Special Airsho 2008 Highlights and Online Poll
The article notes an online poll asking readers for favorite warplane with options such as B 29 Superfortress and P 51 Mustang. It describes Hays students Javon Thomas and Michael Valenzuela dancing during the show and a pilot act where a drunken spectator steals a plane amid tossed beer cans. Ralph Gillette explains the show aids those unable to attend weekend demonstrations and emphasizes pilots showing off and the planes in action like their early flights.
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Hays
Michael Valenzuela
Ralph Gillette
CAF
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Commemorative Air Force Remains World’s Largest Flying Museum
The Commemorative Air Force, over 50 years collecting warbirds, counts about 8,500 members and a fleet of more than 160 airplanes spanning 60 types from American and select foreign air forces since World War I.
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Commemorative Air Force
CAF
Delays in Permitting Hit Oil Industry Across Texas
The two week delay for expedited permits doubles from a year ago, impacting drilling, disposal, and injection permits. Ben Sheppard of the Permian Basin Petroleum Association blames long waits on staffing shortages as the Railroad Commission considers emergency funding from the Legislative Budget Board. Lt. Gov Dewhurst and Speaker Craddick discuss funding plans, with a special House panel set for Oct. 6 to hear testimony and decide on the request.
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Permian Basin Petroleum Association
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Legislative Budget Board
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Tom Craddick
Dewhurst
Associated Press
LBB
Warren Chisum
Rpampa
House Appropriations Committee
Presidio levee stability prompts disaster response
Ponton said levees seem stabilized though the town remains at risk as Rio Grande rises after heavy rains and water releases from Mexico’s Luis Leon Reservoir. Governor Perry declared a disaster for Presidio County and sought a presidential declaration while inmate crews and local workers fortified the 1,300 foot trestle with sandbags and dirt to slow the flood.
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Ojinaga
Mexico
Rio Grande
Luis Leon
Rick Perry
Presidio County
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