Texas crime up in total but rate falls in 2000
Texas DPS data show 1,032,670 serious crimes reported in 2000, up from 1,009,953 in 1999, a 22,717 increase. The crime rate declined 1.6 percent due to population growth. Murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault rose, with notable city variations such as Abilene dropping homicides and Plano reporting five in 2000. Hate crimes rose to 305. Family violence fell slightly, while drunken-driving arrests rose 4.4 percent to 97,019. Redistricting update follows.
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Texas Department of Public Safety
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Plano
Texas
Legislative Redistricting Board
Redistricting clash shadows Texas political map debate
The July 23 board vote placed 37 House members in multi incumbent districts while Senate realignments set one incumbent contest. Analysts suggest the judiciary will craft the final plan and note redistricting already functions as a term limit. Texas exports rose 23.5 percent to 122.4 billion dollars in 2000 led by a 52 billion dollar Mexican market. Wes Head, after four decades in state service, retires as executive director of the Texas Department of Transportation effective August 31.
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Texas
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TDEC
Mexico
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Words of wisdom from unknown sources for daily business life
Light column gathers quotable maxims on entrepreneurship and daily living credited to unknown authors. Lessons cover ambition, honesty, risk, luck, and the grind of business, with a closing note about Don Taylor and contact details in Amarillo Texas.
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Don Taylor
Rogers
Amarillo
Letter Tells How Officer Aided Tire Change Near Brownfield
A Sunday July 22 letter from Darrell and Nancy Mayo recalls a tire blowout ten miles north of Brownfield while returning to Floydada. Albert Flores of the Terry County Sheriff’s Department stopped to assist with changing the pickup tire and is praised for going out of his way to help others.
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Brownfield
Floydada
Albert Flores
Terry County
Sprinklers and a Life Well Lived
Gina Caswell Kelly reflects on farm memories of moving pipe and hearing sprinklers chink and water on leaves. She urges prioritizing faith and family over stress, valuing quiet evenings to thank God and anticipate tomorrow.
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Gina Caswell Kelly
Home Canning Guidelines by County Extension Agent
Mrs. Jane Bray outlines safe home canning practices using current research based methods. She stresses using proper equipment, checking pressure canner gauges, using new lids and bands, maintaining correct headspace, wiping jar rims, and applying bands fingertip tight. Adjust processing times for altitude and reprocess unsealed jars within 24 hours with new lids.
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Terry County
Letters to the Editor Sign Here in Brownfield Texas
Readers are invited to send letters to the editor at P O Box 1272 Brownfield Texas 79316 or via the Internet at bnews door net. Include name address and a contact phone number for verification.
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