West-like blast risk persists in Texas fertilizer sites
A safety board report finds at least 19 Texas facilities storing 5 tons or more of fertilizer grade ammonium nitrate lie within half a mile of a school, hospital, or nursing home. Despite lessons from the 2013 West explosion, regulatory gaps remain across federal, state, and local levels, with limited actions to harden storage and avert another disaster.
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Lawmakers and federal officials contact list
A compiled contact guide lists U S representatives and senators with offices in Washington and Texas for Midland Odessa and surrounding regions. It includes Mike Conaway John Cornyn Ted Cruz William Hurd Tom Craddick Brooks Landgraf Kel Seliger Carlos Aresti and related district addresses phone numbers emails and office locations.
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Mike Conaway
Midland
Cannon House
Washington
D.C
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W. Eighth St
Odessa
John Cornyn
Hart Senate
Cornyn
Senate
Ted Cruz
Dirksen Senate
Washington, D.C
Cruz
William Hurd
Helotes
Hurd
House
Tom Craddick
Republican
Capitol
Austin
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Brooks Landgraf
West 4Th St
Capitol Extension
P.O
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Kel Seliger
Amarillo
E. University
Trump loses Iowa sparks column on democracy and humility
A columnist recounts the Iowa caucus defeat of Donald Trump and argues the loss shows the need to accept election results, citing Nixon and Gore as examples. The piece contrasts Trump’s reaction with Clinton’s calm persistence and praises efforts to plan Black History events.
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Florida
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Iowa
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Pennsylvania Avenue
Trump House
Hillary Clinton
Vermont
Bernie Sanders
New Hampshire
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