Texas agencies face suits over air rules in Texas
Ed Sterling reports Austin-TXU Electric Co and others filed lawsuits in Travis County against the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission to block new air quality rules meant to comply with EPA mandates under the Clean Air Act. TNRC chief Jeff Sallas says lawsuits consume resources that should go to clean air efforts.
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Ed Sterling Austin
TXU Electric Co
Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission
State Environmental Agency
Travis County
Solid Waste Association of North America
Allied Waste Systems Inc
Garland
Grand Prairie
TNACC
Texas
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
TNRCC
Jeff Sallas
Dallas- Fort Worth
Texas Department of Insurance
Confederate plaques removed from Texas Supreme Court building
The Texas Supreme Court building last week displayed new plaques stating equal justice is available to all Texans. Governor's office ordered removal of symbols of the Confederacy amid a complaint from Confederate heritage groups to the General Services Commission. Supreme Court Chief Justice Tom Phillips welcomed replacement, citing the prior plaques as a problem for people seeking relief. NAACP praised action.
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Texas Supreme Court
NAACP
Tion
General Services Commission
Supreme Court
Tom Phillips
Hiring the Right People for Your Small Business
Don Taylor discusses common hiring mistakes and stresses that demonstrated job ability matters most. He offers a practical method: list job functions, prioritize them, and align required skills. Examples include outside sales and receptionist duties, detailing essential traits, communication, and task management.
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Don Taylor
Citizens urged to bid on Brownfield Armory project
A letter to residents invites public input on Brownfield’s potential city ownership of the Texas Guard Armory. A June 21 site visit preceded plans to bid before July 20 2000 with roof checks and insurance estimates. City Council meeting set for July 6 2000 at City Hall to gather ideas on use value and upkeep.
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Texas Guard
Brownfield
Nail holes linger after hammering in lessons
Parenting piece uses a nail and hammer analogy to urge calm, admitting mistakes, and modeling growth with children. It contrasts a constructive nail hole as a reminder of learning from errors with a painful one that enforces perfection.
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Gina Caswell Kelly
Rural West Texas faces population loss and leadership myths
The article argues rural districts like Terry County and towns such as Brownfield Meadow Wellman struggle with outmigration to metros, urging leadership and community planning. It cites Heartland Center findings that small towns survive via entrepreneurship, retained talent, broad based development, and leveraging available assets rather than relying on location or industrial recruitment.
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Jane Bray
FCS
West Texas
Texas Rural Health Reporter
Heartland Center For Leadership Development
America
Terry County
Brownfield
Meadow
Wellman
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