Odessa Police Chief mum on firing of Deputy Jones
Odessa Police Chief Alan Stewart declined to reveal details of Deputy K R Jones's firing noting privacy rights, while the public records request under the Texas Open Records Act seeks information from the Johnson. Jones, 47, a 22 year Odessa veteran, said he will appeal the termination within five days.
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K.R. Jones
Odessa
Alan Stewart
Stewart
Jones
Tom Nickell
Joel Roberts
Roberts
Algae Flood Reaches Amistad Reservoir Killing Hundreds of Thousands of Fish
The Amistad Reservoir faces a large fishkill as deadly Pyrmnesium parvum algae spread from the Pecos River. As of now an estimated 300,000 fish have died, according to Texas Water Commission spokesman Max Woodfin. Wildlife wardens report raccoons feeding on carcasses, while animals appear unaffected.
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Pecos
Texas Water Commission
Max Woodfin
Austin
Water Commission
Amistad Reservoir
Woodfin
TWC
Pecos River
Rio Grande
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Don Jackson
Jackson
Nativity display returns to Odessa cemetery
The Nativity scene reappeared at Ector County cemetery after a brief removal amid legal concerns. County Attorney Gary Garrison and Commissioner Gerard Bowen defended the display, while Cemetery Director Jim Tobin and Assistant County Attorney Nancy Osensohn said there were no legal violations. The creche had cost $270 several years ago and had sparked complaints from churches and residents.
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Ector County
Gary Garrison
Jim Tobin
Tobin
Precinct 3
Gerard Bowen
Bowen
Jesus Christ
Nancy Osensohn
Oseasohn
Odessa American
Osensohn
Houston
Garrison
Supreme Court
New House Speaker Wright Emotions Rise At Nomination
Rep Jim Wright of Weatherford was nominated unanimously by Democrats to be the next House speaker. He said emotion surged as he accepted the role and thanked Rep Jack Brooks and other colleagues. Wright pledged to use his skills to make the House an effective policy making body and thanked his wife Betty for years of support.
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Washington
Jim Wright
Democratic Party
Weatherford
Jack Brooks
Deaumont
Wright
House
Betty
Taking the Fifth in Iran Contras Hearings
Former Reagan aides John Poindexter and Oliver North refused to answer questions at a televised House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing, invoking the Fifth Amendment to avoid disclosing details of secret arms sales to Iran and profits diverted to the Contras in Nicaragua.
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House
Iran
Nicaragua
First Vice Adm
John Poindexter
Oliver North
Poindexter
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Dante Fascell
D-Fla
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