Names Change With Corporate Mergers and Hyphenated Identities
A wry look at how brands and banks shed longtime identities through mergers and rebranding. The piece notes Energas becoming Atmos, Texas Electric to TXU Energy, and Oncor labels, plus bank name churn and telecom reorganizations. It laments listener confusion from constant name shifts while noting public tolerance grows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Energas
Atmos
Texas Electric
Texas Utilities
TXU Energy
Oncor
Bell Telephone
Nax
Lawhngawhn
First National Bank of
Whateverville
Odessa
State National Bank
State National
Bank One
Exxon
Mobil
Texaco
Shell
ConocoPhillips
Shirley
Shirley Shirley
Bo Burley
Banks
Laser visa change shifts smoothly at El Paso crossings
Across El Paso crossings 40 people were turned back on the first day of laser visas replacing old border cards. INS spokeswoman Leticia Zamarripa said 14 were turned away on Wednesday and fewer pedestrians faced checks at the Paso del Norte Bridge, Bridge of the Americas, and Ysleta as the transition continues. The Tuesday deadline required Mexican visitors to switch from micas to laser visas, which are machine readable and linked to crime databases.
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EL Paso
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Leticia Zamarripa
INS
Zamarripa
Paso del Norte
United States
Bridge of the Americas
Ysleta
VIS
War veterans share coded memories from airsho tales
Three World War II veterans from Texas Missouri and Pennsylvania met to swap stories Tuesday night. Their talk mixed numbers and letters like a code but described aircraft vocabulary and airsho experiences. They recalled mechanical failures close calls and laughter at shared war memories.
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Texas
Missouri
Pennsylvania
Air show unites veterans and new generations with planes and stories
Accounts show men finding fun in grim times while women roll their eyes at familiar tales. Generations hear WWII veterans’ memories for the first time, as the air show brings together people and aircraft. The event prompts awe at the aircraft and reflections on years past.
Lubbock Board Votes to End Cloud Seeding Program
The High Plains Underground Water Conservation District voted 3-1 to discontinue cloud seeding for West Texas crops amid claims it benefits only some landowners and may disrupt rain formation. District manager Jim Conkwright criticized growing opposition.
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Lubbock
West Texas
The
High Plains
Jim Conkwright
Hurricane Lili Tightens Grip On Southeast Texas Gulf Coast
Hurricane Lili threatens the Texas Gulf coast with forecast landfall as a category four storm. Warnings stretch from High Island to the Texas Louisiana line, with tropical storm alerts inland to Freeport and Houston counties. Residents rush supplies as officials urge evacuation and precautions.
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Houston
Gulf of Mexico
Texas
Lili
High Island
Galveston
Orange
Texas-Louisiana
Freeport
Liberty County
Harris County
Jane LeDeaux
Child's Building Supply
Leroy Ballou
Port Arthur
LeDeaux
Cuba
New Iberia
Jefferson
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Nancy Mitchell
City
United Way
City Hall
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Herb Wilson
Will Hadden
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