Clements veto shocks Texas museum supporters
Gov. Bill Clements vetoed state funds for seven university affiliated Texas museums. Calvin Smith, vice president of the Texas Association of Museums, called the move shocking as he noted several institutions face budget gaps. The veto targets funds totaling 1,280,957 for UT Austin Texas Memorial Museum UT El Paso Centennial Museum Lamar Spindletop North Texas State University Historical Collection Museum of the Big Bend Sul Ross Stephen F. Austin and Texas A&I John E. Conner.
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Austin
Texas
Bill Clements
Texas Museums
Calvin Smith
Texas Association of Museums
Lamar University
Smith
Texas Memorial Museum
University of Texas At Austin
Centennial Museum
Ut-El Paso
Spindletop Memorial Museum
Lamar
North Texas State University
Museum of the Big Bend
Sul Ross State University
John E. Conner Museum
Texas A&i University
Stone Fort Museum
Stephen F. Austin University
Couple handed probated term on drug counts
A Midland man, 34, received a 10 year prison term while his 28 year old wife was given a probated 10 year sentence after pleading guilty in 24th District Court to possession charges. Police halted a pickup from Ojaga Mexico in the 2500 block of West Second. officers found 12 ounces of heroin in the truck. Judge Joe Connally assessed the sentences.
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Midland
24Th District Court
Felix M. Garcia
Pabla
DeGarcia Hernandez
Paula Garcia
West Second
Ojaga
Mexico
Odessa
Ector
Midland County Sheriff's Offices
Texas Department of Public Safety
Joe Connally
15 Vandalisms Probed by City Police Officers
City police investigated 15 vandalisms Friday with multiple victims and damaged property. Reports include broken windows at Montgomery Wards and Hood Junior School, punctured tires, shattered glass on vehicles, a broken sign at Pat’s Hallmark, and a rock thrown through a store door. Names, addresses, and values provided for each incident.
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Montgomery Wards
East 42Nd
Ralph Elwin Chenault
Wilshire
Pat's Hallmark Shop
Virginia J. Lance
Crockett
Dwight W. Polley
West Ninth No. 6
Fire Department
David Bliss
Kermit
Git It N Git
South Grant
Hood Junior School
East 38Th
Columbus Cooper
Bluebonnet
Gloria Soto
West May No
Freda Alvarado
West May
Federal probe on Lozano death fuels political edge
The Washington inquiry into Lozano's death drew disappointment from supporters who urged legal restraint. Civiletti noted conflicting medical evidence and possible earlier injuries while stressing no proven excessive force. Separately, fuel and transport disruptions sparked Biden era measures and trucker group reactions as governors mobilized National Guard to secure deliveries nationwide.
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Lozano
Griffin Bell
Rodriguez
Washington
Virginia Armendariz
Pecos
Civiletti
Austin State Hospital
Government links Estes to undelivered steam cleaners fraud
In federal court in Dallas prosecutors seek to tie Billie Sol Estes and associate Raymond Horton to a scheme selling 36 non existent steam cleaners for over 500000. Leasing executives testified they bought units that vanished, while witnesses admit to pending restitution and unclear ownership.
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Dallas
Billie Sol Estes
Jerry Fowler
Western Lease Banc, Inc
Fowler
Estes
Raymond K. Horton
Horton
U.S
Jim Rolfe
Frank Fuell
M.L. Copenhaver
Permian Basin Expects Warm Afternoons Through Saturday
Permian Basin residents face hot afternoon highs near 100 both today and Saturday with fair skies and south winds 10 to 20 mph. Thursday reached 99 as overnight fell to 71 with no precipitation in 24 hours marking 2.75 inches for the month and 6.75 for the year.
Deaths and obituaries across Texas towns
Obituary notices list Barbara Ann Trousdale aged 95 of Snyder with services at Snyder Nazarene Church and burial at Snyder Cemetery. Also Mary Helen Williams of Lubbock and Isla Huddle of Big Spring, plus Carl Mangum Sr. of Plainview and Warren Daniel of Abilene, with details on births, marriages, and survivors. Services held across multiple churches and funeral homes.
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Barbara Trousdale
Barbara Ann Trousdale
West County Road
Snyder Nazarene Church
Snyder Cemetery
Bell-Seale Funeral Home
Hubbard- Kelly Funeral Home
Trousdale
Deerings
Greenwood
Snyder
Odessa
Caleb Trousdale
John Trousdale
Daley City
Calif
Annie Payne
Mary Dever
Ozark, Ark
Viola Clements
Bonham
Mary H. Williams
Lubbock
Mary Helen Williams
Matt Greenwood
Hobbs
N.M
George C. Price
Resthaven Memorial Park
Health Sciences Center Hospital
Williams
Levelland
Lindell O. Williams
el Paso
West Texas Nursing School
Jay
Marilyn) Maner
Darrell
Beth) Stahlecker
J.C. Armstrong Sr
Ropesville
J. C. Armstrong Jr
Plainview
Nancy Reeves
Kay Bailey
Sue Spradlin
Seagraves
Isla Huddle
Big Spring
Nalley-Pickle Rosewood
Terrace Cemetery
Nalley-Pickle Funeral Home of
Carl H. Mangum
Carl H. Mangum Sr
Dealon Spear
Andrews
First Baptist Church
Plainview Memorial Park
Lemons Funeral Home
Mangum
Moody
Borden County
Margie Campbell
Brownield
U.S. Army Motor Transport Corps
Army Maintenance School
San Antonio
Fontilla Caira
California
Carl H. Mangum Jr
Curtis A. Mangum
Milton G. Mangum
Los Angeles
Effie Ikard
Lois Palmquist
Trinidad, Colo
van Dallas Alsup Sr
van D. Alsup Jr
Chapel Hill Baptist Church
Hesthaven Memorial Park
Sanders Funeral Home
Alsup
Mercy
Johnnie
Salvador Ortiz Cordova Sr
Ruth
St. Joseph Catholic Church
Easterling-Wilson Funeral Home
Rosary
Fosterling-Wilson Funeral Home
Cordova
Medical Center Hospital
Terlingua
Shafter
Salvador Cordova Jr
Arturo Cordova
Salvador
Enedina) Hinojos
Umberto
Maya Lara
Juan Cordova
Mauricio Cordova
Alpine
Merced Cordova
Eloiza Rojo
Anita Rojo
Weather forecast for Midland area today and tomorrow
National Weather Service at Midland Regional Airport expects continued fair skies with southerly winds 10 to 20 mph. High today near 100, overnight low around 70s. high tomorrow near 100 with a low around 70. Yesterday’s high 99. Sunset 6:58 p.m. Saturday sunrise 6:44 a.m. Year to date precipitation 6.75 inches.
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National Weather Service
Midland Regional
County Court records of marriages and divorces in county
Marriage licenses issued for Edgar McCasland and Viola Brown. Ronald Craptree and Ann Friday. Rance Carnes and Cynthia Looney. Jeffrey Warburton and Kathy Swanson. Albert Hernandez and Reva Dominguez. Jay Furry and Catherine McCullough. Edward Casper and Barbara McCollum. Woodrow Bowen and Gloria Buckelew. Billy Willis and Amy Cole. Randy Hughes and Betty Bunting. Joan Menzies and Brenda Welch. Divorce suits filed: Brammer v Brammer. Ballard v Ballard. Byrd v Byrd. Rodriguez v Rodriguez. Kinney v Kinney. Ramirez v Ramirez. Franco v Franco. Lowe v Lowe.
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Edgar Theodore McCasland
Viola Joy Brown
Ronald Gery Craptree
Ann Frances Friday
Rance Paul Carnes
Cynthia Ann Looney
Jeffrey Lynn Warburton
Kathy Linda Swanson
Albert Joseph Hernandez
Reva Ann Dominguez
Jay Dell Furry
Catherine Ann McCullough
Edward Lee Casper
Barbara Jean McCollum
Woodrow Wilson Bowen
Gloria Catherine Buckelew
Billy Don Willis
Amy Patricia Cole
Randy Alan Hughes
Betty Lynn Bunting
Joan Marion Menzies
Brenda
Correction on fire scene photo identification at French Tool
The Odessa American notes a Thursday photo misidentified Capt. Billy Stovall. The man shown checking an acetylene bottle after the fire at French Tool and Supply Co. on Wednesday was Battalion Chief Junior Brown.
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Odessa
Billy Stovall
French Tool and Supply Co
Junior Brown
Opening festivities of Odessa Shakespearean Festival
Tomorrow in Odessa the Globe of the Great Southwest hosts opening events at 6 30 P M with festivities and at 8 P M presenting Antony and Cleopatra in the Great Southwest theatre.
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Odessa
Shakespearean Festival
Globe of the Great Southwest
Seminole to Host Indian Artifacts Show at Civic Center
The Gaines County Historical Commission sponsors an Indian artifacts show at the Seminole Civic Center this Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is free. Show director is Pauline Ancell of Seminole and county commission chairman is Mrs. R. L. Hunt of Loop. The event aims to educate on West Texas archaeology and artifact collectors.
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Civic Center
Seminole
Gaines County
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Juanita) Barnes
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Laodice) Daniel
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Altamont
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