Friendship Home brings near hospital stays for families
Friendship Home founder Adina Crain described the shelter as a home away from home for families of patients, noting it has hosted 3,300 guests from 38 states and four countries. Volunteers and families gathered to celebrate five years of service and the shelter's role during the Basin ice storm, with ten rooms full to help loved ones reach the hospital.
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Oil Patch Braces for Hard Times as Layoffs Loom
In the Permian Basin layoffs loom with Baker Hughes cutting about 7,000 global jobs, Schlumberger 9,000, and Halliburton undisclosed. Local oilfield activity slows as a price drop to 44.75 per barrel from June highs hits the region, with rig counts expected to bottom near 270 by August. Community programs see rising class attendance as workers seek new jobs, while unemployment remains low in Odessa and Midland.
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Perry seeks dismissal again in Texas abuse case
Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s lawyers file a third motion to dismiss the felony abuse of power charges. Judge Bert Richardson earlier refused to void the matter on constitutional grounds, saying the issue is premature.
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