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2 hrs ago | KOSA

Public Transportation Now Available For West Odessa

CBS 7 News Staff July 11, 2009 ODESSA/MIDLAND --Residents in West Odessa Now have a new mean of public transportation, which connects them directly to downtown Midland and Odessa.

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11 hrs ago | The Dallas Morning News

West Texas community with tainted water seeks Brockovich's help

Kay Sathre , with Sheldon Johnson, compares a clean water filter with one that was in her filtration system three days.

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Fri Jul 10, 2009

Abilene News-Headlines

West Texas summer

Alexis Hughes, 9 , Breanna Hughes, 11, and Sierra McAllister, 14, frolic in a pool on South 14th Street on Friday in Abilene.

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KCBD-TV Lubbock

A West Texas sailor has died in Afghanistan.

A West Texas sailor has died in Afghanistan. The Department of Defense says 21-year-old Darren Ethan Tate of Canyon died July 8th.

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Thu Jul 09, 2009

KBMT

High Speed Rail Could Connect West Texas to Denver

New Mexico, Colorado and Texas are applying for federal funds to study the viability of a high-speed rail system from El Paso through New Mexico to Denver.

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Market Wire

Treaty Energy Corporation to Acquire Oil & Gas Lease in West Texas

Treaty Energy Corporation today announced that it intends to acquire a 360-acre lease in Taylor County, Texas with three existing wells that, with minor rework, are projected to be back into production within 30 days.

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KOSA

Man Guilty of Ponzi Scheme, Asking For Temporary Release

CBS 7 News Staff July 6, 2009 BIG SPRING - A West Texas man who pled guilty to robbing investors of millions of dollars is asking the court to let him out of jail because of a medical condition.

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Wed Jul 08, 2009

Portland's CW32 KRCW -TV

Texas has driest regions in the US; major cities baking in heat, rainfall chances slim

If not for the triple-digit heat, central Texas rancher Debbie Davis could almost think it was a different season entirely.

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Tue Jul 07, 2009

KWTX

Rain Moves Out, Hot Dry Conditions Move Back In

High pressure in the upper levels of the atmosphere is returning to Texas, bringing with it the sizzling temperatures and dry humidity old-timers know so well.

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KRLD NewsRadio 1080

Drought Dire In Parts Of Texas

Nationally, Central and South Texas were alone Tuesday in experiencing the two most severe stages of drought _ extreme and exceptional.

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Mon Jul 06, 2009

KOSA

Hot Jobs in West Texas

CBS 7 News Staff July 6, 2009 According to a new report, if you want a job in the next several years in parts of West Texas, you may want to teach or work in a retail store.

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KTUL

Movie Shoot Moves To Downtown Tulsa

A major motion picture is being shot in Tulsa this week. "The Killer Inside Me" stars Jessica Alba, Casey Affleck, Kate Hudson and Simon Baker, among others.

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Sun Jul 05, 2009

AccuWeather.com

Nicer in the Midwest for Cookouts and Storm Clean-Up

NEW! Lightning Strike Animation! AccuWeather.com MapSpace features colorful, easy-to-read animations of the last two hours of lightning strikes across the United States and six regions.

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Sat Jul 04, 2009

Telegram & Gazette

Illegal ads a sticky situation for many towns

Roll up to an intersection in many places and the sign you see might not only tell you to stop, yield or turn in a certain direction, it might also feature unwanted ads for a taco joint, surf shop, miracle diet, a political candidate, or urge tourists to go home.

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South Texas Chisme

Slow to no justice for boys raped in Texas juvenile facility

More than two years ago, a pair of former administrators at a remote West Texas juvenile prison were indicted on charges accusing them of sexually preying on teenage boys at the facilitya 'a development hailed by the state's attorney general as a first step toward justice in a statewide scandal.

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Fri Jul 03, 2009

KOSA

New Cases of the H1N1 Flu Virus Confirmed in West Texas

CBS 7 News Staff July 2, 2009 BREWSTER COUNTY - More swine flu cases have been confirmed in West Texas.

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Thu Jul 02, 2009

WFAA-TV Dallas

Showers, thunderstorms forecast for much of Texas

Showers and thunderstorms were possible across parts of Texas on Tuesday but the heat is holding on.

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Wed Jul 01, 2009

Abilene Reporter-News

Judge orders accused TYC sex offenders to appear in court

After months of delays, two former Texas Youth Commission administrators have been ordered to appear in court, Ward County records show.

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KOSA

TYC Sex Abuse Scandal Case Handed to Odessa Judge

Homeowners in the State of Texas could soon have more trouble finding legitimate contract workers as a major regulatory commission closes its doors for good.

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Tue Jun 30, 2009

Victoria Advocate

10 oilfield theft ring suspects arrested

Originally published June 30, 2009 at 7:52 p.m., updated June 30, 2009 at 8:57 p.m. ODESSA, Texas a ' Ten people have been arrested in the theft of about $2 million worth of oil and gas condensate from oil companies and producers in three West Texas counties.

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