Bitter storm loosens grip on Texas as weather eases
A bitter storm blamed for at least one death eased its frigid hold on Texas. Ice melted and natural gas service restored in most of the north, though Wichita Falls faced continued curtailments for gas supply. Dallas and Fort Worth schools reopened or delayed while extreme lows across the midwest were reported.
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Associated Press
Texas
Wichita Falls
Lone Star Gas Co
Fort Worth
Dallas
Julia Villanueva
Texas Legislature Opens Amid Windfall Spending Debate
The Texas Legislature convened in Austin for a 140 day session under Speaker Bill Clayton and Lt. Gov. Bill Hobby. Key issues include managing a $3 billion windfall, crime control, property tax reform, and school finance with Gov. Dolph Briscoe resisting a special session.
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Jack Keever
Associated Press
Austin, Tex
Texas
Mark White
House
Bill Clayton
Bill Hobby Presid
Senate
Dolph Briscoe
Hobby
Extension courses offer lessons from typing to golf
Extension courses provide a wide range from typing to golf for night study at Bessie Haynes Elementary School at 6 30 p m today. Odessa College offers at least 15 signups per class with 15 plus courses taught last spring and 18 in the fall. Courses span management business law typewriting accounting electrical circuits welding and more. Additional classes cover child psychology police work and law enforcement. Weather conscious students can take tennis and golf and Spanish beginners. Writing composition literature and Western masterpieces also appear along with government US history economics and general mathematics. Sul Ross will host kindergarten techniques school public relations and guidance administration at 7 p m in the High School Library with a 10 student minimum for graduate level courses tuition 68 for three semester hours and 86 for six hours with veteran discounts.
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Bessie Haynes
Odessa College
Sul Ross
County approves budget boosts and consolidation study
The County Commission unanimously approved a budget increase and called for a feasibility study on consolidating the sheriff's office with Pecos Police. The meeting also covered jail staffing requests, equipment purchases, and various department matters, including health officer appointment and holiday leave.
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Florez
Cothrun
Sheriff's Department
Federal Bureau of Prison
Adventist
Walter Holcombe
Holcombe
Veterans’ Land Board
Howard Harris
A.J. Potter
Max Stool
Veterans’ Service
Marcos Martinez Jr
Ford
Pecos Motors
Robinson
Raul Florez
County Commission
Cecil Cothrun
Gene Douglas
Reeves County officers urged to enroll in law enforcement classes
Law enforcement officers sign up for classes at 6:30 p m today at Bessie Haynes Elementary with sessions at Reeves County Sheriff's office. Sheriff Raul Florez says continued education and degrees raise department efficiency and public service. Odessa College coordinator Dr. Oliver Nordmarken praises the plan as highly effective.
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Bessie Haynes Elementary
Reeves County — Sheriff's Office
Florez
Reeves County Sheriff's Office
Oliver Nordmarken
Odessa College
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