Volunteers Clean Texas Beaches In Mauro Final Cleanup
More than 8,000 volunteers collected 119 tons of trash along 67 miles of Texas beaches during Garry Mauro's last cleanup as land commissioner. The effort gathered odd items including a Poland soap bottle and a Mexican can, with 4,168 tons collected since 1986. The next cleanup is planned for April 24.
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Fort Hood plotter jailed for five years in weapons case
A Fort Worth militia member, Michael Dorsett, 43, was sentenced to five years in federal prison for plotting to attack Fort Hood during the July 4 1997 Freedom Fest. He and 11 others linked to the plot were arrested across Texas Colorado and Kansas.
Federal inmate bed shortage boosts Texas county center
Brown notes shortage as federal inmates flow to facilities leasing beds at 35 to 50 dollars per inmate daily. Ector County Correctional Center earns 41.26 per inmate day, housing 185 to 200 inmates with expansion to 225. Center, opened to hold federal prisoners, is 80 percent federal, many awaiting disposition or sentencing.
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Don Williams awarded 1994 Helen Farabee Award by United Way Odessa
Don Williams received the 1994 Helen Farabee Award for outstanding charitable and business leadership in Texas. Mike Rush praised his ethics in business and community impact. Don and Rita Williams contributed $50,000 to Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Odessa, part of a larger $300,000 fundraising effort for the campus in 1978.
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