Upgraded rodeo earns praise and bigger prize money
The 72 year old Sand Hills Stock Show and Rodeo in Odessa unveils a modern upgrade with prize purses rising above 10 000 per event and two giant TV screens for replays. The event will feature a night of champions after eight days of competition, top 12 in each event, and aims to join the PRCA winter tour for national exposure.
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Odessa
Sand Hills
Las Vegas
Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association
Gerald Nobles
Odessa College
Ty Murray
Jim Sharp
Texas lawmakers federal and state contact list
A compiled directory of political offices listing U S Representatives Conaway Neugebauer Bonilla and Senators Cornyn Hutchison with district addresses and phones. State officials include Rep Heap Sen Duncan Sen Seliger Gov Perry with Austin and Midland mailing details and office locations.
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Mike Conaway
Midland
Cannon House
Washington, D.C
Fox
Desta Drive
Texas
Henry Bonilla
San Antonio
John Cornyn
Hart Senate
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Russell Senate
George E. Heap
Austin
P.O. Box
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Badiond
Robert Duncan
Lubbock
Eighth St
Kel Seliger
Amarillo
Rick Perry
State Capitol
Schwarzenegger eyes reform to curb gerrymandered power
California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger proposes an independent panel of retired judges to draw district lines, aiming to restore competitive elections and curb incumbents’ grip on power. He argues nationwide gerrymandering dulls electoral accountability and could spark a broader movement if successful.
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California
Schwarzenegger
Golden State
U.S
House of Representatives
Patrick Basham
Cato Institute
Washington
Economist Magazine of
Britain
America
Iraq
Sacramento
Sul Ross campus cottages face demolition amid controversy
A public forum recalls the removal of four rock cottages on Sul Ross State University’s Hancock Hill site as bulldozers move in, with critics lamenting the loss of seven decades of campus history and referencing a white horseman as a failed savior. Separately, President Bush names Alberto Gonzales to head the Department of Justice amid concerns over torture rhetoric and law enforcement policy.
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Hancock Hill
Bush
Alberto Gonzales
Department of Justice
Gonzales
FBI
White House
DOJ
Bush Administration
Marfa Fund Event With Tony Licon Stirs Local Support
A Marfa fundrasier featuring musician Tony Licon was staged Saturday night to support a local cause linked to Asian community efforts. Organizers described the event as a community gathering aiming to raise funds and awareness for nonprofit initiatives.
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Tony Licon
Marfa
Let Peace Begin With Me Editorial Statement
A 1988 Pulitzer Prize winning piece from American Freedom editorials emphasizes freedom as a moral gift from God and self control, urging readers to promote and preserve liberty through personal restraint and adherence to moral guides such as the Coveting Commandment the Golden Rule and the Declaration of Independence.
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