Farm Bureau split over Perry Sharp endorsement in Texas
Texas Farm Bureau members clash after the board endorsed Comptroller John Sharp over Rick Perry for lieutenant governor. Members claim the leadership stopped listening and became too political while insiders cite Perry’s stance on a home equity loan amendment and ties to Sharp’s office. Debates grow about neutrality, governance, and environmental habitat plans amid broader GOP power struggles.
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Haley
Farm Bureau
John Sharp
Perry
Sharp
Paul Macina
Macina
Gene Hall
Hall
Delmas McCormick
Lubbock
Ernie Glasson
Glasson
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Farm Bureau Regulatory
Don Petty
Notable journalists to discuss ethics at UTPB forum
Five award winning journalists including Bettina Gregory Carl Bernstein David Broder Barrie Dunsmore and Hugh Sidey will discuss media ethics and its impact on public leadership at a 730 p m public forum in the University of Texas of the Permian Basin gymnasium June 4. Duane Leach says the panel will cover how news stories are handled how media shapes public life and how it alerts the public to issues with audience Q A.
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University of Texas
Permian Basin
Bettina Gregory
ABC News
Edward R. Murrow
John Ben Shepperd
Public Leadership Institute
Carl Bernstein
David Broder
Lrter
Hugh Sidey
Washington
Time Magazine
Duane Leach
UTPB
Leach
Texas Million struggles to win hearts despite higher odds
The Texas Million game has drawn mixed reaction as ticket sales reach 2.48 million statewide. Players note the $2 price and unclear rules, with many continuing to buy Lotto Texas tickets. Store staff report strong Texas Million sales but customers remain unsure how the game works. Focus groups guided the design toward higher odds and a $1 million top prize.
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Lion
Texas
Vera McCoy
McCoy
Grant Ave
Sylvia Aguilar
Eleven
Overton
Texas Lottery Commission
Sandra Gilliam
Gilliam
TAAS results show 10 367 retakes. 3 368 pass in Texas
TEA officials report 1 481TAAS takers in special education classes. Of 10 367 retakes, 3 368 passed, including 740 special ed students and 155 in special education. Many who did not retake may have moved, transferred, dropped out, or chosen GED. Some earn a completion certificate for coursework while awaiting retakes. Legislation may move exit test to 11th grade, with tougher standards and possible elimination of end-of-course tests. those who complete TAAS could be exempt from college-placement tests.
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Ing
Tea Agen
Debbie Graves Ratcliffe
Senate Education Committee
Teel Bivins
Amarillo
Texas
Bivins
Susan Serrano
Odessa Midland Jobless Rate Stable Amid Oil Slump
The Texas Workforce Commission reports Odessa Midland area unemployment held at 4.2 percent last month with about 200 oil field jobs lost in April. A new Home Depot store added positions while the citywide outlook remained steady despite shaky oil prices.
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Odessa- Midland
Texas
Odessa-Midland
Houston council urged to tighten ethics standards
Jury foreman in the bribery trial of five Houston city leaders urged the City Council to adopt tougher ethical standards for politicians. The remarks came as indicted councilmen John Castillo and Michael Yarbrough listened quietly amid protests outside the federal courthouse. The two-month trial ended in mistrial with a second trial set within 30 days. if convicted, defendants face 15 to 50 years in prison and multimillion-dollar fines.
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Houston
Gerald Frazee
Council
Frazee
John Castillo
Michael Yarbrough
Bers
Castillo and
Yarbrough
Ben Reyes
John Peavy Jr
Betti Maldonado
McCallum ousted as head of Heritage Foundation
Grapevine Heritage Foundation removed P W McCallum as chief executive amid allegations he altered results of the People's Choice Wine Tasting Classic at GrapeFest and allowed related groups to operate rent free in the foundation building. Board tensions rise as votes are scrutinized and city ties are threatened.
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McCallum
Fort Worth
Grapevine
William D. Tate
Leigh Burns
Hill Country Cellars
Austin
Foundation
Mark Maness
Pw’s
Maness
Roger Nelson
Bush and Kickapoo leaders meet over casino gambling
In Austin Gov George W Bush met Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas chairman to discuss the Lucky Eagle Casino at Eagle Pass. Bush notes federal review for Kickapoo games while Tiguas sue to enforce gambling rights in Pecos federal court.
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Bush
Austin
George W. Bush
Texas
Eagle Pass
The
Tiguas
Speaking Rock
el Paso
Pecos
Kickapoo
Midland College Opens Summer Session Registration
Midland College announces first summer session registration in progress with classes starting June 2 and late registration through June 8. The session ends July 8, with a second session beginning July 13. No appointment needed. register in Student Services, Scharbauer Student Center, 7 am to 5 pm Monday through Thursday, campus closed Fridays. For information call 685 4501.
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Midland College
Sion
Scharbauer
Carlsbad man held in Ector County jail on drug charge
A 39 year old Carlsbad New Mexico man remained in the Ector County Jail Wednesday on a charge of possession of a controlled substance. Bond for Gregg Lopez Castillo was set at an unspecified amount as police filed the report from local sheriffs.
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Carlsbad, N.M
Ector County
Gregg Lopez Castillo
Unclear Theft Report With Fragmented Details
A fragmentary police report notes thefts with sums of 5000 and 2900 dollars and times between 2 am and 9 am on a Tuesday. Readable facts include location on West Second Street and a Dame Bar residence on Sen Clemente, with dates from 1996 to May and March 1 to May, but many details are garbled.
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West Second Street
May Lee
Dame Bar
Sen Clemente i
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Ross Allyn
U.S
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