Bright fires aide over DWI case handling in Ector County
Ector County Attorney Tracey Bright dismissed First Assistant County Attorney Leonard Bruce after he failed to contact the victim’s family before a second DWI probation sentence. Banegas, 25, had 18 months probation for a May crash that paralyzed Roy McCandless, with the term later revoked leading to 20 days in jail. Bright apologized to the McCandless family and the case prompted policy scrutiny on repeat-offender sentencing.
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Tracey Bright
Roy McCandless
Leonard Bruce
McCandless
Bright
Bruce
Ralph Padilla Banegas Jr
Midland County
Banegas
Dettman
Margaret McCandless
Roy
Baylor Institute For Rehabilitation
Dallas
Supreme Court allows states to ban write-in voting
The Supreme Court ruled 6 to 3 that states may ban write-in voting, upholding Hawaii’s ban while noting many states restrict the practice. The decision could affect protest candidacies but likely leaves Ross Perot’s presidential bid largely untouched due to signatures. Experts say the main impact is on individual voters choosing write-in options.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Ross Perot
High Court
Hawaii
Nevada
Oklahoma
South Dakota
Montana
Saudi Arabia
North Carolina
Saudi
Riyadh
U.S
Virginia
White House
Marlin Fitzwater
Perot
James Singer
Ulsa
Okla
Bush weighs economy over environment at Earth Summit
President Bush centers on economic needs ahead of environmental goals as he campaigns an environmentalist image. He touts Clean Air Act gains while facing charges of hypocrisy over logging in owl habitat and regulatory costs. Critics accuse the administration of pandering to environmentalists yet pursuing motives to boost jobs and growth.
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Washington
Bush
Two Forks
Colorado
U.S
Forest Service
Earth Summit 92 prompts Bush pollution permit changes
Policy sparks criticism as the administration eases small Clean Air Act permit changes that could raise emissions. The rule edges away at a key environmental achievement amid controversy over land and industrial impacts noted in Economy section.
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Bush
Ward County hit with 60 million suit in federal court
Duncanville man Billy Mack Doyle claims Ward County and former 143rd District Attorney investigators conspired in reverse drug stings of 1989. He alleges perjured testimony violated his right to a fair trial. Attorneys Fisher Painter and Hal Upchurch are named, with Upchurch shielded by immunity.
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A _ Duncanville
Ward County
143Rd District Attorney's Office
Monahans
Billy Mack
Bubba’’ Doyle
U.S
143Rd
Clay McKinney
Investige
Ronald Tucker
Painter
Doyle
Hal Upchurch
Tucker and McKinney
Upchurch
Rural alliance forms to fight Texas high speed rail
Ranchers and farmers join to oppose a proposed 200 mph bullet train linking Houston Dallas San Antonio and Austin fences 600 miles of land for continuous service. Opponents Kenneth Johnson and Heather Morris criticize disruption to livelihoods during Corsicana hearing as part of 39 public sessions on environmental impact.
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Austin
Texas
Houston
Dallas
San Antonio
Kenneth Johnson
Central
Heather Morris
Dawson
Johnson
Morris
Corsicana
Queenston Girl Wins Catfish Derby With Piranha Pet
A girl from Queenston Ontario captured a piranha named Freddy during a catfish derby at Firemen's Park across the Niagara River from Niagara Falls New York. She plans to keep Freddy despite the fish being a pet people had discarded into the pond.
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Niagara Falls
Ontario
Jillian
Queenston
Firemen’s Park
Niagara River
N.Y
Freddy
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