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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 18, 1998

Page

12

Texans wonder where spring went in Harlingen

In Harlingen, Texas, forecasters note a dry spring with near record heat and little rainfall. Officials compare conditions to the 1980 Texas summer, with persistent high pressure and widespread heat. Valley vegetation suffers as tourism and water parks anticipate attendance rises amid hot weather.

Harlingen Mother Nature Seus Krista Villareal National Weather Service Fort Worth Richard Hagan NWS Brownsville Rio Grande Valley Hagan Texas Valley Hurricane Harbor Arlington Park Michelle Alcala South Padre Island Houston Dallas

Heroin rises as cocaine stays drug of choice in Texas

In a Dallas Morning News report, heroin use climbs across Texas while cocaine and alcohol remain the dominant drugs. Data from early to mid 1997 show heroin seekers at a Dallas agency rising from 2.6 to 12.6 percent, with suburbs and youth driving the trend. Parkland Hospital notes 311 cocaine overdoses versus 44 heroin cases in Jan-Jun 1997, underscoring cocaine’s continued prominence.

Dallas Texas Las Morning News Greater Dallas Brandy Wismer Greater Dallas Council Wismer Parkland Hospital Paul Kolecki Parkland North Texas

Sisters win millions in legal malpractice suit

Two Austin sisters, Terry Delony and Jacy Streber, were awarded 18 million dollars by a federal court jury against Louisiana tax lawyers for advising against paying taxes on a 1.7 million real estate trust payout. The verdict, one of Texas’ largest legal malpractice awards, includes 2 million in actual damages and 16.4 million in punitive damages.

Austin Louisiana Texas Charles Herring Jr Terry Delony Jacy Streber Delony Edwin Hunter Lake Charles Hunter Conten Internal Revenue Service IRS Aia U.S Stephen Capelle Daniel Castro Delany

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