Goss Executed for Killing Man During 1987 Burglary
Cornelius Goss, a parolee with burglary and auto theft convictions, was executed in Huntsville for fatally clubbing a Dallas man with a 2 by 4 during a burglary as the victim slept. He apologized to the family and spoke of fear and longing for a better place before being pronounced dead at 6 17 p.m.
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TXU to buy river water for Morgan Creek plant cooling
TXU Electric seeks a three year deal with the Colorado River Municipal Water District to secure up to 5 000 acre feet of water per year for Morgan Creek power plant cooling. Water mainly from E V Spence Reservoir supports Odessa area demand while protecting current supplies.
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John Carlson
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Big Spring
Snyder
Midland
San Angelo
West Texas
ClearSource pursues Corpus Christi fiber despite Odessa clash
ClearSource plans a Corpus Christi facility with fiber optic service by year end and a Nov 1 2007 system completion. Odessa development officials blocked $152,000 in aid over competition concerns, forcing a withdrawal. The project aims to spur local business and attract more firms despite existing providers Cable One and TXU Electric.
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ClearSource
Odessa
Perez
TXU Electric
Southwestern Bell
Development Corporation
Cable One
Odessa eight liner raids spark legal clash over gambling definition
Morales argued the constitution bars small prize lotteries and the Penal Code lacks valid exceptions. Bright defended enforcing the Penal Code. Six arrests followed DPS and OPD raids on five Odessa parlors after a two month AG investigation, with over $300000 in cash and prizes seized. Pre-Paid Solutions and 777 locations were not initially known to investigators.
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Bright
Texas Department of Public Safety
Odessa
DPS
Attorney General’s Office
Horton
OPD
Sherry Thompson
Wilson
Abilene
Seventh Street
Rabies vaccine drops credited to Gallego in West Texas
Fort Stockton district USDA supervisor Happy Turman credits state Rep Pete Gallego for pressuring the health department to allow rabies vaccine drops. Gallego urged action, saying the state bears responsibility for public welfare. The program began in South Texas in 1995 and expanded to West and Central Texas by 1996 to curb gray fox rabies. Baker thanked Gallego for his pivotal role.
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D-Alpine
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Terrell County
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West
Texas
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Happy Turman
Fort Stockton
Odessa High to host Texas Scholars employment workshop
Odessa High School hosts an employment workshop this afternoon from 1 to 4 PM for Texas Scholars students. Principal Ray Lascano says the session will teach job applications, interviewing and new skills plus a three step networking system with fifteen business leaders sharing success requirements. The Texas Scholars program started in 1994 to connect students with local business leaders.
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Texas Scholars
Odessa High School
OHS
Ray Lascano
Lascano
Pataki proposes DNA samples for misdemeanor convictions in NY
Gov. George Pataki urged New York lawmakers to require DNA samples from those convicted of most misdemeanors, expanding the state databank by as many as 96,000 samples annually. The move would make New York the first state to apply DNA collection to misdemeanor offenses and link suspects to crimes.
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Albany
N.Y
George Pataki
Pataki
New York
Herrera Law Firm cases eye late April trial in Midland
John Klassen, assistant U.S. attorney, says the government will be ready for trial in late April or early May in the Herrera Law Firm criminal prosecutions. Docket calls in Midland Federal Court reviewed case status and tentative trial dates after indictments last year against Herrera family members and former employees on narcotics and marriage fraud conspiracy charges.
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John Klassen
U.S
Herrera Law Firm
Midland Federal Court
Herrera
Immigration and Naturalization Service
SOPIA to sponsor black history drama in Odessa
SOPIA will present The Voices of Hope a one woman musical drama honoring Black History Month. Hope Shiver writer star portrays Sissieretta Jones along with Harriet Tubman and Sojourner Truth. The event at Ector Junior High School Friday begins 7 30 p.m. tickets 8 adults 7 students through SOPIA grant from Odessa Arts Council.
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South Odessa
Hope Shiver
Sopia
Odessa
Three HC Hospital Board Members File Re Election
Three of four Ector County Hospital District board members have filed for re election with the board secretary Judy Hayes Precinct 1 Joe Buice Precinct 3 and Virgil Trower Precinct 7 seek new four year terms Precinct 5 member David Boutin undecided Filing deadline is March 22 As of Wednesday no other candidates had filed Hayes seeks a third term while Trower and Buice pursue second terms
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Ector County Hospital Board
Judy Hayes
Joe Buice
Virgil Trower
Precinct 5
David Boutin
Hayes
Trower
Buice
Energy official to speak at lunch in Midland
Bob Gallagher a former U S Department of Energy official and president of the New Mexico Oil and Gas Association will headline the Natural Gas Producers Association luncheon at Midland Country Club at 1145 a m The talk will assess DOE goals versus producers interests and address oil prices with a note on reservations call 687 7632.
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U.S. Department of Energy
New Mexico Oil and Gas Association
Natural Gas Producers Association
Gallagher
Energy
Bill Richardson
Department of Energy
U.S
Richardson
Midland Country Club
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