Alpine Tax Office Closure Sparks Bitter Reaction
Alpine's two person tax office faces closure as part of an eight office shutdown by Comptroller Bob Bullock. The move cuts 104 state jobs to trim spending, eliminating local bookkeeping and other services. Local officials fear revenue impact in Brewster Jeff Davis and Presidio counties. Sev erance pay and reassignment help promised.
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Alpine
Comptroller’s
Bob Bullock
Bullock
Jean McKinney
Brewster
Jeff Davis
Presidio
Brenda Hendryx
Odessa
Hendryx
Odessa Comptroller’s
Alpine Office
Henaryx
Austin
Chambers of Commerce
Mark White
Brownwood
Greenville
Texarkana
Midland
Kerrville
del Rio
Atlanta
Ater sets strict decorum in Ector County courtrooms
Judge Gene Ater governs his 70th Judicial District chambers with rigid rules. Attorneys must dress in coat and tie, be punctual, and avoid courtroom refreshments. Some lawyers oppose the decorum, but clients and peers say his approach mirrors federal court standards and demands discipline.
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Ater
Ector County
Odessa
Michael McLeaish
McLeaish
Memorial services mark 12th Roe anniversary protest
West Texans for Life plans 7 p.m. memorials at Ector and Midland county courthouses to protest the Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion marking Roe v. Wade's 12th anniversary. Planned Parenthood of the Permian Basin denounces clinic bombings while reaffirming support for reproductive rights and offering to name doctors if abortion is chosen.
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West Texans For Life
U.S. Supreme Court
Ector
Midland
Orson Guenthner
Planned Parenthood
Permian Basin
Tinue
Charles Seltzer
PPPB
Seltzer
Supreme Court
No changes planned in ECISD search policy
ECISD administrators decided no immediate changes are needed to student search policy after a Supreme Court ruling. Deputy Superintendent Lloyd McKee said principals have enough discretion to handle situations and policy changes will wait for the court ruling copy.
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Ector County Independent School District
Supreme Court
ECISD
Lloyd McKee
Odd News Tidbits From Past Few Weeks
A quirky trio of items features Pontchatoula's 13-foot alligator Old Hardhide dying at 21 with a jazz funeral and his own bank account. Playboy switching to glue-bound centerfolds. and Hasbro apologizing for a paranoid schizophrenic G I Joe enemy doll with a donation to mental health research.
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Ponchatoula
Pontchatoula
Chicago
Playboy Magazine
Nat Lehrman
Playboy
Indianapolis
G.I. Joe
Hasbro Industries Inc
Zartan the Enemy
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Texas Public Employees Association
Hughes
Gene Ater
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New Jersey
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