Toyah Pecos Barstow consolidation in doubt
Toyah Independent School District and Pecos Barstow ISD consolidation faces uncertainty as Pecos board members receive a letter from attorney John Tomlin claiming all state court avenues are exhausted and the only possible path may be a U.S. Supreme Court appeal. The note suggests potential limits to pursuing consolidation in the long running case.
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Pecos-Barstow Isd
Pecos
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Toyah School
United States Supreme Court
Tomlin
High Court
Texas
Toyah
U.S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Texas High Court
A.R. Archer
Monahans
el Paso Court of Civil Appeals
el Paso
Archer
Supreme Court
Big trucks roll again as drivers end park-in
The Fraternal Association of Steel Haulers says drivers return to the road from park-ins at truck stops across the nation amid protests over low speed limits and high fuel costs. About 200 independent drivers voted to end actions in Colorado, while leaders plan a national association and possible future actions if needs aren’t met.
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Ohio
New Jersey
West Virginia
Kansas
Oklahoma
Fraternal Association of Steel Haulers
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William Hill
Colorado
Association of
Independent Truckers
Dave Towsend
Denver
Washington
Merchants open later for Christmas buying
Pecos merchants extend shopping hours this week with many stores open until evening through Christmas Eve. Penney’s Gibson’s Williams Department Store and others announce later closing times as women’s fashions sell well and business remains steady for the season.
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Pan
Penney's
Bill Davis
Davis
Lary Windham
Gibson
Gibson's
Carlton Williams
Williams Department Store
Pharmacist injured as freight train strikes pickup near Pecos
Oscar Beck, a Pecos pharmacist, remains hospitalized after his late model pickup was struck by an eastbound freight train at an unmarked crossing about three miles east of Pecos. The collision occurred around 9:45 a.m. as Beck did not see the train traveling 55 to 60 mph. The pickup was pushed about 50 feet along the right of way. Beck received chest, shoulder, and forehead contusions and was admitted for observation after Memorial Hospital emergency treatment.
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Pecos
Oscar Beck
DPS
Jerry Byrne
Beck
Byrne
Enginee
Ward County voters cancel swimming pool bonds
Ward County voters Saturday approved canceling the proposed 80000 bonds for Barstow pool construction. Eight of nine precincts reported 117 residents cast ballots. 104 voted for cancelation and 13 opposed.
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Ward County
Barstow
West Texas hit by cold snap from northern snow
Weekend chill lingered across West Texas with early freezes reaching as far as Houston and San Antonio. Readings dipped to 23 at Wink and 32 at College Station as highs struggled to reach the 40s and 60s in Pecos.
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Associated Press
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Wink
Childress
Texarkana
Beaumont-Port Arthur
Wichita Falls
Dalhart
Longview
Tyler
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Houston and
Mineral Wells
College Station
San Angelo
Governor commutes minor marijuana sentences in Texas
In Austin, Gov Dolph Briscoe will commute the sentences of several hundred prisoners convicted of possessing less than four ounces of marijuana. Rep Ronald Earle says releases will begin as paperwork completes, with a voluntary rehabilitation program in eight cities to aid reintegration.
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Laredo
Jasper
Fort Worth
San Antonio
Huntsville
Houston
State Board of Pardons and Paroles
Charles Shandera
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