Gangs expand into smaller Texas towns says Morales
Texas Attorney General Dan Morales reports gangs grew larger more violent and more organized in the states biggest cities since 1995 yet many smaller jurisdictions see gangs as less of a problem. Across the state agencies report 3 200 city gangs 1 600 county gangs about 105 000 members with 6 000 gangs and 38 000 members cited by prosecutors. Women comprise 13 percent of gang members and officials credit community policing graffiti cleanups and leadership targeting.
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Austin
Dan Morales
Texas
Morales
Bandera
San Antonio
South Texas
How hot is it in Texas heat index explained
The heat index shows how hot it feels with humidity. Meteorologist George Mathews notes high humidity raises danger from heat disorders like heatstroke and cramps. West Texas averages 68 degrees morning with 73 percent humidity in July, rising to 95 degrees and 34 percent. feel can exceed 100 with humidity. US commerce data: about 175 heat deaths yearly, 1,250 during the 1980 heat wave.
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George Mathews
National Weather Service
Mathews
Texas
West Texas
Permian
United States ‘Department of Commerce
U.S
Department of Commerce
Grass fire destroys Midland coffee warehouse
A grass fire swept across dry brush near Midland International Airport and destroyed the Triple A Coffee Vending Company warehouse off Business 20. Twelve units from Odessa and Midland battled the blaze, which was controlled about two hours after it began around 3:30 p.m. Fire official Doug Crabtree warned such small fires can rapidly escalate.
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Midland International Airport
Triple A Coffee Vending Company
Odessa
Midland
Doug Crabtree
Governor's Division of Emergency Management
Texas Department of Public Safety
Crabtree
Robber Jones Identified by Grocery Worker in Trial
Odessa witness Lisa Holmes testified she positively identified David Earl Jones as the Western Foods and Red Rooster robber from a six man lineup. Police detective Buzzy Abalos described inconsistencies in victim descriptions across the five June and July 1997 robberies, with Jones admitting guilt to the Red Rooster heist.
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Western Food Store
David Earl Jones
Red Rooster
Andrews Highway
Western Foods
West 10Th Street
Lisa Holmes
Western Food
Jones
Odessa
Holmes
Hal Upchurch
Upchurch
Buzzy Abalos
Abalos
Midland
Pat Baskin
Immigrant Food Insecurity Highlighted by Boston Study
Physicians for Human Rights reports 79 percent of 682 immigrant households surveyed face food insecurity, with 8.5 percent experiencing severe hunger. The finding, released as Senate weighs restoring food stamps for legal immigrants, shows rates far above the U S average and cites poverty level incomes among respondents.
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Washington
Senate
Physicians
Physicians For Human Rights
U.S
Jennifer Kasper
Boston
Ician
Lynn Parker
Food Research and Action Center
Enor
Texas Tech Mass Communications School Loses Accreditation
DALLAS AP Texas Tech University faces the loss of accreditation for its School of Mass Communications after a 19 to 13 vote by the Accrediting Council. The council cited noncompliance on records advisory and faculty scholarship and insufficient research, prompting an appeal planned for fall.
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School of Mass Communication
Texas Tech
Dallas
Texas Tech University
Lubbock University
Accrediting Council On Education In Journalism and Mass Communication
Tech
School of Mass Communications
Donald Haragan
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
Roger Saathoff
Saathoff
University of Texas’ Journalism Department
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