Texas drought aid to farms boosts water conservation
The West faces severe drought with $21 million in new aid to farmers and ranchers in California Kansas Idaho Nevada Oklahoma Oregon Texas Utah. U S Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that funds from the Natural Resources Conservation Service will support irrigation improvements cover crops and other measures to protect water and soil. Since 2012 the agency says it has spent over $15 billion on water-conservation efforts for agriculture.
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West
U.S. Agriculture
Tom Vilsack
California
Kansas
Idaho
Nevada
Oklahoma
Oregon
Texas
Utah
Federal Natural Resources Conservation Service
Conservation Agency
Police prepare for bikers clash with no immediate threat
Police and sheriffs say they are on alert for possible violence between Bandidos and Cossacks after a national meeting in Ector County and a Waco shootout. Officials stress precautionary measures and increased officer presence while FBI ATF assist. Nine people died in Waco and investigations continue.
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Steve LeSueur
OPD
Ector County
Mark Donaldson
Bandidos
Cossacks
Donaldson
Olence
Waco
Dallas
FBI
Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
Twin Peaks
Swanton
Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission
Jay Patel
Patel
Rick van Warner
DPS
Texas
Abilene
West Texas
Texas House approves cannabis oil to aid epilepsy patients
The Republican led Texas House voted to legalize trace amounts of cannabis oil for medicinal use, with patients such as children with intractable epilepsy benefiting. A doctor would prescribe the oil if Governor Abbott signs the bill, marking a rare legislative advance in Texas on medical marijuana despite broader decriminalization prospects remaining unlikely.
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Austin
Texas
House
Greg Abbott
Fourth to sixth graders leave handprint leaves on mural
UTPB Kappa Pi honorary art society painted a mural on the school exterior Friday. Fourth to sixth graders contributed handprint leaves to the tree design, adding their personal mark to the artwork.
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Utpb Stem Academy
Utpb Kappa Pi
Medicaid asset protection planning by Melson and Associates
Michael Melson leads Melson and Associates offering Medicaid nursing home benefit planning to preserve assets. The firm, under attorney direction, provides free consultations and brochure help, answering common questions on legality, guidelines including Miller Trust and Deficit Reduction Act, and case successes, with contact numbers for Midland residents.
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Michael Mite
Melson and Associates
Miller ‘Trust
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Michael Melson
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