Groundwater district drive gains city support in Del Rio
Del Rio faces growth projections as the county groundwater conservation district proposal prompts city council review. Jerry Simpson urges a county wide district to protect springs and prevent unregulated pumping, citing 21 328 acre feet city demand by 2060 and a 26 000 acre foot allotment for 100 years. Mayor Alcala endorses securing adequate supply amid growth. Simpson invites council to Thursday Val Verde Water Committee meeting.
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del Rio
Jerry Simpson
Simpton
Public Utilities Commission
David Sorola
Simpson
Val Verde County
Dora G. Alcala
Val Verde County Water Committee
Val Verde County Commissioners Court
Nature Conservancy buys 10 000 acres in Davis Mountains
The Nature Conservancy purchased 10 000 acres in the Davis Mountains near Madera Canyon and Highway 118, linking the 18 000 acre Davis Mountains Preserve with the 4 000 acre Madera Canyon Preserve to total 32 000 acres. Texas director Carter Smith cites habitat protection and watershed preservation, with some land open to the public for hiking and wildlife watching near the Igneous Aquifer.
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Nature Conservancy
Davis Mountains
The
Texas
Madera Canyon
Wildlife-Habitat Conservation Organization
Conservancy
Chihuahuan Desert
Madera Creek
Carter Smith
Highway 118
University of Texas’ McDonald Observatory
Smith
Coutesy
John Karges
Texas submarine christened by first lady Laura Bush
First lady Laura Bush christened the 2.2 billion nuclear attack submarine Texas at Newport News shipyard by breaking a bottle of sparkling wine. She urged not to mess with Texas as the ceremony drew about 5,000 people and marked the Virginia class sub's progress toward delivery in 2005. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison called the vessel a sign of resolve in the war on terror.
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Newport News
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Texas
Northrop Grumman
Bush
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Laura
George
Texas Rangers
General Dynamics’ Electric Boat Division
Conn
Navy
Gary Roney
Louisville
Financial targets locked down as terror plot looms
Washington banks and the IMF and World Bank faced heightened security after intelligence linked several major sites to a terrorist plot. Police screened workers entering the IMF and World Bank, with New York and Newark tightening measures at Citigroup Center, NYSE, and Prudential HQ amid a high risk alert. Officials said the threat was specific but not necessarily imminent, urging the public to carry on with normal business.
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Manhattan
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Citigroup Center
New York
New York Stock Exchange
Prudential Financial Inc
Midtown Manhattan
Wall Street
John Thain
Prudential
Tracy Swis
Tak
International Finance Department
Homeland Security
Tom Ridge
America
ABC
al-Qaida
Ridge
Orange
Pennsylvania Avenue
17Th Street
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