Bubba Buckles Under Bullwinkles Lodge Tie Vote
In a comic dialogue Bubba Gravelhauler frets over a political jam on the Loyal Order of the Bullwinkles board. He fears a tie vote if Tommye Sue Hardcase joins, risking his standing and a potential clash with a rival faction. A witty plan to flee to Oklahoma emerges before a punchline ending. Ken Brodnax’s column note follows.
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Bubba Gravelhauler
Bubba
State
Oklahoma
Crawn On Inn
Order of the Bullwinkle
Tommye Sue Hardcase
Bullwinkles
Austin
Andrews
New Mexico
Ardmore
Tommye Sue
Nax
Remedial Center Plans Back On For Fall At ECISD
Ector County Independent School District trustees on May 20 urged the administration to implement the Academic Acceleration Academy center for ninth and 10th graders in the fall. About 350 students are expected to participate to help those lagging in credits recover and avoid dropping out. The move followed a failed turf replacement vote and a push to address student needs first.
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Ector County Independent School
Sue Ferguson
Roy Benavides
Ferguson
Ratliff Stadium
Delma Abalos
Summer School Opens for Credit Catch-Up
Ninth and tenth graders missing credits can dodge Academic Acceleration Academy by attending summer school. Registration runs Monday and Tuesday. Bring counselor paperwork from your campus and contact the counselor at your campus for details.
Lottery budget hold up stalls Texas budget debate
In Austin on Saturday lawmakers and supporters watched a budget stalemate unfold over a bill sustaining the lottery and a tuition measure. House Appropriations Chair Heflin voiced optimism the budget would pass, but Rep. Ron Wilson warned against trusting a lottery deal as the session deadline loomed. Both chambers had not yet tackled the final budget as negotiations continued amid a multibillion-dollar shortfall.
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Senate
Texas
Chamber
West Texas Drug Task Force Sees More Cocaine Seizures
Area task forces report rising drug seizures, with cocaine up from last year. Trans Pecos Drug Task Force commander Gary Richards says officers are honing skills to spot tampered evidence and hidden stash points such as gas tanks and door panels, boosting interdiction success.
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Texas
Gary Richards
Trans Pecos
Richards
Drug seizures across Trans Pecos task force 2002 03
Seizure totals show 8965 pounds of marijuana valued at about 1.3 million, 490 pounds of cocaine and 38.7 million in other drugs totaling about 5 million. Sonia Garcia of the West Texas Narcotics Enforcement Task Force notes rising meth lab findings and joint work with FBI and DEA. Funding comes from state grants and seized cash, with a May 8 FBI grant distribution of 670000 for an August 2001 bust.
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Sonia Garcia
West Texas
Garcia
FBI
el Paso
Odessa
Ector County
Mark Donaldson
Crawford
Prison ministry couple wins Governor's Volunteer Service Award
Leland and Linda Maples received the Governor's Criminal Justice Volunteer Service Award for LOOPS Loved Ones of Prisoners a family program they began in 1989 at the Big Spring federal prison. LOOPS now supports groups across multiple Texas towns and Oklahoma City and Auburn Washington.
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Texas Restorative Criminal Justice System
Maples
Governor's Criminal Justice Volunteer Service
Federal Prison
Big Spring
Odessa
Midland
Abilene
Olney
Plano
Wichita Falls
Garland
Oklahoma City
Auburn
Wash
Linda Maples
Leland Maples
Linda
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Ink
Freedom.com
ECISD
Cindera Nealy
Cliff Moseley
12Th Street
Grant Avenue
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Federal Bureau of Investigations
State Lands Prison Ministry
Leland and
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