All-state From Page 1A highlights Texas choir members
Gray Torres and Sherman discuss year-round prep plus choir camp boosts. McCullough, an 18 year old Permian senior from Clovis New Mexico, calls all state band the highest honor. He aims for chair auditions after rehearsal with top Texas singers and players.
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Permian High School students shine at band and choir event
SENECA SINECA MICK and BRAYDEN GRANT from Permian High School discuss awards plans and future goals in music. ISAAC TORRES and NICHOLAS MCCULLOUGH share ambitions to major in music, with all-state honors noted. The article notes attendance at a national College Night and a large statewide convention with thousands of attendees and exhibitors.
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Pentatonix
Beyonce
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New Mexico
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Texas Senate scraps two thirds rule in power shift
The Texas Senate voted to end the long standing two thirds rule, giving Republicans a 19 vote threshold to bring up bills. The move solidifies a GOP majority, limits Democrat blocking power, and signals a push for a conservative agenda on school choice gun rights immigration and spending. Gov elect Abbott seeks three key appointments to shape the chamber. House and Senate recess, with committees and chairmanships awaited. Senator Rodney Ellis criticized the decision from the floor.
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Houston
No-refusal blood draw program speeds DWI cases countywide
Gallivan notes the program streamlines blood draws by issuing affidavits via iPad for on-call judges to sign, enabling officers to obtain samples at the jail instead of hospitals. District Attorney Bland says the approach aids prosecution of felony DWI and intoxication manslaughter and reflects shifts in rulings on warrantless blood draws.
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Trial Prom Page 1A Witnesses Weigh Bus Status In Wreck Case
In Midland hearing arguments over fault in the 2012 Midland crash, prosecutors debated if the Hunt for Heroes parade float qualifies as a bus under federal law while Union Pacific asserted the train had right of way. Attorneys noted 700 jury summons and planned staged groupings as another hearing is set for Friday. Four people died when the Union Pacific train struck the parade float on November 15, 2012, at South Garfield Street and West Industrial Avenue. Settlements were reported for 26 defendants over a defect in the signal system, with earlier settlements for the parade organizers Show of Support and Smith Industries.
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Union Pacific
John Proctor
Charla Aldous
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Midland
Dallas
Dale Hayden
Smith Industries
Police recover missing painting of Reveille at A&M
In College Station on Wednesday afternoon Texas A&M officials planned to unveil a painting of the university mascot Reveille that had been missing since the 1990s. The artwork was recovered and prepared for public viewing.
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