Unemployment Rises in Odessa and Midland Area
Odessa's jobless rate climbs from 7.0 to 7.9 percent in January while Texas and the Midland Odessa metro area show improving trends. State unemployment hits five year low, and analysts note seasonal post holiday effects and ongoing development along the Midland Loop boosting outlook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa
Texas
Department of Labor
Mark Dermit
Midland
Texas Employment Commission
Dermit
Rcent
Midland/Odessa
Idland
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Midland Loop
Helmet law repeal debate divides Texas riders
Motorcyclists push for helmetless freedom while lobbyists say repeal could cost lives. The Senate State Affairs Committee advanced a bill to repeal the 1989 helmet requirement as experts warn helmets prevent brain injuries and could save riders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Odessa
Jimmy Ellis
Senate State Affairs Committee
Crisis team aims to curb youth crime in community
A grass roots coalition of professors students counselors and local business leaders forms the Family Crisis Intervention Team to steer juvenile offenders toward counseling family support and social skill building. Ten youths ages 10 to 17 currently receive services as the group develops a larger scale plan and seeks federal funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Schaefer
University of Texas of the
Permian Basin
Imal
ATPB
Schaefer
Car theft education campaign targets driver habits
A Texas statewide effort by the Texas Automo bile Theft Prevention Authority promotes preventing theft by not leaving keys in parked cars or engines running. In San Antonio the initiative will use TV radio and billboards with input from Odessa police. Funded by a 225000 grant the Midessa Task Force aims to curb thefts, including cars driven to Mexico for parts. A June 1991 state law is noted.
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Texas Automobile Theft Prevention Authority
Texas Department of Public Safety
San Antonio
Linda Young
TATPA
Odessa
J.D. Echols
Midessa
Mexico
Echols
Top 10 Stolen Vehicles in 1994 Texas list
Readable data lists the top stolen vehicle models for 1994 in Texas with GM pickups Oldsmobile Cutlass Ford pickups Buick Regal and Honda Accord variations. Source: Texas Automobile Theft Prevention Authority.
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Texas
United States
Severe storms pummel Southeast Texas and North Texas
A tornado touched down in Highlands Texas as Southeast Texas braces for more heavy storms through Thursday. Flooding risks rise with saturated soils while multiple North Texas roads close from flash floods. Dallas reports upticks in traffic incidents and 10 damaged businesses in North Richland Hills. Rainfall totals include 5.29 inches in Maypearl and 3.37 inches at Love Field.
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Houston
Texas
Jim Maxwell
National Weather Service
Maxwell
Hardin
Jasper
Jefferson
Newton
Orange
Tyler
Dallas
Highlands
Houston Ship Channel
Laverne Thompson
Harris County Emergency Management
Thompson
Weather Service
Chapel Hill
Washington County
Egypt
Jackson County
del Rio
Eagle Pass
Vicki Hawkins
Fort Worth
North Richland Hills
Rusty Haswell
Plano
Maypearl
Love Field
Dallas-Fort Worth International
West may filibuster concealed handguns in Texas Senate
In Austin the Senate prepared for debate on a bill to permit concealed handguns with Sen. Royce West signaling a possible marathon talk filibuster. West opposes the measure and weighs adding a statewide referendum, while Sen. Jerry Patterson plans tweaks to limit prohibited locations and let property owners bar guns. Patterson says he has the votes to pass.
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Austin
Senate
Royce West
West
Dallas
Jerry Patterson
Pasadena
Patterson
Texas
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Maltsberger
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Kevin Napier
Jeff Sears
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