BRAC retires Ellington F-16s near Houston
The Base Closure and Realignment Commission voted to retire 15 F-16s at Ellington Field near Houston citing homeland security concerns. A last minute push sought to keep the planes. President Bush will decide on the commission's Pentagon recommendations with Congress also able to veto.
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Ellington Field
Houston
Ellington
James Hansen
Military
Bush
Commission
Congress
Pentagon
South Dakota
Dyess Air Force Base
Abilene
Dyess
Naval Station Ingleside
Gulf Coast
Lone Star Army Ammunition Plant
Texarkana
Brooks City
San Antonio
Union Pacific to install railroad crossing gate at Cargo Road
The crossing at Cargo Road and Highway 80 will receive a fully operational gate funded by the Federal Highway Administration through Texas and state allocations. Public Information Officer Glen Larum notes prior fatalities at the site have made it a priority project for safety upgrades.
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Union Pacific
Cargo Road
Highway 80
Texas Department of Transportation
Glen Larum
Federal Highway Administration
Larum
Flash Fire In Odessa Home Damages Bathroom
Odessa firefighters were dispatched to the 1400 block of South Jackson at 5 40 p m Friday after a flash fire started while homeowners cleaned a bathroom with paint thinner to remove glue used for tile. Capt Taner Drake said the chemicals caused the flare up and it quickly subsided.
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Odessa
South Jackson
Taner Drake
Drakes
Drake
Rash mystery at Jordan School prompts cautious response
Health officials never declared a cause for unexplained rashes afflicting 100 students and staff in December 2004 at Jordan School. Despite a $400000 renovation, officials note a resur gence is unlikely as few complaints appear two weeks into the new year.
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Mathew
Ector County Independent School
Brown
Memorial From Paop
Damian Garza, an Army Ranger 3rd Battalion 75th Regiment, died Aug 4 in Afghanistan when his Humvee slid into the Kunar River near Jalalabad. He was 19, deployed in 2004 and 2005. ECISD notes honored him for leadership and service as OHS students hosted a memorial.
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Jaime Garza
Garza
Afghanistan
Jalalabad
Kunar
75Th Ranger Regiment
Fort Benning
ECISD
Wendell Sollis
JROTC
William James
Dustee Sollis
OHS
Dent
Damian Garza
Cannon BRAC decision delays create long limbo for base
A nine member panel delayed their hardest BRAC decision on Cannon again. enclave status will stretch to December 31, 2009 before possible de establishment. Local officials and residents react with confusion, relief, and hope amid talk of a future F 35 mission and potential Cannon housing.
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Cannon
Sion
Clovis Chamber of Commerce
Stacey Martin
BRAC
Andre Kok
Save- Cannon
Samuel Skinner
Clovis-Carver
Clovis
Randal Crowder
Panhandle
Thomas
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