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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 06, 2004

Page

15

Senate eyes insanity statute changes in Texas debate

In Austin the Senate Jurisprudence Committee weighs the insanity standard as experts discuss current law treatment options and possible shifts from not guilty by reason of insanity to guilty but insane. Proponents seek better post acquittal monitoring while prosecutors push for stricter commitment criteria.

Houston Texas Senate Ector County James Harold Jamie” Naylor Naylor June Naylor Austin Senate Jurisprudence Committee Andrea Yates Yates George Parnham John Hinckley Ronald Reagan Harris County District Attorney's Parnham Kevin Keating Kenneth Pierott Beaumont Keating Pierott Keith Hampton Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association

Deaths of Carol Wilson and Merle Payne in West Texas

Carol Ann Wilson 67 of Odessa died May 3 2004 at Hospice House graveside services at Sunset Memorial Gardens with Rev Terry Pugh officiating survivors include husband Robert Wilson daughters Marcia Weddel Elizabeth Parekh Laura Goodwin and son Mark all of Odessa along with 11 grandchildren Merle Payne 87 of Balmorhea died May 3 2004 at Pecos Nursing Home memorial service at First Baptist Church Balmorhea burial Balmorhea Cemetery survivors include son Jackie Payne daughters Connie Studer Syree Rawlings Omar Benny seven Le cacgpaany ll great grandchildren and two great grandchildren.

Carol Wilson Odessa Carol Ann Wilson Sunset Memorial Gardens Terry Pugh Sunset Memorial Funeral Home Pecos Robert Wayne Wilson Marcia Weddel Longview Elizabeth Parekh Laura Goodwin van Alstyne Mark Wilson Merle Payne

Odessan reports multiple thefts and damage in two blocks

An Odessa woman says unknowns damaged $1,800 in entertainment equipment between 12:01 a.m. and noon Tuesday in the 2300 block of West 14th Street. A purse valued at $2,795 containing jewelry was stolen from a vehicle between 8 a.m. and noon Tuesday in the 4600 block of East University Boulevard. An Odessa man reports a $3,000 laptop taken from his vehicle between 5 p.m. Monday and 6 a.m. Tuesday in the 2600 block of Cambridge.

Odessa West 14Th Street East University Boulevard Cambridge Street

Plague Precautions for Homes and Work Areas

Health guidance outlines steps to guard against plague and hantavirus from rodents. It advises removing food and shelter sources, using safe insecticides for fleas, and protecting exposed skin in plague areas. It also covers airing closed-in rodent nests and dampening droppings with a bleach solution before cleanup.

Texas Department

Plague bacteria found in regional rodents

Texas health officials report plague causing bacteria in dead wood rats near the Midland Glasscock County border and in fleas from prairie dogs in Dallam County. The advisory warns of flea transmission to humans and animals, urges reporting large rodent die-offs, and notes early antibiotic treatment.

Texas Department of Health Midland- Glasscock County Dallam County Texas Panhandle Tom Sidna Health Department Austin Doug McBride Texas Kent County U.S State Department of Health West Texas Panhandle South Plains

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