Tornado watch near Pecos as funnel clouds and hail hit West Texas
Weekend storms produced funnel clouds near Pecos and one inch hail on the fringe of Reeves County. Temperatures in Pecos ranged from 41 to 88 with lingering unsettled west Texas weather as a stationary Gulf Coast front persisted.
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Pecos
Reeves County
Midland Weather Service
Texas
Associated Press
Panhandle
Pecos River
South
Dallas
San Antonio
Brownsville
Houston
Department of Public Safety
Gramm Seeks Senate Nominated Wave Against Government
Dr. Phil Gramm, former Texas A M professor, campaigns for the Democratic senatorial nomination arguing for free enterprise. He criticizes inflation and the national deficit and calls for a constitutional amendment to bar deficits except in emergencies. Gramm notes Lloyd Bentsen as a strong rival and says he supports an oil depletion allowance. The primary is May 1.
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Phil Gramm
Texas A&m University
Gramm
Pecos
Community Center
Ed Schmidt
Lloyd Bentsen
Bentsen
Voters choose Pecos mayor as Pigman wins second term
Incumbent Mayor Bill Pigman and two newcomers, Jesus Muniz and Bill Moss, won Pecos city council seats in a high turnout election with 3 449 votes cast. Pigman defeated Carl McGee and Jimmy Gomez for the mayoral post, while Muniz led council hopefuls and Moss secured the other council seat.
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Pecos
Bill Pigman
Pigman
Carl McGee
Jimmy R. Gomez
Gomez
Jesus Muniz
Bill Moss
Muniz
Moss
Outgang
Don
Perea and Montgomery win two seats on school board
Incumbents Frank Perea and Patty H. Montgomery won two year terms on the Pecos-Barstow-Toyah school board as a record 3,990 voters cast ballots. Mitchell, the incumbent, lost with 1,719 votes. Eddie Ferguson Sr. had 1,317.
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Montgomery
Lynn Webb
Pecos-Barstow-Toyah
Pecos
Frank Perea
Patty H. Montgomery
Charles Mitchell
Eddie Ferguson Sr
Barstow
Toyah
Saragosa
Orla
Mrs. Montgomery
Mitchell
Ferguson
Upholds 12 Month City Residency Rule for Mayor Candidates
The Texas Secretary of State confirms Pecos mayoral eligibility requires 12 months residency in the city before election. Jimmy Gomez, who ran at Pecos polling, had only eight months when filing. Gomez was near Eddie Pigman in votes, with Carl McGee trailing.
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Jimmy Bryant
C.W. Wicker
Pigman
Secretary State
Jimmy Gomez
N. Oak St
Pecos
Gomez
Robert Sumners
Secretary of State’s Office
Texas
Sumners
J.J. Maxey
Bill Pigman
Secretary of State
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