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Courts to decide
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HOUSTON (UPI) — Harris
County officials, confused last
week by the wording in ajudge’s
order pertaining to the demoli
tion of “Tent City USA,” awa
ited a ruling in court Monday on
whether or not they could clear
the debris.
The makeshift city for the
jobless, situated in a state rest
stop east of Houston, was once a
home to as many as 300 resi
dents. Friday, the area was de
serted as Harris County Fire
Marshall J.J. Pruitt stood ready
to tear down temporary homes
now considered fire hazards be
cause camper James A. “Scotty”
Poland, 41, was killed in a tent
fire last Wednesday.
But Pruitt said a last-minute
court order Friday was confus
ing and he was unsure if he
could clear the camp’s debris.
State highway department vehi
cles pulled out Friday after-
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District Judge William Blan
ton scheduled a hearing at 1:30
p.m. CST Monday for the law
suit filed by Lawyer Rod Phelps
on behalf of camp leader Bill
Collins, 54, an unemployed
laundry worker.
Collins argued the campers
have a constitutional right to live
where they can during the cur
rent economic hard times.
A handful of the campers
who left Friday moved back into
the tent city over the weekend.
Camper Darlene Shelby, 23,
who left Tent City Friday,
charged Texas Department of
Public Safety Troopers chased
her away from an alternate
campsite she found on Inter
state 10.
DPS Spokesman Jim Garrett
said he checked with DPS super
visors and could not locate any
officer known to have con
fronted people camping along
the interstate.
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AUSTIN —Lt.Gov. Bill Hob
by, saying he could not be “too
lavish” in his praise, extolled the
work of state and city emergency
crews who saved his daughter
and prevented the destruction
of the state’s century-old Capitol
from a weekend fire.
“Their bravery and dedica
tion to duty should serve as an
example to all of us who accept a
public trust,” said Hobby.
The blaze in Hobby’s apart
ment, which was discovered at
5:25 a.m. Sunday, killed one
person in the apartment, but
three others escaped. Hobby
was at his Austin duplex when
the fire broke out.
The blaze did an estimated
$500,000 damage to the Senate
wing. It apparently started in an
electrical appliance in Hobby’s
apartment, officials said.
Austin acting fire Chief
Brady Pool said he informed
Gov. Mark White and Hobby
around 6:30 a.m. that the build
ing might not be saved.
to start getting somec
cy plans in case we didnisB
he said. But the fire wasol
uished about 8 a.m.
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professional
ance,” said Hobby,
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