Alpine Faces Traffic Surge From NAFTA Truck Route
Alpine, Texas, fears hundreds more trucks on the main street as the Gateway to the Pacific route expands. Officials warn of noise, pollution, and highway wear while Presidio sees short-term economic benefits from Mexican trucks. Residents push for bypasses amid concerns over preserving the town’s tourist character and smaller community feel.
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Alpine
West Texas
Brewster County
Val Beard
Pacific
Mexico
Pacific Coast
Odessa-Midland
Supreme Court
U.S
Alan Gerson
Gerson
Big Bend National Park
Peggy Martin
Kiowa
Presidio
Marfa
Odessa
Midland
Texas Department of Transportation
Chihuahua
Interior
California
Dallas
Chicago
St. Louis
Denver
Tom Nance
United States
Education board weighs four year science graduation rule
Dallas AP report details a 200 million plan by the State Board of Education to require four years of science for high school graduation, doubling the current three year rule. Supporters cite weak TAKS science scores and the need for rigor, while critics warn of teacher shortages and higher costs for new labs and classrooms across financially strapped districts.
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Dallas
State Board of Education
Texas
Cynthia Thornton
Dallas Morning News
Texas Tech chancellor named as UW leadership contender
Texas Tech University System Chancellor David R. Smith emerges as a top candidate to lead the University of Wisconsin System. The Wisconsin State Journal cites unnamed sources on a short list for replacement of outgoing president Katharine Lyall. Smith confirms candidacy and says he may learn if he is on the finalists list. he notes no notification yet. The search committee has met privately to narrow the field, amid past publicized tensions with a basketball coach.
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Madison
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Texas Tech University System
David R. Smith
University of Wisconsin System
Wisconsin State Journal
Smith
Katharine Lyall
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
Texas Tech
Bob Knight
Lubbock
Knight
Indiana University
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