Verdict pending in Waco siege case despite jury findings
Advisory jurors ruled the government did not cause deaths at Waco and found no negligence in the April 19 actions. Judge Smith will weigh whether FBI fire or tanks affected the final day and plans an Aug 2 hearing. Danforth plans a fall report, with possible hearings by Congress.
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Branch Davidians
John Danforth
Janet Reno
David Koresh
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
Walter Smith
ATF
FBI
Smith
Michael Caddell
Caddell
Judge Smith
Russ Hunter
Supreme Court
Associated Press
Danforth
House Government Reform Committee
Nests Found for Kemp’s Ridley Turtles on South Padre Island
Endangered Kemp’s ridley nests discovered on South Padre Island and Boca Chica Beach with five nests on Padre Island reported May and June. Donna Shaver notes ongoing evaluation as Texas nests are incubated at a North Padre facility and released into the Gulf of Mexico, with a rough survival rate of about one in a hundred reaching adulthood.
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Brownsville
Rancho Nuevo
Tampico
Mexico
South Padre Island
Boca Chica Beach
South Padre
Donna Shaver
US Geological Survey
Padre Island
Texas
Shaver
Sea Turtle Project
North Padre Island
Gulf of Mexico
Port Arthur Named Potentially Responsible Party for EPA Site
Port Arthur may be tagged as a potentially responsible party in an EPA Site action. The designation could require the city and taxpayers to fund a study and possible cleanup at the State Marine site atop an old landfill. City officials received EPA notices and plan a formal reply.
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Port Arthur
EPA
Steve Fitzgibbons
State Marine
Mark Sokolow
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