Odessa gunman death linked to officer shooting incident
Eyewitness and police accounts describe a hospital scene as law enforcement from DPS, U S Marshals, OPD, and county agencies responded to a shooting. Lt Gov Dan Patrick praised officers while authorities withheld the suspect and trooper names pending kin notification. Local reporters contributed to the coverage.
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U.S. Marshals
DPS
OPD
Ector County Sheriff's Office
Andrews
Dan Patrick
Tom Winger
Texas Department of Public Safety
Valerie Valles
Phillips 66
Andrews Highway
42Nd Street
Blue Bell resumes ice cream shipments after listeria outbreak
Brenham based Blue Bell Creameries says shipments are back on the road four months after a listeria contamination halted sales. Twitter and Facebook posts say trucks are on the road with ice cream though no sale locations or dates were announced. The recall linked to 10 illnesses and three deaths across four states, with plants cleaned in Brenham Alabama and Oklahoma.
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Brenham
Blue Bell Creameries
Texas
Twitter
Facebook
Blue Bell
Kansas
Alabama
Oklahoma
Sylacauga
Hunt acquisition of Oncor may raise utility bills
Fort Worth based Hunt Consolidated plans to buy Energy Future Holdings Texas utility Oncor to resolve the 46 billion bankruptcy and restructure Energy Future into a REIT. Moody's warns rates could rise due to dismantling protections and higher leverage while a bankruptcy court, the Texas PUC, and IRS review the deal.
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Hunt
Oncor
Fort Worth
Hunt Consolidated
Texas Electric Utility
Energy Future Holdings
Dallas
Ray L. Hunt
Energy Future
Investment Trust
Moody’s
Public Utility Commission of Texas
IRS
Woman dies in parasailing accident off South Padre Island
Dawn Strickland, 47, of San Antonio died after falling during parasailing off South Padre Island. A boater tried CPR, Coast Guard crews continued efforts until transport to a local emergency service where she was pronounced dead. Sheriff’s Office says investigation ongoing.
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South Padre Island
San Antonio
Cameron County
Sheriff's Office
Dawn Strickland
U.S. Coast Guard
Boater
Strickland
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Odessa
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Nathaniel Miller
Jared Wilson
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Ward County
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Associated Press
Stacey Reeves
Sreeves
Oapa
Oapa.com
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