Cornyn Forms Advisory Group At Amarillo Farm Show
Texas Senator John Cornyn gathered agriculture leaders including Plains Cotton Growers Executive VP Steve Verett into his Agriculture Advisory Group during a December 1 visit to the Amarillo Farm and Ranch Show. The meeting discussed immigration reform budget and WTO talks with concern over potential terms affecting the 2007 Farm Bill and inside versus outside storage for cotton tied to CCC rules.
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Shawn Wade
Texas
John Cornyn
Amarillo Farm & Ranch
Washington, DC
Plains Cotton Growers, Inc
Steve Verett
Senator Cornyn
World Trade Organization
WTO
Hong Kong
U.S
Congress
Verett
Commodity Credit Corporation
CCC
High Plains
Mike Conaway
Midland
Randy Neugebauer
Lubbock
Mac Thornberry
Amarillo
Usda Farm Service Agency
Teresa Lasseter
USDA
Conaway
Neugebauer
Thornberry
PCG
Texas Agricultural Statistics Service District 1
DeLay Faces Money Laundering Conspiracy Charges in Texas
Former U S House majority leader Tom DeLay has felonies for money laundering and conspiracy upheld by Judge Pat Priest in Travis County. Other conspiracy counts were dismissed. Indictment ties donations from Texas entities to Americans for a Republican Majority and the national fundraising committee, with money routed back to Texans for a Republican Majority in Austin. DeLay quit leadership after indictment. his Tulsa-backed fundraising ties aided Texas House Republicans in 2002 and helped 2004 GOP gains. DeLay’s attorney seeks a sped trial date and related relief.
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Pat Priest
U.S. House
Tom DeLay
Travis County
Sugar Land
DeLay
Texas
Washington, D.C
GOP
U.S
Dick DeGuerin
Houston
Priest
DeLay faces two charges and trial location dispute
Judge maintains two charges against DeLay while considering moving the trial from Austin. DeLay staff argue Travis County juries are politically biased. In Houston, Cheney attended a fundraiser but faced hecklers.
Cold memories and a ski trip tale of subzero danger
Hereford Brand publisher Brian Brisendine recalls bone chilling winds and stubborn cold as he travels back from a brisk day. He recounts a near fall on a New Mexico ski run and a rescue by his father, then shifts to school band memories and the biting cold of November performances.
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Friedman
Texas
Rick Perry
FEMA
Perry
New Mexico
Brian Brisendine
Hereford
Herefordbrand
Hereford Brand
Sport
Skip Leon
New York
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