End of the earth charm in Lajitas Texas a goat mayor tale
In Lajitas Texas a border town in Big Bend country residents live by independence and gossip. The goat mayors Story features Clay Henry Sr and Clay Henry Jr both head butting leaders at the Lajitas Trading Post where Pancho Villa jokes mingle with local characters. Visitors cross the Rio Grande for shopping and beer while rules drift and NAFTA jokes echo through the nine hole course and doghouse resident Just Jake.
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Ajitas
Big Bend
Clay Henry
Clay Henry Jr
Henry
Lajitas Trading Post
Pancho Villa
Lajitas
David Alloway
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Big Bend Ranch State Natural Area
Alloway
Rio Grande
Presidio
Jake
SPARC Gains Ground as PBAC Closes Services In Odessa Midland
About 97 clients in the Odessa Midland area now receive SPARC AIDS services after PBAC folded. Crader, resigning as Odessa/Midland SPARC exec, notes trust issues at first but clients report improved food, transportation, and clothing help. SPARC’s pantry and other services are praised as more reliable than PBAC’s prior offerings.
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Permian Basin
SPARC
David Crader
Odessa/Midland South Plains
Odessa
Crader
Permian Basin Aids Coalition
PBAC
Odessa/Midland SPARC
West Texas Aids Consortium
Gene Collins
Mike Juhl
Juhl
Food Bank
Joel Right
Right
Sparc Food Bank
Agency board contemplates PBAC future amid insolvency
The Permian Basin AIDS Coalition closed its doors after the state canceled its contract in October 1994 for alleged financial practices. The board, led by Jo Prothro and Kay Bynum, remains uncertain, winding up affairs and paying creditors while awaiting state funds to resolve debts. The agency still exists on paper, but services to clients have ceased.
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Permain Basin
SPARC
Permian Basin
Aids Coalition
PBAC
Jo Prothro
Prothro
Kay Bynum
Bynum
Six to interview for ECISD post
The Ector County Independent School District board will interview six candidates tonight for the Position 7 seat vacated by Jim Nelson. The 7 p.m. meeting at ECISD Administration Building will determine the appointee. The candidates include Dr. Michael L. Reznik, Bobby J. Hawkins, and Phil Fouche Jr., each outlining service intentions and future plans for the district.
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Ector County Independent School District Board of Trustees
Jim Nelson
ECISD
N. Sam Houston Ave
Nelson
Karen
Michael L. Reznik
Reznik
Texas House
Senate
Ptas
Austin
Bobby J. Hawkins
Hawkins
Phil Fouche Jr
Quatro Products
Fouche
Park Readies for Big Splash on Saturday
Odessa businessman Bruce Shearer said gates will open Saturday at Water Wonderland despite a one week delay in opening due to a title transfer. He expects the title to transfer to Permian Basin Water Park Inc. today and says two local investors will join as investors in the park.
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Paul Smith
Water Wonderland
Odessa
Bruce Shearer
Shearer
Permian Basin Water Park Inc
Midland
Family members sue U Haul over deadly Odessa crash
Patricia Donaldson and her daughter Erica sue U Haul International, U Haul Company of Indiana, and U Haul of Texas in Ector County District Court. They claim misleadings and gross negligence caused Charles Donaldson 73 and Victoria Antonovich 35 to die when a U Haul truck crashed into a column near FM 856 and burned. The suit seeks unspecified damages.
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Odessa
Ector County District Court
Patricia Donaldson
Erica
Charles Donaldson
Victoria Antonovich
DPS
Crown Point
Ind
San Diego
FM 856
Patricia
Erica Donaldson
U-Haul
Antonovich
U- Haul
U-Haul International, Inc
U-Haul Company of Indiana, Inc
U-Haul of Texas, Inc
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Ken Brodnax
Ernesto Salazar
Antonia Modge
Ken Jones
South Plains Aids Resource Center
Larry Beckner
The
Odessa American
Matt Brunworth
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