Crane ISD drives up fees for driver education amid tax base loss
Barrett warned Crane ISD faces losses as the board raised driver education fees by 300 percent after HB 72 funding cuts. State ED officials said districts may charge up to the statewide average or cost, while Lussy outlined required 32 classroom hours and seven hours of driving for under 18s. Families cited layoffs and high taxes as pressures, with district officials contending costs force recouping losses.
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Hart defends actions amid sensational womanizing charges
Former Colorado senator and Democratic presidential front-runner Hart faced questions about a possible extramarital relationship with a 29 year old Miami model. He acknowledged mistakes in circumstances but denied immorality, criticizing a Miami Herald story as misleading while noting media focus on personal life overshadows policy. The Herald alleged Hart and Donna Rice stayed in Washington together. Hart and Rice denied spending the night, and the paper admitted she might have left.
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Iran arms talks drip with covert U S and Israel ties
Iran told a joint House Senate hearing that top government officials recruited his help to sell U S made weapons and later Israeli stocks to Iran. He cited meetings with Manucher Ghorbanifar where hostage talk framed the arms sales. John Poindexter allegedly mentioned using small arms as bona fides. He denied profiteering when pressed under oath without immunity.
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Amnesty program brings immigrant questions to Catholic Charities
Outside the Catholic Charities office at 606 W. 10th St. immigrants seek amnesty details for families. Staff and volunteers answer questions amid a steady Tuesday flow, directing some to St. Joseph's for further guidance. Pre registration aids have reached nearly 900 in the Permian Basin.
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S. Dixie Blvd
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San Angelo
Odessa
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Permian Basin
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Catholic Social Action Office
Big Spring Ave
Midland
Immigration and Naturalization Service
First illegal immigrants in Western Texas receive work cards
The Zubias, first in the Western District of Texas authorized to work under the new law, received driver license sized employment authorization cards in El Paso. INS official Alfred Giugni presented the cards at a brief ceremony amid optimism about smoother future filings.
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el Paso
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United States
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U.S
Ojinaga
Mexico
Odessa
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Christenson
Zubias
INS Center
Irene Saenz
Weather map shows scattered showers across Texas and plains
Scattered showers and thunderstorms dampened Central and West Texas and the Gulf coastal plains with a weak cold front from eastern Oklahoma extending into Central Texas. Forecasters expect more rainfall, with a warming trend and varied highs from the 40s in the north to the 90s in the south and desert regions.
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Stormy Weather Looms For Permian Basin Tonight Through Thursday
The National Weather Service at Midland reports cloudy conditions with a 30 percent rain chance tonight and easterly winds 5 to 10 mph. Thursday brings a 40 percent shower chance, a high in the mid-70s, and east winds at 5 to 10 mph.
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Weather notes and temperature records for the week
The forecast shows a high of 80 and a low of 56 for Tuesday with sunset at 8 32 p m and sunrise Thursday at 6 58 a m. Precipitation in the last 24 hours is 0 1 inch and for May it is 0 1 inch with year to date 3 90 inches. Tuesday's record high 101 degrees in 1964 and today's record low 35 degrees in 1935.
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