Andrews County considers napalm disposal bids hopes for jobs
Residents and officials weigh risks and benefits as Waste Control Specialists plans to dispose of 23 million pounds of napalm at a western Andrews County facility. Local leaders praise potential steady jobs while experts urge calm over public fears, noting safety plans and permits are in place.
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Andrews County
Navy
WCS
Lloyd Eisenrich
Andrews Industrial Foundation
The
Industrial Foundation
Texas A&m
Jerome Zoeller Jr
Ron Hance
Sterno
Hance
Liz Stottlemyer
Stottlemyer
San Diego
Indiana
Associated Press
Combs Sees Rain as Key to State Agriculture Health
Susan Combs, Republican agriculture commissioner candidate, warns that drought lingering parts of the state threaten crops this spring. She notes 98 could push many to their knees and cites her lobbying of Union Pacific for water transport if rains fail. Combs opposes Pete Patterson in November and promotes local input in boll weevil eradication and secondary agricultural industries.
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Susan Combs
Combs
Odessa
San
GOP honors 'Mr. Republican' at 90th birthday luncheon
Odessa celebrates Rudy Juedeman known as Mr. Republican for decades of work in building the party in Ector County. Local leaders, including Ed Foreman and David Dewhurst supporters, praise his role in promoting candidates and expanding GOP influence from the 1960s onward.
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Rudy Juedeman
Will Hadden
Tryon Lewis
Ector County
Republican Men’s Club
Juedeman
Odessa
Oklahoma
Montana
Ed Foreman
Foreman
U.S
House of Representatives
Isa
Rudy
Don Williams
Williams
Cacti to Leave Texas Endangered List Amid Debate
Environmental Defense Fund report based on 1994 data says most Texas endangered plants, including three West Texas cacti, risk decline despite federal safeguards. TX Parks and Wildlife disputes the study, noting private lands cover 97 percent of the state and urging incentives for landowners. Three cacti and Davis green pitaya are slated to be removed from the list, while overall status of Texas flora remains fragile with many species undetermined.
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Dallas
Texas
Environmental Defense Fund
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Tom Harvey
Department News and
Harvey
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Texas Parks and Wildlife
South
Gary Graham
Texas Endangered Resources
State Parks and Wildlife Department
Graham
Dewhurst urges overhaul of Texas Land Office to boost education
Republican candidate for state land commissioner David Dewhurst frames the Texas Land Office as bloated and in need of streamlining to free funds for education. He toured Ector County Independent School District Career Center, praising its curriculum and noting students Shawn Clapper and Rachel McMillan as among the first graduates.
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Texas Land Office
David Dewhurst
Dewhurst
Ector County Independent School District Career Center
Ector County Career Center
General Land Office
Shawn Clapper
Rachel McMillan
GOP
Texas
ECISD
Odessa
Tammy
Improper care claimed in nursing home lawsuit
An Odessa woman’s son sues New Horizon Nursing Center claiming staff ignored signs of bed sores, muscle atrophy, and joint stiffness. The Oct 31 death of Bernice Sutton, 82, prompted a suit by Odessa lawyer Michael McLeaish, with the Underwood firm representing Texas Health Enterprises. The filing alleges willful, malicious conduct by employees.
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Odessa
Bernice Sutton
New Horizon Nursing Center
Michael McLeaish
Sutton
Chuck Mallard
Underwood Law Firm
Underwood
Texas Health Enterprises
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