Sparks Endorsement Shapes West Texas Senate Race
In a special election Sparks placed third behind Seliger and Edwards. Seliger won the runoff by 9,000 votes and was sworn in by Gov. Perry. The March primary will decide the opponent facing Elaine King Miller in November. Sparks defended his oil industry credentials and argued his endorsement strengthens Permian Basin loyalty despite mixed local reaction.
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Sparks
Teel Bivins
Seliger
Edwards
Rick Perry
Elaine King Miller
James
Kirk
Kel
Garlitz
the Panhandle
Midland
Permian Basin
Permian
Austin
Joe Igo
Rick Strange
Amarilloan
Odessa
Fire crews respond to drilling site accident near Odessa
A fire department response was triggered by an accident at the Fraser B Well operated by Big 6 Drilling Co. at a remote site 12 miles west of Odessa. Ramos, Farber, and Gibson were involved as bystanders described probing the area with heavy tools while emergency personnel worked in tight quarters to stabilize him.
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Gibson
Odessa
Stan Tinney
Tinney
Ramos
Farber
Big 6 Drilling Co
Fraser B
Midland spring break boosts turnout concerns in Texas primaries
Midland County Republicans warn spring break and prior voting fatigue may depress local turnout in the March 9 primary amid redistricting delays. Odessa voters show increased interest in sheriff and district attorney races, while Democratic turnout could rise in northern and southern parts of the 31st District.
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Texas
Austin
Midland
Odessa
Midland County
Sue Brannon
Permian Basin
Senate
Brannon
Ector County Gop
Gary Johnson
Johnson
George W. Bush
Bush
Odessa crimes and thefts report several burglaries
An Odessa man reports $3,400 in entertainment equipment stolen from his home on Eisenhower Road between 6 p.m. Monday and 11:15 a.m. Tuesday. A vehicle damage case cites $1,500 in damage from rocks thrown at a car on North Grandview Avenue between 5 p.m. Monday and 8 a.m. Tuesday. A wallet was taken from a residence on North Lauderdale Avenue between 12:01 a.m. Monday and 10 a.m. Tuesday. Giles Motors on Grant Avenue reports four Cadillac wheels worth $1,600 stolen between 7 p.m. Monday and 10 a.m. Tuesday.
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Odessa
Eisenhower Road
Grandview Avenue
North
Lauderdale Avenue
Giles Motors
N. Grant Ave
Homegrown Hero Bates Cares for Abandoned Animals in Community
The OA Homegrown Heroes profiles Jim Bates a humble animal caretaker praised by Terry Perez Angel Tucker and others for his daily acts of kindness toward abandoned animals. They note his tireless effort hope for more supporters and his belief that animals are like children. Contact 333 7784 to nominate someone.
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Bates
Terry Perez
Perez
Jim Bates
Tucker
Jim
Maria
The
Humane Society of Odessa
Friends Foster
West Odessa
West Texas leaders discuss veterans care and farm budget
In Abilene and West Texas, Congressman Neugebauer and President Bush address veteran needs at the Big Spring hospital and VA facilities. They note possible 8 percent cuts to the Agriculture budget affecting rural development grants and loans, while Bush proposes a 60 million increase for Mad Cow surveillance and animal identification rollout.
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Dyess Air Force Base
Abilene
Conway
Neugebauer
Bush
Permian High School
West Texas
Big Spring Hospital
U.S. Department of Agriculture
By the Numbers The Big Spring VA Hospital by the numbers
The Big Spring VA Hospital serves more than 16 000 veterans across 47 counties and employs 508 staff with a 33.5 million payroll in 2003. The 35 bed facility reports an average daily census of 12 on medical floors and 38 in the nursing home. It offers primary care and noninvasive procedures and has on staff anesthesiologists.
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Texas
Lea County
N.M
Iva Jo Hanslik
Big Spring
Stanton Elementary to Receive $2500 Best Buy Grant
Stanton Elementary School will buy technology for classrooms using a $2,500 grant from the Best Buy Children's Foundation. The school is among 1,200 nationwide recipients and plans to purchase a 42-inch TV, DVD player, digital camera, color printer, ink, and paper.
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Stanton
Best Buy Children’s Foundation
Best Buy
Stanton Elementary
Intel
Trica Cook
Stanton Independent School District
Cook
Alpine 18 year old dies in train collision near Marfa
An 18 year old Alpine man, Jose Luis Arias, was killed when his 1981 Mercury was struck by a train about nine miles east of Marfa. DPS reports say skid marks suggest a prior accident and the car ended up on railroad tracks before the 4:22 a.m. Thursday collision. the operator did not see the vehicle in darkness and fog.
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Brewster County
Marfa
Jose Luis Arias
Justice of the Peace
Cinderela Guevara
Department of Public Safety
James Morris
Arias
Highway 67
Morris
Urias
DPS
Sheriff Candidates Vie in March Primary for Republican Nomination
The sheriff oversees 189 personnel in law enforcement and detention, heads a state-certified detention center with 667 inmate capacity. Rogers and Donaldson seek the Republican nomination for the March 9 primary, while independent Rice could appear in November if he submits 500 valid petition signatures by May 24 from eligible voters who did not vote in primaries.
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Law Enforcement Department
Rogers
Donaldson
Rice
Sharon Wilson
Fector County Elections Administrator
Sheriff campaign reports show varied contributions and large ad expenditures
Ector County sheriff candidates list individual donors including Carl Rogers Judy Deriso Kevin Wilson Shirley Standerer Vickie Midgett Dallas Senith and Mark Donaldson with dozens giving amounts from 50 to 500 dollars. Total spending tops 8000 dollars with major outlays to Newswest Channel CBS News Channel 9 and various Midland outlets. County GOP advertising costs appear alongside smaller donor sums and itemized campaign expenses.
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Carl E. Rogers
Judy Deriso
Kevin Wilson
Shirley Standerer
Vickie Midgett
Dallas Senith
Ron
Shelton
Newswest
CBS
ABC
Ing
Midland
Kcbs-Am
Midland Sx
Koomfm
Windset
Mate Ee Oon
Evevery County
Republican Party
Legal civil rights arguments fuel debate over gay marriage
Washington Republicans move to consider constitutional amendments to block same sex unions. Opponents say votes are unlikely in the House and warn the move is a divisive political exercise. Senators cite recent gay marriages in San Francisco and New York as informing public opinion.
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Washington
Russ Feingold
D-Wis
John Cornyn
R-Texas
San Francisco
New York
Cornyn
Judiciary
Judiciary Committee
Orrin Hatch
Utah
Wayne Allard
Rcorp
Zell Miller
Georgia
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