Salazar wins Chiapas governor race in PRI stronghold
In Chiapas, Pablo Salazar, a Nazarene Sunday School teacher and Protestant, won the governor's race, ending 71 years of PRI rule. He called for peace with Zapatistas, reconciliation for violence torn communities, and support for Indian rights amid a long insurgent conflict. Fox lauded the vote as a step toward democracy and peace and pledged to pursue renewed peace talks with the Zapatistas.
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Tuxtla Gutierrez
Mexico
Chiapas
Zapatista
Pablo Salazar
Vicente Fox
Institutional Revolutionary Party
Salazar
Sami David
PRI
Nazarene
Fox
National Action Party
Mexico City
Zapatista National Liberation Army
Zapatistas
Ernesto Zedillo
School board approves wide agenda in open meeting
The school board will meet at 7 PM to review consent items, information updates, and nine discussion actions. Proposed budget amendments for July 31 and multiple funds, minutes from eight meetings, tax collection report, and Title XX assistance are on the consent list. Additional items include bond issuance, pay agent agreement, appraisal district board nominee, property purchase resolution, and UIL sponsor salaries.
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Ann Dixon
General Fund
Food Service Fund
Special Revenue Fund
Julio Ramos
Education Service Center
Region XX
Marjorie Mellot
Val Verde Regional Medical Center
Abe Casillas
TAAS
Dixon
Val Verde County
University Interscholastic League
Kickapoo Caverns opens limited visits under new manager
Kickapoo Caverns State Park opens for day use on Fridays Saturdays and Sundays through Oct 1 under new manager Mike Knezek. The 6300 acre park near Brackettville offers hiking biking birding and picnicking with limited gate access by appointment. Special bat observation tours to Devil's Sinkhole State Natural Area are scheduled with Knezek guiding cave tours across rugged terrain ending near the 80 foot twin columns.
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Mike Knezek
Kickapoo Caverns State Park
Kickapoo Caverns
Brackettville
AR 674
Knezek
Kickapoo Caverns Park
Devil’s Sinkhole State Natural Area
Devil's Sinkhole State Natural Area
The
Devil's Sinkhole
Stuart Bat Cave
Kickapoo
Pipeline explosion kills campers near Pecos River
Ten people died and two were injured when a natural gas pipeline exploded near the Pecos River campsite in New Mexico. The blast engulfed riverbank tents housing two families. five of the dead were children. A man and his daughter-in-law survived in critical condition in a Texas hospital.
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N.M
Jim
Sheila Bailey
Victory Baptist Church
Baileys
Jim Bailey
Pecos
Albuquerque Journal
Kitty Clark
John Balderston
Kursk Submarine Disaster Ends Hope For Survivors
Norwegian and Russian officials confirmed all 118 crew members perished when the Kursk sank in the Barents Sea after a massive explosion. Rescue efforts shifted to raising the flooded submarine as divers reported no survivors. The incident drew sharp criticism of the Russian government and raised questions about Russia’s crisis response and future stability.
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Barents Sea
Kursk
Rune Fredheim
Fredheim
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