White recalls pains gains of being governor of Texas
Gov. Mark White reflects on his 13 year political run and the 1982 defeat by Bill Clements. He cites oil price declines and fiscal strain as key factors, defends his record, and outlines plans to return to law and business in Houston while keeping an Austin office. He leaves office January 20 and vows not to retire from public life.
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Man accused of killing wife's family in church eve dispute
In Bay City Texas a 44 year old plumber Espiridon de la Cruz allegedly killed his wife's parents Serafin Morales Ramirez and Maria Concepcion Ramirez with a 12 gauge shotgun during a dispute over a Christmas Eve church service. He wounded two of the wife's brothers and then shot himself in the chest. authorities say he was found dead in his van Christmas morning. The wife escaped, and de la Cruz had married two months earlier. He faced capital murder and two counts of injury to a child charges.
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Disappearance of Baytown Women Remains a Mystery
Baytown authorities marked the 13 month disappearance of Sandy Terrell and Debra Merritt as unresolved after their car was found without fingerprints. The women, ages 37 and 36, vanished after planning a Los Angeles weekend with a pilot named Bob Wings whom they hoped to meet at Hobby Airport. Their families recall excitement about a California grand opening and possible sightseeing, with Terrell returning for a Monday job interview.
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Houston executive George S. Bruce Jr. dies at 86
Graveside services planned for George S. Bruce Jr. lifelong Houston resident who helped organize KTRK TV River Oaks Country Club and the Houston Sports Association. He founded George Bruce & Co. Insurance Brokers in 1938 and merged it with Alexander & Alexander 30 years later. Bruce died after a stroke six weeks earlier. He was senior vice president and consultant until his illness and helped organize the Houston Sports Association which spawned the Colt 45s and later the Houston Astros.
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Public comment invited on Phillips 66 Spraberry permit C-17719
Notice invites written public comment on Construction Permit Application No. C-17719 by Phillips 66 Natural Gas Company to build a gas treating unit at the Spraberry Gasoline Plant near Sprayberry Midland County Texas. Location about 15 miles southeast of Midland on Highway 158 then 3 miles south on County Road 1379. More details in Public Notice section.
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Man escapes jail to have Christmas
A 21 year old man, Gregory Andre Bradford, escaped Harris County Jail to spend Christmas with his mother. He mingled with inmates about to be released for the holiday then walked out with them. Re-arrested at his home, he is held without bond on escape charges after facing probation revocation and traffic counts.
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