Lawmaker files bill to curb cell phones in Texas
A Texas lawmaker introduces a bill to curb cell phone use while driving amid deaths linked to distracted driving. Amy Seager blames phone distraction for the loss of her 17-year-old twin daughters at a railroad crossing. Spokesman Mike Lopez notes public awareness remains low.
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Bush rallying troops at Fort Hood stirs nerves over Iraq call
President Bush addressed about 42 000 Fort Hood soldiers saying they may be called into combat to secure the country and peace. Marines and airmen elsewhere brace for possible deployment as anxieties rise among those who would go.
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Rodeo Opens 70th Annual PRCA Season in Odessa Crowd
The 70th annual rodeo season kicks off with a packed Odessa event drawing fans from the Permian Basin. Kayley Granger and friends traveled after hearing on the radio, praising the show as among the best, while nine year old Gibson Cobb notes he has attended five rodeos, calling it fun and cool.
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Insurance proposals submitted in Texas reform efforts
Gov. Perry names homeowners insurance reform a legislative priority for 2003 as lawmakers file more than two dozen bills. Since 2001 complaints rose with premiums climbing up to 200 percent, insurers cite water claim costs and other factors as drivers of the increases.
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Redford private school touts success after switch
Roy Cragg founder of Escuela de Esperanza School in Redford says enrollment exceeds the former public school. The Marfa Independent School District closed Bedford School in July and Cragg moved his school, begun in September, into the former Redford building.
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