Cap Rock debate on co-op to stock company conversion
Regulators scrutinize Cap Rock Electric after its 1998 switch to a shareholder owned structure. Debate centers on market competition, customer choice, and service reliability in a single service area with about 17,000 customers across West and Central Texas. Texas PUC hearings and an attorney general opinion due by June 25.
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Phone Booth release delayed by sniper fears says Schumacher
At the South by Southwest festival Joel Schumacher said 20th Century Fox delayed Phone Booth due to sniper killings last year. The film stars Colin Farrell and Kiefer Sutherland and was scheduled for November. it will now open April 4.
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Elizabeth Smart Case Resumes After Her Return
Elizabeth Smart, who had been missing for seven months, is found safe after authorities tied Brian Mitchell and Wanda Barzee to the case. The Smarts hired Mitchell in 2001 to work on their roof. Elizabeth described two captors and a boycotted escape, while residents of Federal Heights celebrated her return.
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Elizabeth Smart Found Alive After Nine Months
Elizabeth Smart, 15, who vanished from Salt Lake City, was found alive about 20 miles south of her home. The investigation focused on Richard Ricci and later on Brian David Mitchell, with police following thousands of leads and witnesses.
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Knight Has The Record Knight Has The Record
Hollywood notes list various political and sports items including Knight forfeiting salary at Texas Tech amid losses. References to Rep Frank Lucas cow injury and broader U.S. politics satire appear through quoted lines and bits about Bush Blair and Iraq. The piece blends humor with brief current events and celebrity quips.
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Training funding questions loom for regional departments
The academy ponders effects of potential state budget cuts while Odessa, Midland, and other agencies assess training needs. Odessa plans basic continuing education for officers, with officials noting costs and personnel limits. Domestic Preparedness Assessments due April 11 aim to map strengths and gaps for disaster response, highlighting hazardous materials team shortages yet citing Odessa as having one of the state's best.
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Prodrilling push nears ANWR vote in Senate Budget
GOP staffers say 49 supporters are ready to back the drilling provision when it reaches the Senate floor, one vote short of a 60 vote threshold. A memo circulated by pro drilling groups urged persuading more senators as Dick Cheney was cited in a leaked email as seeking the 60th vote. Jennifer Millerwise dismissed Cheney’s active lobbying, while Bill Frist expects ANWR language in the budget resolution.
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Texas Lottery Winning Numbers and Jackpot Details
The latest Texas Lottery results show Lotto numbers 9 22 28 32 42 52 for Wednesday March 12 with an estimated $23 million jackpot. Cash Five draws 10 11 31 36 37 and Pick 3 Day numbers geles.
Odessa American page contact and circulation info
The Odessa American lists address and postal details for the Odessa newsroom located at 222 E 4th in Odessa Texas with P.O. Box 2952 for address changes. It provides phone numbers for general, out of town, and missing paper inquiries along with hours and staff roles in production.
Insiders Indicted Over Laguna Niguel Backlog Shredding
In Laguna Niguel California two Immigration and Naturalization Service supervisors were indicted for allegedly ordering subordinates to shred a backlog of about 90000 documents and to continue shredding incoming paperwork to keep the office current.
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