Texans Call For Safe Driving During Christmas New Year Holidays
Texas DPS Director Col. Wilson E. Speir urged motorists to join law enforcement in cutting holiday crash deaths. Officials expect about 100 fatalities across the Christmas and New Year period, with specific tallies for Christmas and New Year weekends in South Texas. The campaign includes Operation Motorcide and frequent fatality updates to the public.
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Wilson E. Speir
Texas Department of Public Safety
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DPS
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Kent Odom
Corpus Christi
Department of Public Safety
Valley Bank deposits rise with November totals across region
Valley Bank and savings and loan deposits increased in November by 10.3 million from October and 102.3 million from November last year. Total deposits reached 626,881,671 with banks holding 479,550,350 and savings and loan investments 147,331,321, all records. Building permits also showed stronger activity with 3,766,185 in new permits. McAllen led with 1,922,365 followed by Brownsville 507,855 and Harlingen 356,545. Other towns reported varied permits including Mission 225,485 Edinburg 159,800 and Weslaco 115,186.
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Valley Chamber of Commerce
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Harlingen
Mission
Edinburg
Raymondville
Pharr
Libel Suit Not Dropped In Harlingen TV case
A $2.4 million libel-damage suit against a Harlingen television station and others remains active. Attorney Tom Fleming corrected a false report that Rankin dropped the suit. A Jan. 17 hearing before Dist. Judge William Scanlan concerns a contempt charge over the KGBT-TV news special.
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Tom Fleming
Custom Designed Homes, Inc
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William Scanlan
Quarantine Set on Hogs in 15 South Texas Counties
An outbreak of hog cholera prompts a quarantine restricting hog movement in 15 South Texas counties. Officials based in Harlingen say disease spread likely from a November auction where about 500 hogs sold. No hog movement or sale without Texas Animal Health Commission approval. infected hogs must be killed. Counties: Aransas Bee Calhoun Cameron DeWitt Goliad Gonzales Hidalgo Jackson Karnes Lavaca Refugio Victoria Willacy Wilson.
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U.S
Harlingen
Texas Animal Health Commission
Aransas
Bee
Calhoun
Cameron
DeWitt
Golia
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