Reeves County officials seek federal help over prison funding
Pecos Reeves County officials led by County Judge Jimmy Galindo travel to Washington to press Texas delegation and federal officials for relief in the Reeves County Detention Center financing. They aim to meet Rep. Henry Bonilla Sens. Kay Bailey Hutchison and John Cornyn, and BOP leaders Harley Lappin Bruce Sasser. The county renegotiates pay for housing inmates with the BOP amid underutilization of the 960 new beds built in 2003.
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Pecos
Reeves County
Washington, D.C
Texas
Reeves County Detention Center
Jimmy Galindo
Rudy Franco
Andy Gomez
Bill Weinacht
Galindo
Henry Bonilla
Kay Bailey Hutchison
John Cornyn
Federal Bureau of Prisons
Harley Lappin
Bruce Sasser
Reeves County Detention Center staff show off new R III unit
Gary Payne administrator at Reeves County Detention Center notes the new R III unit finished in April can hold 48 prisoners per block but 35 were housed midweek. R II capacity is 960 with total capacity of 2,065 for R I and R II. R III includes six dayrooms two with TVs and direct supervision from central platforms. Payne cites 497 county employees and prior BOP service. Warden Rudy Franco also has BOP background.
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Gary Payne
Reeves County Detention Center
Payne
R III
Federal Bureau of Prisons
RCDC
Rudy Franco
BOP
Reeves County
Man on mission to replenish Pecos River
Grandfalls councilman Don Howell recalls Zimmerman Dam washout and the Pecos River’s drain on Ward and Pecos counties. He advocates a replacement dam to raise river levels, restore groundwater, and revive the once-productive Pecos Valley, benefiting Ector County as well. Howell, a longtime resident and beekeeper, says the valley could again be as lush as historic times.
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Don Howell
Zimmerman
Pecos
Bertha
Howell
Monahans
Ward County
Ward
Rio Grande
Langtry
Texas
Grandfalls
Republican
Ector County
Donald Howell
White House faces crumbling Iraq crisis amid rising casualties
President Bush battles mounting bad news as American deaths near daily rate, deficits rise, and poll numbers dip. Democrats split on national security while postwar claims about Africa arms sales are challenged amid growing Iraqi guerrilla attacks and questions over war selling.
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Washington
Bush
Iraq
State of the Union
Africa
James Thurber
Center For Congressional and Presidential Studies
American University
U.S
Alpine residents oppose bentonite rock crushing plant
Alpine residents voice strong opposition to US Clay LP plans for a bentonite rock crushing plant eight miles east of Alpine near US Highway 67. The public meeting at Sul Ross State University on August 14 will collect comments as locals cite air quality risks, truck traffic, and potential industrial development.
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US. Clay LP
Birmingham
Ala
Texas Commission On Environmental Quality
Robert Schmitt
Chihuahuan Desert
Big Bend Clean Air Alliance Inc
Big Bend
Ther
Becky Espine
Sul Ross State University
Alpine
TCEQ
U.S. Highway 67
Kevin Smith
el Paso
Pete Smyke
Agri-Empresa
Jerry Demo
U.S. Clay
Demo
Schmitt
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