Autumn drought threatens Texas with dry conditions and fires
Forest service warns cooler weather brings brush and trash burn risk while rains quench southeast fires. North Texas endures 76 rainless days, water restrictions hit Edwards Aquifer areas, and Lake Throckmorton drops to near drought depths as volunteers advance a pipeline to boost water supply. Wildfires destroyed 29 homes, with 1,677 threatened as 1,035 fires burned almost 108000 acres.
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Forest Service
Traci Bowen
Texas
Bowen
Norain
Central Texas
Edwards
Foundation
San Antonio
Mexico
Yucatan Peninsula
Gulf of Mexico
Ely
LEAP trade corridor advances through West Texas tour
MOTRAN leaders note LEAP links Texas with the Pacific via Presidio and Chihuahua. Officials say two lane Mexican roads need upgrades while a four lane bypass near Presidio and a border highway between El Paso and Ojinaga are under construction, with completion targets in 2001 and 2003.
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Texas
Motran
Odessa
Midland
United States
Pacific Ocean
Chihuahua
Mexico
Betsy Triplett-Hart
Midland-Odessa Transportation Alliance
Presidio
Hart
U.S
Sinaloa
Rick Menchaca
Joaquin Barrios
Department of Communication and Public Works
el Paso
Ojinaga
Rogelio Fernandez
Transportation Department
Armando Martinez
Sinaloa Economic Development Council
Pacific
la Entrada al Pacifico
Martinez
Management Center open house for Permian Basin nonprofits
Midland area residents are invited to an open house of the Nonprofit Management Center of the Permian Basin from 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesday at 550 W. Texas Suite 1260. Director LaNell Honeyman says the center aids nonprofits by improving efficiency, fundraising, and governance with a $150,000 Meadows Foundation grant funding a three year program.
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Midland
Permian Basin
W. Texas
LaNell Honeyman
Nonprofit Management Center
Honeyman
The
Meadows Foundation of
Dallas
Liberating Death Camps Lecture At Confederate Air Force
The Odessa American reports a 2 p.m. Saturday lecture at the Confederate Air Force hangar on liberating Nazi prison camps. Speakers Mike Jacobs and Elmer Ratliff share World War II memories. Jacobs survived the death camps while Ratliff helped liberate Dachau.
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Confederate Air Force
Mike Jacobs
Elmer Ratliff
Jacobs
Ratliff
Dachau
Jury convicts Valles on assault charges after child testimony
An 11 to 1 jury takes 45 minutes to find Valles guilty based on testimony including his own son, who said the assault was planned. He receives life in prison and $10,000 fines per count, with parole eligibility in 30 years amid debate on parole politics.
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Valles
Adams
Wilkerson
Novert Morales
Morales
Permian Basin Fair Adds Modern Touches This Week
Permian Basin Fair and Exposition presents weekday armbands for rides and more animal acts. Past President Karen Hirst says fairs will reflect current life such as computer generated art and lifestyle trends while visitors enjoy sights and treats from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. at the Ector County Coliseum today.
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Karen Hirst
Ector County Coliseum
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Dennis Cain
National Weather Service
Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission
Tnrcec
State
Texas Department of Agriculture
Agrstate
Topolobampo
Presido
Odessa-Midland
Canadian
Inchon
Naval Air Station Corpus Christi
Uss Inchon
Naval Station Ingleside
Ingleside
Crenshaw
Darrel
Steve Estes
Lisa Crenshaw Estes
Crenshaw Carpets
Ector County Commissioners’ Court
Ector County
Ooam Administration
Jerry D. Caddel
Greg Simmons
Missioner
Wilmer Ray
Freddie Gardner
Tom Todd
Criminal Justice
Texas Department of Criminal
Justice
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