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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1996
Page
18
Farmington 46, Raton 57. Santa Fe 54, Gallup 60. Albuquerque 60, Clovis 63. Local standings reflect close games across the northern to eastern regions.
Houston and Kingwood clash over the city's largest annexation since 1977 as the council votes 9 to 5 to add 14.5 square miles and about 53 000 residents amid protests from residents who fear loss of autonomy and concerns over service levels in the federation. Some residents cite tax relief benefits while others compare the move to government overreach. The legal challenge argues Houston cannot provide comparable services and could dilute minority voting power.
State Senator Teel Bivins of Amarillo introduces a bill allowing repeat sex offenders in prison to seek voluntary surgical castration as medical treatment rather than punishment. He cites European studies on crime reduction and notes California’s chemical castration bill. The measure, if enacted, would make Texas a national first.
William Weaver a Cameron County district attorney investigator for 50 years pleaded guilty to racketeering for taking money to have drunken driving and drug cases dismissed or reduced. Prosecutors said he received over $8,000 from six defendants between 1990 and 1995.
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