Myths of Texas Prison Life Debunked in Detail
An exposé explains Texas inmates buy color TV with commissary profits, watch limited channels, and endure heat without air conditioning. It details wake times, 3:30 a.m. calls, and 6 a.m. work with no pay, plus vast prison industries, agriculture output, and 1997 co pay for doctor visits. It notes strict hair and clothing rules, minimal phone use, and cattle sales funding prison meals.
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Texas
Habitat For Humanity
University of Texas Medical Branch
Texas Tech Health Sciences Center
University of Houston College of Pharmacy
Houston
Endurance Flight Record Breakers in Fort Worth 1929
In May 1929 Reg Robbins and Jim Kelly sought to beat Ira Eaker’s world endurance record aboard a rebuilt Ryan monoplane, refueled 15 times midair, with ground letters and a kiss from Kelly’s bride. A split propeller forced a landing after seven days four hours, surpassing the old mark by more than 21 hours.
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Jack Maguire
Fort Worth
Ira Eaker
U.S
Europe
Reg Robbins
Jim Kelly
Eaker
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Baker
Robbins
Kelly
Thrips damage rising in area cotton fields
Phillip Kidd reports thrips are moving into cotton due to hot dry conditions. Both adults and immatures present. many fields already being treated. One to five thrips per plant triggers control, with thresholds rising as leaves increase. A field scouting program offers twice weekly visits for about 4,000 acres at six dollars per acre.
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Phillip Kidd
Terry- Yoakum Pest Management Association
Letter to the Editor warns against spreading rumors in Brownfield
Lillie Heartsill urges residents to stop gossip and verify truth before speaking. She cites James 3 and Matthew 25 to exhort moral restraint and accountability, warning that tongue can ignite harm and even threaten the town. She asks readers to choose blessing over curses and to wake up before divine judgment.
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Brownfield
Hell
Lillie Heartsill
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Austin
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Iraq
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Williamson County
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Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
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Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs
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Don McWhorter
First United Methodist Church
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United
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