Texas pipeline safety push may create national center
Railroad Commissioner Charles Matthews in Odessa promotes a bill to create the National Pipeline Center for Operations and Safety Research. If the bill passes Congress and is signed by President Clinton, Texas Tech and Texas A&M would join the Railroad Commission and Koch Industries in a joint center. The project aims to use university engineering departments to boost pipeline safety in Texas for fiscal year 2001.
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Gladys Reynolds Born on September Nineteenth 1900
Gladys Reynolds is proud to state she was born on the nineteenth day of the ninth month in the year 1900.
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Scientists find bacteria use language to coordinate infections
Washington reports researchers show deadly bacteria such as E. coli and salmonella communicate via chemical signals to assess numbers before releasing toxins. Bonnie Bassler of Princeton notes toxins are produced only after reaching a critical mass, increasing infection success.
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Flowing hydrants not endangering city water supply
Odessa officials reassure residents that hydrant flushing in September uses little water relative to daily city use. Assistant fire chief Steve Pollock says the volume is manageable and not a threat to the water supply. Utilities director Debbie McReynolds notes no rationing or shortage fears in the near term. CRMWD general manager John Grant confirms the district’s member cities receive sufficient water for this year and likely next year.
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Hispanic Caucus Aims to Expand Influence in Congress
On opening day of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute conference Rep Loretta Sanchez notes the House Commerce Committee has no Hispanic members and ids membership on the panel as a priority. She recalls a past Hispanic member Bill Richardson and reviews 106th Congress outcomes and next session expectations.
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Downtown LA Transit Strike Brings Morning Chaos
Downtown Los Angeles on the first workday of a transit strike saw about 450000 commuters scrambling for rides and driving themselves as temperatures hit the 90s. About 4300 United Transportation Union members began the strike on Saturday, halting 2000 buses and rail and subway lines across a 1400 square mile region.
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Trinity Railway Express Opens Linking Dallas and Tarrant County
The Trinity Railway Express commuter line debuted linking Dallas with Tarrant County, drawing hundreds on its first day as the Fort Worth Transportation Authority and Dallas Area Rapid Transit project to reach 11,000 riders daily by next year, removing about 9,000 cars from the road.
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