Odessa Eyes Chance for Future Texas Prison Site
A new three member Texas Department of Corrections committee may open Odessa to a future 2,200 bed high risk prison. Palestine won the initial site with Odessa as a possible later location as the agency plans more prisons in the next decade.
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Texas
Odessa
Odessa Chamber of Commerce
Texas Department of Corrections
TDC
East Texas
Palestine
Chuck Bernhard
Greater Odessa
Bernhard
Robert Gunn
Gunn
Jack Seldon
Texas Board of Corrections
Mother of traffic victim accuses police probe of racism
Lucia Gomez tearfully charged that the 1984 death of her daughter Amy was mishandled by investigators she says were biased. Odessa authorities allegedly misled the family about charges against Raphel French, with DA Eric Augesen expressing sympathy but lacking facts.
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Lucia Gomez
Ector County
Eric Augesen
Augesen
Gomez
Tom Green Ave
Raphel Eugene French
Knox Drive
French
Amber Gomez
Medical Center Hospital
Amy
Virginia
MCH
Amy Gomez
City to cut 27 city jobs in next budget
City officials say no current city employees will lose jobs due to the cuts in the proposed 1985 to 1986 budget. The 27 vacancies arise mainly from attrition and will be eliminated to save about 630 thousand dollars. The plan, totaling 47.13 million dollars, relies on fewer positions and tech-driven efficiency amid a slow economy.
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Diane Dahlberg
Dahlberg
Allen Coco
Judge Rules HUD Unfair in East Texas Housing
U S District Judge William Wayne Justice found HUD policies in East Texas discriminatory against minorities. He ordered HUD to propose a desegregation plan with the plaintiff class from blacks living in public housing across 36 counties, to be approved by the judge. The ruling notes HUD sponsored segregation but does not grant relief to the plaintiff class at this time.
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TYLER
Department of Housing and Urban Development
East Texas
U.S
William Wayne Justice
East
Texas
HUD
Tyler Telegraph
Nuisance generator pitches fearsome home protection
A telemarketing spoof depicts Anxiety Alleviation Inc offering a “nuisance protection” service. The caller boasts of causing everyday troubles to save homeowners from them, promising cheap, wide coverage from home repairs to car mishaps. The narrator wakes realizing it was a dream about subscribing.
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Anxiety Alleviation Inc
Fred
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