Deregulation of Texas trucking sparks price and service debates
Local trucking firms and an Odessa attorney discuss deregulation that began January 1. Expect lower initial rates but potential reductions in runs to small communities and possible price wars as common carriers adjust schedules.
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Texas
Odessa
William Fowler
Fowler
Texas Railroad Commission
Texas jobless rate inches up half a percent
The Texas unemployment rate rose to 6 percent in December from 5.5 percent in November, the highest in three months. Nationally the rate fell to 5.4 percent as Texas end-year and start-year rates both stood at 6 percent, with total employment growth balanced by more job seekers.
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Dallas
Labor Department
Bill Luker Jr
The
FBI disciplines 12 agents over 1992 Ruby Ridge Idaho shootout
FBI Director Louis Freeh disciplined 12 agents for improper conduct and neglect of duty during the 1992 Idaho siege. He found a sniper killed Randy Weaver’s wife by a tragic accident but did not dismiss anyone. Potts and Coulson were censured for failing to read rules of engagement. Potts may still be promoted. The punishments vary from oral reprimands to suspensions and transfers.
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FBI
Louis Freeh
Idaho
Freeh
Potts
Bureau
Gerry Spence
Randy Weaver
Ruby Ridge
Weaver
Justice Department
Danny Coulson
Dallas
Coulson
Richard Rogers
Salt Lake City
Eugene F. Glenn
GOP reshapes welfare plan to let states lead reform
Republican leaders in Congress drop the toughest welfare provisions and agree to let states run their own programs with federal funding. The meeting with 15 GOP governors set parameters for work requirements and limiting benefits, while strings for money and penalties remain under debate.
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Congress
America
New Jersey
Christine Todd Whitman
Michigan
John Engler
First lady invites Gingrich mom to White House
Hillary Rodham Clinton invites House Speaker Newt Gingrich and his mother to visit the White House to quell discussion about his views. The invitation followed a CBS interview in which Kathleen Gingrich allegedly called Hillary Clinton “a bitch.”
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White House
Washington
Newt Gingrich
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Clinton
Lisa Caputo
CBS News
Kathleen Gingrich
Connie Chung
Eye
Chung
Hillary
Kathleen Gingr
Buinger Withdraws Houston Area Post Bid
Ector County ISD superintendent Gene Buinger says he withdrew his application for the Fort Bend Independent School District top job after an initial visit and interview. Fort Bend officials later named Don Hooper as the new superintendent. Buinger remains at ECISD.
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Ector County Independent
Houston
Buinger
Fort Bend
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