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West Point News

Local news for West Point, TX continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

Apr 16, 2008 | Austin American Statesman

Boost at Criminal Justice

Gov. Rick Perry made a wise choice this month in elevating Oliver Bell to chairman of the Texas Criminal Justice Board. via Austin American Statesman

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Fri Apr 11, 2008

KRISTV.COM Corpus Christi

New chairman selected for prison board

“It is with great sadness that I pass my gavel to Mr. Bell and my board position to Mr. Nelson”

Oliver Bell, president of an Austin-based human resources consulting firm, has been appointed chairman of the Texas Board of Criminal Justice, the nine-member panel that oversees the Texas prison system. via KRISTV.COM Corpus Christi

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Wed Apr 02, 2008

Houston Chronicle

Today in Texas Political History

Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress Ralph Yarborough was elected to the U.S. Senate on April 2, 1957. via Houston Chronicle

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Related Topix: Webster, TX, Houston Metro, Edinburg, TX, Texas

Sat Mar 22, 2008

Austin American Statesman

Nightmare at Guantanamo

“It was my job to stop those behaviors -- it was my duty, even, since the day I took my oath as a commissioned officer in the U.S. Army.”

O ne year after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, U.S. Army Chaplain James Yee -- a converted Muslim, born and raised in America -- was sent to the Guantnamo Bay detention facility with the assignment of ... via Austin American Statesman

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Related Topix: Terrorism, Opinion

Sat Feb 16, 2008

El Paso Times

Parkland's Dudley signs with Houston

“I'm proud of him and look up to him a whole bunch and want to follow in his footsteps”

Senior Matt Dudley of Parkland High School, middle, signed a national letter of intent to accept a track and field scholarship from the University of Houston. via El Paso Times

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Thu Feb 14, 2008

San Antonio Express-News

Traveling law office fights for vets

“This may be the beginning of a national movement”

Officials of a Michigan law school hope a recreational vehicle equipped with two laptop computers will be part of the solution for military veterans who feel short-changed. The University of Detroit Mercy ... via San Antonio Express-News

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Related Topix: San Antonio Metro, Social Security, Personal Finance, San Antonio, TX

Wed Jan 09, 2008

Del Rio News-Herald

Harvey Lester 'Les' Strawn

“In 2008 the Wall of History inside the Texas Highway Patrol Museum in San Antonio will be renamed 'The Les Strawn Wall of History' in his honor.”

Harvey Lester 'Les' Strawn, Jr., age 81, of Comanche, Texas died Monday, Jan. 7, 2008 at his daughter's home after a lengthy battle with cancer and heart disease. via Del Rio News-Herald

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Related Topix: Albany, TX, Eastland, TX, Del Rio, TX, Rising-Star, TX, Texas

Wed Jan 02, 2008

Cleburne Times-Review

, Cleburne, TX

“This thesis is truly remarkable in both its scope and its potential implications”

Maj. Chad Carroll, a 1990 Cleburne High School graduate, won the 2007 Northwestern Mutual Best Master's Thesis Award by the Institute for Public Relations. via Cleburne Times-Review

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Related Topix: Cleburne, TX

Mon Nov 12, 2007

Killeen Daily Herald

Former Harker Heights mayor veteran of wars, local politics

“Most of the moments associated with war aren't good because people get hurt or killed, and they are people you know.”

By Mason W. Canales Killeen Daily Herald HARKER HEIGHTS - Standing in his front yard, Maj. via Killeen Daily Herald

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Related Topix: Killeen Metro, Killeen, TX, Fort Hood, TX, Bell County, TX

Thu Nov 08, 2007

KEYE-TV Austin

Women pilots to fly Apaches over Memorial Stadium

“It's not any worse for one than it is for the other.”

They take on some of the most vital missions in Iraq -- and they're coming to the skies over Austin. via KEYE-TV Austin

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Related Topix: Fort Hood, TX, Austin, TX

Sat Oct 20, 2007

Kerrville Daily Times

Donald H. Henderson

Donald H. Henderson, 82, passed away on Monday, Oct. 15, 2007, at a local care center. via Kerrville Daily Times

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Related Topix: Henderson, TX, Kerr County, TX

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