Willie Nelson Ticket Contest Winners and Notable Submissions
Odessa readers submit over fifty original country song titles for a Willie Nelson ticket contest. Larry Myers wins with On The Highway To Heaven, You Were My DWI. Many entries from Odessa and Fort Stockton are noted with humorous or descriptive themes.
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Willie Nelson
Dos Amigos
Edie B. Stout
Fort Stockton
Donna Wittie
Odessa
Sam
Tom Fife
Goldsmith
Vegas
Freda Farrell
Heaven
Jesus
Jesse
Ron Leavelle
Olympia Hotel
Fort Davis
Jesse James
Willie
Nelson
Helen Cole
Delbert Hicks
Lane Barton
Baird Green
Jack Healy
Kermit
Virginia Healy
Stitches
George M. Olsen
George Eric Olsen
Elly Naegele
Dede O’daniel
Margie C. Lara
Larry Myers
Caroline Cook
Peggy McCrary
Tammy Nave
Mike Bales
Marfa
Patricia Williams
Jack Parkinson
Twilley Young
Texas House 2002 takeover probe widens to Democrats
A Travis County grand jury probes irregularities in the 2002 Texas House race. Subpoenas seek records from the Democratic Texas Partnership and Texans for a Republican Majority, including donations from corporations and labor groups. The investigation also targets Pete Kuempel and Edmund Kuempel tied filings.
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Texans For
Texas
Travis County Grand Jury
House of Representatives
Tom Craddick
Ronnie Earle
Pete Laney
Edmund Kuempel
Mike Lavigne
Texas Democratic Party
Tampac
Texas Partnership
House
Pete
Barry Telford
Treasur
San Antonio
Basin Rainfall Leads Way in Yearly Precipitation
The Permian Basin remains ahead on rainfall as a cold front brings more rain. The National Weather Service reports about 2.03 inches has fallen this year by 9 p.m. Thursday, nearly an inch above normal for this time.
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Permian Basin
National Weather Service
NWS
Weather Ahead For Permian Basin Rain Likely
Forecast calls for 50 degrees and cloudy skies with a 90 percent chance of rain showers. Easterly winds at 10 to 20 mph. Basin rainfall is 0.72 inches above normal through the period. Weather specialist Craig Stewart cites a Pacific pattern bringing disturbances from California into northern Mexico and toward the area. He expects more rain with possible thunderstorms but not severe weather.
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Pacific
Craig Stewart
Kosa-Tv
California
Mexico
Stewart
Gulf of California
Perry proposes plan to limit property tax
Gov. Rick Perry outlines a plan to cut homeowner property taxes by capping annual appraisal increases and restricting revenue from property taxes. The proposal targets the Robin Hood school financing system, seeks inflation based caps, mandatory disclosures, and elected appraisal boards, with appearances in Houston and San Antonio. Local taxes fund about 60 percent of Texas public education.
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Houston
Rick Perry
Perry
Texas
San Antonio
Texas House
Senate
Presidio Pitches Leasing State Land For Water
MARFA The General Land Office questions Rio Nuevo Ltd on drilling water from state land in five West Texas counties. GLO to Rio Nuevo requires a written business plan, meetings with groundwater districts, planning authorities, customer details, and an estimated study cost. Rio Nuevo seeks water under 355,386 acres across Culberson Hudspeth Jeff Davis El Paso and Presidio counties. A TWDB official estimates the study could cost 25 to 30 million dollars.
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Marfa
General Land Office
Rio Nuevo Ltd
West Texas
Trace Finley
GLO
Jerry Patterson
Rio Nuevo
Finley
Patterson
Far West Texas Water Planning
Midland
Steve Smith
Culberson
Hudspeth
Jeff Davis
el Paso
Presidio
Texas Water Development Board
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Ol’ Willie
Gene Powell Jr
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Freedom. Com
Elizabeth Espinoza
M'lissa Blaylock
Reagan Elementary School
Blaylock
Espinoza
Wuart
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