Jury Selection Underway in Yarborough Perjury Trial
A six man six woman jury sits to hear evidence in former Texas Supreme Court Justice Don Yarboroughs perjury case. His lawyer admitted a lie to a grand jury investigating forgery but argued it did not affect the grand jurys action. The defense claims entrapment and political maneuvering by the state, seeking to limit charges to misdemeanor perjury with potential penalties of a year plus a $2000 fine.
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Texas Supreme Court
Don Yarbrough
Travis County
Tom S. McCorkle
Dallas
Yarbrough
Austin
Texas
Waggoner Carr
Carr
Bill Rothkopf
Harris County
Rothkopf
Pecos Man Lozano Dies in Ector County Jail
Larry Ortega Lozano a 27 year old Pecos resident died after beating his head against walls and a door in a padded cell. He had been sedated earlier the day after tearing another padded cell. Lozano was jailed on three aggravated assault charges and had been treated at a hospital three times since Jan. 10. A court of inquiry FBI and Texas Rangers will investigate.
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Odessa
Texas
Justice of the Peace
Ector County
Elton Faught
Faught
Larry Ortega Lozano
Pecos
Lozano
FBI
Texas Rangers
Flu cases rise in Texas with A Texas and A Victoria strains
Texas reports a few confirmed flu cases with A Texas and A Victoria strains. No Russian flu detected. Influenza like illness has risen in two weeks. Linda Chandler notes the peak usually in February and March.
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Austin
Texas
State Health Department
Linda Chandler
Bureau of Communicable Disease Services
Helping Hand Project aids Pecos Reeves County families
The Enterprise resumes the Helping Hand service on a limited basis to assist residents facing temporary hardships such as unemployment illness or other setbacks. The notice highlights an 18 year old pregnant girl nearing delivery and seeking baby clothes bassinet blankets or similar items. Call 445 5475 or write P O Box 2057 Pecos Texas 79772 to help.
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Pecos
Reeves County
Enterprise
The
P.O. Box
Texas
Critics Target Carter Budget Proposal and Tax Changes
Congressional critics challenge the 500.2 billion dollar Carter budget and tax reform plan as hearings loom. The House and Senate budget committees set February hearings with targets due by April 15 and a final plan by May 15, aiming to curb inflation while pursuing growth and private-sector cooperation to reduce unemployment.
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Edmond le Breton
Associated Press
Washington
Carter
House
Senate
Congress
House Committee
George H. Mahon
Texas
Mahon
Appropriations Committee
Balmorhea FFA Livestock Show Rescheduled for Tomorrow
The Balmorhea Future Farmers of America Annual Livestock Show will be held tomorrow at 8:30 a.m. at the district barns after a Saturday postponement due to bad weather. Ticket sales for a Savage rifle prize continue through exhibitors, and the barbecue originally planned for Saturday has not yet been rescheduled.
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Future Farmers of America
FFA
Briscoe urges TSTA release tape on endorsement deal
Governor Dolph Briscoe presses the Texas State Teachers Association to publicly release the interview tape regarding its endorsement in the Democratic governors race. He alleges Attorney General John Hill promised large salary and retirement boosts to win TSTA support, costing taxpayers billions and potentially triggering tax hikes.
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Austin
Texas
Dolph Briscoe
Texas State Teachers Association Today
TSTA
Briscoe
Carolyn Harrell
John Hill
Hill
San Antonio
UT system investment report finds no irregularities
A special UT officials report states the University of Texas system investments conform to law and good business practices. Regent Ed Clark says the review was prompted by issues at Houston and Texas Southern universities. The Permanent University Fund holds about 988 million in securities and 2.1 million acres of West Texas land, with income split 23 to 13 among UT Austin Galveston and Texas A&M.
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Austin, Texas
University of Texas System
Austin
Ed Clark
Regents’ Land and Investments Committee
Tam
Clark
University of Houston
Texas Southern University
UT Board of Regents
Permanent University Fund
Texas A&m University System
West
Texas
UT Austin
Galveston
Puses
Texas A&m College
UT System
Water management phase completes Rio Grande Basin plan
Bernard Johnson Incorporated reports another phase of the Water Quality Management Plan for the Rio Grande Basin is finished. It names Reeves County Pecos Toyah Balmorhea Red Bluff Water Power Control District Upper Pecos S&WCD 213 and High Point S&WWCD 230 as possible authorities. Public copies are at Reeves County Courthouse Pecos Toyah Balmorhea City Halls with comments due by February 13 to Robert M Roseman Jr at the Houston office.
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Rio Grande Basin
Bernard Johnson,Inc
Planning Engineers of
Houston
Reeves County
Pecos
Toyah
Balmorhea
Red Bluff Water Power Control District
Upper Pecos
Bernard Johnson
Public Utility Commission
Shoal Creek Boulevard
Austin
West Texas Weather Outlook With Snow and Freezing Drizzle
The Associated Press reports Pecos highs near 58 and a 26 degree low. Panhandle today sees intermittent snow and freezing drizzle with hazardous driving, spreading to the South Plains tonight. Cold elsewhere with partly cloudy skies and a late day temperature drop west of the Pecos.
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Pecos
Associated Press
West Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
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Alabama
Defense Department
Thomas P.o'neill Jr
Dewey F. Bartlett
R-Okla
D-Conn
House Budget Committee
AL Ullman
D-Ore
Ways and Means Committee
Ullman
Circle One
City Hall
P.O
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