Texans Say Smokers Deserve Little Sympathy in Poll
The Texas Poll finds about half of Texans are regular smokers while 80 percent oppose allowing smokers to sue tobacco companies for medical costs. Sixty three percent object to the $4 billion Morales federal lawsuit.
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Texas
Dan Morales
Jack Maroney
Philip Morris Tobacco Company
Morales
Texas Democratic Party
Bob Bullock
David Reynolds
Smokeless
Ector County OKs fireworks sale amid wildfire risk
Amid drought and high fire danger, Ector County officials approved selling most fireworks for the Fourth of July while urging safety. The decision comes as conditions raise wildfire concerns across the basin area.
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Walt Dan Resta
Ector County
Alpacas gain popularity at Houston stock show
Gardendale resident Bill Brodnax showcases Fabio the alpaca, noting how these camelid beasts charm crowds with gentle, curious nature. He explains their fine fiber, domestic spread from Bolivia Chile and Peru, and plans for a wool co op as alpacas become breeders market in the United States. About 7,000 alpacas exist in the U.S., mainly in the northwestern and northeastern states.
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Sisize
Gardendale
Bill Brodnax
Houston
Brodnax
South America
United States
Bolivia
Chile
Peru
Scientists leap to convict's aid in New Mexico murder case
Sonia Cacy of Carlsbad has spent years in prison for allegedly burning her 76 year old uncle to gain property and oil royalties. Advocates allege faulty science and tampered evidence threaten the murder conviction. Prosecutor short on doubt about innocence claims.
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Sonia Cacy
Cacy
Carlsbad
N.M
Gerald Hurst
Pecos County
Albert Valadez
Valadez
Roth
Suameprires Snd
Sipe
Fort Stockton woman seeks new trial in fire case
Sonia Cacy, 48, a Fort Stockton mother and grandmother, was convicted of throwing gasoline on her uncle and setting him ablaze as he slept. Forensics experts scrutinize evidence handling as she awaits a possible new trial while housed at Pecos County Jail.
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Sonia Cacy
Cacy
Pecos County
Sycamore
Gatesville
Bill Ri Cacy
Texas Medicaid plan on hold amid court action
A judge blocked a pilot plan to shift Texas Medicaid referrals to managed care, delaying enrollment of residents from Tarrant and Lubbock counties. The temporary restraining order, sought by county hospital districts, stalls a move intended to funnel state funds into a statewide program and expand coverage by about 717,919 people in 1997.
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Austin
Health and Human Services Commission
Tarrant
Lubbock
Jeanne Muerer
Travis County
Texas
Texans
Galveston
Fort Worth
San Antonio
C. Robert Heath
Health and Human Services
Mike McKi
McKinney
Cable TV strikes out on Rangers telecasts
The plan to carry Texas Rangers games on Post-Newsweek cable collapsed due to a missing satellite signal descrambler. Raycom markets the broadcasts and says decoders are scarce, with a decision expected early next week. Bruce Tip confirms no available descramblers.
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Descrambler
Bruce Tip
Raycom
Bill Featherstone
Tipi
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