Federal ruling raises Coast barrier beach insurance costs
Interior Secretary James Watt designated 188 Atlantic and Gulf barrier beaches as areas where flood insurance subsidies will end after October 1983. The move affects 176 miles of Texas coastline and could save the government around 650 million dollars in storm damage payments over ten years. Texas beaches named include Sea Rim High Island Bolivar Peninsula Follets Island Brazos River Complex Sargent Beach Matagorda Peninsula San Jose Island North Padre Island South Padre Island Boca Chica.
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David Hanners
Dallas Morning News
Dallas
Texas Gulf Coast
Interior
James Watt
Atlantic and Gulf Coast
Texas
Atlantic
Gulf
Interior Department
Barrier Islands
Rick Davidge
Department of Interior
Coast Barrier
Sierra Club
Sea Rim
High Island
Bolivar Peninsula
Follets Island
Brazos River Complex
Sargent Beach
Matagorda Peninsula
San Jose Island Complex
North Padre Island
South Padre Island
Boca Chica
Peso devaluation pushes Mexicans to cross border into Texas
AP reports border officials see more illegal crossings as peso tanks from 45 to 90 per dollar. McAllen chief Larry Richardson notes a rise in arrests, with August up 28 percent, and El Paso sector recording 140 daily arrests in early month. Officials warn retaliation against Panicked pesos may push more workers north.
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EL Paso
Texas
New Mexico
U.S
Larry Richardson
Border Patrol
McAllen
John Green
del Rio
West
Odessa Mayor Bryant Cleared by FBI Lie Tests in Arson Probe
Odessa Mayor Bryant, linked to the O M Michael Building fire, says FBI polygraph tests cleared him. Police Chief Alan Stewart confirms the FBI informed him Bryant passed the tests and notes he wasn’t involved in the investigation. Bryant questions why his name surfaced and contemplates civil actions. Fire occurred November 25 at the O Michael Building on Jackson Avenue and Third Street.
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Bryant
FBI
Odessa
Alan Stewart
Stewart
Southside
Texas
Keith Weddell
Ray Stoker Jr
Judge will preside in Wood murder case in San Antonio
U S District Judge William Session refused to recuse himself and denied an immediate venue change in the Wood murder case. A Sept 28 trial date was set for Jimmy Chagra Joseph Chagra Elizabeth Chagra Jo Ann Harrelson Leon Nichols with motions and plea negotiations due by Sept 3.
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San Antonio
John H. Wood
U.S
William Session
Jimmy Chagra
Charles Harrelson
Joseph Chagra
Elizabeth Chagra
Jo Ann Harrelson
Leon Nichols
Wood
Sessions
Jimmy
Thut
Chagra
el Paso
Nichols
FBI
Electrical workers restore power after Baltimore subway fire
Downtown Baltimore regained full power by 8 a.m. after a fire in an unfinished subway disrupted lines serving key sites including the National Aquarium, police HQ, World Trade Center, and Hyatt Regency. One construction worker and three firefighters were injured. cause undetermined.
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Baltimore
National Aquarium
World Trade Center
Hyatt Regency Hotel
Charles Franklin
Baltimore Gas & Electric
Odessa Woman Delivery Permit Dispute Reported
A fragmented Odessa American notice details a local dispute over a delivery permit for 402.400 Street 51008 involving a woman implicated in the matter. The readable fragments point to regulatory actions and disputed status of the permit.
Weather forecast shows scattered storms and warm temperatures
Forecasters predict widely scattered thunderstorms tonight with a 20 percent chance of rain in the south and Southeast Texas. Highs mid to upper 90s to near 100 across North and South Texas with lows in the 60s to 80s. Dry readings and extended forecast indicate continued heat with more storms Thursday in the south.
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Texas
South Texas
West Texas
Big Bend
Deregulation fuels mixed views on airline and trucking struggles
Economists like Kahn of Cornell say deregulation brings vigor and ideas, yet failures are inevitable. Industry leaders cite recessions, fuel spikes, and controller strikes as key factors behind Braniff, Spector Red Ball, and broader carrier troubles. Banking and finance face shifts as regulators loosen rules.
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Kahn
Cornell University
Braniff International Corp
Spector Red Ball Inc
Edward Kiley
American Trucking Association
Riley
Detroit
Richard Ferris
UAL Corp
United Airlines
Supman
CAB
Sears, Roebuck & Co
Federal Communications Com
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Tion
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Hirsch Friedman
Northside Hospital
DeLoach
Fort Smith, Ark
Wayne Cryis
Cryts
Paxico
Franklin Waters
Ooresse
Wome Delivery
Davy Surcer
Dev & Suncer Mae Weir Pra
National Weather Service
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National Weather Servce
Indaa US Dept of
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Corpus Christi
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Fort Worth
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Lufkin
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Stephenville
Texarkana
Victoria
Wichita Falls
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