Simply Speaking on Out of State Drivers and Harassment
A Texas driver vents about encounters with out of state motorists, recounting a confrontation with New Mexico plates and a fiery exchange over signals and insults. The writer defends UTEP pride and notes another Arizona plate ran several red lights on a Brownfield drag.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Lubbock
University of Texas At el Paso
Texas Tech University
New Mexico
UTEP
Brownfield
Arizona
Testing Private Water Is Up To The User
The article explains that Texas laws do not require testing private domestic water, nor do regulators monitor private supplies. It urges annual testing for bacteria and nitrate, plus testing after potential contamination events like leaks, mine drainage, septic leakage, or livestock pollution. Health advisories guide non regulatory safety levels for drinking water contaminants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Blay Terry
Texas State Department of Health
Texas Agricultural Extension Service Soil and Water Testing Laboratory
EPA
Office of Drinking Water
Clements touts spill response amid Galveston Bay crisis
Gov Bill Clements dismissed criticism as he announced a state of emergency over the Galveston Bay oil spill. Texas agencies sought oil eating microbes and closed the bay to fishing while officials faced Coast Guard delays and forecasts of economic and ecological impact.
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Austin
Bill Clements
Galveston Bay
Clements
Texas
Buck Wayne
Texas Department of Health
Coast Guard
Financial House of Cards
Williams
Richards
Treasury
Talk of Texas and Texas history notes
A multi item Texas feature recalls Isaac M. Cline’s brave warning during the 1900 Galveston disaster and the Paris Texas Eiffel Tower replica. It also contrasts governor campaign spending in 1920 with Pat M. Neff’s frugal win, and adds cultural notes on armadillos and cemetery eastward alignment. Commentary invitation from Brownfield News.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Galveston
Paul Revere
Isaac M. Cline
Washington
Isaac
Cline
Dr. Caine
Paris
Lamar County
France
Pat. M. Neff
Neff
Odd Names Through Time From a Playful Name List
A humorous tour of unusual and memorable names spotted in everyday life and obituaries. From Homer Sanchez in Ulysses Kansas to Ala Alak and the Marroquin sisters, the piece gathers a colorful parade of given names and nicknames. It notes frontier and whimsical rhythms, with examples like Utah Hales, Trampas Poldrack, Burmah Probasco, and Himalaya Lale, celebrating the variety of names people bear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer Sanchez
Homer
Ulysses
Kansas
Marroquin
Betty Ann
Luz Ann
Debbie Ann
Manuela Ann
Rosie Ann
Mary Ann
Ruts Ann
Laura Ann
Andy
Aus Jr
George Washington Looney
Claudie Fort
Stub
Billie Funk
Leta Sage
Claudette Wingo
Ermine Golden
Birch Hunter
Charity Stringer
Estus
Cret" Cretsinger
Hazel Bible
Viola B. Muse
Loxelly Cashion
Lorelei
Benji Lipsey
Jerria Free
Jammima J. Brummett
Iona Zinke
Harry and
Carrie Coutee
Liz Moore
Ruby Butts
Ducky Pee
Governor Murphy
Saviour
Storms Hare
Bug Bunny
Himalaya Lale
Alonzo J. Wellborn
Amaryllis F. Rainwater
Jasons
Jennifers
Kellys
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Terry County
The
Brownfield News
Irene Paddack
Kendrick Memorial Library
Lyndell Williams
Alaska
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Parmer
Bell
Hugh Parmer
D-Fort Worth
Southwestern Bell
Public Utility Commission
U.S
Senate
Phil Gramm
PUC
Palmer
At&t
Florida
Kent Hance
GOP
Bruce Gibson
Dgodwin
Texas Public Finance Authority
One Capital Square
Talk of
Jack Maguire
Oregon
Lone Start State
Paris Junior College
Lone Star State
South America
Mexico
Rio Grande Valley
Gabriel
P.O
Kelly's
Brothers Utah
Texas Hales
Minnie Batuies
Tub
Opha Cude
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