Width decoy continues after chase to local hospitals
Shooting case follows altercation between Barnhart and Hernandez. Mathis pursued a white Camaro to Brownfield Regional Medical Center where Hernandez was treated, then moved to Lubbock General Hospital. Barnhart arrested at North 9th residence. bond set at $35,000. Weekend police reports note multiple burglaries, assaults, thefts, and damages including a $400 window at Lindsey’s Hardware.
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Jerry Mathis
Mathis
Brownfield Regional Medical Center
Hernandez
Lubbock General Hospital
Barnhart
North 9Th
Justice of the Peace
Carolyn Proctor
Lindsey's
Martinez Shamrock
Jack Hamilton Tire Company
Safety steps after a burglary at home
The speaker urges calling the police immediately and suspects the burglar may still be inside. They advise installing deadbolt locks on all doors and windows and using solid core or metal doors. They recommend keeping a separate outside list of expensive items with serial numbers and purchase details, and engraving valuables for identification.
Camp tennis league games details from local camp
Holmes explains the camp plan placing each player with peers of similar age and skill for team play and individual coaching. An application form is published in this edition of the NEWS.
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Holmes
the News
Terry County
Law West of the Pecos shaping frontier justice in Texas
Roy Bean, famed as Pecos County’s first justice of the peace, ruled with swift, harsh judgments based on a single 1879 Texas statute. He fined, disarmed, and banished defendants, effectively delivering a desert gallows. His Jersey Lilly outpost in Langtry became his home and court. The piece also tours Bean’s era, the Kid Legislature, Texas prison population, sheep tea cures, and Texas granite in national landmarks.
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Jack Maguire
Roy Bean
The
Pecos
Bean
Texas
Vinegarvon
Southern Pacific Railroad
Pecos County
Texas Rangers
Langtry
Jersey Lilly
Lily Langtry
Lily
Jersey
Texas budget stalemate demands urgent special session
The essay laments nine inches of rain in Lamesa and Brownfield’s rainfall excess while praising sunshine and leadership. It argues Texas legislators failed to resolve a state budget crisis after 140 days, blaming the governor, lieutenant governor, and speaker. It calls for immediate action, cross party negotiation, and realistic budgeting to restore state operations and school funding.
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Lamesa
Brownfield
South Plains
Mother Nature
Texas
Austin
Texas lawmakers wrap tort reform as session ends in split action
The 70th Legislature adjourned sine die after a special session to finish tort reform, passing three civil justice bills and insurance changes. The package limits large awards, creates a consumer representation office, and allows non profits to form liability pools. Budget talks linger to be resolved in June as temp tax extensions and sales tax debates proceed. Governor Clements and a bipartisan Texas group pressed for a viable revenue plan while also backing a Washington push for a Texas supercollider to spur jobs and compete with Illinois and California.
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Austin
Bill Clements
House
Senate
Clements
Texas
Washington, D.C
Robert Strauss
University of Texas At Austin
Peter Flawn
Texas National Research Laboratory Commission
Flawn
Illinois
California
Jack Brooks
Deaumont
Reagan
National Academy of Sciences
Rural hospital seeks swing bed fixes for indigent care
Hospital officials described how only a handful of patients qualify for SNF like care, hindering finances for the hospital and taxpayers. Legislation proposed by area lawmakers, notably HR 2115 revising Medicare Swing Bed provisions, could let rural hospitals up to 150 beds participate. It would allow discharging patients to an SN unit without a full transfer, preserving location and staff while boosting income. Lubbock General Hospital case with Terry County indigent care costs was discussed, with officials seeking compensatory funds and noting the county cannot be liable for indigent care. 40 to 50 applicants for Senate Bill One remain unaccepted. The board deferred a quality assurance plan due to no quorum.
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McMillan
Brownfield Regional Medical Center
Masso
Lubbock General Hospital
Terry County
Sioners Court
Lubbock General
Commissioners Court
Lanny Webb
McMillan Read Into the Minutes the Quarterly Quality Assurance Report
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U.S
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San Antonio
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New York
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Burnet County
G.W. Lacy
Capitol
Indiana
John Ireland
Lacy
Granite Mountain
Bexar County
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Texas Press Association
State Board of Insurance
Industrial Accident Board
Gib Lewis
Supercollider
Brownfield School
Terry County Park Board
Terry County Recreation Department
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