FEMA to Reimburse Texas Localities for Shuttle Debris Costs
More than $245,000 is set aside to reimburse Texas local governments for debris cleanup costs after the space shuttle Columbia disaster. FEMA coordinating officer Scott Wells says reimbursements will be expedited to jurisdictions that responded to the national tragedy as debris was found across East Texas and beyond.
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Lufkin
Texas
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Scott Wells
FEMA
Scvarchials Inne Sane
East Texas
Littlefield
Lubbock
Texarkana Inmate Found Hanging Under Investigation
Texarkana Texas AP report states an inmate was found hanged in an East Texarkana facility. FBI and local authorities are investigating the incident and the body was sent to Dallas for autopsy.
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Texarkana
Texarkana, Texas
FBI
Dallas
Policemen sued by five women in Balcones Heights
Two former Balcones Heights police officers Rolando Trevino and Dwain Guidry were sued by five women who allege on duty sexual assaults. The city of Balcones Heights and the officers faced the lawsuit filed Monday, with Guidry and Trevino already dismissed from the force in January amid reported abuses.
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San Antonio
Balcones Heights
Rolando Trevino
Dwain Guidry
Guidry
Trevino
Mann
Texans accused of formula theft at Hastings store
In Hastings Nebraska AP: Two men and a woman from Texas face felony theft charges after being seen leaving Allen's Shopping Center with 120 cans of baby formula. Officers found 204 more cans in their vehicle, totaling more than 300 cans and estimated value around $3,700. Police say there may be plans to sell on the black market.
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Hastings
Neb
Texas
Allen's
Dan Losada
Losada
Study finds pollution risk near Texas schools
A Sustainable Energy and Economic Development Coalition study shows about 63 percent of chemical plants lie within two miles of predominantly minority schools in eight counties. It cites 100 plants near schools releasing 39.8 million pounds of toxins in 2000 and calls for a state plan to protect students. Rep. Sylvester Turner pledges legislation amid budget cuts and calls for air monitoring and safety measures at school sites.
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Sustainable Energy and Economic Development Coalition
Texas
Sylvester Turner
Houston
Ector
el Paso
Galveston
Gregg
Harris
Jefferson
Nueces
Orange
Turner
State of
Denny Larson
SEED
Texas Commission On Environmental Quality
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