Talk of Texas and Weather Experiments in 1891 92
In 1891 92 Texans learned rain making with explosives was uncertain. Washington officials tested balloons kites and rackarack explosive near Midland with little clear rainfall. Other notes correct town name myths and a geography divided Whitesboro lies on a ridge causing differing river routes to the Gulf.
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Permian Basin
Washington
Midland
Whitesboro
Grayson County
Gulf of Mexico
Gulf
Mississippi
The Texas Air Conditioning Story From Fiscal Notes
Texas life and industry have been shaped by air conditioning says State Comptroller John Sharp. From 1906 invention by Willis Carrier to 1960s home cooling, Texans claim leadership in using climate control to fuel growth and heat energy use, with the Astrodome and cooled tunnels highlighted.
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Austin
Texas
John Sharp
Sharp
Fiscal Notes
Comptroller
Willis H. Carrier
South
Palace
Dallas
Texan
Iris
Houston
Milam
San Antonio
San Angelo
Belair
Astrodome
Brownfield strangers show Brownfield kindness in plea and pledge
A Brownfield man recounts his daughter Heather’s breakdown en route to El Paso. He praises Budget Inn staff for lodging her, Jim Smotherman at Brownfield Motorplex for prompt help and a loaner car, and Leon Thomason for honest truck tours. He vows to buy a truck from Brownfield Motorplex in September.
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Lubbock
el Paso
Brownfield
Texas
Budget Inn
Brownfield Motorplex
Heather
Adam
el Fa
Jim Smotherman
Jim
Surgical Center of
Leon Thomason
Leon
Brownfield Chamber of Commerce
Texas Regions See Below Average Rain Since 1993
Areas across Texas have recorded precipitation well below the long term average since spring 1993 as drier conditions persist. Meteorologists warn soil moisture and reservoir levels remain stressed in several basins and call for water conservation.
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Texas
Peebles' Choice on Hiroshima Nagasaki Bomb Debate
A reader reflects on an ABC special about why the atomic bombs were dropped ending World War II. The letter questions Truman's knowledge, FDR's secrecy, and whether the bombs saved lives or aimed to pressure Russia, noting civilian casualties and arguing the event reshaped history. The writer invites public letters to the editor.
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ABC
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Harry Truman
Fdr
Truman
Russia
Pacific
Brownfield News
P.O
Brownfield
Texas
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Abilene
Beeville
Taylor County
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James
George Taylor
The
Alamo
Knute Rockne
Rockne
Bastrop County
Walnut Creek
Lehmanville
Helbig
Notre Dame
Dem
Watts
Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
Public Utility Commission
Center For Energy Studies
University of Texas At Austin
Ed Mosley
Lubbock Road
Mr. Mosley
Gary R. Groce
Texas Agricultural Statistics Service
Peebles
P.O. Box
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