Pigman wins Reeves County judge full four year term
Democrat W O Pigman defeats Raza Unida challenger Manuel J Orona for Reeves County judge by 2305 to 1525 with strong absentee and precinct support at Pecos Box 2 and Zavala Junior High. Incumbent Slack easily wins state representative race. White secures large county vote.
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Pigman
Democratic Party
Manuel J. Orona
Raza Unida
Judge Pigman
Orona
Pecos High School
Pecos
Orla
Zavala Junior High School
Reeves County
Richard Slack
Ed McConaha
Slack
McConaha
Richard C. White
Barstow resident wins free turkey prize this week
Carole L. Jackson of Barstow wins the weekly free turkey in a promotion by Pecos merchants and The Enterprise. Drawn at Sprouse-Reitz Store, 2024 S. Eddy. A turkey each week until Christmas and a portable TV grand prize later. Coupons in Friday's issue. deposit at listed stores. Also reports Reeves County election results with Democratic incumbents leading in local races.
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P.O. Box
Barstow
Pecos
Enterprise
Sprouse- Reitz
S. Eddy
Post Office Ponders Window Service Hours Change
Postmaster Don Miller announces a two week study of local post office window hours. Current hours are 8 30 am to 5 pm with last outgoing mail at 4 30 pm. If windows close at 4 30 pm, staffing stays full day and waits reduce. Written or in person comments due by Nov 20 at the post office or 445 4415.
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Don Miller
Miller
Elimin
Clements Wins Texas Governor Job First Republican Since 1870s
Dallas oilman Bill Clements wins the Texas governor race with a thin statewide margin, defeating Democrat eyewitness Hill as 237 counties report. U.S. Senate race favors Republican John Tower over Democrat Robert Krueger by a razor-thin margin, with Hill clinging to a close contest as results come in. Texans also vote on a tax relief amendment amid mixed statewide results for other offices.
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Reeves County
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Associated Press
Dallas
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Texas
U.S
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Senate
Hill
Clements
Bob Krueger
New Braunfels
Austin
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Tower
Kent Hance
Lubbock
George W. Bush
CIA
George Bush
Bill Hobby
Mark White
Railroad Commission
Steve Oaks
Krueger
Savile Row
Houston
Clements wins Texas governor race in historic GOP upset
Texas race remains unsettled as Bill Clements holds 50.4 percent with 250 of 254 counties reporting, leading Attorney General John Hill by about 19 000 votes. Hill concedes little, citing verification and counting delays while both campaigns tout big spending and past debates.
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Dallas
Hill
Clements
Ray Hutchison
Sedco Oil Co
Hutchison
Defense
Washington
Briscoe
Magistrate reports October activity and fines across divisions
The Pecos Division reports nine fines totaling 1825 dollars in October. In Pecos and Midland Odessa divisions, magistrate presided over petty immigration offenses, postal service, and fraud cases. He handled six initial appearances, three post indictment arraignments, two bail reviews and one removal hearing. Three appearance bonds were approved.
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Pecos
land-Odessa
U.S. Postal Service
Preston
Midland-Odessa
Weather Outlook For Pecos And West Texas
Early morning fog in Pecos cleared to fair weather with sunshine yesterday for the election and cooler highs. Forecast through tomorrow calls for fair, with Tuesday high of 62 and morning low 41. In West Texas, warmer today with highs 70s to 80, lows mainly 40s, mountains upper 30s to 40s. Warmer through Thursday, with most regions 70s and 80s, Big Bend up to 80.
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Pecos
Associated Press Fair
Big Bend
Odessa man gets three year term for aiding aliens
Odessa resident David Trevino Rowland, 40, was sentenced to three years for a single count of felony violation of immigration law aiding illegal aliens. The sentence runs concurrently with current confinement, and a work program was recommended for him. Court included other rulings on co-defendants and related drug charges.
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el Paso
David Trevino Rowland
Odessa
U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service
Jose J. Borunda-Borunda
U.S
Pecos
Pedro Lopez-Tovar
Texans approve Tax Relief Amendment in landslide vote
Texans backed the Tax Relief Amendment, with over five to one support, vowing fiscal restraint as lawmakers prepare to convene in January. Voters also added six other amendments, while Propositions 2 and 3 faced potential failure. The package promises more than $1 billion in savings, boosts exemptions for elderly and disabled, and tightens property tax rules.
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Austin
Dolph Briscoe
Briscoe
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