Texas Regions and Rural Urban Conflicts in StatePolitics
An essay reflects on Texas regional identities from East to West and urban rural divides. It notes agriculture as a unifier yet highlights urban growth in Houston Dallas San Antonio and Austin, with tensions over political power led by Laney and Montford. The piece questions strategies for rural Texans and mentions a proposed extended term for Montford.
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Texas
East Texas
West Texas
North Texas
South
Hill
Lubbock
Amarillo
Pampa
Plainview
Canyon
Brownfield
Houston
Metroplex
San Antonio
Austin
Powers-That-Be
Dallas
Pete Laney
Rep
Laney
Sen
John Montford
Sen. Montford
Senate
Big D
Spirit of the Plains honors 1996 97 band members at banquet
Brownfield High School Spirit of the Plains Band held its annual banquet in the BHS Commons. Awards included Kayla Larson as Outstanding Band Member and John Brocklehurst and Steven Locke as Outstanding Senior Boys, with multiple others honored and scholarship recipients named. The 1996 97 band booster officers were introduced and a UIL Marching Contest video closed the event.
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BHS
Rachel Dominguez
John Phillip Sousa
Jenee Willis
Fred Smith
Megan Muldrow
Kayla Larson
Jeremy Cheatham
Danya Timmons
Byron Ivey
Spirit of the Plains
Amanda Grimaldo
John Brocklehurst
Julie Blair
Steven Locke
Kari Elmore
Chris Adamson
Erma Harrell
Aaron Stewart
Kyle Jackson
Brownfield High School
Julie Franco
Richard Herrera
Jimmy Moreno
Angela Cabrera
Aaron Link
BRMC Honors Lanny Webb for 12 Years of Service
Brownfield Regional Medical Center board members recognize retiring director Lanny Webb for 12 years of service at the Monday meeting. Webb received a plaque from Board President Donnie Wade as Pete Lindsey attended his first meeting to fill Webb’s seat. The board approved continuing the affiliation with Lubbock Methodist Hospital System amid questions about effects from a possible merger with St Mary.
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Brownfield Regional Medical Center Board of Directors
Lanny Webb
Webb
Donnie Wade
Pete Lindsey
BRMC
Lubbock Methodist Hospital
Jim Bullard
Brownfield
Bullard
Lubbock Methodist
St. Mary
Terry County Commission approves new courthouse copier
Terry County Commissioners, after lengthy presentations by sales reps, voted 3 to 1 to buy a Canon NP-6050 copier for the second floor courthouse offices. The IBM machine in use is aging, off production, and costly to maintain, prompting the purchase.
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Terry County
Terry
IBM
Wellman and Union trustees back consolidation election
May 15 1996 trustees from Wellman and Union School Districts approved a consolidation vote set for August 10 at each school. The plan moves Union students to Wellman. joint session in January raised issues from the Robin Hood Bill. Superintendent Tom Alvis called it the best move for students. voters now decide.
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Mitch Ward
Wellman and
Union School District Board of
Wellman
Union
Down South
Dawson
Loop
Terry County
Tom Alvis
Good Neighbor Jerry Jones a Brownfield principal
Jerry D. Jones, Brownfield's Good Neighbor, grew up in the area and built a career spanning farming teaching and administration. He became Brownfield Middle School assistant principal in 1993 and principal in 1995, balancing discipline and teaching needs while pursuing a masters degree. He expects a busy summer with four weeks of summer school and notes his role will focus more on teachers and classroom instruction.
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William Shakespeare
Jerry Jones
Dallas Cowboys
NFL
Brownfield
Jerry D. Jones
Abilene Christian Univ
Stamford
Merkle
Clifton
Terry County
Brownfield Middle School
Jones
BMS
Mike Davis
EMS
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Bertha Trevino
Carman Guerra
Renee’ Werner
Cindy Stockton
UIL
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TAL
Brent Hogue
Nicholas Seaton
Rusty Day
Kyle Hord
Regan Graf
Bucky Don Pauling
First United Methodist Church
Ray
Melody Pauling
WISD
UISD
Jamie Estorga
Angie Garcia
Cornelious Contreras
Leath McClure
Humberto Sifuentez
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