Texas House Quorum Shot as Democrats Hide in Ardmore
Troopers traced 58 Democratic lawmakers to a Holiday Inn in Ardmore Oklahoma after they fled Austin to stall a 100 member quorum. Republicans sought their return, but Democrats stayed away, arguing for fair treatment amid the GOP driven bid to redraw congressional lines and cut spending.
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Austin
Oklahoma
Texas
Ardmore
Okla
House
Pete Gallego
Texas House
Holiday Inn
Tom Craddick
Texas Department of Public Safety
Craddick
Four stabbed Saturday morning outside Plaza del Sol Mall
Four stabbing victims were transported to Val Verde Regional Medical Center after an assault in the mall parking lot in front of Applebee's. Victims Eunice Gomez and Jordache Cummings were admitted or treated and released. Miguel Gonzalez and Oscar Tamez were treated and released. Police say no suspects identified yet as investigation continues.
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Val Verde Regional Medical Center
VVRMC
Plaza del Sol Mall
del Rio
Oscar Tamez
W. Chapoy
Wilson
Gomez
Cummings
Gonzalez
Tamez
Applebee’s
WVRMC
Dava Cloudt
Bill Ratay Jr
Attacks in Riyadh Kill At Least 20 Americans
In synchronized attacks on three housing compounds in Riyadh, gunfire and car bombs killed at least 20 people including seven Americans. Officials said nine attackers died in self-inflicted blasts. 194 were wounded, 40 of them Americans. Prime suspects tied to Al Qaida were cited by officials.
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Riyadh
Saudi Arabia
Colin Powell
al-Qaida
Powell
U.S
Robert Jordan
John Gardiner
Kinghorn
Scotland
British Broadcasting Corp
APTN
Board seeks clarity on middle school staffing plan
Del Rio educators group leader Joan Gardner voices concern over how teachers are being interviewed and offered positions for the new middle school opening in January. She says veteran staff face abrupt interviews and forced options that could trigger income loss or retirement, amid school board discussions.
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Joan Gardner
del Rio
The
Association of Texas Professional Educators
Gardner
Cleanup volunteers invited for Lake Amistad effort
Volunteers are needed for a Saturday cleanup at Lake Amistad. Organized by Dan Kozak and Susan Leonard, the event aims to reduce shoreline and lake trash with teams dispatched from Diablo East at 7:30 a.m. Volunteers receive Tshirts for the first 150, lunch will be provided, and contact details are given for more information.
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Lake Amistad
Dan Kozak
Amistad National Recreation Area
Susan Leonard
del Rio Chamber of Commerce
Tourism and Convention Department
Chamber Lake Committee
Leonard
Diablo East
Kozak
AnneMarie Mikelski
Pfc Babin Receives Purple Heart in Washington
Alan Babin Jr of the 82nd Airborne was awarded the Purple Heart by Congressman Bill Young and his wife during a May 7 visit in Washington. Babin was wounded March 31 in the Iraq war and remains in delicate condition at a naval hospital, with family updates from Round Rock and Del Rio, Texas.
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Bill Young
Alan Babin Jr
Iraq
Alan Babin Sr
Washington, D.C
Alan
82Nd Airborne Division
House Appropriations Committee
Congress
Young
Rep. Young
Qatar
Germany
Naval Hospital
Zulema Alfaro
del Rio
Rosalinda Alfaro Babin
Alan R. Babin Sr
Round Rock, Texas
Washington
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Brian Argabright
Pfc
Babin
Purple Heart
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