Fort Hood soldiers to deploy to Central Command area
About 35 Fort Hood support soldiers from the 62nd Quartermaster Company Direct Support and 553rd Corps Support Battalion were scheduled to depart Sunday night for the Central Command area in the Middle East. Lt Col Cliff Kent said crews will operate from various bases, bases undisclosed.
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Army
Central Command
Middle East
62Nd Quartermaster Company
Central Texas
Cliff Kent
Title I Migrant program employees may soon see pay increase
The school district considers pay raises for Title I and Migrant program staff. Deputy Assistant Superintendent Anderson Lattimore outlined two plans to raise salaries for 19.5 affected workers, totaling 66,898 under plan one and 40,635 under plan two. Migrant Program Coordinator Gloria Paredes supported the scales, noting pay had not risen since the 1980s.
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Anderson Lattimore
Board of Trustees
Lattimore
Gloria Paredes
Paredes
San Felipe Center Restored After 1998 Flood Del Rio
Assistant City Engineer Jesse Velasquez presented photos to the Del Rio City Council showing the San Felipe Neighborhood Center fully restored after the 1998 flood. The rebuilt facility now features a new basketball court and reopens as a community hub, following a near demolition decision.
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Jesse Velasquez
del Rio
Velasquez
San Felipe Creek
Gillis Street
Crete
News-Herald
Karen Gleason
Women
Two El Paso men charged with murder in smuggling ring deaths
In Dallas area, two El Paso men, Troy Dock and Jason Sprague, face murder charges after a heat exposed smuggling ring truck deaths. Immigration officials describe a larger organized operation with cross-border facilitators, safe houses, and transporters. Bond set at $1 million each.
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Dallas
Anne Estrada
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Troy Dock
Jason Sprague
Collin County
Flooding prompts questions on Texas dam safety and inspections
South Texas rainfall raises concerns about inspection frequency for Texas dams. With 7,200 plus dams and only five state safety officials, critics warn that many high hazard structures have not been inspected in five to twenty years, risking residents near reservoirs. Leaders urge clearer state oversight.
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Stinnett
Craig Clowdus
Clowdus
Tommy Batson
Texas Commission On Law Enforcement Standards and Education
Jim Corbitt
Amarillo Globe-News
Tceleose
San Antonio
Texas
Medina
San Antonio Express-News
David Counts
D-Knox City
House Natural Resources Committee
Lori Spragens
National Association of State
Express-News
Wederas Natural Resource Conservation Commission
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