County pilots partial fines to boost debt collections
Brazoria County raised its collection rate from 75 to 90 percent after adopting a new approach. Denton El Paso Galveston and Harris counties doubled their collections. Bedford gathered county input and favored partial fines to help those who cannot pay in full. The plan tests in county courts at law first year, then expands to justices courts and district courts.
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Brazoria
Denton
el Paso
Galveston
Harris
Bedford
Public debate grows over Los Alamos waste shipments to WIPP
DOE and state officials clash with critics over 1200 drums of waste at LANL. Only 36 drums meet WIPP debris criteria and are cleared for shipment while 1228 drums wait on state approval and EPA clearance. Public participation complaints surface as hearings approach and scientific concerns take center stage.
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Wade
Ughead
Environment Department
Environmental Protection Agency
LANL
WIPP
DOE
Salt
Carlsbad
Don Hancock
The
Southwest Research and Information Center
Albuquerque
Hancock
State
Blotter of local police reports lists injuries and crimes
A blotter summary notes injury accidents and felony activity reported to local sheriffs or police. It rounds victim residence and crime location addresses to the nearest hundred, and reflects information from police reports.
Odessa Youth Report Assault and Sexual Contact Incidents
A 13-year-old Odessa girl said she was sexually assaulted by someone she knows on August 8 in West Odessa. An 68-year-old girl reported sexual contact by another person in the 2100 block of Tripp Avenue.
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Odessa
West Odessa
Tripp Avenue
Woman passes out on way home after asthma attack
Barraza described fainting during an asthma episode on her way home and in the emergency room previously. She said doctors are running tests but results were not yet available and noted many asthma patients do not faint.
Texas killer Camacho executed for 1988 slayings
Genaro Camacho a reputed marijuana smuggler was executed for the May 1988 shooting of David Wilburn and the abduction and murder of Evellyn Banks and her 3 year old son Andre in Dallas. He faced last minute appeals as lethal drugs were administered after delays.
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Huntsville
Genaro Ruiz
Camacho
Texas
Mexico
Dallas
Sue Konioth
David Wilburn
Sam Wright
Pleasant Grove
Wilburn
U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration
Mercedes
Rio Grande Valley
Banks
Pamela Miller
United States
Flooding swamps Del Rio after Charley remnants
Drenching rain from the remnants of Tropical Storm Charley floods Del Rio as 14 die on both sides of the border. Bridges to Nuevo Laredo close indefinitely while officials warn water may spill over Bridge I. Residents seek safety in shelters and schools as authorities urge boil-water advisories for Nuevo Laredo.
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Charley
del Rio
Laredo
Nuevo Laredo
Colombia
Olga Rojero
Rojero
Flores
76 year old Beaumont hotel to get facelift
BEAUMONT RP A 76 year old downtown hotel once a symbol of the oil boom will be restored. The National Development Council has secured 4.1 million dollars in private funds to aid the project at the Hotel Beaumont now housing 75 low income seniors. The council seeks a 2 million federal loan with the city backing the loan if default occurs. Construction is slated to begin next year. Beaumont lies about 80 miles northeast of Houston.
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Beaumont
National Development Council
Sally Loveland
Development Council
Beaumont Enterprise
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Ray Riley
Houston
DOE chief tours Pantex as decision on pit disassembly looms
Energy Secretary Bill Richardson toured the Pantex plant in Amarillo and said a final site for a new plutonium pit disassembly facility will be chosen by year end based on national security and arms control needs. He noted the plant could secure millions in investment and emphasized science over politics while acknowledging Savannah River site in South Carolina as another contender. Local residents voiced mixed views at a forum, though Richardson reported near unanimous local support for Pantex.
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Amarillo
Bill Richardson
Pantex
Richardson
South Carolina
United Nations
Richard Holbrooke
DOE
Savannah River
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Kimberly Short
Odessa Courtyard
Odessa Council For the Arts & Humanities
Odessa College
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