Jail Unit Planned For Terry County Juveniles
Raymond Holguin reports Terry County moves to build a 24 bed juvenile detention center in Brownfield to reduce out of county costs of 75 dollars per day per juvenile. The facility will be a lock up with 12 full time and eight part time staff and will coordinate with the West Texas Children’s Assessment Center for rehab efforts.
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Raymond Holguin
Terry County
Lubbock
Fort Stockton
Amarillo
Sweetwater
Scott Jackson
Jackson
Brownfield
West Texas Children's Assessment Center
Jerry Reyna
Gambling talk and help lines in Texas Super Bowl season
A reflective column discusses gambling's appeal and dangers, noting Texas growing legal lottery and problem gambling groups. It cites Super Bowl bets in Nevada, estimates illegal wagers 20 to 50 times higher, and presents Gamblers Anonymous questions plus a help line.
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Texas
Texas Council On
Las Vegas
Atlantic City
America
Nevada
Gamblers Anonymous
EPA gas rule sparks farmer concern in Terry County
Area producers react to an EPA emissions monitoring proposal that could require continuous or predictive systems on natural gas irrigation engines. Energas warns costs may exceed 25,000 dollars per engine plus ongoing operating expenses, potentially shifting irrigation to electricity from coal. Local extension agent Dirk Aaron voices worries, echoing farmer concerns as readers are urged to comment by the stated deadline.
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Enermart, Inc
Energas
Environmental Protection Agency
Terry County
EPA
U.S
Phil Gramm
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Larry Combest
Waterside Mall
M Street
S.W
Washington, D.C
Enermart
Dirk Aaron
Amoco official outlines long term West Texas plans
Amoco spokesman Jim Pose, North Permian Basin Business Unit Manager, addressed Brownfield civic and business leaders for about an hour. He said there is no hidden agenda or major announcement and West Texas remains a core area. Pose warned oil is not inexhaustible, questioned future production beyond 2010 or 2050, and highlighted water use and massive liquid volumes moved by Amoco pipelines. He urged shared, future-focused strategy and acknowledged past arrogance, urging collective smarter efforts.
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Lynn Brisendine
Jim Pose
Amoco
North Permian Basin
Brownfield
Plains
Levelland
West Texas
Pose
Swoopes Named AP Female Athlete of the Year 1993
Texas Tech star Sheryl Swoopes earned the Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year award for 1993 the day after Michael Jordan was honored as AP Male Athlete. The Brownfield graduate helped the Lady Raiders win Tech’s only national title and received multiple national Player of the Year honors from USA Today, Sports Illustrated, the Naismith Award, and others.
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Sheryl Swoopes
Texas Tech
Swoopes
Associated Press
Chicago Bull
Michael Jordan
Steffi Graf
Graf
Lady Raiders
Marsha Sharp
Brownfield High School
Tech
USA Today
Sports Illustrated
Women's Basketball News Service
Newspaper Enterprise Assocation
U.S. Basketball Writers Assocation
Champion Products
Atlanta
Naismith
Columbus of Ohio
ESPN
The
Austin American
South Plains College
Levelland
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