Texarkana refinery site eyed for potential base closure plan
The House backed a bill to streamline permitting and urge identifying three or more closed military bases as refinery sites. Rep. Ralph Hall touts the Texarkana area near four states as resource rich and stable, while officials note a refinery could take a decade to come online. Local experts say Texas has other lands more suitable for such a facility.
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House
U.S
Ralph Hall
Texas
Texarkana
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Louisiana
Trial sparks debate over intoxicated manslaughter case
The case centers on a fatal October 25 2003 crash near Notrees Texas involving Brewster and Monica Hunt. Brewster’s death, Hunt’s plea deal for misdemeanor DWL and ongoing civil suits against Vette's Grill are detailed along with family reactions.
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Brewster
McLeaish
Arthur
Border Guard Buildup Aims to Stem Illegal Immigration
President Bush announced on May 15 that up to 6,000 National Guard troops would be sent to the border for about two years to aid law enforcement. Texas plans up to 2,300 Guard troops with 500 activated by month’s end and up to 1,000 in July. State Rep. Rick Noriega, a former Afghanistan veteran, may be deployed, leaving his wife to serve in the Legislature.
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Bush
National Guard
Perry
Texas Guard
Navier
Rick Noriega
Afghanistan
Linda Christofilis
Noriega
D-Houston
Melissa
Christofilis
Associated Press
Juan A. Lozano
Houston
Police urge Odessans to lock property during summer
Odessa police warn residents to lock garages storage buildings and vehicles during hot weather to deter theft. Capt Chuck Mead notes purses left in plain view invite crime and criminals seek least resistance. Over the past year reports show thefts from open garage doors and pickup beds, with valuables left inside cars at risk.
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Odessa
Chuck Mead
OPD
Mead
World's largest photo project to record former El Toro base
In Irvine California the decommissioned El Toro Marine Air Station is transformed into the world’s largest camera. A hangar's tiny door hole projects an inverted image of the base onto light sensitive fabric. Two Guinness records will be issued for world’s largest camera and world’s largest photograph.
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Calif
Marine Corps
el Toro Marine Air Corps Station
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Doug McCulloh
Lasere County Museum of Now
Legacy Project
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Yvette Albritton
Albritton
Hunt and Vette
Jason
Meehan
Chris Carlson
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TLC
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