Brownfield family pride anchors Terry County history feature
Lee Brownfield, born in 1914 in Brownfield, Texas, reflects on his deep family roots that shaped Terry County. The Brownfields helped found the area, and Brownfield served 20 years on the Canadian River Municipal Water Authority board, aiding Lake Meredith water delivery and local development. He also recounts early life, business ventures, and devotion to family, and hopes to attend the Old Settlers Reunion sponsored by the Terry County Pioneer Association.
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Mitch Word
Terry County
Terry County Pioneer Association
Old Settlers
American Legion Hall
Lee Brownfield
Brownfield
M.W. Brownfield
Lee
A.M
Dick" Brownfield
Saleta Jane Daugherty
Brownfield High School
Imogene Luckie
Imogene
Slaton
Brownfield’s
Mary Jane
Linda Lee
Midland
Canadian River Municipal Water Authority
Lake Meredith
New Mexico
Furadan
FMC
Plains Community Center
Yoakum, Gaines
Terry
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Ted McCollum
Brent Bean
Amarillo
Terry County Extension Office
Allegations Rise Over Texas Alcohol and Drug Abuse Panel
Gov Bush placed the Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse in conservatorship amid findings of gross mismanagement and possible theft. Investigators report false records, travel and phone abuses, and purchases funded by state money, with over $20 million in questioned funds and at least 20 cases poised for possible prosecution. The agency funds hundreds of providers serving 61,000 Texans with a $186 million annual budget.
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Austin
Texas Commission On Alcohol and Drug Abuse
George W. Bush
Commission
Legislative Audit Committee
Texas Rangers
Michael Weiss
Col
James Wilson
Department of Public Safety
House
Senate
Weiss
Wilson
John Montford
Texas AIDS cases rise to over 30 thousand since 1980
Keeping an eye on Texas there were another 5,509 AIDS cases in Texas last year, bringing the total to 30,937 since 1980. State and federal funding for AIDS patients and prevention programs amounted to $42.8 million in 1995.
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Texas
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Kerry Siders
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Lee Arrington
South Plains Underground Water Conservation District
Jim Lesser
TDA
State Capitol
Lyndell Williams
Tejas Testing Technology
Dallas-Fort Worth
Houston
Texas Natural Resources Conservation Commission
Bill Miller
Tejas
Ron Dusek
Dan Morales
Miller
Associated Press
Senate Finance Committee
D-Lubbock
Prowafield News
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Lynn