Akins Uses Football In Comptroller Ad In Texas Race
Marty Akins touts a football centric TV campaign for Texas comptroller urging voters to back him against Carole Keeton Rylander. He claims a five billion dollar budget shortfall and accuses Rylander of conflicts over tobacco settlement funds while promoting school funding reform.
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Akins
Comptroller Ad
Terback
Rylander
Marble Falls
Brown
Sam Houston
GOP
Reggie Bashur
Carole Keeton Rylander
Texas
Texas Investments
Bashur
Trial of accused drug smugglers begins today
Three men indicted in Midland on charges of conspiring to import more than 62 tons of marijuana into the United States go on trial at the Midland Federal Courthouse. Judge Royal Furgeson swore in the jury and urged impartiality as the four week proceeding starts. Francisco Balderamma is said to run The Plaza in Ojinaga Mexico with 15 to 20 lieutenants. Eduardo Armando Quiroz and Ruben Valdez Carrasco are among them.
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United States
Midland
Royal Furgeson
Furgeson
Francisco Balderamma
Plaza
Ojinaga
Mexico
Eduardo Armando Quiroz
Ruben Valdez Carrasco
Feral hogs run amok in Harrison County Texas
Wild hogs threaten crops and yards across Harrison County East Texas. Game warden says no hog season and traps less effective. Residents report extensive damage while county extension and USDA officials call for a statewide control program.
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Harrison County
Texas
Pete McAteer
Arshall
McAteer
Waskom
Diane Jones
Marshall News Messenger
Meadow
Jan Loven
Usda Wildlife Services
Fort Worth
County Budget Debate Quietly Tests Tax Levels
In a contentious hearing County Commissioner Wilmer Ray defended low taxes and limited raises while critic Tom Moore urged recognition of private sector strain. Officials prepare to vote on the 2002-2003 county budget, weighing revenue control against employee costs.
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Commissioners’ Court
Ector County
Wilmer Ray
Ector
Ray
Moore
UT gets $10 million grant for electric ships program
The University of Texas at Austin won a $10 million grant from the US Navy as part of a $52 million, five year consortium to develop electric ships that are faster, cleaner, and more versatile. UT will lead power system research and explore self reconfiguring designs to handle damage.
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University of Texas At Austin
Robert Hebner
Tech
Stanton death investigation slow despite progress
Stanton Police Chief Michael Adams said witnesses and family members are hindering the probe into Cruz Aguirre’s death after a Saturday fight that involved baseball bats. Three other men were treated and released from area hospitals and have since left town, complicating efforts to locate them as autopsy results indicate blunt force trauma to the head.
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Stanton
Michael Adams
Cruz Aguirre
Adams
Aguirre
ECISD previews new programs and budget items
ECISD plans six new full day kindergartens, 14 Reading Recovery teachers, golf and girls athletics at junior high, Region 18 staff development, and a school security phase. A separate policy would curb low nutrition foods during meals and restrict vending and candy fundraisers. Other votes cover tax rate at 1.50, debt service increase to 0.0557, 2002 appraisal roll, budget amendments, tax foreclosures, out of state travel, appraisal calendar, and teacher appraisers.
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Ecisd Food Services
Ron Clark
Clark
America
Bush
Surgeon General
Texas Education Agency
Revell
Curt Warren Quartet to perform at Midland Petroleum Club
The Curt Warren Quartet will play at 8 p.m. Thursday at the Petroleum Club of Midland 501 W. Wall St presented by The West Texas Jazz Society. The group features Curt Warren guitar Allen Hermann trombone Drew Merrell piano and Bob Montgomery trumpet. Reservations at 366 7130 or 682 2141. Odessa College registration begins Wednesday and Thursday for fall term with A L and M Z groups limited times and online catalog details at OC.
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Curt Warren
Petroleum Club of
Midland
W. Wall St
West Texas Jazz Society
Allen Hermann
Drew Merrell
Bob Montgomery
Former Odessa American executives take new roles at Freedom papers
Ray Stafford, former Odessa American publisher now at The Monitor, will be executive vice president and general manager of The Orange County Register in October. Frandsen will assume Stafford’s duties as vice president of Freedom’s Community Newspapers Southwest Region, which includes the Odessa American. Frandsen, 47, has long ties to Odessa. Freedom Eastern North Carolina Communications names Maureen Saltzer Gawel to replace Frandsen as publisher in Marysville, California.
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Freedom Communications Inc
Ray Stafford
Odessa American
The
Monitor
McAllen
Orange County Register
Metro
Register
Chris Anderson
Stafford
Pecos
Odessa
Frandsen
Freedom
Community Newspapers
Freedom Eastern North Carolina Communications
Maureen Saltzer Gawel
Frandsen Rosiee
Maryaville
Calif
Clifton Bankruptcy Attempt Fails as Chapter 7 Persists
Clifton faced Chapter 7 liquidation with a trustee handling assets and creditor distribution, while a motion to convert to Chapter 13 sought a debt restructuring. The request did not succeed, leaving the original Chapter 7 process in place and ongoing.
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Austin
Dallas- Fort Worth
East
Randy Reeves
Ecisd
Esc18
Board
Petroleum Club
Odessa College
Lubbock
Marcial Delgado Jacinto
Jessica Ann Young
Young
Bob Garcia
Juarez St
Johnny Valderaz
Jacinto
Travis County
Srmation
Kerley
Clifton
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