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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1990
Page
4
A civic message from the Permian Basin community group aims to foster better living, work, and recreation in Odessa Texas with a call to action for local residents. The note is associated with a P O Box 2952 mailing address in Odessa 79760.
The editorial page frames a high stakes debate over food ingredient labels as the FDA drives industry standards while state rules remain tougher in places. It notes White House openness to opposing views and warns against federal overreach weakening state reforms sought by Americans demanding transparency.
Texas progresses toward a planned Dallas to Houston high speed line with two bidders each pledging 100000. A French consortium proposes fast maglev technology influenced by France’s record speeds while a German group plans to use proven systems. The project aims to boost commerce and showcases growing confidence in Texas.
Sen Lloyd Bentsen argues the 77 new federal judgeships in a bill cover only five for Texas, calling for five in South Texas to help clear clogged dockets in Southern and Western District Courts. He says drug cases drive a national backlog and civil cases are delayed, urging action as a defense in the war on drugs.
A strict reading of a 1983 law argued by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals requires complaints by victims aged 14 to 17 to be reported within six months. The Legislature should act quickly to close this loophole and restore prosecutorial options.
San Antonio Express-News argues thrift fraud is worsened by a flawed system. Senator William Armstrong calls the 99 to 1 Senate vote to criminalize thrift fraud a smoke screen. He warns the real scandal is systemic, with many acts legal while few crooks face punishment. The House moves to bring Secret Service into thrift enforcement.
James Kilpatrick notes President Bush vetoed the 1990 Family and Medical Leave Act, with House sustaining. He contrasts conservative emphasis on individual needs and voluntary negotiations with liberal mass protections, arguing the veto favors flexibility, diversity, and employer discretion over a one size fits all mandate. Kilpatrick frames the debate as a core liberal conservative distinction.
Amarillo Globe writer Ron Bates recalls a Texas Panhandle road, where old Highway 207 reveals a secret landscape. The route winds past Claude toward Silverton, showing quiet plains, hidden hills, green valleys, and deer where a traveler finds a coy smile from the land.
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