have been fired since Macri came to power in December vowing to cut bloated spending. The job cuts and the slashing of utility subsidies have stoked unrest in a nation with a long tradition of providing generous state jobs and benefits. Macri says the measures are needed to revive Argentina’s

frail economy and end economic distortions that have led to years of spiraling consumer prices. But unions and human rights groups say workers are being indiscriminately fired while Argentines continue to lose purchasing power to one of the world’s highest inflation rates. — Compiled from AP reports

On this date: In 1189, England’s King Richard I (the Lion-Hearted) was crowned in Westminster Abbey. In 1658, Oliver Cromwell, the Lord Protector of England, died in London; he was succeeded by his son, Richard. In 1783, representatives of the United States and Britain signed the Treaty of Paris, which officially ended the Revolutionary War. In 1868, the Japanese city of Edo was renamed Tokyo. In 1914, Cardinal Giacomo Della Chiesa became pope; he took the name Benedict XV. In 1923, the United States and Mexico resumed diplomatic relations. In 1939, Britain, France, Australia and New Zealand declared war on Germany, two days after the Nazi invasion of Poland, In 1940, Artie Shaw and his Gramercy Five recorded “Summit Ridge Drive” and “Special Delivery Stomp” for RCA Victor. In 1951, the television soap opera “Search for Tomorrow” made its debut on CBS. In 1967, the original version of the television game show “What’s My Line?,” hosted by John Charles Daly, broadcast its final episode after more than 17 years on CBS. In 1989, a Cubana de Aviacion jetliner crashed after takeoff in Havana, killing all 126 aboard and 45 people on the ground. In 1991, Academy Award-winning director Frank Capra died in La Quinta, California, at age 94. Ten years ago: Authorities announced the capture of al-Qaida in Iraq’s No. 2 leader. An apartment fire in Chicago killed six children ages 3 to 14. Andre Agassi retired from tennis after losing the third-round match at the U.S. Open to 112th-ranked Benjamin Becker, 7-5, 6-7 (4), 6-4, 7-5. Five years ago: A judge in North Carolina sentenced Robert Stewart to spend the rest of his life behind bars for killing eight people at a rural nursing home in 2009. (Stewart had opened fire on his victims, seemingly at random, as he searched for his wife, Wanda Neal, an employee at the home.) The Vatican vigorously rejected accusations it had sabotaged efforts by Irish bishops to report priests who sexually abused children to police. One year ago: A federal judge jailed Rowan County, Kentucky, Clerk Kim Davis for refusing to issue marriage licenses to gay couples, but five of her deputies agreed to issue the licenses themselves, potentially ending the church-state standoff. (Davis was freed five days later.) Tom Brady had his four-game “Deflategate” suspension lifted after U.S. District Judge Richard M. Berman criticized NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell for dispensing “his own brand of industrial justice.” Judy Carne, 76, a star of the comedy show “Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In,” died at Northampton General Hospital in England. Today’s Birthdays: “Beetle Bailey” cartoonist Mort Walker is 93. Actress Pauline Collins is 76. Rock singermusician Al Jardine is 74. Actress Valerie Perrine is 73. Rock musician Donald Brewer (Grand Funk Railroad) is 68. Rock guitarist Steve Jones (The Sex Pistols) is 61. Actor Steve Schirripa is 59. Actor Holt McCallany is 52. Rock singer-musician Todd Lewis is 51. Actor Costas Mandylor is 51. Actor Charlie Sheen is 51. Singer Jennifer Paige is 43. Dancerock musician Redfoo is 41. Actress Ashley Jones is 40. Actress Nichole Hiltz is 38. Actor Joel Johnstone is 38. Actor Nick Wechsler is 38. Rock musician Tomo Milicevic (30 Seconds to Mars) is 37. Bluegrass musician Darren Nicholson (Balsam Range) is 33. Actress Christine Woods is 33. Actor Garrett Hedlund is 32. Olympic gold medal snowboarder Shaun White is 30. Hip-hop singer August Alsina is 24. Thought for Today: “It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.” — E.E. Cummings (born 1894, died this date in 1962).

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Down Syndrome Laredo Bowl-AThon. 5–8 p.m. Jett Bowl North, 5823 McPherson Road. Come support our children. Wear your blue and yellow for DS awareness. If you would like to purchase a lane, contact Priscilla Garcia at 333-9312.

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Lamar Bruni Vergara Planetarium shows. 2 p.m.–5 p.m. TAMIU LBV Planetarium, 5201 University Blvd.

AROUND TEXAS Attorney general dines with transgender boy AUSTIN — The Texas mother of an 8-year-old transgender boy says she had some unlikely company over for dinner: the state’s Republican attorney general, who is suing over Obama administration efforts to expand transgender rights. Amber Briggle said Friday that Ken Paxton and his wife, Angela, spent nearly two hours

CONTACT US at their Denton house this week having dinner with her husband, their 4-year-old daughter and MG, her transgender son who Briggle had invited the attorney general to meet. Briggle, 39, has become an outspoken and harsh critic of Paxton since he led a 13-state lawsuit over an Obama administration directive handed down in May, which told U.S. public schools that transgender students must be allowed to use the bathroom and locker room consistent with their gender

identity. A federal judge sided with Paxton last month and put that directive on hold for now. Briggle said Paxton swapped jokes and magic tricks with MG, and told the family that he seemed like a good kid. She said the dinner mostly stayed away from politics but that she did convey how the lawsuits Paxton was pursuing was putting her son in danger. Paxton was polite but did not commit to making any changes, Briggle said. — Compiled from AP reports

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Decline of religion helps Democratic Party By James A. Haught TR IB UN E NEWS SE RV ICE

Western civilization has entered the longpredicted Secular Age, when the power of religion over society gradually recedes. Europe started the shift after World War II. Churchgoing diminished until only a fringe of Europeans attend worship today — fewer than 10 percent in some nations. The young especially ignore faith. The secularizing trend spread to Canada, Australia, Japan and other democracies. Now it’s occurring in America. People who tell pollsters that their religion is "none" have increased rapidly to onefourth of the U.S. population. They’re expected to continue rising because one-third of Americans under 30 have ceased worshiping. This trend has political significance, because those who don’t attend church are strongly liberal, progressive and Democratic in their values. The "none" segment may decide the Nov. 8 national election. "The Decline of Religion is the GOP’s Real Demographic Crisis" is the title of a research report by journalist Matthew Sheffield, who is writing a book on the trend. He points out that Republican Mitt Romney clearly won the 2012 presidential election, as far as U.S. churchgoers are concerned — but churchless voters killed Romney in state after state. Sheffield wrote: "In seven key states — Pennsylvania, Florida, Virginia, Wisconsin, Michigan, Iowa and New Hampshire — Mitt Romney won the majority of the Christian vote but ended up losing overall because he was defeated so soundly among nonChristians." Polls show that "none" voters backed Democrat Barack Obama in 2012 by these huge margins: Virginia, 78 percent to 22 — Pennsylvania, 74 to 25 — Florida, 72 to 26 — Wisconsin, 73 to 25 — etc. "It is safe to say that the Godless Gap cost Mitt Romney the election," Sheffield concluded. Young "nones" generally are tolerant and humane. They support the right of gays to marry. They support women’s right to choose to end pregnancies. They would halt the death penalty. They would

Young "nones" generally are tolerant and humane. They support the right of gays to marry. They support women’s right to choose to end pregnancies. They would halt the death penalty. They would legalize marijuana. legalize marijuana. They support universal health care. They reject most of the harsh Puritanism of the GOP and its fundamentalist wing. They embrace compassionate Democratic values. White evangelicals vote Republican as forcefully as "nones" vote Democratic. Currently, both segments are evenly balanced — each comprising one-fifth to onefourth of U.S. voters. But here’s a crucial difference: White evangelicals are shrinking, while the churchless grow relentlessly. The trend bodes a brighter future for liberal politics (although many "nones" don’t bother to vote). It’s fascinating to watch the culture evolve. When I became a young reporter in Charleston, W.Va., the 1950s, Appalachian Bible Belt taboos were locked into law. It was a felony to be gay. It was a felony for a desperate girl to end a pregnancy. It was a crime for stores to open on the Sabbath. Mixed-race marriage was against the law. It was a crime to sell a cocktail, lottery ticket or anything akin to a Playboy magazine. Schools had mandatory teacher-led prayer. It was a crime for an unwed couple to live together or even share a bedroom. All those religionbased laws slowly vanished as society turned more secular. Few people noticed, because we all were too busy with daily life — but morality gradually flip-flopped. Former crimes became legal. The secularizing trend seems unstoppable. It gradually bolsters progressive values of the Democratic Party. White evangelicals remain the heart of the GOP — but they’re losing ground as "nones" slowly outnumber them. James A. Haught is editor emeritus of The Charleston Gazette-Mail.

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Trump fails with latest immigration speech By Christine Flowers PHILADELPHIA DAILY NEWS

A dear friend scolded me on Facebook for not letting people know that I’m an immigration lawyer with a "vested interest" in immigration policy, before writing anything on the topic. Actually, short of walking around with an inflatable kiddie pool and carrying a torch while chanting "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free," I think I’ve been pretty open about what I do from 9-5. But, in the interest of full disclosure and Facebook harmony, here it is again: I have practiced immigration law full time for over 20 years. I have represented battered women from El Salvador, political prisoners from Albania, human rights activists from Kenya, Olympic gymnasts from Slovakia, research scientists from Ukraine, worldrenowned chefs from Italy, ballroom dancers from the Czech Republic and construction workers from Ecuador, Mexico, Romania and places I’ve forgotten. I’ve gotten visas for countless couples who found passports to be irrelevant when they fell in love, obtained lawful status for evangelical lay ministers from Guatemala who promised me God would reward me, canceled out the deportations of mothers from Mali who had been genitally mutilated and were afraid the same fate would befall their daughters. And, yes, I’ve had a few clients who racked up DUIs, or committed misdemeanor shoplifting offenses, or lied about being U.S. citizens so they could escape a civil war in West Africa. So, yes, I do have a dog in this

fight. Now, can we talk? I approached Donald Trump’s speech Wednesday night with anticipation, hope and trepidation. I was willing to keep an open mind about a topic that, next to abortion rights and religious freedom, is the most important issue for me in this campaign. I was prepared to praise the man if he came out with an honest, workable, non-tweetable attempt to address the extremely complicated factors that go into the whole concept of "illegal immigration." To say I was disappointed is an understatement along the level of "Houston, we have a problem." I listened politely as the Republican presidential nominee spoke about building his wall, and understood that this was an appealing concept to many - including myself who are troubled by the fluidity of our borders. As he discussed the modalities that would be used to build that wall, evoking technologies apparently not yet in existence, I realized that his use of this concept was much more symbolic than anything else. "Build a wall" has been an effective slogan over the years for many conservative opponents of immigration, and it doesn’t require much cerebral heavy lifting. The idea that we can build a physical barrier to keep people out of our country appeals to the emotional need to "keep us safe, and keep the other guy from taking what is ours." Trump sounded more poetic than Maya Angelou: "On Day 1, we will begin working on an impenetrable, physical, tall, powerful, beautiful Southern border wall." He talked about "above-

and below-ground sensors" which other people call "tunnels." He talked about aerial surveillance, towers and additional manpower. And he said Mexico would pay for the wall, even though the Mexican president whom he’d met only hours before made it clear that Mexico no paga. So the estimated $8 billion to $12 billion needed to build this "beautiful Southern border wall" will have to come from somewhere, and that’s still up in the air (maybe the aerial surveillance Trump referenced can locate it). And then, because Trump likes walls so much, I’m sure he will want to build a "beautiful Northern border wall," too, because, well, you don’t want to have those pesky Canadians and Eskimos flooding indiscriminately across the border (except the native Alaskan Eskimos who, we presume, are native born. Assuming they have birth certificates, because you know how Donald likes birth certificates). Beyond the wall, and the absolute lack of detail on the methodologies by which it would both be built and financed, Trump talked about how he would increase the border patrol force by about 25 percent. I think that is a fantastic idea, but I’d like to know where that money is coming from, too, especially after we build those walls. To say you are going to hire people is great, but unless you show how that’s economically plausible, it’s just a nice bumper-sticker slogan. Then Trump announced the revolutionary concept that he would change enforcement priorities by "removing criminals, gang members, security threats, visa overstays, (and) public charges." I stood up and gave him a standing ovation when I heard that. But I gave President Obama that same standing ovation when he announced those same priorities in November 2014. Yawn. Trump then talked about screening refugees,

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and no one who has seen the brutality wreaked by ISIS and other Islamic terror groups should object to that. But, as experts have noted, refugees generally undergo the most rigorous and time-consuming process of any category of immigrants who enter the U.S. Sometimes the process can take up to 18 months, or more. So again, nothing new. And he talked about jobs, which is a big part of his appeal, the great job creator. Good for him. I agree something must be done to bring workers out of the shadows, provide them with work authorization, give them identification cards and continue to allow them to work legally in our restaurant kitchens, mowing our back yards and cleaning our bathrooms. Oh, yeah, and winning Olympic medals for us when they become naturalized U.S. citizens. But the thing that finally made me realize this was not a serious speech was the last part, when Trump brought the mothers of slain citizens on stage to say "Vote for me." In this powerful, hardly subliminal attack on socalled sanctuary cities, Trump did what the Democratic National Convention was justifiably criticized for doing when it trotted the mothers of Michael Brown and other so-called victims of police brutality on stage. I was appalled then that we would use mothers’ grief to advance an agenda (even where that agenda was specious). I was appalled when Trump did the same thing. The suggestion that illegal aliens must be kept out of the country because they have an innate tendency to be more violent and homicidal than the average native-born American is wrong. Debatable, but still wrong. Statistics consistently show that immigrants commit violent crimes at a significantly lower rate that the native-born. It’s an argument we can have; I’m fine with that. Christine Flowers is a columnist for the Philadelphia Daily News.

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Jon Favreau takes on virtual reality with ‘Gnomes & Goblins’ project By Derrik J. Lang A S S OCIAT E D PRE SS

LOS ANGELES — Jon Favreau has brought talking animals and smart-alecky superheroes to the big screen. For his next project, he’s luring miniature goblins into virtual reality to become one of the first major filmmakers to create an original work using VR. The filmmaker, who worked on promotional VR tie-ins to his recent live-action adaptation of “The Jungle Book,” is collaborating with VR studios Wevr and Reality One on “Gnomes & Goblins,” an interactive series based on an original

Favreau creation. “I like making movies,” said Favreau at a Wednesday preview of the VR title. “This — for me, personally — was more about what would be the most fun thing to create in VR.” The room-scale VR experience, which will initially be available for the HTC Vive system, casts users as a humansized avatar that can move around in an enchanted forest and interact with an adorable tiny goblin. For instance, plucking an acorn off a tree and handing it to the little guy could win over his affection. “I didn’t want this to feel like you’re playing a

VR game, but I didn’t want it to just feel like you’re watching a movie, either,” said Favreau. “It was really finding that balance, so the interactivity was intuitive but not a puzzle. Ultimately, we put most of our brainpower into creating a goblin that felt organic.” While many studios and networks have developed VR experiences to promote films and TV shows, Favreau is among the first of established Hollywood filmmakers to embrace the immersive medium and craft an original VR title. “Jon was very handson with his pitch,” said “Gnomes & Goblins” creative director Jake

Rowell, who previously worked on “theBlu” VR series. “He envisioned this entire ‘Legend of Zelda’ and Tolkien-esque world with sketches and diagrams. We ultimately brought it to one location with that world.” Unlike filmmaking, Favreau expects users’ reaction to the “Gnomes & Goblins” preview will affect how he and the crew approach future installments of the 360degree series. “This is all new territory for me,” said Favreau. “I’ve never done anything like this and don’t know what’s going to happen. I just know I’m having a really good time.”

Andy Kropa / AP file

In this photo, Jon Favreau attends a special screening of "The Jungle Book," hosted by Disney and The Cinema Society, at AMC Empire 25 in New York.

Republicans in Hispanic House districts fear Trump blowback By Will Weissert A S S OCIAT E D PRE SS

SAN ANTONIO — Donald Trump pinatas, with dark suits, oversized pink lips and unruly yellow manes in paper mache, are top sellers across South Texas — a potential sign of trouble for one of its Republican congressmen and some colleagues representing predominantly Hispanic districts across the country. First-term Rep. Will Hurd is seeking re-election from a constituency that’s nearly 70 percent Hispanic while representing 820 miles of the U.S.Mexico border, more than any other congressional district. Trump made a whirlwind trip Wednesday to Mexico, heightening speculation that he might back off promises to build a wall along the 1,989-mile southern border and force Mexico to pay for it. But in a fiery speech in Arizona hours later, Trump insisted again that Mexico would finance the wall and declared that millions of people in the country illegally were violent criminals who strained U.S. government services. After he doubled down on the issue, some of Trump’s top Latino supporters abandoned their support — including Houston attorney Jacob Monty, a member of his National Hispanic Advisory Council. Trump’s standing with many other Hispanics cratered when he opened his campaign last summer by suggesting that some Mexican immigrants were rapists and drug smugglers. That was the case in parts of Hurd’s district, which extends from San Antonio across two time

Eric Gay / AP

In this Tuesday photo, Donald Trump pinatas stand with other paper mache figures at a shop, in San Antonio. Many House Republican incumbents worry that blowback from Donald Trump's anti-Hispanic rhetoric could hurt their re-election chances.

zones of sparsely populated countryside to El Paso, a land area of 59,000-plus square miles — larger than 29 states. “He insulted Hispanics,” said Sylvia Arriola, a 59-year-old administrator for a San Antonio company providing services to adults with special needs. She said much of the district was territory Mexico relinquished at the end of the Mexican-American War in 1848. “We’ve always been here. This was part of Mexico. We didn’t ‘come’ from anywhere.” Hurd’s is Texas’ only competitive congressional district. Since 2008, a Democrat has won the seat during high-turnout presidential elections, only to lose it back to a Republican in the midterms. Hurd beat then-

Rep. Pete Gallego two years ago by just 2,422 votes. Gallego says he has no greater rematch weapon than Trump who “has succeeded at making himself a local issue like no other candidate I’ve ever seen.” A 39-year-old former CIA agent who once managed undercover operations in Pakistan, Hurd hasn’t endorsed Trump, though he says the billionaire businessman still has about two months to win his vote. “The reality is, when people are going in to make a decision about this race, they’re making a decision about THIS race,” said Hurd, Texas’ first black Republican in Congress since Reconstruction.

Hurd isn’t alone in seeking to dodge Trump’s electoral shadow. Miami Republican Rep. Carlos Curbelo has vowed not to vote for Trump and suggested his party’s nominee is deliberately trying to blow the presidential election. California Republican Rep. Jeff Denham, whose district is more than 40 percent Hispanic, wrote in August that he often finds Trump’s words “disturbing, inappropriate and outlandish” but also suggested that he’d still vote for him. Republican Rep. David Valadao represents a California Central Valley district that’s nearly threefourths Hispanic and says he can’t support Trump because the candidate “denigrates people based

on their ethnicity, religion, or disabilities.” Colorado Republican Rep. Mike Coffman even produced an ad promising to stand up to Trump. “Honestly, I don’t care for him much,” Coffman says in it. Other House Republicans have refused to endorse Trump but should coast to re-election, such as veteran Miami Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen and Hurd’s fellow Texas Rep. Kay Granger of Fort Worth. “This is a disaster for the party,” Rosario Marin, a prominent Florida Republican and former treasury secretary under President George W. Bush who immigrated to the U.S. from Mexico at 14, said of Trump. “If he thinks that saying all these nasty things will

help get him to the White House, he’ll say them. He doesn’t care if other Republicans are left dead on the battlefield.” Hurd says he can overcome that. While campaigning last weekend on San Antonio’s western outskirts, he knocked on the door of Michael Bell, a high school world history teacher and golf coach who called Trump “a crazy person.” Hurd responded: “The second name down on the ballot is going to be mine, so you have a chance to feel good about pulling that lever.” Bell conceded he still planned to vote straightticket Republican, saying of Trump, “I’m maybe going to have to accept some of his ...” Then he trailed off, shrugging.

Hundreds of cases jeopardized after evidence destroyed By David Warren A S S OCIAT E D PRE SS

DALLAS — Hundreds of criminal cases in the Houston area are in jeopardy after a deputy constable destroyed more than 20,000 pieces of evidence while cleaning out a crammed property room, authorities said Friday. Harris County District Attorney Devon Anderson said during a news conference that about 150 cases have been dismissed so far because of the loss of evidence.

She says more than a 1,000 other cases are being reviewed, including at least one involving aggravated assault. “It will make me sick if we have to dismiss a violent case because of this,” Anderson said. “That’s why we’re asking the prosecutors to try to resurrect these cases as best they can.” In one instance, prosecutors are working with defense attorneys to hold a new trial for a defendant sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to drug charges,

the Houston Chronicle reports. The deputy cleaned the property room at the Harris County Precinct 4 Constable’s Office in January and authorities haven’t explained how it was possible to destroy so much evidence, such as whether some was stored digitally and files were deleted. Anderson did not offer an explanation and a spokesman for the district attorney’s office did not return a call seeking clarification. The deputy’s boss, Harris County Precinct 4

Constable Mark Herman, told the Chronicle he didn’t learn about the loss of evidence until about two months later. He then notified the district attorney’s office. Anderson said prosecutors have spent hundreds of hours trying to sort out what evidence has been destroyed and which cases must be revisited or reviewed. But the effort is complicated by conflicting information provided by the constable’s office as to how much evidence was lost and how many cases

jeopardized, she said. “The number of cases reported by Precinct 4 is ever-changing,” she said. “Our team has already spent hundreds of hours evaluating the cases we currently know about, and until we get a final number we really have no idea how long it’s going to take to sort this out.” Herman will have an independent audit done to determine with certainty how much evidence is lost, she said. Once the investigation is completed, authorities will determine whether

criminal charges will be filed, Anderson said. Herman has fired the deputy, identified by Anderson as Cpl. Christopher Hess. But an attorney for Hess, Burt Springer, told the Chronicle that Hess was following orders when he cleaned out the property room and that others assisted. “He was told to clean out the evidence room because there was massive amounts of what I would call old and useless evidence,” Springer said.

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RIBEREÑA EN BREVE Informe de Gobierno 1 La Ciudad de Miguel Alemán, Tamps, invita a la comunidad al 3er. Informa de Gobierno para el trienio 2013-2016, en el Salón Millenium, el viernes 9 de septiembre a la 5 p.m.

Fiesta Mexicana 1 Se celebrará Gran Fiesta Mexicana en Familia en la Ciudad de Roma el 14 de septiembre, con la presentación de Eliseo Robles y los Bárbaros del Norte. La cita es en Plaza Guadalupe desde las 6 p.m. Evento gratuito y familiar. Si desea adquirir un puesto para venta de antojitos mexicanos contacte a Blanca Ruiz al 956-849-1411 o 8441428. Los espacios son limitados.

Sociedad de Genealogía 1 La reunión de la Sociedad de Genealogía Nuevo Santander invitan a su reunión el sábado 17 de septiembre de 2 p.m. a 4 p.m. Los conferencistas serán Dr. Javier González, María del Refugrio Ramírez, María del Carmen Carvajal y Luis Lauro González. La cita es en el Museo de Historia del Condado de Zapata.

Torneo de Campeonato 1 La Cámara de Comercio del Condado de Zapata está invitando al Torneo de Campeonato de la Asociación Sun Country Bass, a realizarse del 25 al 30 de septiembre, el cual se llevará a cabo en Falcon Lake.

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Revelan datos en arresto de oficial Oficiales encontraron drogas y armas prohibidas Por César G. Rodríguez TIEMP O DE ZAPATA

Han salido a la luz detalles sobre el arresto del entonces oficial correccional del Condado de Zapata en agosto por cargos de posesión de drogas. El jueves, la Oficina del Alguacil del Condado de Zapata dijo que el ex carcelero Mario Alberto Arámbula era el pasajero de un conductor sospechoso de conducir intoxicado. El caso data del 1 de agosto. Alrededor de las 5:30 a.m., oficiales detuvieron un vehículo de pasajeros negro por una violación

de tráfico. Los oficiales se acercaron al vehículo y notaron que el conductor parecía estar intoxicado, de acuerdo con reportes. El conductor, Abelardo Javier Hernández, mostraba signos de intoxicación después de los cuestionamientos iniciales con las autoridades, dijeron oficiales. Identificado como el pasajero, a Arámbula se le pidió que saliera del vehículo después que Hernández supuestamente diera permiso a los oficiales de revisar el vehículo. Las autoridades alegaron que los oficiales encontraron cocaína, marihuana, una ampolleta de

esteroides y unos nudillos. Hernández fue acusado de conducir Arámbula intoxicado, posesión de menos de dos onzas de marihuana y dos cargos de posesión de una sustancia controlada. Arámbula fue acusado de dos cargos por posesión de una sustancia controlada, posesión de menos de dos onzas de marihuana y arma prohibida (nudillos). Arámbula salió bajo fianza más tarde ese día. Él fue dado de baja de la Oficina del Alguacil el 2 de agosto, después de pagar la fianza. Él había trabajado ahí desde el 11 de agosto de 2012.

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CD. VICTORIA, Tamaulipas – El Grupo de Coordinación Tamaulipas informa que el miércoles 31 de agosto, en el municipio de Miguel Alemán, policías estatales de Fuerza Tamaulipas y de la Secretaría de la Defensa Nacional, aseguraron seis camionetas con blindaje artesanal que estaban resguardadas en una ex agencia automotriz. El aseguramiento se hizo cuando los policías estatales realizaban reconocimientos terrestres en la carretera Mier-Miguel Alemán. A la altura del poblado Los Peña, una persona les marcó el alto para denunciar la presencia de gente armada en unas instalaciones ubicadas en el Bulevar Miguel Alemán y la calle Presa. En ese punto, encontraron a una persona armada que estaba cerrando la cortina metálica del local y que al percatarse de la presencia policial, emprendió la huida brincando una barda, sin que se le lograra dar alcance. Al proceder con la revisión del inmueble comercial que está abandonado, fueron ubicadas seis camionetas con blindajes artesanales y en su

interior se encontraron 141 cartuchos hábiles de diversos calibres. Los vehículos son los siguientes: 1 Cadillac Escalade color crema, modelo 2014, con 14 cartuchos hábiles. 1 Chevrolet High Country color blanca, modelo reciente, con múltiples impactos de bala en la parte trasera. Tenía 29 cartuchos hábiles. 1 Ford Lobo F-150 color blanca, modelo reciente, mostrando en la carrocería múltiples impactos de bala. Tenía 18 cartuchos hábiles. 1 Chevrolet Avalanche color blanca, modelo reciente. En su interior se localizaron 27 cartuchos hábiles. 1 Ford F-150 FX2 Sport color blanca, modelo reciente, con impactos de bala. Traía 26 cartuchos hábiles. 1 Ford F-150 color negra, desmantelada, sin máquina de motor, sin llantas, sin muelle trasero. De acuerdo a sus características, estas camionetas concuerdan con las utilizadas por civiles armados en la agresión a elementos de Fuerza Tamaulipas el jueves 25 de agosto pasado en el municipio de Miguel Alemán. Quedaron a disposición del Agente del Ministerio Público de la Federación.

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Hotel Hamilton fue locación de filme Nota del Editor: Artículo basado en el documento escrito por Enrique T. de la Garza en relación a filmación de película en Laredo

Exhibición de árboles familiares 1 El Museo de Historia del Condado de Zapata y la Sociedad de Genealogía Nuevo Santander invitan a la exhibición de árboles familiares y cocina en sartenes de hierro fundido el viernes 21 de octubre y sábado 22 de octubre de 10 a.m. a 2 p.m. El evento se llevará a cabo en el Museo de Historia del Condado de Zapata.

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Museo en Zapata 1 A los interesados en realizar una investigación sobre genealogía de la región, se sugiere visitar el Museo del Condado de Zapata ubicado en 805 N US-Hwy 83. Opera de 10 a.m. a 4 p.m. Existen visitas guiadas. Personal está capacitado y puede orientar acerca de la historia del Sur de Texas y sus fundadores. Pida informes en el (956) 7658983.

Firma de libros 1 La Dra. Alma González Pérez dictará una conferencia y estará firmando su nuevo libro de poesía en la reunión mensual de la Sociedad de Genealogía Nuevo Santander el sábado 12 de Noviembre en el Museo de Historia del Condado de Zapata. La cita es a las 2 p.m.

Laboratorio Computacional 1 La Ciudad de Roma pone a disposición de la comunidad el Laboratorio Computacional que abre de lunes a viernes en horario de 1 p.m. a 5 p.m. en Historical Plaza.

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Alumnos de kinder de Zapata North Elementary School, se muestran sorprendidos al buscar al Hombre de Jengibre durante una clase de cocina.

La película Eddie Macon's Run fue filmada en Laredo en 1981. Sus protagonistas fueron Kirk Douglas y John Schneider. El filme está basado en un libro escrito por James McLendon. El autor sitúa la trama en Laredo, a donde el protagonista llegó después de escapar de la prisión de Huntsville donde cumplía una sentencia por delitos menores. El productor ejecutivo del filme, Lou Stroller, me contrató para fungir como scout (explorador) para la película. Entre mis funciones estaba conseguir locaciones para filmar algunas escenas. Además de Stroller, participaban en la búsqueda de locaciones Jeff Kanew, director del filme así como Billy Kenney, director artístico. En días previos, habíamos acordado contratos para utilizar locaciones como el Hotel La Posada, el edificio de la Corte del Condado de Webb y los terrenos de la feria LIFE. Ahora, tocaba el turno de visitar a A. Guajardo, propietario/gerente del Hotel Hamilton, pues los ejecutivos del filme estaban interesados en utilizar este espacio. Kanew explicó a Guajardo la escena que se filmaría. "La esposa de Eddie (Chris) viene al hotel y deja la llave y algunos artículos para Eddie, quien está huyendo", detalló. "Eddie llega después con Jill Buck, una mujer que le ayudó a escapar de los policías en Encinal...Jill y Eddie salen

a comer y cuando regresan se sorprenden de ver a Marzak (policía) en el cuarto. Discuten y pelean". Stroller explicó que debido al trabajo que se realizaría era necesario firmar un contrato para cubrir daños que pudieran suceder y ofrecer cobertura a todas las personas involucradas en la filmación. Guajardo hizo una propuesta, la cual fue aceptada. Un contrato se firmó y un cheque fue extendido a nombre de Guajardo con lo cual el Hotel Hamilton quedaba asegurado como parte de una escena de la película. Al día siguiente me tenía que reportar al hotel Holiday Inn. Este hotel era el cuartel general de la película Eddie Macon's Run en Laredo. Mi tarea más importante era mantener la comunicación (y en ese entonces no existían los celulares) con la oficina todo el tiempo. Si algo sucedía que pudiera interferir con la filmación, debía reportarlo inmediatamente, por más insignificante que me pudiera parecer. Más tarde se me dio la autoridad para hacer convenios con quien fuera necesario para lograr una escena, ya fuera personas o equipo para la película. Stroller me dijo que tendríamos que hacer arreglos con el hospital para realizar la primera escena. En ese tiempo, el único hospital era Mercy Hospital ubicado al este de Laredo. Entonces, me dio instrucciones de cómo se trabajaría. "Una de las cosas que debes saber y recordar es que una vez que se ha fijado un tiempo, nos apegamos a ese tiempo. Si decimos 6 a.m., puedes estar seguro que el primer vehículo de la película va a estar en el lugar a esa hora", expresó.

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Peña Nieto: Trump proposals ‘a threat’ to Mexico’s future By Peter Orsi A S S OCIAT E D PRE SS

MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s president said that Donald Trump’s proposals represent a threat to the future of his country and that he agreed to a widely criticized meeting with the Republican candidate to open a space for dialogue. President Enrique Peña Nieto has been ridiculed in his country for inviting Trump, as well as for not confronting him more directly about comments calling migrants from Mexico criminals, drugrunners and “rapists,” and Trump’s vows to build a border wall and force Mexico to pay for it. Speaking at a town hall late Thursday where he

fielded questions from young people, Peña Nieto sought to defend his Peña Nieto decision. He said the easier path would have been to “cross my arms” and do nothing in response to Trump’s “affronts, insults and humiliations,” but he believed it necessary to open a “space for dialogue” to stress the importance of the U.S.Mexico relationship. “What is a fact is that in the face of candidate Trump’s postures and positions, which clearly represent a threat to the future of Mexico, it was necessary to talk,” Peña Nieto said hours after his

annual state-of-the-nation report was delivered to congress. “It was necessary to make him feel and know why Mexico does not accept his positions.” He acknowledged Mexicans’ “enormous indignation” over Trump’s presence in the country and repeated that he told him in person Mexico would in no way pay for the proposed border wall. The president came under fire for not responding to Trump’s mention of the wall during a joint news conference Wednesday, something he has since sought to correct. Earlier Thursday, after Trump tweeted that Mexico would pay for the wall, Peña Nieto fired back his own tweet saying that would “never” hap-

pen. Peña Nieto also rejected a recent investigative report that found large portions of his law thesis 25 years ago were copied from other sources, although he allowed that some authors were “probably” not cited properly. “I remember very clearly the studies I carried out, what I researched and what I formulated in my thesis. Nobody can tell me I plagiarized my thesis,” the president said. “I may have committed some methodological error, but not with the aim of wanting to make someone else’s ideas mine.” Aristegui Noticias’ report about the thesis last month was the latest bad news in what analysts say has been a very tough

Rebecca Blackwell / AP

Protestors stained with fake blood lie beside a sheet marked with slogans protesting corruption, impunity, violence and government repression, outside the offices of congress in Mexico City, on Thursday.

year for Peña Nieto. An Aug. 11 poll by Reforma put his approval rating at about 23 percent, lower than for any Mexican president since the newspaper began conducting the survey 21 years ago. Homicides are on the rise after falling early in his term. The economy has been struggling due to low oil prices and other factors. The Treasury Department recently lowered Mexico’s GDP growth forecast yet again

to between 2 percent and 2.6 percent. There have also been allegations of torture and human rights abuses by police and troops prosecuting Mexico’s offensive against the drug cartels, and earlier this year a group of independent experts issued a scathing report discrediting government investigators’ account of what happened to 43 students who disappeared in 2014 after being taken by police.

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Oil halts four-day Federal Reserve rate hike less likely due to slow hiring in August slide as Vladimir By Christopher S. Rugaber A S S OCIAT E D PRE SS

WASHINGTON — After two months of blockbuster gains, U.S. employers slowed their hiring in August to a modest increase of 151,000, reducing the likelihood that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates when it meets this month. The unemployment rate remained 4.9 percent for a third straight month, the Labor Department said Friday in its monthly jobs report. August’s job gain was far below July’s 275,000, which was the most in eight months, and June’s 271,000. Even so, over time, the current pace of hiring is enough to lower the jobless rate. The figures might have been held back by temporary factors, such as layoffs by automakers while plants are being retooled for new models. The government tries to adjust for such seasonal changes but often struggles to do so accurately. Over the past five years, August job growth has been revised up by an average of 70,000 in the following months. As a result, Fed policymakers may want to await further economic data before acting to make borrowing more expensive. If the Fed doesn’t raise rates after it

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In this July 19 photo, Raisa Rickie waits in line to apply for a job with Aldi at a job fair in Miami Lakes, Florida.

meets Sept. 20-21, most analysts expect it to do so in December. They “will want to wait another couple of months, to ensure the data does rebound in September and that August is revised higher,” Paul Ashworth, chief U.S. economist at Capital Economics, said in a research note. The slowdown in hiring last month appeared to please stock investors, who likely see a diminished prospect of a Fed rate increase this month. Higher borrowing rates tend to weigh down stock prices. The Dow Jones industrial average was up 85 points in mid-day trading. Hiring had been robust earlier this summer, with job growth averaging 232,000 for the past three months. Those gains appeared to make consumers more confident and

willing to spend, potentially accelerating the economy’s growth in the second half of this year after a sluggish start to 2016. In August, though, hiring weakened across most major industries, and employers cut workers in manufacturing, construction and mining. Job growth slowed sharply in professional and business services, a category that includes higher-paying jobs such as engineers, accountants and architects as well as temporary jobs, which usually pay belowaverage wages. Temp help firms shed 3,100 positions. If a relatively tepid pace of job growth keeps the Fed on the sidelines for longer, the continuation of ultra-low rates could sustain the economy’s expansion, some analysts suggested. “This is a healthy thing

if the gains slow down a little bit, because that reduces the risk that the Fed will quickly raise rates and choke off the expansion,” said Josh Wright, chief economist at iCIMS, a recruitment software company. Still, modest hiring means it could take longer to fully heal the scars of the Great Recession. The proportion of Americans who are either working or looking for work has been flat for about two years near a 40-year low. A broader gauge of unemployment, which includes part-time workers who would prefer full-time work as well as those who have given up their job hunts in the past year, remained at 9.7 percent. That is down from a peak of 17.4 percent in 2009, just after the recession ended. Average hourly pay barely rose in August and has increased just 2.4 percent over the past 12 months. The average workweek declined slightly to 34.3 hours Even with last month’s deceleration in hiring, job growth has been strong over the past year, and economists are unlikely to be alarmed by one month’s unexpectedly sluggish figure. Moreover, in previous years, the August jobs report has typically come in below economists’ expectations.

Putin presses for OPEC freeze deal By Jessica Summers BL OOMBERG NEWS

Oil snapped four days of declines as Vladimir Putin said he’d like Russia and OPEC to reach an oil output freeze apart from Iran. Futures gained 3 percent in New York. The Russian president said in an interview that he may recommend completing the plan when he meets with Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the Group of 20 summit in China next week. A freeze should exclude Iran until that country raises production to pre-sanctions levels, he said. OPEC’s crude output rose to a record in August, climbing by 120,000 barrels a day. Payrolls in the U.S. rose less than expected in August, according to government data on Friday. Oil climbed 7.5 percent in August amid speculation that talks in Algiers at the end of September may lead to an agreement to stabilize the oil market. A cap on production would be positive, Saudi Arabia’s Energy Minister Khalid Al-Falih said in an interview last week, though he ruled out an output cut. A freeze

deal between members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and other producers was proposed in February, but a meeting in Doha in April ended with no final accord. “This is another strong sign that the odds of a production freeze are going up,” Phil Flynn, senior market analyst at Price Futures Group in Chicago, said by telephone. “My sense is that we are very close to a deal because the major players seem to be on board with it.” West Texas Intermediate for October delivery rose by $1.28 to settle at $44.44 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. WTI posted a 6.7 percent decline this week. “From the viewpoint of economic sense and logic, then it would be correct to find some sort of compromise,” Putin said in an interview in Vladivostok. “I am confident that everyone understands that. We believe that this is the right decision for world energy.” Other producers are coming to the view that freezing production is right, Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Adel AlJubeir said on Friday.

Samsung recalls Galaxy Note 7 after battery explosions By Paul Mozur and Su-hyun Lee TH E N EW YORK T IME S

HONG KONG — A ubiquitous source of power in most modern technology, lithium-ion batteries keep cellphones, laptops, electric cars and airplanes running. They are also the source of many problems, with some overheating, catching fire and even exploding. In a potentially damaging episode, Samsung, the world’s biggest maker of smartphones, announced Friday that it would recall its Galaxy Note 7 model after discovering a flaw in the battery cell that could result in fires. The company will replace 2.5 million phones sent to stores and consumers, in one of the industry’s largest recalls. The recall puts Samsung, which has been

trying to match the success of the Apple iPhone, in a precarious position. The smartphone industry is grappling with slowing demand and intense competition. Samsung was regaining swagger with its high-end phone models, like the Note 7, in which the screens appear to spill off the side. But the battery fires threaten to undermine Samsung’s efforts, giving an edge to Apple. The recall comes just days before Apple is expected to unveil the latest version of its iPhone. The ultimate scale of the damage to Samsung’s reputation and finances will depend on how quickly the company deals with the issues and how costly they turn out to be. Along with the expense of fixing the phones, Samsung could face lost sales

if consumers grow wary of its products. Samsung said it expected that manufacturing replacement phones would take two weeks. Consumers who have already bought the phones will receive replacements before new phones go on sale, the company said. Samsung did not indicate the cost of the recall. “If you look at previous instances in tech history where there have been recalls, as long as it doesn’t drag on to the point that the company becomes the butt of a joke, then it should be minor,” said Bryan Ma, an analyst at IDC, a technology research firm. “If it becomes like a Pinto, where you don’t want to buy it because it explodes, that would be a bad situation,” he said, referring to the 1971 Ford car that became famous

for erupting in flames after rear-end collisions. “But I think they’ll get past it.” Samsung said that, so far, 35 battery episodes involving the Note 7 had been registered. Reports of the problem first started to emerge online, as consumers posted photographs and videos of the charred remains of phones they said had burst into flames, usually while being recharged. In one video, a customer shows a half-melted phone, and explains: “Came home after work, put it to charge for a little bit before I had class, went to put it on my waist, and it caught fire. Yep, brand new phone, not even two weeks old.” Samsung said it thought the problem came from a “minute flaw” in the production of the batteries. Samsung would

not name the supplier involved. The recall covers 10 countries where the phones have been sold. Samsung said the recall would not affect China, since the models sold there used a battery from a different supplier. “We acknowledge the inconvenience this may cause in the market, but this is to ensure that Samsung continues to deliver the highest-quality products to our customers,” the company said in a statement. “We are working closely with our partners to ensure the replacement experience is as convenient and efficient as possible.” The recall is a major blow to Samsung, which had just started to regain its competitive footing. The company faces pressures across its product line, with Apple on the

high end and new Chinese brands on the lower end. Samsung was gaining traction with the latest Galaxy phones. The phones’ smooth, tapered edges, which make them more comfortable to hold, have been a hit with consumers. In the second quarter, Samsung’s global share of the smartphone market rose 5.5 percent to 22.4 percent, while Apple’s fell 15 percent to 11.8 percent, according to IDC. While some of that growth came from Samsung’s lowerend phones, IDC said that a significant part had also come from new demand for its higher-end phones, which contributed a disproportionate amount of profit. In a year that Samsung originally warned could be tough, the company has performed surprisingly well.

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Slain nuns honored at funerals By Bruce Schreiner and Gretchen Ehlke A S S OCIAT E D PRE SS

BARDSTOWN, Ky. — Eulogized in the church where she took her vows decades ago, a slain nun was remembered Friday for her devotion to the poor and for the Donald Duck impression she used to comfort her young patients in Mississippi. Sister Paula Merrill was laid to rest in Kentucky and her long-time friend and co-worker, Sister Margaret Held, was mourned in Wisconsin on Friday, a week after the nuns were stabbed to death in their home in Durant, Mississippi. “They needed the people of Mississippi, and the people of Mississippi needed them,” said Dar-

lene Nicgorski, a friend of Held’s for 50 years. The Roman Catholic nuns worked as nurse practitioners at a medical clinic in Lexington, Mississippi, one of the poorest spots in the nation. They often treated uninsured patients with diabetes and other chronic conditions. Both were 68. Along with praise for the lifelong commitment both women showed, mourners also heard a message of forgiveness for the defendant. Rodney Earl Sanders, 46, of Kosciusko, Mississippi, is charged with capital murder, burglary and grand larceny. “If Paula could meet the person who killed her, she would not focus on what the person had done to her,” said Sister Adeline

Fehribach, a congregational leader in the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth. “Her heart would be broken at what had happened to her friend Margaret, and she may even have to work at getting over her anger at the fact that her patients had lost their one life-line to a better quality of life. “But as she worked through her pain and anger at the harm done to others, I believe she would look upon the one who caused all the harm and see in that face the suffering Christ as well.” Held’s colleagues said it was the social upheaval of the 1960s that drove her to commit to her religious order as a teenager. Held was a member of the School Sisters of St. Francis in Milwaukee,

Rash of unsolved homicides puts people on edge in Anchorage By Rachel D’Oro A S S OCIAT E D PRE SS

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A rash of unsolved outdoor homicides in Alaska’s largest city is putting residents on edge. Altogether, the deaths of nine people who were killed on Anchorage trails, parks and isolated streets since January remain unsolved — among them three cases involving two victims each. “It’s terrifying,” said Jennifer Hazen, a longtime resident who lives near

EX-JAILER From page A1 The driver, Avelardo Javier Hernandez, showed signs of intoxication following an initial interview with authorities, deputies said. The passenger, Arambula, was asked to step out of the vehicle after Hernandez allegedly al-

DPS From page A1 laws and finding alternative transportation if they plan to drink.” During the 2015 Labor Day holiday enforcement period, DPS Troopers made 488 DWI arrests, and issued 8,515 speeding citations, 1,091 seat belt/ child safety seat citations and 1,062 no insurance citations. In addition, Troopers made 278 fugitive arrests and 224 felony arrests. DPS offers the following tips for safe travel during the Labor Day holiday: 1 Don’t drink and drive – designate a driver or take

Valley of the Moon Park, where two people were found dead early Sunday, one of them on a park bike trail. Hazen walks in the park regularly, and finds some comfort in knowing the unsolved homicides occurred in the middle of the night when she wouldn’t be out there anyway. “I’m just really shocked about all this happening,” said another resident, Yegor Christman as he walked his dog on the bike trail. “I thought I lived in a pretty safe area.”

Adding to the feeling of vulnerability, Anchorage has had 25 homicides this year. That’s the same number the city had for the entire year in 2015. Even though the number is high, police point out that 1995, with 29 homicides, had the highest numbers in the last two decades. With 15 homicides since late June, police issued an unusual public advisory this week urging residents to be “extra aware” of their surroundings, noting that crimes often increase at night and early morning.

lowed deputies to search the car. Deputies said they found cocaine, marijuana, an ampule of steroids and knuckles, a prohibited weapon. Hernandez was charged with driving while intoxicated, possession of less than 2 ounces of marijuana and two counts of possession of a controlled substance.

Arambula was charged with two counts of possession of a controlled substance, possession of less than 2 ounces of marijuana and prohibited weapon (knuckles). Arambula bonded out later in the day. He was discharged from the Sheriff’s Office on Aug. 2, a day after he posted bond. He had been employed there since Aug. 11, 2012.

a cab. 1 Eliminate distractions, including the usage of mobile devices. 1 Buckle up everyone in the vehicle – it’s the law. 1 Slow down – especially in bad weather, construction areas and heavy traffic. 1 Slow down or move over for police, fire and EMS vehicles as well as tow trucks and TxDOT vehicles stopped on the side of the road with emergency lights activated – it’s the law. (When you see a fellow motorist on the side of the road, slow down or move over a lane for them too, if it is safe to do so.) 1 Don’t drive fatigued. 1 Drive defensively.

where one of her eight siblings, Sue Zuern, told hundreds at her funeral that she feels comforted and at peace knowing that her sister has received her heavenly reward. Friends recalled her hospitality, her bountiful garden and her cooking skills. A loaf of bread she baked the night before she died was placed near the altar, symbolizing God as the bread of life. Milwaukee Archbishop Jerome Listecki said the two nuns had fulfilled their mission, and their lives should serve as an example of service to God. Merrill’s funeral was held at St. Vincent Church on the leafy home campus of her religious order, the Kentucky-based Sisters of Charity of Nazareth. A table was filled with

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Sue Zuern, left, and Jean Knol, right, both sisters of Sister Margaret Held speak of their memories of her life Friday, in the St. Joseph Chapel at St. Joseph Center in Milwaukee.

photos spanning Merrill’s decades as a nun, recalling her hobbies of guitar playing, knitting and riding a motorcycle. She was remembered as a quiet, selfless servant who practiced her religion through daily acts of compassion. “Her goal in life was to live that faith rather than just talk about it,” said her nephew, David Merrill. Connie Rotters Blake, a lay volunteer for the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth, said she saw the nuns work to get prescrip-

tions and food vouchers for the needy. Their “simplicity, their generosity, their kindness and their true love for all of God’s people” is inspiring, she said. Merrill did more than listen to patients telling her where they hurt. She listened to their stories of financial struggles, drug addiction and marital fights, her friends recalled. “She listened when so many others would not listen,” Fehribach said. “She listened with love.”

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FROM THE COVER BATTLE From page A1 in front of a public plaza. Gunmen on board a

REFORM From page A1 Here is a summary of their proposals: Pathway to Citizenship Clinton: She promises to propose immigration legislation in her first 100 days that would include a route to citizenship. Her approach is largely in line with that approved by Democrats and Republicans in the Senate in 2013 turned aside by the House. Trump: He clarified this week that he opposes any pathway to legal status for immigrants in the U.S. illegally. They would have to return to their home countries and apply for legal entry should they wish to return. He has not said what would happen to those who choose to stay, but said they are subject to deportation. Trump has also called for an end to “birthright citizenship,” currently granted to anyone born in the United States.

RACE From page A1 as Tribune analysis of police shooting data obtained from 36 cities with populations greater than 100,000. By contrast, black residents make up only 14 percent of the population in those 36 cities. It’s difficult to discern the share of people shot at by police who were Hispanic. At least 29 percent were Hispanic, which is lower than their share of the population in those cities, almost 45 percent. But it appears some police departments do not distinguish between race and ethnicity, meaning many Hispanics are likely misidentified as white in police data. But parsing those numbers is an oversimplification of police interactions with minorities. Behind bottom-line figures are individual interactions — the outcomes of which boil down to what's inside the head of a police officer at a very specific moment in time when they're confronted with an unpredictable situation. For those with a stake in the matter, the question is whether there’s a subconscious difference in the way police officers react when responding to calls that involve black individuals or other people of color. “If a cop shot at someone because of their race, that cop should rot in jail, period,” said Kevin Lawrence, executive director of the Texas Municipal Police Association. But almost always, “there’s really no doubt” that shootings are justified based on an officer’s perception that their lives — or the safety of the public — are in danger, he added. Those perceptions are what criminal justice experts, activists and people of color say could more likely put minorities on a deadly trajectory when interacting with police. Socioeconomic factors common among minorities, such as living in areas with higher poverty and crime rates, may lead to increased interactions with police that could result in shootings, experts say. But they also point to implicit racial bias — preconceived perceptions of someone based on attitudes and stereotypes — as something that can be at play, and must be accounted for when training police.

white Mercedes-Benz sport utility vehicle and a black Ford Fusion allegedly fired at troops. Soldiers repelled the attack, killing

two occupants in the Fusion and wounding two others who were in the SUV. A third passenger of the SUV was detained.

Authorities did not identify the deceased, the wounded or the detainee due to an ongoing investigation.

Soldiers seized the SUV, the Fusion, five assault rifles, clips, highcaliber ammo and bulletproof vests, among other

items. Tamaulipas authorities said the gunmen belong to a criminal group that operates in Nuevo Laredo.

A Border Wall

Clinton: She supports President Obama’s executive actions that deferred immigration enforcement against millions of children and parents in the country illegally. A deadlocked Supreme Court decision in June blocked his order, but Clinton insists that such actions are within the president’s authority.

threats. The numbers could exceed 5 million. He backed off his earlier pledge to forcibly remove all of the estimated 11 million immigrants in the country illegally, however, saying only that those who aren’t immediate threats would have to go home and then apply for legal status. Critics have likened that piece of the plan to Mitt Romney’s widely panned call for “self-deportation.”

low all people to buy into the federal health care exchanges, although she has said those in the country illegally wouldn’t qualify for subsidies. Her policy would also allow some to collect Social Security, so long as they pay into the system for at least 10 years.

going to any cities that refuse to cooperate with federal immigration authorities. Municipalities like San Francisco, for example, have passed ordinances preventing city officials from even asking about immigration status unless required by law or court order.

Trump: A centerpiece of Trump’s immigration plan is a wall along the border between the United States and Mexico. There are already some 650 miles of fencing along the border, including roughly 15-foot tall steel fencing in many urban areas. Trump says he’ll extend a huge wall across the vast majority of the 2,100-mile border, which would be a major construction feat costing billions of dollars. He promises to make Mexico pay for it. He would also add 5,000 border patrol agents and expand the number of border patrol stations. Clinton: She says there are places where a physical barrier is appropriate but opposes largescale expansion of a border wall. She prefers relying on technology and more border patrol agents to ensure the border is secure. Barack Obama’s Executive Orders

“I think the one thing that certainly probably matters more for AfricanAmericans — and arguably increasingly for Latinos — over the next 10 years or so at least will be perception, stereotypes and implicit biases,” said Scott Bowman, associate professor of criminal justice at Texas State University. “The instances where a person gets shot and killed because they say, ‘I thought I saw a gun,’ when there wasn’t one or this person reacted in an aggressive manner — that’s a perception thing.” Those perceptions can come into play during any police interaction. In June 2015, a white Austin police officer body-slammed and arrested a black elementary school teacher during a confrontation following a traffic stop. While transporting the teacher in a police cruiser, a second officer told her that people, particularly whites, are afraid of black people because of "violent tendencies" and that even officers who undergo psychological screening can later display racist demeanors toward people of color, according to recently released police video. The Travis County District Attorney's office and Austin police officials are investigating the incident. Unarmed people shot at by police from 2010 to 2015 were far more likely to belong to a racial or ethnic minority group, according to the Tribune’s analysis. Forty-six percent of unarmed people shot at were black; at least a third were Hispanic. Because there is no comprehensive national or state-by-state recordkeeping of police shootings, it's impossible to know how Texas compares to other states or cities. Not only were whites far less likely to be shot at if unarmed, they were were less likely to be shot at in general. Individuals identified by police as white — including some Hispanics who were likely misidentified — made up 29 percent of those shot at by police. Meanwhile, white people make up 34 percent of the population in the 36 cities studied by the Tribune. “If you’re carrying Skittles, if you have a hoodie on, if you’re walking out of a convenience store — for every normal aspect of public life, black and brown people have been killed,” said Sara

Trump: He said this week he would “immediately terminate” the executive orders, which he said gave amnesty to 5 million immigrants. Indeed, the president’s plan shielded up to 4 million people from possible deportation, all of them immigrants who came to the U.S. as children or are parents of citizens or legal residents. Deportation Trump: He promised this week to create a deportation task force that would prioritize the removal of criminals, people who have overstayed their visas and other immediate security

Clinton: She would continue Obama’s policy of deporting violent criminals and others who break the law after entering the United States. But she would scale back the current administration’s immigration raids, which she says produce “unnecessary fear and disruption in communities.” Under her plan, the vast majority of people in the country illegally would be allowed to stay and apply for legal status and eventual citizenship. Government Assistance Clinton: She would al-

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In this Aug. 10 photo, Kim Cole, second from left, listens during a demonstration at Main Street Garden Park in downtown Dallas.

Mokuria, co-founder of Mothers Against Police Brutality, an advocacy group focused on police use of force. Sensitivity and cultural training needs to be continuous — not just something that’s part of a police academy for new hires, she added. “The reality is that racism is like smog,” she said. “We all breathe it in; it’s part of our lives whether we like it or not.” Responding to concerns about use of force, some departments across the state have worked to increase transparency when it comes to data on shootings and investigations. Some have revised their policies following police shootings, instituted citizen review panels and increased training on use of force, crisis intervention and cultural diversity. The Texas Commission on Law Enforcement, which sets training requirements for police, requires instructional time on those three areas as part of the minimum curriculum requirements for police seeking to be licensed as peace officers. Some departments go beyond that, adding training on de-escalation tactics. In diverse hubs like Houston, police officers are taken on field trips and bus tours through the city so officers can meet with leaders of different minority communities. Beyond racial sensitivity training, responding to racial disparities among those shot at by police in Austin means focusing on the merits of using force when responding to a call. “The officer, their decision, has to be reasonable in the moment based on the circumstances they were confronted with regardless of the race, gender, or anything else of the individual they’re interacting with,” said Austin police Chief of

Staff Brian Manley. But the department’s culture includes a directive to officers that “just because you can, doesn’t mean you should” and that even if using force is in line with policy, that “doesn’t mean that it’s moral and doesn't mean that it's right,” he added. That directive — based on the reality that police shootings come down to human interactions driven by individual actions and perceptions — is part of what police departments are grappling with as they work to improve police-community relations. All the training in the world and psychological testing of officers can’t make up for where an officer’s mind is in that split second it takes to pull the trigger, experts say. Howard Williams, a former San Marcos police chief and current Texas State University criminal justice lecturer, said the decision to shoot can sometimes come down to a function of officers’ personal values — something difficult to test for or teach in police academy-like settings. “The training is going to see to it that you do it properly ... but the training doesn’t give you that moral compass — that value set — to say, “Do I pull the trigger or do I not?” Williams said. “And that, I think, is the biggest missing piece of the puzzle that we’re dealing with right now.” For police critics, shootings are the most extreme example of what they perceive as ingrained police misconduct toward minorities that includes excessive traffic stops and lackluster pursuit of complaints against officers. Police departments have defended their systems of accountability, and some post information about complaints on use of force, racial profil-

Trump: He would deny immigrants in the country illegally access to any government benefits, including the federal health care exchanges. He said this week that such immigrants should not be allowed to get food stamps, welfare payments or government-backed housing assistance. Those who do, he said, would be priorities for deportation. Sanctuary Cities Trump: Like many Republicans, he vows to crack down on so-called sanctuary cities that shield residents from federal immigration authorities. Trump said this week he would block taxpayer dollars from

ing and other concerns in an attempt to improve transparency. Others have touted the increased use of video, including body cameras, to heighten accountability for officers' actions. "It's making officers more aware; they're being held accountable to what they're doing and what they're saying," said Gil Garza, deputy chief of internal affairs for the Dallas Police Department. "It's keeping them honest." But without a third party reviewing such incidents, activists question the objectivity of the review process. When officers are left to investigate their peers, they ask, what effect does that have on the overall culture of a department? As part of its efforts to evolve from protest group to player in the legislative arena, the Austin chapter of Black Lives Matter, the only affiliated chapter in Texas, isplanning to push for criminal justice reforms when state lawmakers reconvene in January, including a push for mandatory investigations of police officers accused of misconduct and an independent body to investigate those allegations and police-involved fatalities. When questionable interactions — some resulting in fatalities — go unscrutinized, activists say it stokes the racial tensions that underlie even the most simple interactions with police for people of color. "As a black man, when I’m on the freeway — even though all my tags are good, I got insurance — when I see a cop car in my rearview, I move over. If they’re beside me, I get in the other lane, and my heart rate goes up, and when they exit, I breathe a sigh of relief," said Durrel Douglas, co-founder of the Houston Justice Coalition. "And that is a sad day when that is my reality and the reality of so many people of color." But police are also targets themselves, and allowing officers to perform dangerous jobs without fear of corrosive second-guessing will form a large part of any public policy discussion. In the aftermath of the tragic shooting of five Dallas police officers in July, Texas Republicans, including Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, blamed public outcries over questionable shootings for increased tension between minorities and the police.

Clinton: She has not directly answered whether she supports sanctuary cities or not, but her campaign said Thursday that “Hillary trusts our local police to make sound decisions about protecting their communities.” That strongly suggests she would not interfere with local ordinances, like San Francisco’s. She has said that such systems allow immigrants to freely report crimes and communicate with local policy without fear of deportation. Her campaign noted Thursday, however, that she believes violent criminal should be deported and a system is needed to ensure that happens.

Some lawmakers went as far as saying the gunman who killed Dallas police was“encouraged” by the “rhetoric” of the Black Lives Matter movement. But the ambush in Dallas by a lone gunman occurred after a peaceful protest against police brutality following the fatal shootings of black men in Louisiana and Minnesota — not the actions of the Dallas Police Department — and activists have found themselves repeating something that has become a sort of mantra for police: Don’t rebuff our efforts based on the actions of one person. At a prayer vigil for the five slain officers, Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings acknowledged the complicated terrain surrounding the frayed relationship between police and people of color — and the unresolved concerns of many who feel they are targeted by police. “The question is,” Rawlings said, “can we as citizens speak against the actions of a relatively few officers who blemish the reputation of their high calling and at the same time support and defend the 99 percent of officers who do their job professionally, honestly and bravely?” If any ideological differences were hardened by the Dallas shooting, both sides at least seem to agree that people are paying more attention. Activists say the proliferation of video footage amid a series of similar shootings has led the public to start questioning police and “consider that maybe the police aren’t right all the time,” said Mokuria of Mothers Against Police Brutality. Police associations have ramped up their insistence that the public should not be too quick to indict officers before the facts surrounding a shooting have come out. But they agree that they must consider minorities’ grievances. “We need to come together and have a conversation about what needs to be done across the board,” said Lawrence, the police association director. “Everybody needs to come together and accept we all share fault and we all need to be part of the solution, and we need to be able to have those conversations without me being called a fascist or a racist and without them being called hoodlums and criminals.”

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WORLD CUP QUALIFYING: UNITED STATES 6, ST. VINCENT 0

US routs St. Vincent 6-0 Besler scores hours after birth of daughter A S S OCIAT E D PRE SS

Matt Besler scored his first international goal just hours after the birth of his daughter, 17-yearold Christian Pulisic added two late strikes and the United States routed St. Vincent and the Grenadines 6-0 on Friday to move into prime position to advance to the final round of World Cup qualifying. Bobby Wood scored in the 28th minute, Besler doubled the lead in the 32nd and Jozy Altidore converted a penalty kick in the 43rd as the Americans built a 3-0 halftime

lead at the Arnos Vale cricket ground in St. Vincent. Pulisic and Sacha Kljestan entered midway through the second half and combined for three goals. Pulisic scored in the 71st minute off a pass from Kljestan, who had not played for the national team since March 2014, and the 30-year-old Kljestan tapped in a cross from Pulisic seven minutes later for his first U.S. goal in six years. Pulisic scored from 18 yards off Kljestan’s pass in the second minute of stoppage time, his third international goal.

Besler, a 29-year-old defender who started at the 2014 World Cup, was making his 36th international appearance. Just before kickoff, the U.S. Soccer Federation announced Besler’s wife, Amanda, gave birth to Parker Besler earlier Friday. After the goal, Besler was surrounded by five teammates in a rocking baby celebration reminiscent of Bebeto’s at the 1994 World Cup. The 26th-ranked United States (3-1-1) moved into first place in Group C on goal difference over Trinidad and Tobago Soccer continues on B2

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United States defender Matt Besler scored a goal just hours after the birth of his daughter Friday in a 6-0 win over St. Vincent in Glendale, Arizona.

NCAA FOOTBALL: KICKOFF WEEKEND

NO. 13 TCU HOSTS JACKRABBITS Elizabeth Conley / Houston Chronicle

Greg Ward Jr. combined for 38 touchdowns last season while throwing for 2,828 yards and rushing for another 1,108.

Stakes high in opener By Ralph D. Russo A S S OCIAT E D PRE SS

Houston coach Tom Herman has spent all offseason downplaying the importance of the Cougars’ opener against No. 3 Oklahoma. The high-profile matchup at NRG Stadium, the

home of the NFL’s Texans, on Saturday won’t decide a conference championship nor will it pave the way to a spot in the College Football Playoff for the winner. “Just going in with the mindset that it’s just another game that we will

Richard W. Rodriguez / McClatchy-Tribune News Service

Defensive end Josh Carraway led TCU with nine sacks in 2015. The Horned Frogs open the season Saturday against South Dakota State.

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Horned Frogs wary of South Dakota State By Schuyler Dixon ASSOCIATED PRE SS

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Trevor Knight is making his first start since Dec. 29, 2014 Saturday when Texas A&M hosts No. 16 UCLA.

FORT WORTH — No. 13 TCU’s opening opponent, South Dakota State, shouldn’t be confused with five-time defending Football Championship Subdivision champion North Dakota State. Gary Patterson wouldn’t mind if some of his players made that mistake, though. The Horned Frogs coach is

always looking for an angle to pump up a game that could easily be overlooked, especially with Arkansas looming after Saturday night’s opener against the Jackrabbits. Besides, Patterson can always tell his team about his first home game as head coach 15 years ago, when TCU lost to Northwestern State. The Horned Frogs haven’t lost a home opener since then, a 14-year

streak that’s the fifthlongest is FBS. “I remember every one of them, especially those,” Patterson said. “We’ve got to get ready. The goal is to win a ballgame so you can get to Game 2.” Quarterback Kenny Hill, a former Texas A&M starter, will make his TCU debut. The junior transfer wouldn’t mind an opening similar to the one with the Ag-

gies, when he set a school record with 511 yards passing and three touchdowns in a prime-time win at South Carolina two years ago. Hill’s just looking for more staying power this time, after losing his starting job later in the 2014 season at A&M and ultimately leaving the program after he was suspended. “You could tell he TCU continues on B2

Texas A&M hosts No. 16 UCLA Strong driven to By Kristie Rieken A S S OCIAT E D PRE SS

HOUSTON — Star sophomore quarterback Josh Rosen is expected to get most of the attention when No. 16 UCLA opens its season Saturday at noisy Kyle Field against Texas A&M. Aggies QB Trevor Knight will be enjoying the spotlight, too. Knight will make his debut in his first start since Dec. 29, 2014. He joined the Aggies as a graduate transfer in January after spending most of 2015 on the bench at Oklahoma after losing the job he held for most of

2014 to Baker Mayfield. He was certainly welcome in College Station since the Aggies were left scrambling for a starter after the abrupt transfers of both Kyler Murray and Kyle Allen in December. Knight impressed coach Kevin Sumlin quickly and was named the team’s quarterback during spring drills. And it wasn’t just his work on the field that wowed Sumlin. The rapport Knight built with his teammates was equally important. “That’s a special skill set for guys to come in and do that,” Sumlin said. A&M continues on B2

succeed by place in Texas history By Jim Vertuno ASSOCIATED PRE SS

AUSTIN — Charlie Strong should be feeling the pressure. After two consecutive losing seasons, there are daily questions whether he can not only win at Texas, but win enough to keep his job. He enters the season with an 11-14 record at Texas and a roster of talented, unproven players facing a Sun-

day night season-opener against No. 10 Notre Dame. Behind it all is the issue of race: Strong is the first black head football coach at Texas and one of just a handful across the nation. To be the first at Texas, which is still grappling with a segregationist legacy, is something Strong addressed the day he was hired in 2014 with a nod to those who never Texas continues on B2

Eric Gay / Associated Press

Charlie Strong is 11-14 in two seasons at Texas. The Longhorns open the season Sunday night against Notre Dame.

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SPORTS TEXAS From page B1 got a chance. Strong said it’s his role as a pioneer among black coaches that props him up, not wears him down. It comforts him. He will win, Strong said, because he simply can’t fail. “It drives me every day,” Strong said. “It doesn’t make it harder. So many people are counting on you. You can’t let them down ... That’s why I have to be successful.” That Texas hired Strong from Louisville in the first place was significant. The school resisted integration in the 1950s and 1960s and had college football’s last all-white national championship team in 1969. Race issues

HOUSTON From page B1 be prepared for,” said Houston cornerback Brandon Wilson, toeing the company line. So, yes, there is still almost a whole season to play and the opener only counts for one. All the cliches apply. But a victory by 15th-ranked Houston unquestionably opens up a world of playoff possibilities for the muchhyped Cougars, the American Athletic Conference and maybe the Group of Five conferences in general. A loss by the Cougars and they can focus on defending that league title. The Cougars capped a 13-1 season with a 38-24 victory against Florida State in the Peach Bowl in January. The buzz in Houston for the Coogs hasn’t been this high since the late 1980s and early ‘90s. Back then it was star quarterbacks Andre Ware and David Klingler run-and-shooting their way into the record books. That era ended abruptly. Houston started the 1991 season ranked No. 12, and went into its second game of the season against No. 2 Miami ranked 10th. Instead of a breakthrough, Klingler and the Cougars got buried 40-10 by the Hurricanes. Houston’s preseason ranking this year is its best since ‘91, but the Cougars are trying to hold on to the underdog intensity they had last year when they weren’t even favored to win their

TCU From page B1 came in trying to prove himself through his work ethic to gain our trust and confidence,” receiver Deante Gray said. “He’s been very transparent with everybody, very open, talking with everybody and just becoming a Frog.” Things to consider as the Horned Frogs look to extend a Big 12-best 13game home winning streak: NO PUSHOVERS The Jackrabbits have been to the Championship Subdivision playoffs the past four seasons

SOCCER From page B1 (3-0-1), which hosted Guatemala (2-2) later Friday. A T&T win Friday would clinch advancement for the Americans and the Soca Warriors. The U.S. completes the semifinal round Tuesday against Trinidad at Jacksonville, Florida. St. Vincent (0-5), ranked 156th, had goals disallowed for offside in the 51st and 56th minutes but otherwise rarely

still reverberate on campus, although 52 years after the Civil Rights Act administrators are now fighting legal battles to expand opportunities for minorities and scrub the campus of remnants aligning it with the old South in the Civil War. Earlier this year, Texas won a significant legal victory for affirmative action in higher education when the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the school’s consideration of race in some student admissions. And the school recently removed a statue of Confederate President Jefferson Davis from its prominent perch on campus. Texas sociology professor Ben Carrington, whose work has focused on race and sports, praised former Texas

athletic director Steve Patterson for hiring Strong barely two months into his tenure. Patterson was forced out in 2015 after alienating large numbers of fans, boosters and school administrators. Patterson also hired basketball coach Shaka Smart, the first black coach to lead that program as well. “(Patterson) pushed back against the oldguard network,” Carrington said. “He deserves credit for that.” Carrington, who sits on the school’s athletics advisory council, has closely watched how Texas received Strong and says the coach has a “groundswell of appreciation and good will toward him right now.” But another losing season would likely leave

Texas little choice but to make a change, Carrington said. It gets trickier for Strong and Texas if he wins, but doesn’t win “enough.” “This year is different. If Charlie Strong does not have a winning season, I don’t see how he stays on,” Carrington said. “If they have a winning season, which they should do, how much is enough?” If Strong has a winning season and still gets fired three years into a fiveyear contract, the element of race will jump front and center, Carrington said. “The research shows that (black) coaches have longer to wait and less time to prove themselves,” Carrington said. “That becomes a judgment call ... and the cause

will get loud.” No one wants to pin down what would be “enough” for Strong. Last season, Texas beat Oklahoma and Baylor but still finished 5-7 with blowout losses of 38-3 to Notre Dame, 50-7 to TCU and 24-0 to lowly Iowa State. The program is still rebuilding. Strong is still unsettled when it comes to quarterback, he has a new offensive coordinator and his best talent remains young, sprinkled among freshmen and sophomores. That leaves Strong little margin for errors like missed extra points, dropped punts and other missteps that turned winnable games into heartbreaking losses the last two seasons. Texas hasn’t had three consecutive losing seasons since the late 1930s.

“We know how critical this year is. If I start thinking negative, it will wear me down. I can’t let that happen,” Strong said. So he leans back on his strength: the idea that he cannot fail. Strong often tells the story of an elderly black woman who approached him at gas station and asked if he was the Texas coach. She grew up in segregated Austin and told him she was praying for him to succeed at Texas. Strong smiles at the story. “I said, ‘As many prayers have been sent up for me, I’m going to be able to walk to the pearly gates of heaven.’ She said, ‘Yes, you will, baby,”’ Strong said. “You see? They want success. When I have success, they are going to feel a part of it.”

division. “We’ve tried to keep that chip on our shoulder. That kind of made us who we are,” tight end Tyler McCloskey said. What will it take for Houston or any Group of Five team to reach the playoff? The playoff has only been around for two years and there hasn’t been a test case yet for the selection committee. An undefeated record is probably a good start. At least one big nonconference win will be important because the quality wins the committee looks for are tough to accumulate outside Power Five leagues. A big season by the Cougars has the potential to be the story of the playoff race when the rankings start coming out in early November. That’s why of all the compelling matchups in a great first weekend of the season, the stakes are highest in Houston. Things to know about the third meeting between Oklahoma and Houston:

Dakota Austin said. Defending Big 12 champion and playoff semifinalist Oklahoma has its own Heisman contender quarterback in Baker Mayfield, who passed for 3,700 yards and 36 touchdowns last year and finished fourth in the Heisman voting. “Both give you trouble scrambling around with their legs,” Sooner coach Bob Stoops said of Mayfield and Ward. “Just talented players, I think, is the number one thing you can say about them both.”

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from his days with the Bruins, but noted that he also knows their defense very well. That leaves him wondering if either side will have the upper hand in this situation. “At end of day, plays are plays and schemes are schemes,” he said. “Kids have to make plays. Don’t worry about things that much. Going to be a good football game. On flip side I’ve gone against their defense last four years. Advantage? Disadvantage? I don’t know.”

ence with 121/2 sacks and five forced fumbles last season. Hall added 141/2 tackles for losses. Mora has gotten creative this week in practice to prepare for Garrett, having the scout team player tasked with mimicking the defensive end line up offside to “get that extra jump.” “I don’t think you can go into any game saying, ‘Hey, we’re going to run away from these guys,”’ Mora said. “First of all you’d have nowhere to run. But you have to be cognizant of where they are and what their capabilities are and you have to have answers if they become as disruptive as they’re capable of becoming.”

HEISMAN WATCH Trying to follow in the footsteps of Ware, Houston’s only Heisman Trophy winner, is Greg Ward Jr. He was one of two FBS quarterbacks to pass for more than 2,000 yards and run for more than 1,000 last season. He accounted for 38 touchdowns. “The biggest thing he does is take advantage of blitzing teams or D-ends running up field. He’s just going to step up and try to get down field or get a scramble drill going,” Oklahoma cornerback

GO-TO RECEIVERS Both teams enter the season looking for new No. 1 receivers to emerge after the departures of Sterling Shepard from Oklahoma and Demarcus Ayers at Houston. Expect the Sooners to get tight end Mark Andrews more involved after he caught seven touchdowns as a redshirt freshman. Penn State transfer Geno Lewis steps into a starting role at wide receiver. The Cougars will be looking for some inexperienced players to emerge and Chance Allen, who had 56 catches and 752 yards last season, to take a bigger role. FRESHMEN Houston landed one of the best defensive line recruits in the country this year in Ed Oliver. The freshman is expected to make an immediate impact. With Oklahoma retooling at linebacker, freshman Caleb Kelly will likely see some time and Stoops said Mykel Jones will be part of the receiver rotation.

“Created friendships in a short period of time with guys in his room. If there’s one thing you never really know in recruiting process is how a guy will gel with everyone else. You can help that but really don’t know how it will happen. That really helped his growth and helped team’s growth and offense’s growth.” Sumlin isn’t worried about the pressure bothering Knight. He played in several big games for the Sooners in 2014 when he started 10 games and threw for 2,300 yards and 15 touchdowns. Knight should be helped by a solid group of receivers led by speedy sophomore Christian Kirk, who had 80 receptions for 1,009 yards a year ago. The Aggies also have Josh Reynolds. He led the Southeastern Conference by averaging 17.8 yards a catch and finished with 907 yards receiving in 2015. The third member of this heralded receiving corps and the biggest target is 6-foot-5, 240-pound Ricky Seals-Jones. Some things to know about UCLA and Texas A&M’s first meeting since 1998: NOEL’S NEW TEAM The Bruins will see a familiar face on the opposite sideline in offensive coordinator Noel Mazzone. The 59-year-old spent 2012-15 in the same role for UCLA before joining the Aggies this offseason. Mazzone said he hasn’t changed a lot

sacks in 2014. The Frogs return seven defensive starters and four others who were starters last year before missing all or most of the season with

injuries. “I think it’s been a great mix,” Carraway said. BAD MEMORY Hill will be playing for

HILL’S TARGETS Gray returns as a graduate student after missing last season with a knee injury. He was second on the team with eight touchdown catches in 2014. Shaun Nixon and KaVontae Turpin were the top two freshmen in the Big 12 in catches last season. Nixon had 47, and Turpin added 45. Turpin was second nationally among freshmen

had a dead battery, to the pair of 19-seaters dropped off the players, then returned to Barbados to get the gear and team staff. On a hot and humid afternoon that included water breaks, both national anthems were played on steel drums. The opening goal came after Altidore nearly lost possession trying to beat a defender just outside the penalty area, then played the ball wide. Fabian Johnson poked it back out to Wood, who

curled a 19-yard rightfooted shot to the far post, past the outstretched arm of goalkeeper Christopher Lemus, for his seventh international goal. Besler doubled the lead four minutes later when Graham Zusi chipped a free kick and Nazir McBernette’s headed clearance attempt went toward the defender. Besler chested the ball, knocked it in with his left foot from about 4 yards. Altidore converted a penalty kick in the 43rd

minute after Roy Richards kicked down Wood, who was streaking into the penalty area. With his 35th international goal, Altidore moved past Eric Wynalda for sole possession of third on the American career scoring list behind Landon Donovan (57) and Clint Dempsey (52). Kellyn Acosta, a 21year-old left back, made his first competitive appearance for the U.S. and third overall. Captain Michael Bradley (yellow card accumulation) and

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tested goalkeeper Brad Guzan. Because St. Vincent’s new Argyle International Airport has not been finished, the U.S. charter flight from Florida could not fly directly to the island’s E.T. Joshua Airport, which has a shorter runway. Instead, the Americans flew to Barbados and players transferred to a pair of 19-seat planes to reach St. Vincent, an island nation with a population just over 100,000/ A third plane for the team’s gear

NATION’S BEST PASS RUSHING TANDEM Rosen threw for 3,668 yards with 23 touchdowns and 11 interceptions as a freshman last season and many believe the Bruins will be in the thick of the Pac-12 race despite an up-and-down, 8-5 season last year. He and the offensive line will face one of the nation’s better passrushing tandems in Texas A&M’s Myles Garrett and Daeshon Hall. Garrett led the Southeastern Confer-

the first time since a 59-0 loss to Alabama that led to his benching and ultimately a suspension two years ago. The Crimson Tide had six sacks, and Hill finished with minus-11 yards rushing on 10 carries.

and boast stability with coach John Stiegelmeier, who is entering his 20th season. He is the winningest coach in school history with a 128-90 record. South Dakota State opened last season with a 41-38 win at Big 12 doormat Kansas. “So we’re not even thinking about the other games we have right now,” Gray said. WHAT A RUSH TCU returns 2015 sacks leader Josh Carraway (nine sacks), and right defensive end James McFarland is back. McFarland missed last season because of a broken toe after leading the team with seven

ROAD SUCCESS The Bruins have been great on the road recently, having won 14 of their last 17 games away from the Rose Bowl. They’ve also won nine of their last 11 Pac-12 road games. Coach Jim Mora loves how his team responds to the adversity of playing away from home and is eager to see how his guys deal with a crowd that will likely top 100,000. “The odds are stacked here,” Mora said. “This is going to be tough, but this is when our true character is going to reveal itself. I think these guys really embrace that.”

Kenny Hill makes his first start for TCU on Saturday against South Dakota State after transferring from Texas A&M.

MCDERMOTT’S TASK While dealing with Garrett will certainly require a team effort, UCLA left tackle Conor McDermott will lead the way in trying to slow him down. Like Garrett, McDermott is projected to be a high draft pick next year, and this game will be his chance to show off in front of a national audience. McDermott started the last seven games of 2014 at left tackle before starting 12 games last season on a team that allowed just 14 sacks, which was the secondfewest in school history. “He hasn’t played a ton still,” Mora said. “It’s not like he’s gotten a whole lot of snaps under his belt because he’s had some injury issues throughout his career. But he’s just very mature, he’s very calm. He’s an excellent leader.”

with eight TDs. THIS AND THAT The Frogs are set to play for the first time since coming back from 31 points down to beat Oregon 47-41 in triple overtime in the Alamo Bowl last January. ... South Dakota State had the biggest comeback in school history in its last visit to Texas, a 50-48 win over Stephen F. Austin in 2008. The Jackrabbits scored on a 1-yard run as time expired after trailing 34-6 early in the third quarter. ... TCU has three graduate transfers in WR John Diarse (LSU), RB Derrick Green (Michigan) and TE Cole Hunt (Rice).

defender Michael Orozco (red card in Copa America third-place game) were suspended. Dempsey (irregular heartbeat) and forward Gyasi Zardes (broken bone in right foot) also missed the game along with midfielder Jermaine Jones (knee) and defender John Brooks (back). Right back DeAndre Yedlin was given a yellow card for a 13th-minute foul and will be suspended for Tuesday’s game, when Tim Howard is slated to start in goal.

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