State Capitol Highlights in Texas Immigration Debate
Barbara Jordan urged five states including Texas to test a program tying employers to Social Security checks to curb illegal immigration. Civil rights groups called it a push for a national ID. Texas sues the federal government for $5 billion in unreimbursed services to undocumented immigrants. Officials outline jail expansion plans and a Super Collider settlement moves forward with DOE.
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Austin
Texas
Barbara Jordan
U.S. Commission On Immigration Reform
Senate
Jordan
Jeanne Butterfield
American Immigration Lawyers Association
California
Florida
Illinois
New York
Dan Morales
Archeology bill moves to Congress for Texas land and cash
National Research Laboratory approval advances a measure granting Texas ownership of collider campus buildings and land plus 145 million dollars in cash. The piece covers stone materials used by Native makers, noting chert dominates Texas sources, with obsidian linked to westward trade and a Cerro del Medio source near New Mexico.
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National Research Laboratory
Congress
Texas
Collider
Leon Pope
Brownfield
Terry County
New Mexico
Arizona
Hester
Wyoming
Yellowstone Park
Llano
San Saba
Cerro del Medio
Cerro del Toledo
Jemez Mountains
Texas Panhandle
Free RV Park in Brownfield Praised by Travelers
Readers laud Brownfield Texas for hosting a free, clean, secure RV park during June 18 stay. They credit the town with welcoming services, dining, gas, and local amenities, thanking organizers for the generous gesture.
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R.V. Parks
R.V
Column by Dirk Aaron Lee Arrington on water district concerns
Dirk Aaron Lee Arrington, manager of the South Plains Underground Terry County Water Conservation District, pens a column addressing local water issues, conservation needs, and district governance. He analyzes resource management, community impact, and policy considerations affecting residents and agricultural users.
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Dirk Aaron
Lee Arrington
Cea-Ag
South Plains
Terry County
Water Conservation District
Misinterpreted notices on Furadan 4F use in Terry County
Brownfield News clarifies Section 18 crisis exemption for Aphid control with Furadan 4F. County Extension clarifies application rate eight ounces per acre, two gallons spray, and ten gallons by ground. Cautions include monitoring bird deaths, irrigation timing, proximity to waterfowl areas, and 14 day protective clothing requirement.
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Terry County
Dirk Aaron
South Plains
Jim Leser
EPA
TDA
Peebles Reflects On Relative Baseball Problems And Real World Hardship
The column argues that major league players face notable but relative problems amid a season of travel and pressure. It contrasts player concerns with a Rawandan family’s stark poverty, noting real survival issues versus baseball salary debates, and suggests our own troubles are comparatively small.
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A-1
Rawandan
Brownfield
Rawanda
Kawanda
Political contact list for Texas leaders and U S officials
A compiled set of addresses and phone numbers for President Bill Clinton and high level Texas officials including Kay Bailey Hutchison, Phil Gramm, Larry Combest, Governor Ann Richards, Rick Perry, Dan Morales, LBJ Building contacts, John Sharp, Sen John Montford and State Rep Jim Rudd.
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Bill Clinton
White House
Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Washington, D.C
Kay Bailey Hutchison
R - Texas
Hart Senate
Phil Gramm
R-Texas
Russell Building
D.C
Larry Combest
Longworth Ridg
Comptroller of Public Accounts
John Sharp
LBJ
Austin
John Montford Box
Jim Rudd
P.O
Round-Up of School Menus
A compact listing of weekly school meals by day with items such as hot dogs, hamburgers, pizza, and a bean and vegetable rotation. Notable entries include Tuesday and other days with tacos, ribs, fried chicken, and desserts, with milk included.
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Brownfield News
State Capitol
Lyndell Williams
Morales
U.S. District Court
Brownsville
Dallas
Harris
Hidalgo
el Paso
la Joya
Odessa
Thomas A. Baker
Bergstrom Air Force Base
Baker
Beaumont
Bob Bullock
Texas Board of Criminal Justice
TDCJ
James Andy Collins
Air Force
Pentagon
Commission
U.S. Department of Energy
Archeology
Vie al CS
Mrs. L.E. Alford
San Antonio, Texas
Mr. Guess
You City
Midland
Ing
Dairy Queen
Wal-Mart
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