Sena pleads guilty in long-ago bus crash case
Ray Sena owner of Shuttlejack pleads guilty to involuntary manslaughter and related crimes in a 1999 bus crash near Santa Fe that killed chaperone Gary Apodaca and student Eric Garcia. He faces up to eight years. sentencing date pending after a 60 day evaluation. He also admitted to child abuse counts and relinquished rights to appeal. The crash prompted safety probes and fleet maintenance concerns.
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Ray Sena
Henry Valdez
Gary Apodaca
Eric Garcia
National Transportation Safety Board
Sena
State Public Regulation Commission
New Mexico
Stephen Pfeffer
Pfeffer
Close Race in New Mexico for U S House Seat
In New Mexico's 2nd District a tight contest pits Democrat John Arthur Smith against Republican Steve Pearce. Both claim pro life and gun rights, while voters in Las Cruces and Albuquerque weigh regional concerns amid a battle for House control and heavy national ad spending.
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Joe Skeen
Skeen
Harold Runnels
Albuquerque
Brian Sanderoff
Pearce
Desert Smith
House of Representatives
House
Smith
New Mexico
Bush
Gore
Las Cruces
NAFTA's Mixed Record on Texas Trade and Poverty Debates
Houston report shows Texas exports to Mexico doubled under NAFTA and Texas handles peak cross border cargo. Yet poverty, health coverage, and environmental impacts along the Texas Mexico border remain disputed with experts noting most gains accrue in Mexico and noting broader economic effects across Houston's trade tied to international commerce.
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Texas
Mexico
NAFTA
Federal Bureau of Transportation Statistics
United States
Texas-Mexico
Canada
Houston Chronicle
U.S
Cemex
Texas Health and Human Services Commission
Joe Williamson
Symbol Technologies
Williamson
Plan Continues on Domestic Wells in Chaves County
Chaves County faces a hot issue as growth prompts talk of action on domestic wells. Commissioner Alice Eppers suggests tax credits for homeowners using less than yearly limits while further meetings are planned after Monday's session to refine policies and ordinances.
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Chaves County
Alice Eppers
Eppers
Bush pushes UN action on Iraq with disarm or coalition plan
President Bush urged the United Nations to disarm Saddam Hussein or risk the United States forming a coalition to do so. He had last visited the 2nd District in August for a $200,000 fundraiser. The president declared a raiser at a Las Cruces hotel.
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Saddam Hussein
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Bush
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