Texas view safety costs loom over Oklahoma shelters
A discussion of storm shelters in public schools follows Moore Oklahoma tornado losses. Estimates put safe room costs at about 960 million for Oklahoma's 1,600 plus schools, with Texas facing near 5 billion for similar shelters. The piece weighs cost against life saving needs and funding questions.
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Oklahoma
Moore
Oklo
Associated Press
Texas
Educationbug.org
Lawmakers Federal Officials Contacts Cited for Texas
A state and federal officials list provides contact details for U S representatives including Conaway Neugebauer and Gallego, and senators Cornyn and Cruz, plus state officials Tryon Lewis Craddick Seliger and Aresti with offices in Midland Odessa Austin Lubbock Amarillo and San Antonio. The document compiles addresses phone numbers fax numbers and emails for outreach and constituent services.
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U.S
Mike Conaway
Midland
Rayburn House
Washington
D.C
Odessa
Eighth St
Desta Drive
Conaway
House
Randy Neugebauer
Lubbock
Longworth House
Randy
Pete Gallego
Cannon House
Washington, D.C
Gallego
ULS
John Cornyn
Hart Senate
Cornyn
Senate
Ted Cruz
Dirksen Senate
Cruz
Tryon Lewis
West 4Th St
Austin
Capitol Extension
P.O
Tryon.lewis
House State
Tom Craddick
West Texas
Capitol
Housestate
Texas
Carlos Aresti
San Antonio
Capitol Station
Let Peace Begin With Me Editorial Tone Declares Freedom
A formal 1988 Pulitzer themed statement appears on the page, asserting freedom as a self governed gift from God not a political grant. It emphasizes self-control, moral guides, and the Declaration of Independence as core truths guiding readers to promote and preserve freedom.
Scalia Defies Authority in DNA Case and Beyond
The piece argues Justice Antonin Scalia, often labeled authoritarian, sided with individual rights in Maryland v. King over police DNA testing. It notes his dissent challenges the majority on Fourth Amendment grounds and highlights his record resisting government power in sentencing and civil liberty cases.
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Supreme Court
Kos
Sylvia Moore
California
Scalia
Joan Biskupic
Maryland v
King
Stephen Breyer
Maryland
Clarence Thomas
Hamdi
Bush
Housing recovery or new bubble this time
Robert Romano, senior editor of Americans for Limited Government, argues that despite a spike in new home prices to 330,800 in April and a volatile sales pace, broader indices show modest gains and many homeowners remain underwater. He cautions against declaring a robust recovery or bubble.
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Case Shiller
CoreLogic
U.S
Federal Reserve Fannie Mae
Freddie Mac
Robert Romano
Americans For
UTPB Breaks Ground on New Student Housing
The Odessa American notes the University of Texas Permian Basin groundbreaking for a new student housing project. Readers are invited to share opinions via email on this positive development and other campus topics.
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