Green rain joys and tragic floods in West Texas
Ken Brodnax notes a bountiful spring in the Permian Basin bringing lush pastures and water joy yet followed by floods fires and fatalities along I 20 near Pecos and widespread misery from floods across West Texas and eastern New Mexico. He urges savoring rare rain while acknowledging coming drought and weeds as a hazard.
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Permian
Pecos
West
Texas
New Mexico
Odessa
Three illegal immigrants among five dead in Reeves County crash
In Reeves County a five-vehicle crash killed Melinda O'Brien and Wes Wilkins, plus three Mexican nationals ages 18 to 28. Immigrant victims were Marielena Martinez Garcia 18 Ermilio Maya Lujan and Marco Antonio Camacho from Zinapecuaro Michoacan Mexico. Two others were injured and remained hospitalized, with Reyes and Padilla in CBP custody as witnesses.
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Reeves County
Border Patrol
Marielena Martinez Garcia
Ermilio Maya Lujan
Marco Antonio Camacho
Zinapecuaro
Michoacan
Mexico
Justice of the Peace
Jim Riley
Marcelo Castillo-Reyes
Jose Canizal-Padilla
Reeves County Memorial Hospital
Jessica Guevara-Cruz
Reyes
Padilla
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
United States
el Paso
Melinda O’brien
Spring
Paul Wesley
Wes” Wilkins
Kermit
Robert Walters
Post
Norman
Lisa Crawford
Dallas
Volunteer Frances Dunn Keeps Odessa Globe Theatre Alive
Frances Dunn, a longtime Odessa volunteer, has dedicated 35 years to the Globe Theatre, serving as tour leader, usher, ticket taker and board member. Born in Big Spring and raised in Midland, she helped fund and oversee Odessa’s replica of Shakespeare’s Globe and remains active with the Juliet Society and Ellen Noel Art Museum.
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Frances Dunn
Globe Theatre
Dunn
Shakespeare
Tudor Theater
West Texas
London
West End
Big Spring
Midland
Abilene
Odessa
Globe
Louise
Juliet Society
Henderson
Marjorie Morris
Globe Theatre Board
Juliet Fine Arts Society
Ellen Noel
Perry pushing school finance reforms with leaders
Governor Rick Perry meets with leaders in the Texas Legislature to shape funding reforms and discuss alternatives to property tax cuts as he weighs calling a special session. Key aims include ending the Robin Hood program while preserving equity, educational excellence, and a favorable job climate. Consensus on revenue options remains unsettled.
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Rick Perry
Texas House
Senate
Kathy Walt
Pur
Perry
Walt
Hospital board approves restarting air ambulance stake
Ector County Hospital District Board unanimously backs continuing the CareStar air ambulance service with a May or June return. The program paused after a March 21 crash near Pyote that killed pilot Mickey Price and others. flight nurse Ronald Stephens is recuperating.
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Medical Center Hospital
CareStar
William Webster
Ector County
Webster
Odessa
Pyote
Mickey Price
Dumas
Paul Lujan
Crane
Pedro Urias Modesto
Ojinaga
Mexico
Ana Lisia Urias
Ronald Stephens
Midland
Covenant Health System
Lubbock
Renee Henderson Earls
Medical Center
Stephens
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