Texas candidates file in record numbers for May primaries
Would-be Texas congressmen filed up to the Friday deadline, yielding one of the largest candidate pools in recent elections. In 16 districts 58 Democrats and Republicans qualified, with 10 running in District 25 Houston and eight in District 3 Dallas. District 27 South Texas drew six candidates including Democrat Ruben M. Torres. Several deadlines were moved from Feb 1 to Mar 12. The four Dallas-area districts 3 5 24 26 undergo federal redistricting review.
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Austin
Texas
U.S. Supreme Court
Houston
Dallas
South
Ruben M. Torres
Pardons and Pareles Board
Texas Republican Party
High Court
U.S. Department of Justice
Department
House
Rep
Jim Wright
Texas GOP to put gun control on primary ballot
Texas Republicans will vote May 1 on five issues including gun control and blue laws. The party will ask voters if they back pari mutuel betting by local option, mandatory jail terms for repeat DUI offenders, initiative and referendum, banning private handgun ownership, and ending Sunday closing laws.
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Austin
Texas
GOP
Chet Upham
Upham
Police mum when people find victims
An Odessa lineman found the body of Oscar Flores in a West Odessa field. Lawmen stress confidentiality to protect informants, warning names could suppress future tips. Previous cases include a rancher finding Carmen Croan, Yolanda Huxley, and other victims. Local Lt. Mark Donaldson recalls solving Steve Spence’s murder after discovering his body.
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Odessa
Oscar Flores
Flores
Gene Kloss
Kloss
Carmen Croan
Steve Spence
Donaldson
Spence
Gildardo Castro
Migrant housing project in Pecos aims to lure itinerant workers
A $1.26 million block grant funded a 56 unit Pecos farm labor housing complex completed last July to provide stable housing for seasonal workers. Project director Rodolfo Martinez says the facility will attract migrants essential to the town’s agrarian economy, with FHA rules prohibiting block leasing and restrictions ensuring only agricultural workers reside there during harvest. Beds and furniture are not provided. renters bring or procure their own.
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Pecos
Rodolfo
Rudy”’ Martinez
Pecos Housing Authority
Farmer’s Home
A.B. Foster
Foster
Martinez
Housing Authority
Mike Burkholder
FHA
Burkholder
Nicaraguan captive recants testimony under threat
In Washington a Nicaraguan prisoner, Orlando Jose Tardencillas Espinosa, recanted his prior confession of Cuban and Nicaraguan influence in El Salvador. He said he was tortured and threatened with death to repeat the earlier tale, insisting he faced death in El Salvador and desires to tell the truth. Salvadoran officers accompanied him during his stay as officials disputed the coercion claims.
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Washington
State Department
el Salvador
Orlando Jose Tardencillas Espinosa
Cuba
Ethiopia
Nicaragua
Espinosa
Dean Fischer
U.S
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