Activists urge Bush to pledge ADA support in Texas
About a dozen activists urged Gov. George W. Bush to sign a pledge of strong ADA enforcement. Bush campaign officials refused pledges, citing a plan to spend over $1 billion in five years to improve access. Activists protested reporter exclusion but left after brief talks.
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Ray Sullivan
Belinda Carlton
Coalition of
Texans With Disabilities
Carlton
al Gore
Gore
Bush Campaign
Sullivan
Bush
Texas
Bob Kafka
Austin
George W. Bush
Sandra Murgia
Rona Schnall
Groups urge ending volume discounts on pollution fees in Texas
A coalition of public interest groups urged Texas leaders to fund environmental programs by reforming fee structures. Proposals seek to lower air pollution fees from 26 to 20 per ton while removing the 4,000 ton cap, potentially adding 8 to 12 million yearly revenue for air quality efforts. A flat 75 cent water connection fee could raise 2.3 million annually and eliminate wastewater inspection caps to add 412 thousand more, shifting higher costs to larger polluters.
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Austin
Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission
TNRCC
Tom “Smitty” Smith
Texas Office of Public Citizen
Texas Center For Policy Studies
Glenn Shankle
Commission
Shankle
Smith
Dwayne “Sparky
Anderson
Texas Chapter of
Clean Water Action
Expert from 1B scene in pasture prompts autopsy note
Ector County Sheriff Starl Rogers praised the department for preserving the site after a disturbance on Wednesday night. He described remains as bones with some mummified skin, noting the sex could not be determined until positive identification. An anthropologist offered free service to Texas agencies, charging out-of-state agencies high fees.
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Gill-King
Ector County
Starl Rogers
Rogers
Texas
Odessa area blotter reports multiple crimes and injuries
A Odessa police blotter lists incidents including burglary at 1500 block North Adams Avenue with televisions and electronics stolen. a deadly conduct report on a car shot at in the 10500 block of Bradley Road. an injury to a child at the Ector County Coliseum. a bond release on drug and DUI charges. theft from a San Andres Drive home. unauthorized use of a vehicle with a suspect in jail. and bonds set for two suspects, highlighting local crime activity and recent arrests.
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Odessa
Bradley Road
San Andres Drive
Ector County
Richard Marcelino Landreth
Yellowstone Drive
Nondurable Goods, Services Drive Job Gains Last Month
Nondurable goods manufacturing added 900 jobs last month after a July gain of 2,000. Services expanded by 11,700, led by business services and engineering. Claims rose in manufacturing, agricultural, and finance real estate real estate. Metro unemployment ranged 1.6 percent Bryan College Station to 13.4 percent McAllen Edinburg Mission.
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Bryan College Station
McAllen-Edinburg Mission
Contaminated Odessa chromium sites face cleanup plan
EPA Superfund sites in Odessa encompass four chromium contamination cases including Sprague Road. Plans call for design and bids, with cleanup years and possible water connections for nearby homes. City aims to begin work soon, funded mainly by the Superfund and state, with costs set for residents’ water usage.
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Loop
Fife
National Chromium
Stevens Road
Malott
Sprague Road
Odessa
John F Villanacci
TDH
Department of Environmental Epidemiology
North Odessa
Leigh Metal
Villanacci
Debbie McReynolds
EPA
McReynolds
Suspected Mexican cartel leader linked to multiple killings
U S authorities say Vicente Carrillo Fuentes faces 10 murder counts and nine counts of ordering killings in a continuing criminal enterprise. Mexican officials report exhumations at three ranches revealed nine identified victims and possible more. Carrillo Fuentes allegedly evades capture by moving locations and may have police corruption risk nearby.
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Carrillo Fuentes
FBI
Jose Refugio Rubalcava
Juarez State Police
Bridge of the Americas
Teen detectives probe leads in unresolved shooting case
Orras says no strong suspects yet and progress is slow. Bartlett runs the Metro Homicide inquiry as officers, including Abalos, interview many witnesses and sift through tips about a vehicle involved. Call Metro Homicide at 335-4615 or Crime Stoppers at 333-TIPS if you have information.
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Orras
Metro
Larry) Bartlett
Metro Homicide
Bartlett
B.R. Abalos
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Texas Department of Health
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U.S
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Odessa Council For the Arts & Humanities
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