Legendary Texas lawman Raul Florez dies at 58 in Odessa
Raul Florez, a 16 year Reeves County sheriff known for long service in West Texas, died Friday at Odessa Regional Hospital after a heart illness. Born 1936, he joined the Reeves County Sheriff’s Department in 1969 and served as sheriff from 1976 to 1988, losing the Democratic primary to Arnulfo Gomez.
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Reeves County
Odessa Regional Hospital
Florez
West Texas
Arnulfo
Andy’’ Gomez
Santerlinta
Associated Press
Mike Cochran
Raymondville
Pecos
Reeves County Sheriff’s Department
James Florez
Gomez
Cochran
Odessa
Ecos
Tears of Joy After Teen Survives Devastating Crash
Alpine tale follows Dalia Torres who survived a fatal car wreck that killed Jill Stice and left four others injured. After months in hospital with brain swelling, Torres astonished teachers by reciting the preamble to the U.S. Constitution, defying doctors and rumors of her death.
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Dalia Torres
U.S
Dan Decker
Torres
Jill Stice
Odessa
Medical Center
Decker
Fort Davis uses art therapy to cope with student deaths
in November 1994 two popular Fort Davis high students Jim Espy and Damon Black died after a Jeep collided with a train near Round Rock. counselors and ministers helped, art therapy drew many students, with over a third of the 150 students participating to create angels sunsets and sports scenes for the families.
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Becky Wren
Fort Davis High School
Fort Davis
Davis Mountains
Jim
Trey’’ Espy
Damon Black
Austin
Black
Round Rock
Wren
Steve Merrill
Heirborne
Greenspan defends rate hikes before home builders
In Houston, Fed Chair Alan Greenspan argues mortgage increases prevented larger rises, saying delaying action would have hurt the industry. He cites 9.13 percent conventional 30-year rates this week and notes younger adults buying trends. The NAHB convention draws 65,000+ professionals.
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Houston
Federal Reserve
Alan Greenspan
Greenspan
National Association of Home Builders’ Board of Directors
Fed
National Association of Home Builders
Gramm wins Arizona Republicans straw poll in Phoenix
Texas Senator Phil Gramm led Arizona GOP voters with 460 of about 850 ballots in the nonbinding straw poll at the state party convention. Patrick Buchanan finished second with 112, Alan Keyes had 98, while other candidates gathered smaller totals. Dole was removed from the ballot but nominated from the floor.
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Texas
Phil Gramm
Arizona
Louisiana
Gramm
Patrick Buchanan
Bush
Alan Keyes
Buchanan
Keyes
Fife Symington
Symington
U.S
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Jack Kemp
Dan Quayle
Senate
Bob Dole
Kansas
Pennsylvania
Arlen Specter
Tennessee
Lamar Alexander
Wisconsin
Tommy Thompson
Massachusetts
William Weld
California
Pete Wilson
James Baker
Dole
Ken Brodnax proposes another national holiday
O.A Ken Brodnax suggests declaring a new national holiday and hints at his preferred date tops the list. The remark appears as a casual pose in a local column, inviting readers to consider a commemorative day.
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Ken Brodnax
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