Early voting set for Sept 13 recall Sept 30
City Secretary Jayne Douglas reports early voting for the Sept 30 recall election will be Sept 13 during normal city hall hours. She notes 150 mail ballot requests by Thursday and readiness steps including staff training and judge preparation. Ballots target Otila Gonzalez and Randy Pohler recall, with district variations and bilingual questions.
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City Hall
Broadway
Jayne Douglas
Douglas
Otila Gonzalez
Randy Pohler
Gonzalez
Pohler
Citizens Against Recall
Randy Stitts
Inspiration Way del Rio
Edwards County Fire Aid by Val Verde Volunteers
Val Verde County Rural Volunteer Fire Department sent 14 volunteers and four vehicles to assist Edwards County from Aug 31 after a 9000 acre range fire burned near Rocksprings and Highway 277. One firefighter was lightly injured but treated on scene and released. no homes or structures were lost.
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Val Verde County
Jerry Rust
Edwards County
Nick Gallego
Rust
Gallego
Highway 277
Val Verde Regional Medical Center
News Herald
Ross Parsons
Spring St
Jurors Still Needed for Sells Trials Delays Continue
No new jurors seated as capital murder case against Tommy Lynn Sells extends into next week. Judge Thurmond notes slim chance of testimony today with three jurors still needed, five panelists questioned and alternates outstanding. Jury pool remains under state and defense scrutiny as parties challenge selections.
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Tommy Lynn Sells
63Rd Judicial District
George M. Thurmond
Thurmond
State District Court
Tom Lee
Sells
Victor Roberto Garcia
Air Force
Lee
Garcia
Immigrant smugglers turn to kidnapping rivals in Phoenix area
In a rising pattern, illegal smugglers abduct rivals' customers at drophouses around Phoenix. Violence has spiked with three shootings in April 1999. A Phoenix police seizure left 41 undocumented immigrants held at gunpoint as gangs clashed over human cargo.
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Tucson
Ariz
Phoenix
Russell Ahr
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Arizona
Nevada
Ahr
Glers
Mexico
Central America
United States
Tougher water restrictions hit Houston and San Antonio
Houston moves to mandatory conservation with fines up to 500 dollars as heat and drought strain Texas supplies. San Antonio plans a regionwide outdoor sprinkler ban affecting homes and businesses from Uvalde to Kyle, with penalties up to ten thousand dollars per violation.
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Texas
Houston
San Antonio
Edwards
Uvalde
Kyle
Dallas
Fort Worth
Austin
Lee Brown
Edwards Aquifer
Council
Calvin Finch
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