Packers struggle with shrimp shortage in Texas
Beaumont Seafood Lover owner Steve Edwards resists raising prices as shrimp supply tightens. Local shrimpers face slower growth from cooler temperatures and higher salinity, with the Gulf still awaiting larger sizes. The Schooner Restaurant reports limited wild-caught shrimp but aims to avoid price hikes, while experts note ongoing habitat pressures across bays and marshes.
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Shrimp Co Owner Notes Planned Price Rise
Steve Megas, co owner of JBS Shrimp Packing Co. in Nederland, signals intentions to increase prices amid expanding costs and market pressure.
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Midland woman charged in intoxication manslaughter crash
Midland police charged 22 year old Stefanie Moore with intoxication manslaughter after a Friday night hit and run that killed 35 year old Natalie Hartman. Moore, driving a Toyota Corolla on Midkiff Road at 1130 p m, struck Hartman who was in the Wadley Avenue intersection. Hartman died at Midland Memorial Hospital. Moore allegedly fled, later called police about an unrelated crash, and appeared intoxicated. It was unclear if Hartman had the right of way at the crosswalk.
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West Texas Patient Advocate Services Debuts in Permian Basin
The nonprofit West Texas Patient Advocate Services aims to help patients navigate hospitals doctors and billing in the Permian Basin. CEO Jane Morin says advocates relay information between doctors and hospitalists assist with appointments and medications and support elderly patients like Geneva Mills who benefited during a hospital stay. They offer spiritual support and operate on a sliding scale with no one turned away. the group is expanding adoption of patient advocates in West Texas.
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Morning Midland crash claims life of Big Spring man
A Big Spring man, 21-year-old Robert Vasquez, died after a crash early Sunday in Midland. Police and Fire Departments responded to 12:47 a.m. on West Illinois Avenue where Vasquez drove a 2010 Ford Taurus the wrong way on a one way street, hit a tree, and died at the scene. One passenger sustained minor injuries. three others were not injured.
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