Texas DWI law tightens penalties and defines intoxication
Legislation taking effect January 1 outlines per se intoxication at .10 BAC replacing prior presumption. Deferred adjudication ends for DWI offenses, mandatory license suspensions for refusals, and enhanced jail terms across first to third offenses, with added penalties for serious injury, vehicle forfeiture, video recording, insurance surcharges, and juvenile license suspensions.
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Bill Sarpalius
Texas
Meals on Wheels seeks foul weather volunteer drivers
Brownfield Meals On Wheels asks for drivers to brave bad weather for deliveries in Brownfield. Director Leona Schertz notes most drivers are women who fear icy roads and deep snow, with some homes on unpaved lanes.
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Meals On Wheels
Brownfield
Leona Schertz
Schertz
Dear Santa I would like to give to the ill and homeless
A reader letter page highlights multiple children and adults expressing wishes to donate money, food, toys, clothing, and even housing to the poor, sick, and homeless. Individuals named include Nikki Hinton Larry Loen Robert Torres Austin Callahan Jill Gardner Patricia Mehany Ricky Campbell Lauri Jones and others.
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Santa
Nikki Hinton
Jill Gardner
Lauri Jones
Bitter Cold Grips Brownfield Deep Freeze Begins Winter
Brownfield endures a deep winter spell as temperatures plunge to 11 degrees and a recent cold mass blankets much of the U S. City crews fight ice on power lines and downed lines while residential water pipes threaten to freeze. Police assist motorists as roads vary in travel conditions with more snow last December.
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Terry County
United States
Brownfield
Dick Fletcher
Fletcher
Earl Elrod
Lubbock
Points
United Way campaign struggles in Terry County 83 effort
The Terry County United Way reports 81 percent of a $32 507 goal with $26 402 09 raised and $27 000 needed to fund 11 agencies and the local fund. Divisions include Advanced Church Employee General Rural and School with totals. Contingency funds may be dropped. drive runs through year start. officers listed.
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Terry County
Goodfellow Fund
Brownfield Senior Citizens
Terry County Recreation Program
American Red Cross
Salvation Army
Boy Scouts of America
Girl Scouts of America
West Texas Boys Ranch
United
Way of Texas
Pat O'Daniel
Kevin Henderson
Jay Andrews
Betty Bullard
Sharon McCraw
Crime Info Seeks Tips on Oak Grove School Burglary
The Brownfield Crime Information Inc offers a $300 reward for information leading to arrest and indictment in the Oak Grove School burglary over the weekend of December 10th and 11th. Items taken include pencils pens markers and two cassette tape recorders.
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Brownfield Crime Information Inc
Oak Grove
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Vofilm Ae
Vai
Larry Loen
Robert Torres
Austin Callahan
Chrismas
Pepeal
Patricia Mehany
Ricky Campbell
Elrod
Highway Patrol
United Way
Crime Info
First United Methodist Church
E. Broadway
Rick Felty
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