Hot Check Mama Receives Nine Years In Dallas County Jail
Carrollton woman aged 41 faced nine counts of hot checks totaling more than $5 000 across four cities After years of nonpayment and failed restitution efforts Judge Tom Price imposed consecutive nine year sentences citing extensive fraud and lack of cooperation Local officials noted the unusually harsh term for a county jail and the ongoing restitution failures before sentencing and appeals potential were discussed
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Vietnam
Tom Price
Taylor
Dallas
Carrollton
O’ Byrne Cox
Dallas County
Collin
Dallas County District Attorney's
Price
Partial recount possible on votes amid Texas reform effort
Legislators on the Texas Election Code Study Committee signaled that a partial recount of election results may be allowed without redoing all ballots. The plan, still pending a February committee meeting, shifts from the Oaks commission rule requiring full-unit recounts. The panel also contemplated contest appeals timing and interim officer pay protections, with hearings set for 1980 on voting systems and election procedures. A separate Tulsa report notes an Oral Roberts University student from South America diagnosed with leprosy but not contagious, allowing continued classes.
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Election Code Study Committee
Steven Oaks
Larry Murdoch
Dallas
Jack Ogg
Houston
Ogg
Tulsa
Okla
Oral Roberts University
South America
Carrville
Horoscope roundup for Aries through Pisces with warnings
A broad daily horoscope offers fortune predictions for all zodiac signs. It notes possible windfalls for some, travel opportunities, and relationship cautions while urging practical planning, self care, and restrained spending across signs from Aries to Pisces.
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VIRGO
LIBRA
Scorpio
Sagittarius
Capricorn
Aquarius
Pisces
Bridge bidding problems for various vulnerable states
A series of bridge hand scenarios presents questions on opening bids over notrumps and overcalls. Each item specifies vulnerability, distribution, and a sequence of contracts, asking for the optimal bid or response to balance position and risk.
Study says state was fortunate to avoid greater gulf oil spill damage
UT marine scientist Dr. Pat Parker told the Texas Coastal and Marine Council that federal oil spill efforts lack funding and gear. He warned the Mexican spill could have heavily coated South Texas shores and Aransas Pass if currents shifted, noting fresher tanker oil and limited toxicity findings.
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Austin, Texas
University of Texas
Gulf Coast
Pat Parker
Parker
Texas Coastal and Marine Council
South
Texas
Council
Sen
A.R. Schwartz
Galveston
Coast Guard
Schwartz
Aransas Pass
Corpus Christi
Port Aransas
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Charles H. Goren
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Hardwick
General Electric
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Willie Longoria
Odessa College
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