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West, Texas is located in McLennan County. Zip codes in West, TX include 76691. The median home price in West is $119,900. More West information.

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2 hrs ago | The Wichita Eagle

In poetry and faith, life matters

Christian Wiman, a well-known poet and until recently the editor of Poetry magazine, has written what may become a spiritual classic.

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6 hrs ago | CultureMap

Mystery only deepens around West Texas explosion: Blast compared to Oklahoma City

Authorities have revealed the latest details of the ongoing investigation into what caused a fire and explosion at a fertilizer plant in West, Texas last month.

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8 hrs ago | Examiner.com

Texas votes unanimously to ban animal shelter gas chambers

The last 30 animal shelters in South and West Texas will no longer end the lives of unwanted shelter dogs, cats, kittens, and puppies by gas chambers using carbon monoxide or carbon dioxide.

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14 hrs ago | Federal Emergency Management Agency

West, Texas Disaster Recovery Center Open Sunday

The State/FEMA Disaster Recovery Center in West, Texas will be open Sunday, May 19 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. The DRC will resume normal hours Monday, May 20.

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Sat May 18, 2013

Texas Highways

Fandangle

Each time I visit the West Texas town of Albany, it seems that the locals mistake me for a resident.

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Merced Sun-Star

Jack Mobley: Obama left men to die

I believe there are bonds formed in this life which should never be compromised or broken.

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Nature Neuroscience

Department Chair and Professor-Department of Pharmacology and Neuroscience

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine invites applicants for the position of Chair of the Department of Pharmacology and Neuroscience.

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KGNS-TV Laredo

City of Laredo officials visit West, Texas

Laredo's mayor was among a group of city officials who paid a visit to the city of West, Texas today.

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Monterey County Herald

Phil Bowhay: Tales of heroism on sea, in air

Closing in now on Armed Forces Day and Memorial Day, those of us involved one way or another can remember all sorts of bravery and heroism.

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WAFB-TV Baton Rouge

State Fire Marshal returns from West, Texas explosion scene

Louisiana State Fire Marshal Butch Browning recently returned from West, Texas. West is the site of a fertilizer plant explosion that killed 14 and injured 200 more.

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Fri May 17, 2013

The Skanner

VIDEO: Cause of Fatal West Texas Blast Remains Mystery

Investigators have not ruled out an intentional fire being behind explosions at a fertilizer plant in the small town of West that left 15 people dead, the Texas fire marshal said Thursday.State Fire Marshal Chris Connealy said investigators were unable to rule out three possible causes, including a spark from a golf cart, an electrical short or an ... (more)

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National Public Radio

After Deadly Chemical Plant Disasters, There's Little Action

The PBF Energy refinery in Paulsboro, N.J., uses toxic chemicals such as hydrofluoric acid.

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Lowell Sun

Cause of Texas plant explosion undetermined, arson not ruled out

Investigators announced on Thursday the results of a probe into what caused last month's fertilizer plant explosion in West, Texas.

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Star-Telegram.com

Billie Sol Estes, the 'king of Texas wheeler-dealers,' dies

A jagged bolt of lightning slashed through the darkened afternoon sky, commanding the undivided attention of the trio huddled beside a grave.

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Counterpunch

Business-Friendly Corpses

When the nine-story building in Dhaka, Bangladesh, collapsed, 1127 people were killed.

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El Paso Times

Authorities: Crime not ruled out in West, Texas blast

A searcher in a protective suit walks through the blast zone of the fertilizer plant that exploded Wednesday night in West, Texas Thursday April 18, 2013.

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Summit County Voice

Climate: Drought conditions edge westward

Drought woes have eased in the Midwest after a wet spring, but the far West, California in particular, are facing continued dry conditions.

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Thu May 16, 2013

KIII

Fire Marshals Make Announcement Regarding Cause of West Explosion

Texas Fire Marshals made an announcement Thursday regarding the cause of the fertilizer plant explosion in West, Texas, that killed 15 people and injured hundreds on April 17.

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KCBD-TV Lubbock

Former West Texas mayor admits stealing $100K

The former mayor of a tiny West Texas town has pleaded guilty to stealing about $100,000 from the town treasury.

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International Business Times

Texas Tornadoes Update: 6 People Killed, Homes Toppled Down

Tornadoes that struck a neighborhood in Texas left not just physical wreckage but scar the hearts of people as tornadoes destroy homes constructed through the volunteer initiative Habitat for Humanity.

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