Harlingen Mayor hails Y2K calm in Texas
Harlingen Mayor Connie de la Garza and city workers observed New Year 2000 with no major outages or glitches across Texas after extensive Y2K preparations. Officials cited power and telecom smoothness, a few local blackouts due to outages, and cautious optimism as computer systems held.
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Cathy Lang
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Lawyer freed from probation after 1991 Wharton courthouse rape
In Wharton County a lawyer convicted of raping a probation officer inside the county courthouse in 1991 has been released from probation. District Judge PK Reiter ruled the probation term ended, prompting the victim and her family to condemn the decision as unjust and feel re victimized by renewed legal actions.
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Jerry Horowitz
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Wharton County
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Houston
Robert Loper
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Victoria Advocate
Students honor former teacher with library reunion dollars
More than 100 former students gathered at the Denver Public Library steps to honor Dick Jordan, their high school teacher since 1962. They brought dollars he once asked for, shared stories of the Vietnam era, and noted his impact on careers and civil rights advocacy. Jordan, who retired five years ago, planned to donate the money to a soup kitchen, moved by a wife's dying wish that he attend.
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Andrew Hudson
Wellington Webb
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