Defeated Democrats Seek Recount in Texas Races
Forty two Texas counties are asked to recount results from last Tuesday’s tight gubernatorial and Senate races. Democrats John Hill and Bob Krueger await word as counties begin review, with some counties resisting. Secretary of State Oaks cited an informal survey showing Clemons ahead and Tower reelected.
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Austin
Texas
John Hill
Bob Krueger
Corpus Christi
Nueces
Sam Millsap
Hill
Bexar County
Steve Oaks
Bill Clements
U.S
John Tower
Recount talk swirls as Hill Krueger races proceed
In Dallas County a court denial blocks a Krueger recount while informal review of machine counts proceeds alongside Hill. Across Texas counties officials await guidelines before setting dates for ballot reviews, with Wichitas, Gregg, Nacogdoches, Lubbock and Galveston among those planning or delaying recount actions. Baeza-Pagan, 22, was released on bond after a Pecos bar arrest for possession of a firearm on licensed premises.
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Harris
Randall and
Bee
Dallas
Harris Houston County
Oaks
Joe Jesus Baeza- Pagan
S. Alamo
Pecos
Reeves County
Raul Florez
Baeza-Pagan
Dallas County
Krueger
Bexar
Ector
Midland
Austin
Wichita County
Gregg
Nacogdoches
San Patricio
Lubbock
Angelina County
Tarrant
el Paso
Bowie
Potter
Smith
Fort Bend
Montgomery
Galveston
Garry Mauro
Pecos youth’s probation revoked for arson case
Willie Ray Terry of 19 314 S. Orange Pecos was placed on four years of supervised probation on July 24 and was revoked on Monday. He received an indeterminate term not less than two years in the Texas Department of Corrections after pleading guilty to a second degree felony arson connected to the East Pecos Community Center fire on April 9. Indicted May 8 by Reeves County Grand Jury for the 143rd Judicial District Court, the case led to the probation revocation following a marijuana arrest and a motion filed by District Attorney Walter Holcombe. The 143rd Judicial District Court ordered the imprisonment suspension revoked and Terry to be turned over to the TDC.
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Willie Ray Terry
S. Orange
Pecos
Texas Department of Corrections
Terry
Reeves County Grand Jury
Judicial Grand Jury
Judi
Walter Holcombe
143Rd Judicial District Court
TDC
Indictments Named for Immigration and Drug Offenses in Texas
Three defendants named in two indictments returned in Pecos Division of the Western District of Texas. Guadalupe Rojo-Ordonez 26 a resident alien and Carmen Trujillo-Rojo real properties citizen face nine counts for illegal entry. Thurman Dillion Carroll 42 of Waco on bond 315000 charged with importing marijuana and possession with intent to distribute on Oct 19. Indictments sent to U.S. Magistrate J M Preston.
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Pecos
U.S. District Court
Western District of Texas
U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service
Fort Worth
Guadalupe Rojo-Ordonez
Carmen Trujillo-Rojo
U.S
Reeves County
Texas
Waco
Thurman Dillion Carroll
Conner
J.M. Preston
Odessan Barred From Driving After DUI Third Offense
Richard Samuel Beene, 66, of 1114 West 24th Odessa, was placed on five years supervised probation for driving while intoxicated with a prior offense. He must not operate any motor vehicle on any road and may not purchase a vehicle in his name. Beene pleaded guilty July 1 to the offense. sentencing set for November 13. Judge Lawrence Fuller imposed probation over five years imprisonment. He must remain within Ector County unless authorized.
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Richard Samuel Been
W. 24Th
Odessa
Beene
Texas Highway Patrol
Reeves County
Lawrence Fuller
Ector County
Weather Update in West Texas and Panhandle
Monday brought a sunny clear fall day in West Texas with a high near 72 and a 55 degree low. Light rain is expected across the region through Wednesday, turning to snow in the Panhandle. cooler today with further cooling tonight and Wednesday. Highs range from the middle 40s in the north to mid 80s in the south, with tonight’s lows from the 20s north to the 40s south. Wednesday highs fall from the north to around 60 in the south.
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Texas
Panhandle
Witness McCrory testifies in Cullen Davis murder plot trial
FBI informant David McCrory testified in Houston as the trial of oil heir Cullen Davis continued. He described a murder for hire scheme involving Davis and named targets including Davis's wife and stepdaughter. Prosecutors planned to present audio and video tapes from meetings with Davis.
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Associated Press
Houston
FBI
David McCrory
Cullen Davis
Wallace Moore
McCrory
Davis
Fort Worth
Priscilla
Miami Beach eyed as 1980 GOP convention site
Inspections by eleven Republicans and TV network executives began a six city tour to evaluate Miami Beach venues for the 1980 Republican National Convention. Officials cite security costs and potential exposure benefits while noting neighboring cities also vie.
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Martin Merzer
Associated Press
Miami Beach
Dallas
New Orleans
Kansas City
Penny Crankleton
William P. Clements
Texas
U.S
John Tower
Ody Fish
Fish
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