Too Much Rain Changes Colorful Hill Country to Flooded Plains
Ken Brodnax notes Central Texas swings from a parched spring to a monsoon of storms, with 30 inch totals and widespread flooding. The piece contrasts Hill Country greenery with drought scars, warns of reservoir gaps, and reflects on coastal Gulf moisture’s costly arrival.
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Texas Hill Acres
Texas
Austin
Permian
Odessa
Middle Texas
Monahans Draw
Central Texas
Gulf of Mexico
Huntsman reports second quarter earnings turn positive
Huntsman Corp. reports second quarter earnings of 74.8 million, reversing a year earlier loss of 17.4 million. Excluding some costs, the company credits Odessa and other workers for performance gains as demand for plastics improves and restructuring saves about 130 million dollars. The firm operates a petrochemical complex in Odessa and employs over 13,000 worldwide.
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Huntsman Corp
Huntsman
Don Olsen
Odessa
Olsen
Peter R. Huntsman
Huntsman International
Youth Leadership Camp gathers 24 Texas teens in Odessa
From Panhandle to the Valley 24 Texas teens attend the 2002 Youth Leadership Camp in Odessa, sponsored by the John Ben Shepperd Public Leadership Institute at the University of Texas of the Permian Basin. Participants undergo a rigorous application process and engage in activities like high ropes, etiquette, and swimming to build leadership, communication, and teamwork. Marissa Lau of Dallas, 16, says the camp atmosphere will spark leadership and better collaboration among campers.
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Aul Zoeller
Odessa
Cathie Tinney
UTPB
University of Texas of the Across Texas
Panhandle
Texas
John Ben Shepperd Public Leadership Institute
University of Texas of the
Marissa
Southern Methodist University
Dallas
Bishop forms review board on abuse claims in diocese
In the San Angelo diocese Bishop Michael Pfeifer named a six member review board to evaluate past and future sexual abuse allegations. Appointees include Sylvia Soto a clinical psychologist and Angelo State University lecturer, Randy Stout, Monsignor Larry Droll, Dr Joseph Rhode a Midland physician, Minerva Franco an Odessa social worker, and Abilene residents Dr Daniel Vaughan a neurologist and Mary Cooksey of United Way of Abilene.
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Michael Pfeifer
San Angelo
Pfeifer
U.S. Bishops Conference
Dallas
Sylvia Soto
Angelo State University
Randy Stout
Larry Droll
Wall
Joseph Rhode
Midland
Minerva Franco
Odessa
Abilene
Daniel Vaughan
Mary Cooksey
Vaughan
Cooksey
United Way of
Soto
Stout
Pecos cantaloupes weather damage eases as shipments rise
In Pecos Texas weather and sparse farmers slowed cantaloupe supply this summer. A.B. Foster, 81, of the Pecos Cantaloupe Co., laments the shortfall but notes trucks are leaving with melons daily and production should grow in coming weeks. The Pecos area soil is famed for sweet, salty melons once boosted by the Texas and Pacific Railroad.
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Maine
Georgia
Texas
Dallas
Pecos
Loupe Co
Foster
Reeves County
Reeves
Presidio
Texas and Pacific Railroad
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