Law enforcement funding dispute leaves Marfa lean on deputies
Presidio County and Marfa officials dispute deputy coverage as two full-time sheriff's deputies serve the city under a funding agreement. The county stops overtime, relies on grants, and residents note mixed police presence while DPS and Border Patrol offer broad coverage. Community voices mix praise and concern over safety and staffing.
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Sheriff's Office
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Larry Skiles
Danny Watts
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Department of Public Safety
U.S. Border Patrol
Bill Brooks
Joni Marginot
Chamber of Commerce
Pakistan bomb toll in Yakaghund tops 102 dead
In Yakaghund village Mohmand Pakistan a pair of suicide bombs killed 102 people the day before. Adnan Khan a student mourns relatives among the victims as aid trucks arrived with biscuits and edible oil. Militants linked to al Qaida and the Taliban are active in the border region.
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Pakistan
Adnan Khan
Yakaghund
Mohmand
al-Qaida
Taliban
Afghanistan
Rail talk shapes Permian Basin expansion plans
Union Pacific spokeswoman Raquel Espinoza highlights customer service focus under CEO Jim Young since 2005 as rail options for the Permian Basin are explored. Summit Power Group pursues a coal gasification plant at Penwell, with potential rail links to connect Seagraves and Odessa amid mixed interest from Burlington Northern.
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Raquel Espinoza
Jim Young
Summit Power Group Inc
Penwell
la Entrada al Pacifico Rural Rail District
Cambridge Systematics
Massachusetts
Burlington Northern Santa Fe
Seagraves
Odessa
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Powder River Basin
Wyoming
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Laura Miller
Texas Projects
Burlington Northern
Miller
Joseph A. Faust
Bainbridge Island
Wash
U.S. Secretary of Energy
Steven Chu
Libyan charity ship sails to al Arish from Greece instead of Gaza
The Moldovan-flagged cargo ship Amalthea departed Lavria near Athens with 2000 tons of food and medical aid for Gaza. Greek organizers said the vessel will head to al Arish Egypt rather than Gaza. The crew includes 12 sailors from Cuba, Haiti, India, and Syria and 15 Libyan volunteers plus a Nigerian and a Moroccan.
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al-Arish
Gaza
Amalthea
Lavria
Cuba
Haiti
India
Syria
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