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Newspaper
Brownfield News
Location
Brownfield, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1989
Page
1
If You Ask Me Should Texas Legislators Get a Raise
Opinion column questions whether Texas legislators deserve a salary raise and weighs arguments about fiscal impact, constituent representation, and legislative workload. The piece probes fairness, budget constraints, and potential effects on governance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Frank Gorton
Legislators’ pay eyed to lift low salaries
Jubilee Craig suggests a modest raise for legislators to address low pay, arguing for improvement without substantial increases to keep the region competitive and deter loss of good staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jubilee Craig
Downburst damages Wellman area during county storm
A Wellman storm described as a downburst by emergency coordinator Earl Elrod damaged the community. Rain totals range from 0.5 to 1.3 inches with hail in Meadow and Foster areas and no injuries reported. Superintendent Raymond Lusk notes the event could have been worse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellman High School
Earl Elrod
Meadow
Meadow Co-Op
Foster Gin
Ronald Luker
Union
Terry County Co-Op
Wellman Independent School District
Raymond Lusk
Lusk
Brownfield to Host Girls National Tournament at Cub Gym
The Brownfield event features all three divisions of the girls national tournament with games Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. including Brownfield Major League Red vs Levelland No 2 and Major League White vs Wolfforth, plus Wilmer-Hutchins vs Southwest Amarillo and Snyder vs Levelland No 1 and Borger vs Big Spring. Cindy Henson, Brownfield chapter vice president, credits hard work and planning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownfield
Levelland
Wolfforth
Wilmer-Hutchins
Southwest Amarillo
Snyder
Levelland No. 1
Borger
Big Spring
Cub Gym
Cindy Henson
Montgomery pleads guilty to manslaughter in Texas case
Douglas Ray Montgomery pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and was sentenced in 121st District Court to 10 years in the Texas Department of Corrections. The 54 year old was connected to the Dec 24 1988 death of Audra Foster, a Grand Canyon Arizona resident, when her car was struck by Montgomery’s vehicle on U S 385 north of Brownfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas Ray Montgomery
Texas Department of Corrections
Mongomery
Audra Foster
Grand Canyon
Ariz
Montgomery
Brownfield
U.S. 385
Brownfield Council discusses proposed court treatment center site
Brownfield officials reviewed a 4.4 acre tract on the west side of State Highway 137 at US 62/82 for a Criminal Residential Treatment Center. State Rep Jim Rudd outlined state financing and population reduction goals for rehabilitation facilities with funding targeting October or November. Bonita Medley and Jay Wade spoke after slides shown to the council clarifying the center is not a drug treatment facility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownfield
Criminal Residential Treatment Center
CRTC
Jim Rudd
Jack Cargill
Rudd
Texas Department of Corrections
Bill McGowan II
Probation Department
City Council votes to buy land for CRTC site
Brownfield City Council elects to purchase land for a possible Criminal Residential Treatment Center site after lengthy discussion at Thursday’s meeting. In other business the council planned a water main project for Elm Street near Oak Grove with shared costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownfield
Criminal Residential Treatment Center
CRTC
Elm Street
Oak Grove
Fletcher
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Athletic Awards
Bob Cannon
Lidzy
Austin
Bruce Woods
Mark Alexander
Brownfield High School
BHS
Russ McKee
Wellman
Lee
Wellman and
Jay Wade
Bonita Medley
Cargill
Medley
City Council
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