Prisons as Economic Tool in Texas Growth Debate
Lynn Brisendine argues Texas faces a financial crisis limiting growth and prompting cities like Houston Dallas and Brownfield to seek new industry. He proposes considering prison facilities including minimum security and night prisons to retain jobs and tax revenue, noting non-violent offenders and half way houses as options.
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Texas
Houston
Dallas
San Antonio
Lubbock
Stemmons
Brownfield
Terry County
Chamber of Commerce
Brownfield Schools Schedule Sex Education Film Series
Brownfield Independent School District will begin a seven film series on sex education this week. The first showing will occur at the middle school and high school, aiming to aid local youths in understanding a major contemporary issue.
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Brownfield
BISD
BHS
Don Hendley
Cotton farmers prepare for 87 planting season
Soil must reach about 60 degrees for proper cotton germination. Duane Moss notes teens temperatures this week delay planting fever. Warm weather in two to three weeks with daytime 60s to 70s is needed. last April saw mid month planting in warm spells. Moisture looks good from fall and winter rainfall, including deep soil moisture down to 42 inches. Brownfield reports 26.11 inches of moisture from May 1986 to Mar 1987.
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Duane Moss
Brownfield
Macbeth at Brownfield High School One Act Play Opens This Week
Brownfield High School presents its UIL zone award winning production of Macbeth directed by Ron Hester. Jon Troutman stars as Macbeth with Liz Williams as Lady Macbeth and Darwin Martin as MacDuff alongside Gary Wright as Banquo. Open at 7 30 p m Monday and Tuesday with a cast including Mark Cagle Kathy Barker Jamie Chambers Amy Sims Kirk Willis Robert Steagall Robert Villareal Eloy Garcia Rene Franco Eric Howard and Jason Mathews. Admission is 2 for adults and 1 for students.
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Brownfield High School
BMS
Ron Hester
Jon Troutman
MacBeth
Liz Williams
Lady MacBeth
Darwin Martin
MacDuff
Gary Wright
Banquo
Mark Cagle
Kathy Barker
Jamie Chambers
Amy Sims
Kirk Willis
Robert Steagall
Robert Villareal
Eloy Garcia
Rene Franco
Eric Howard
Jason Mathews
Brownfield March Weather Brings Warm Days and Freeze Spells
Brownfield posts above average moisture for 1987 with 2.32 inches year to date after a .38 inch spring snowfall on March 26. March temperatures ranged from the 70s on ten days to lows of 16 and 17 degrees on the last two days, marking a very warm to very cold pattern.
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Brownfield
Terry County Speed Limit to stay 55
The highway bill passed by Congress would raise interstate limits to 65 mph but Terry County will not change. The county has no interstate highways, only U.S. routes, farm to market roads and state highways.
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U.S. Congress
Reagan
Terry County
Texas Department of Public Safety
U.S
Wellman School Board to Meet Monday Evening
The Wellman Independent School District board will convene in regular session at 8 p.m. Monday. Agenda items include canvassing Saturday's election returns, reorganizing the board, reviewing a renovation project report, approving preliminary plans, considering a new tractor mower purchase, and hearing the monthly superintendent Ray mond Lusk report.
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Wellman School Board
WISD
Raymomond Lusk
UISD Board Sets Regular Meeting Monday
The Union School Board will meet in regular session at 8 oclock. The board will reorganize and elect officers, canvass Saturday’s trustee election results, adopt a local policy on credit by examination, raise coach salaries by 1000 dollars, and consider reemployment of the UISD nurse and counselor on a cooperative basis.
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Mike Sutter
UISD
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David Barker
Shiloh
Sun
Freightways
Warren Hardy
Union School Board
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