Trial details in Orosco murder case of Felipe Torres
The state rests its case against Michael Anthony Orosco in the stabbing death of 18 year old Felipe Montemayor Torres on May 12 in Comal County. Witness Julian Mesa testified seeing Orosco stab Torres as the motive and background of an alleged debt surfaced.
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Michael Anthony Orosco
San Antonio
Felipe Montemayor Torres
Orosco
Torres
Comal
Sid Weidner
Highway 281
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Julian
Mesa
Mike
Felipe
Felipe Torres
Landa Circle K Robbed At Gunpoint
Police pursue leads in Wednesday night armed robbery at the Circle K at Walnut and Landa streets in New Braunfels. Det. Juan Gusme says a man with a handgun took an undetermined amount of cash and fled. Suspect possibly Hispanic, about 5'8" to 5'10", 160 to 175 pounds.
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Circle K
Walnut
Landa
New Braunfels
Juan Gusme
Gusme
Reagan urges 1985 as year of dialogue with Soviets
President Reagan says 1985 should be a year of dialogue and better U S relations with the Soviet Union as fresh arms control talks begin. He supports possible space based defenses but keeps Star Wars on the bargaining table while signaling willingness to meet Chernenko if a meaningful summit can be planned.
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Reagan
United States
Soviet Union
U.S
Geneva
Konstantin A. Chernenko
White House
Smooth Water Effect on Guadalupe River Photo
A photo of the Guadalupe River north of New Braunfels shows smooth water due to a photographic blur technique. The shot highlights how release rates from the reservoir impacted the scene, with the technique making the water appear silky and tranquil.
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Guadalupe River
New Braunfels
Utilities board approves Main Plaza expansion in New Braunfels
The New Braunfels Utilities trustees authorize a 13 000 square foot two story expansion with a canopy and widened drive through as part of a 1.2 million project. Funding relies on Valero settlement refunds and existing budget offsets to cover the balance.
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Braunfels Utilities
Main Plaza
Utilities
T-One Architects
Robert Orr
al Kosko
Kosko
Bob Sohn
Valero
Sohn
Weather outlook with cooling front and mild rain chance
A cool front will lower temperatures this afternoon with partly cloudy skies and a high near 62, then fall to the 40s. Tonight's low near 35 with a 30 percent shower chance and northeast winds around 10 mph. The high tomorrow about 48, noting yesterday's 70. The San Antonio Gun Slingers start their second USFL season with a new head coach but unchanged defense.
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San Antonio Gun- Slingers
All-American Pipeline route study eyes aquifer risks in Texas
The third part of a three part series on the All American Pipeline outlines an environmental impact statement for crude oil from Santa Barbara to Freeport. It notes route uncertainties over Edwards Aquifer recharge zones in Comal County and calls for avoiding limestone aquifers, fissures, sinkholes, and wells by shifting the line, while experts say spill chances into the aquifer remain small but possible, depending on exact routing.
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Santa Barbara Calif
Edwards
Comal County
Freeport
All-American Pipeline Co
Lanny Reed
Environmental Research and Technology
Reed
McCamey
ERT
Bakersfield- McCamey
EIS
Tom Culbertson
San Antonio
Seguin woman testifies she killed abusive husband in his sleep
Jo Ann Flores, 22, describes shooting Antonio Flores on March 24 after years of beating. She tearfully recounts grabbing her daughter and fleeing to call her grandmother, while police note she initially claimed death by own action. Autopsy and later statement support her testimony of abuse.
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Jo Ann Flores
Antonio Flores
W.C. “Bud” Kirkendall
Flores
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