White House condemns Jasper KKK rally as harmful distraction
The White House said a planned Ku Klux Klan demonstration in Jasper should do no good, with President Clinton urging unity and condemning divisive acts. Two Klan factions invite white patriots to a June 27 rally near the Jasper County courthouse following the James Byrd Jr. murder trial. Officials say the gathering risks inflaming hatred.
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Jasper
White House
Jasper County
James Byrd Jr
Byrd
Clinton
Mike McCurry
Washington
Groundbreaking set for four Texas veterans homes July 1
Austin firm Graeber Simmons and Cowan will oversee construction of four long term care homes for Texas veterans with groundbreaking expected July 1 in Big Spring Bonham Temple and Floresville. Land Commissioner Garry Mauro, head of the Veterans Land Board, noted the push to meet veterans needs and save time and costs by having The Park Associates design build and operate all four facilities.
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Austin
Graeber, Simmons and Cowan
Texas
Big Spring
Bonham, Temple
Floresville
Garry May
Veterans Land Board
Veterans’ Homes
GSC
Park Associates
East Aurora
N.Y
Rees Associates of
Dallas
MW Builders of
Temple
Park
Summer arrives as Texas endures dry spring heat
Weather experts note warmer and drier spring across Texas with little rainfall. High pressure kept temperatures up, fuelling a heat wave and record highs in the Rio Grande Valley. Panhandle closer to normal, while South Padre Island tourism braces for peak season amid haze from forest fires.
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Krista Villareal
National Weather Service
Fort Worth
Richard Hagan
NWS
Brownsville
Rio Grande Valley
Hagan
Lance Goehring
Amarillo
South Padre Island
Houston
Dallas
Cindy DuBois
Gulf of Mexico
North Texas
Villareal
Usinens
Gree Rone Can
Sisters win 18 million in legal malpractice suit
A federal court jury in Texas awarded 18 million to Terry Delony and Tracy Streber after suing Edwin Hunter and two assistants for advising them not to pay taxes on a 1.7 million Lake Charles trust. They claim $365,000 each would have owed, rising to 1.6 million with penalties. The verdict split included 8.2 million punitive per sister and 2 million actual damages total. Judge Capello will determine final judgment amount.
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Austin
Texas
Charles Herving Jr
Terry Delony
Tracy Streber
Ms. Delony
Edwin Hunter
Lake Charles
Hunter
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Delany
U.S
Stephen Capelle
Daniel Castro
Delony
Castro
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Imh
Texas Department of Criminal Justice
State of Texas
Anderson County
Palestine
McCurry
Darrell Flinn
Michael Lowe
Flinn
The
Knights of the White Kamellia
Veterans Homes
Stewart R. Werner
Attorney AT Law
Arlington
Michelle
Alcala
Claan
Lait Lake
James H. Woop
Srmiland Lieto
Palla Property
Peal Nury
Amarillo Nationals Plaza
S. Taylor
L.B
David Taylor
Capello
Taylor
Debruce Grain, Inc
Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission
Debruce
Potter County
North Marrs
Ladies Career Sportswear
Preston & York
Orig
America
New York
Dillard
Famous Makers
Dillard’s
Dillard's
Visa
MasterCard
American Express
Discover
Diners Club
Westgate Mall
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