West Texas town of West redeclared for disaster aid
President Obama overruled FEMA to declare West a federal disaster and unlock 75 percent funding for rebuilding schools and public facilities after the fertilizer plant explosion. FEMA earlier denied the major disaster request, while Texas state aid was limited.
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Baylor University
Federal Emergency Management Agency
FEMA
Small Business Administration
Rick Perry
Congress
Lawmakers Federal Officials Contact Details for Texas Delegation
A regional roll of U S representatives and senators with office addresses in Washington D C and Texas cities Midland Odessa and Abilene listing phone numbers fax numbers and email contact pages for U S Rep Mike Conaway U S Rep Pete Gallego U S Sen John Cornyn and U S Sen Ted Cruz with office locations and links to official contact forms.
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U.S
Mike Conaway
Midland
Rayburn House
Washington
D.C
Odessa
Eighth St
Desta Drive
Conaway
House
Pete Gallego
Cannon House
Washington, D.C
Gallego
John Cornyn
Hart Senate
Cornyn
Senate
Ted Cruz
Dirksen Senate
Cruz
State Officials Contact List for Tryon Lewis Craddick and Aresti
The document lists district offices, mailing addresses, phone and fax numbers for Rep. Tryon Lewis Odessa and Austin offices, Rep. Tom Craddick Midland and Austin offices, and Sen. Carlos Aresti San Antonio and Austin office details. It provides emails and web URLs for member pages and district information.
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Odessa
West 4Th St
Austin
Capitol Extension
P.O
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House
State
Tom Craddick
Republican
Midland
West Texas
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Senate
Let Peace Begin With Me Publisher Laura Nennis Wins 1988
The article notes Laura Nennis as publisher and winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 1988. It frames the publication's mission as informing readers to promote and preserve freedom, urging self control as the path to human development and tying freedom to divine and moral principles.
TSA expands reach beyond airports amid security zeal
The TSA is expanding into train terminals and public venues, a trend noted by The New York Times. VIPR operations rose to 100 million annual funding, with 37 teams last year, and thousands of unannounced checks outside airports. GAO reports rising misconduct but no strong tracking. DHS grew from 170000 to over 200000 employees with a ballooning budget, while some programs appear wasteful yet persist.
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Times
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George W. Bush
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Department of Homeland Security
Washington
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Cato Institute
David Rutgers
Ohio
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Thumbs Up Opinion Nominates Odessa Readers
Odessa American invites readers to submit a thumbs up nomination by emailing onletters oapa com. The paper notes this is the opinion section and asks for reader feedback on local matters.
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Oapa
Social Security seen through a young volunteer’s lens
Lucas Asher, an AARP Texas intern and political science junior, writes on the 78th anniversary of Social Security. He argues the program sustains many elderly, including those in nursing homes, and highlights how two thirds of seniors rely on it for most income while stressing youth involvement to protect it.
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AARP
Florida
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Lucas Asher
Aarp Texas
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