Swat team hunts brown recluse spiders at Galveston jail
Galveston County Jail deployed a swat team to root out brown recluse spiders after 33 inmate bites since Oct. 1 and eight bites this month. A four hour sweep with Indoor Pollution Control Services found three spiders and an egg sac. Authorities warn bites can be serious if untreated, and a supervisor says the agency aims to exterminate the problem by week’s end.
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Houston
Galveston County
Mike Henson
Henson
Galveston Island
Chris Gleeton
Gleeton
College of the Mainland
Texas City
John Jackman
Texas A&m University
Jackman
University of Texas Medical Branch
Jack Crump
Texas Commission On Jail Standards
Odessa area blotter reports multiple thefts and assaults
Police reports list burglaries and thefts in Odessa and Ector County including jewelry and guitars stolen from a Partridge Park residence valued at 8180 dollars and a 400 dollar TV taken from North Green Street. A 27 year old Odessa man had a soda can thrown at his car and a gun pointed at him near Dixie Boulevard and 38th Street. A gun firing incident occurred near 57th Street and Golder Avenue. A break in at Lost Coyote Saloon on Andrews Highway yielded cigarettes. Vehicle thefts include a Nissan truck from Music City Mall area and a car stolen on Monahans Street. A 20 year old Odessa woman says she and others punched kicked and stole 300 dollars in the South Jackson block. Jail holds include a 48 year old Odessa woman on a controlled substance charge and bond amounts for Angela Green and Anthony Cameron.
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Odessa
Partridge Park
Ector County
North Green Street
Dixie Boulevard
38Th Street
Music City Mall
Monahans Street
South Jackson Avenue
Angela Green
44Th Street
Anthony Cameron
Penbrook No. 97
Forrester bid raises cautions on Envirocare plan
From 1B abstained. Massey would not comment on his reason for abstaining. Fausett said the effort to appoint Forrester had nothing to do with his relationship with Envirocare. Manuel Lujan Sr. warned against a radioactive waste storage facility near Ward County farms, noting publicity could harm the region and that the water district has spent $2,000 researching Envirocare's proposal.
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Massey
Fausett
Forrester
Envirocare
Jimmy Galindo
John Forrester
Manuel Lujan Sr
Ward County Irrigation District No. 1
Lujan
Texas executes death row cartoonist Hughes in Huntsville
Billy George Hughes Jr. was executed in Texas eight years after long legal battles over his 1976 killing of highway patrolman Mark A. Frederick. The 47-year-old, a former activist and cartoonist, delivered a final statement claiming innocence while praising supporters and reflecting on his life and rehabilitation.
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Huntsville
Billy George Hughes Jr
Hughes
Texas Department of Public Safety
Mark A. Frederick
Texas
Frederick
Ray Hill
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
Louisiana
Library of Congress
Humane Society
Two Californians Die in San Antonio Plane Crash
The names of the two men killed in a Saturday small plane crash near San Antonio International Airport were released. Gerald Babb, 53, and Sidhartha Maitra, 50, of Saratoga, California, were the victims. Authorities could not confirm the pilot. Babb was visiting his parents in San Antonio.
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San Antonio
Gerald Babb
Sidhartha Maitra
Lisa Burkhardt- Worley
Saratoga, Calif
Babb
San
Open Meetings Act scrutiny brushes Ward County issues
Massey avoids comment for fear of complaint and new inquiry. Fausett says the case is much ado about nothing and questions agenda detail under the Open Meetings law. Wentworth criticizes prosecutors for not pursuing Open Meetings violations. Commissioner Widdess filed a complaint. Reynolds clears three charges but faults posting and letter handling. Review of Open Meetings Act urged for Massey Fausett and McCurdy. civil action option noted.
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Reynold
Massey
Ward
Kathy Fausett
Commissioners Court
Fausett
Jeff Wentworth
San Antonio
Wentworth
Jo Ann Widdess
Reynolds
Rick McCurdy
Widdess
Jacobi
McCurdy
Kevin Acker
George W. Bush
Iowa
Odessa police chief cites community policing drama in crime drop
Odessa Police Chief James H. Jenkins discusses a nationwide trend of falling crime and credits community oriented policing, Neighborhood Watch with 127 groups, youth programs, and aggressive traffic enforcement for lowering crime since 1991. He warns against complacency and highlights the Career Criminal Apprehension Unit as a key factor.
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Jenkins
Odessa
Citizens On Patrol
Neighborhood Watch
DFY IT
D.A.R.E
Police Department
Hospitality group funds college program at district center
The Permian Basin Restaurant Association gave a $1,500 grant to the department for student aid. Six $500 scholarships are awarded each semester. Members note tight money and equipment needs like a char broiler and tables. Cochran teaches 70 students. the center serves over 200 yearly and focuses on career choices.
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Permian Basin Restaurant Association
Roy Gillian
Gillian
PBRA
Chuck Bagwel
Bagwel
Cochran
John Brown
County program funds Hepatitis B vaccines for 50 Ector firefighters
The pipeline provides 3750 for Hepatitis B vaccine shots for all 50 Ector County volunteer firefighters. The three shots cost 25 each and will be given over six months, County Health Director Toby Cross said. Cross warned of serious risks if exposed and stressed the vaccines are critical.
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Ector County
Toby Cross
Cross
68-Year-Old Woman Dies In I-10 Rollover Near Kenton
A 68-year-old Houston woman, Barbara G. Mason, died when the 1994 Ford she rode in rolled over on I-10 near mile marker 185 eight miles east of Kenton in Jeff Davis County. Her husband, John A. Mason, uninjured, drove the vehicle after overcorrecting as a camp trailer fishtailed. The crash was investigated by Trooper Matthew Kasmerski of the Balthorhea DPS office.
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Kent
Houston
Kenton US
Interstate 10
Jeff Davis County
Barbara G. Mason
Justice of the Peace
Grubb
Pecos
DPS
John A. Mason
I- 10
John Mason
Matthew Kasmerski
Balthorhea
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57Th Street
Golder Avenue
Andrews Highway
Death Row
Billy George Hughes
James H. Jenkins
Uuessa
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