Fires threaten West Texas grasslands near Fort Davis
Firefighters from Texas and Mexico battled a lightning sparked blaze on the Caldwell Ranch in Fort Davis County. The Three Points fire grew toward 1000 acres with helicopters dumping water. Crews from Texas Forest Service and Los Diablos, plus a 20 man Mexican hand crew, built firebreaks as drought drives extreme danger across West Texas and Parker County.
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Fort Davis
Texas
Mexico
Caldwell Ranch
Fort Davis County
Texas Army National Guard
Blackhawk
Three Points
Davis Mountains
Les Rogers
Texas Forest Service
Madera Canyon
Los Diablos
Forest Service
West Texas
Perry
Fort Stockton
Chinati Peak
Marfa
Mahlon Hammetter
Parker County
Fort Worth
Frisco library seeks naming rights for facilities and shelves
The Jane Library Foundation requests city permission to sell naming rights for the new Frisco library and its shelves to raise funds for future facilities. Donors could receive naming honors such as an elevator or computer lab equipment, with the plan calling for four branches citywide.
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Frisco
Anglary Pens
Millia Co Ce
Jim Joyner
David Schuster
Library Foundation
Ron Heezen
Longview Public Library
Heezen
Sanderson Depot Faces Uncertain Future With Bunkhouse Bid
Depot owners plan commercial use while preserving the historic structure. Preservationists note the 1999 National Trust endangered listing and Texas Most Endangered status. Terry Toler cites no timetable for saving the depot or bunkhouse without a grant and mentions potential uses as a community center or visitors' center.
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Union Pacific
Terry “Tex” Toler
Association
Sanderson Economic Development
National Trust For Historic Places
Preservation Texas
Austin
The
Heritage Association
Toler
TM Advertising
Sanderson
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