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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1996
Page
1
A three judge federal panel redrew the Texas congressional map to comply with Supreme Court rulings, voiding primaries in 13 of 30 districts and ordering new elections. Incumbents Armey DeLay and Archer sit in affected GOP districts. Candidates may qualify by Aug. 30 for races on Nov. 5.
Washington observers track Texas revised redistricting map after a three-judge panel redraws lines in 13 districts canceling March primaries and April runoffs. The decision reshapes prospects as new elections are ordered in nearly half of Texas 30 House races.
City block party on East 35th Street drew about 200 residents for National Night Out with a food buffet dunking booth and cake walk. Block captain Charlene Beauchamp said the theme Let’s Come Home Again aimed to show residents won’t live in fear while Gloria Cargal and others noted mixed feelings about safety and neighborhood improvement. Door prizes included a $3,800 home security system donated by local businesses.
Washington recounts the impact of Title IX on American women’s sports from the 1970s through the Atlanta Olympics. It notes growth in participation from one in 27 high school girls to one in three, cites leaders like Donna Lopiano, and highlights U.S. women securing 19 gold medals across soccer basketball softball swimming running and tennis at the Games.
About 250 residents and a Mexican official contingent gathered at Blanca High School to oppose a $31 million and 380 acre nuclear waste facility east of Sierra Blanca. Hearing officers Kerry Sullivan and Mike Rogan will report to the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission as hearings continue in El Paso and Sierra Blanca.
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