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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 2017
Page
1
Baker Hughes reports the Permian Basin added five rigs in the week ending Friday raising regional active rigs to 379 all targeting oil. Nationally oil and gas rigs rose to 958 with 766 oil rigs and 192 gas rigs. WTI and WTI Midland benchmarks closed Friday around 46.25 and 49.71 dollars per barrel.
Meet the UTPB Falcons football team and coaches at a kickoff event from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Dos Amigos in Amarillo. Attendees can throw the pig skin, watch the cheer squad, enjoy live music and a nacho bar with beverages. The first 500 through the door receive a free T-shirt. call 333-7871 for details.
Odessa Links announces the sixth annual Hope Fest from Aug 1 to 12 at Ector County Coliseum, featuring Chubby Checker on Aug 1 with The Geezers, and FAMA with David Lee Garza y Los Musicales on Aug 12. Proceeds benefit HOPE. Tickets are 25 in advance or 30 at the door. Sponsor tables available via 582-0099.
DPS Criminal Investigations Division led a wide operation arresting 37 suspects in Midland County on charges tied to online solicitation of minors and human trafficking. The effort included assistance from the Midland County District Attorney's office, FBI, Homeland Security Investigations, and the Midland Police Department.
The Texas Department of Public Safety released a wide overview of gang activity in Texas. Region Four, including Ector, Midland, Tom Green and El Paso counties, shows the highest concentrations with Barrio Azteca and Tango cliques as major 2016 gangs. Major street gangs include Sureños, Gangster Disciples and Crips. prison gangs feature Tango cliques, Barrio Azteca and Aryan Brotherhood of Texas. The report notes roughly seven percent of 2016 Texas Department of Criminal Justice convictions came from Region Four, with Tango members 37 percent and Barrio Azteca 28 percent. DPS Director Steven McCraw emphasizes gangs as a continued public safety threat and the assessment was a statewide, multiagency effort. The study estimates up to 100,000 gang members in Texas.
The article notes former players and families grappling with CTE including a college national champion whose Super Bowl interception aided Joe Namath and the Jets in 1968. It describes how repetitive head trauma leads to memory loss, mood changes, and behavioral issues among athletes such as boxers and football players.
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