The Allure and Control of The Sims in Daily Life
A personal reflection on The Sims computer game by Maxis, praising the ability to control virtual lives. The writer notes creating Sims with varied personalities, careers, and households, including arsonists, and describes naming Sims after real people and reshaping their fates with updated careers and homes.
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Maxis
Eden
Purgatory
L. Oh
Stephanie
Sim
Stephanie Sim
Dana
Snakebites risk in West Texas and prevention tips
The article notes 115 snake species in Texas with 15 venomous varieties and urges calm, vigilant movement in pastures and mountains. Wildlife biologist Bradley Hicks explains identifying poisons is hard for laypeople, recommends protective clothing, and says bites often deliver no venom. If bitten, emphasize calm and prompt action.
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Texas Parks & Wildlife
Bradley Hicks
Texas Department of Health
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Houston’s dirty air targeted
State officials Friday proposed speed limit cuts to 55 mph, tougher vehicle tests, and steep emissions cuts from major industries to curb Houston Galveston pollution. Regulators urged cleaner diesel fuel low sulfur gasoline bans on small gas powered yard tools and revised AC units to cut ozone by at least 70 percent said Jeff Sallas executive director Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission.
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Austin
Houston-Galveston
Jeff Sallas
Fate of Texas town police department remains in limbo
Lyford Mayor Rodolfo Saldana oversees a town with no police force since April after an investigation of the police chief. The department vanished after a shooting that left Police Chief Rene Joseph Leal dead. A $52,500 federal grant for two part time officers sits unused as applicants go un interviewed. An 85 year old widow voices fear as the town awaits answers. Limbo on Page 26.
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Apri
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Eloisa de la Fuente
Rene Joseph Leal
Texas music history institute at SWT seeks state reach
Southwest Texas State University forms the Institute for the History of Texas Music in August 1999. History professor Hartman notes the program blends scholarly study with active music making and field interviews with Texas musicians for the Handbook of Texas Music. The institute offers public school outreach, a planned film, and an archive collection to preserve Texas music heritage.
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