Wet weather brings mixed relief to Odessa residents
Odessans described a storm as a bust after a predicted downburst, with several noting it was not as bad as expected. Residents on Tom Green Street said flooding was minimal despite concerns, while a roof blow off was reported on the West 57th Street block but winds felt calm overall. National Weather Service tracking the line of storms across Texas.
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Odessa Opts As Final FutureGen Site In Texas
The FutureGen project delays its site announcement pushing the decision to mid October. Odessa and Jewett in Texas are among four finalists for the 1 billion near zero emissions coal plant with Mattoon and Tuscola in Illinois also named.
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FutureGen Alliance
Odessa
Texas
Scott Tinkey
FutureGen Texas
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Mattoon
Tuscola
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Craddick Faces Rebuke as Texas House Breaks Ranks
A bipartisan group of Texas lawmakers opposed Speaker Tom Craddick on a parliamentary ruling about which bills can be heard. Rep. Dan Gattis, once a loyalist, said members were exhausted and unwilling to follow the speaker blindly. Craddick admitted he allowed top lieutenants to vote against him, saying they could do whatever they chose.
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Tom Craddick
Craddick
Dan Gattis
Georgetown
Perry Won't Veto Bill Blocking HPV Vaccine Mandate
Gov Rick Perry said he would not veto a bill that would block state officials from enforcing his order requiring an HPV vaccine for sixth grade girls starting in September 2008. Lawmakers oppose the mandate citing safety efficacy cost and family impact.
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Families say goodbye to Midland guard members bound for Iraq
At Midland International and Permian Basin Center families bid farewell to 16 Texas National Guard soldiers en route to training in Austin and deployment to Iraq. Emotions ran high as parents spouses and children shared prayers and mixed feelings about the long absence.
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Midland
Permian Basin
Nina Valerio
Fort Davis
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