Movie camp at Permian Basin Petroleum Museum in Midland
The Permian Basin Petroleum Museum offers a weekly movie camp for children five and up every Tuesday. Choices include The Nut Job, Planes Fire and Rescue, and The Box Trolls with show times from 9:30 a.m. to noon or 1 to 3:30 p.m. Each session includes a film, a craft, popcorn and lemonade, with a five dollar admission per child.
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Permian Basin Petroleum Museum
I-20 West
Midland
Petroleummuseum.org
Texas universities prepare for campus carry law changes
The 2016 2017 campus carry law expands where license holders may carry on UT Permian Basin and Odessa College campuses. University officials plan implementation starting fall with Aug 1 dates set for universities and community colleges. Sponsors Rep. Allen Fletcher and Sen. Brian Birdwell cited student safety.
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University of Texas of the
Permian Basin
Odessa College
Allen Fletcher
Cypress
Brian Birdwell
R-Granbury
House
Senate
Robert Papierz
Fletcher
Balloon Release Planned At Midland National Service Office
Courtney Sacco reports a balloon release event organized recently at the National Service office in Odessa. This brief item notes the locality and participant name as read from the Midland office coverage.
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National Weather Service
Midland
Weather watchers from youth to NWS careers
Meteorologists Mark Strobin and Doug Cain describe early fascinations with weather in fifth grade and a Fort Worth tornado respectively that guided their paths to the National Weather Service. Strobin recalls offering observations to a New Jersey TV station as a child, while Cain recalls the Fort Worth tornado prompting an evacuation.
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Mark Strobin
Doug Cain
National Weather Service
Strobin
New York
New Jersey
Cain
Fort Worth
NWS
Edison
CBS
Abbott signs open carry bills for Texas campuses
Governor Greg Abbott signs two bills legalizing open carry of handguns and carrying on college campuses with enactment dates in 2016 and 2017. The law requires open carry licensees to meet CHL standards, including age 21, background checks, and basic training. As of 2014, 825,957 CHL holders completed a minimum four hour course covering safety and laws. See STONE Page 9A.
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Greg Abbott
Mini
STONE
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Courtney Sacco
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