Texas House Passes Down Syndrome Information Act
The Texas House approved HB 3374 unanimously to require medical providers to share treatment options and resources with expectant or new parents after a Down syndrome diagnosis. If enacted, it takes effect Sept. 1. Also on Armed Forces Day, local veterans are invited to support the Permian Basin Honor Flight with events at Dillard's Courtyard, Music City Mall, offering meetups, stories, and giveaways.
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Texas
House of Representatives
Odessa
Brooks Landgraf
Texas Senate
Washington, D.C
Permian Basin
Dillard’s Courtyard
Music City Mall
Crude Fest ends final day at Star of Texas Ranch
The 2015 Crude Fest Texas Music Festival wraps up today at the Star of Texas Ranch in Midland. The oil and gas industry event features more than 25 Texas country artists and a Texas state championship barbeque cook-off.
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Star of Texas
S. County Rd
Midland
Boston bomber Tsarnaev sentenced to death by federal jury
The federal jury sentenced Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to death by lethal injection for the Boston Marathon bombing that killed three and wounded over 260. He displayed little emotion as the 24 page verdict worksheet was read. The ruling could lead to a lengthy appeals process before any execution, likely at Terre Haute federal prison.
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Boston
Boston Marathon
Oklahoma City
Tsarnaev
Karen Brassard
Terre Haute
Ind
Timothy
National Police Week memorial honors Texas officers
Community members gathered Friday to honor officers lost in the line of duty during National Police Week. The ceremony, with resolutions from Ector County and Odessa, included a gun salute and Taps as 14 Texas officers and 44 nationwide were cited as fallen this year.
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Odessa
David Lara
OPD
John F. Kennedy
Congress
Texas
Precinct 1
Ector County
Permian Basin rigs fall again to 233 in latest week
The Permian Basin shed four drilling rigs in the past week, dropping total activity to 233 as Baker Hughes counts dip and analysts note a potential bottom. DrillingInfo, which tracks daily counts, shows 223 rigs active in the region as of Friday, with oil rigs down and gas rigs up slightly.
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Baker Addel Hi Oao da
Allen Gilmer
DrillingInfo
Austin
Baker Hughes
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