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Meanw hile, authorities are respond ing to accusations that racism tainted the investigation and defending a key wit ness in the case. “It’s all around town, they don't want blacks living around town. The police have always targeted my family. It’s terrible here,” said Mattie White, mother of three who were indicted in connection with the investigation. In a sworn affi davit, White claims Sheriff Larry Stew art told her blacks w ere to be targeted in the busts, which Stew art denies. The county is dealing with an overflowing jail population and field ing questions from “There's going to be a taxpayers' revolt before it's all over. ...It makes ttie sick to see the absolute waste of taxpay ers' money." rancher. “1 tell you w hat, it makes me sick to see the absolute waste of taxpay ers* money.” Others say they understand why the tax increase was necessary. “As far as getting the drugs off the streets, they need to be out of here and aw ay of rm kids,” said Penn) McClurg, a longtime resident of Tulia, 70 miles north of Lubbock. “They have no busi ness being in our society, and if I can pay a few extra dollars in taxes to get them out of here, that’s fine.” Convictions in the cases have rest ed largely on evidence provided by Tom Coleman, whom the Swisher County Sheriff’s Department hired in Januan 1998 in LINDEN (AP) - hopped across parts oil ty Sunday, knocking power lines and buildings, county officii There were no reports: said Gary Stewart, Ci emergency managemer: The tornado reportec down several times afte/ ting the far East Texastc den, Hughes Springs glassville. The area hit is south of DeKalb, where, caused major damage year ago. That May 5 aged 150 houses, inji pie and obliterated half! town district. :ham Varm-bloc jnriched b lave three axygen to vas found tove fast* somparisc IWarm-bl< lOxygen- I depleted blood — Mike Culwell Swisher County farmer residents dismayed about a tax increase stemming from the arrests. The cost of jailing the defendants and trying them is expected to run about S230,00(), about 14 percent of the county’s annual budget of S3.2 mil lion. Swisher County Judge Harold Keefer said. Prisoners are being housed in neigh boring Hockley and Hale counties, which costs about S35 a day. Seven in mates are in out-of-town jails now, the judge said. Because of costs related to the cases, Swisher County taxpayers saw a 5.8 per cent property tax increase in October, Keeler said. “There’s going to he a taxpayers’ re volt before it’s all over,” said Mike Cul well, a Swisher County fanner and conjunction with the Panhandle Narcotics Task Force in Amarillo. Soon a tier he started work in Swisher County, Coleman was charged w ith theft and abuse of his of ficial position in Cochran County, where he previous ly worked as a deputy. records from the Cochran County District Laredo bridge for inauguratit C lerk’s Office show. Coleman was accused of misusing property, fuel and money belonging to the county. His Lubbock attorney, (iarry Smith, would not comment. In a copy of a let ter addressed to Pat Phelan. Hockley County attorney and special prosecutor in the case. Smith said Coleman agreed to pay $6,950 in restitution. The charges were dismissed Aug. 17. Coleman, who no longer works in Swisher County, declined an interview w ith the Lubbock newspaper. District Attorney Terry McLachem said Coleman is in good standing with local authorities and was named Out standing Lawman of the Year in 1999, after the druiz busts. SAN ANTONIO I World Trade Bridge istte' ternational span to con: to Nuevo Laredo, Mexic Texas Gov. and GOP? hopeful George W. Bus: in Nuevo Laredo with Me/: ident Ernesto Zedillo all; the bridge’s inauguratio the border. Political tensionslia ed the scheduled even!.! protocol officials had up: excluded local participi structing the mayor i Laredo to be seen I at the event. Bush, who was abserl week’s inauguration onf side of the bridge, wasicj the ceremony via one oftl downtown bridges becaus officials had declinedtoj' motorcade permissiontoc new cargo-only span. The border’s largestpi ready moved the 10,(MO#: cial vehicles that crosstee from downtown streets r roads designed for tef: cial traffic. Laredo, to keep? 15 opening on schedule,! ed with its event on the? of the span. The dir [Scientists t [animal diec Jyears ago. illustration i plant-eatinc may have l< ource: Science [High CAPE CAh ■gerously high [space shuttle a mission to r< (station. The j aimed for a Tu j though it is st NASA fligt winds can be case the spac 1999-2000 University Undergraduate Research Fellows Symposium Presentations The University Undergraduate Research Fellows Program is the capstone of the Honors curriculum j Texas A&M. This program is the most prestigious research opportunity available for undergraduate the University featuring a close, master-apprentice relationship between student researcher and facuj advisor. Shortly after Fellows submit their completed Senior I lonors Theses, they are invited to makefonuali presentations of their completed research at the annual University Undergraduate Research Symposium. This year the Fellows have been divided into eight groups of students pursuing related areas. Each group will conduct a separate Symposium session on the fifth floor of according to the following schedule: rews: Rudder If! Tuesday, April 25th, 7:00p.m. Thursday, April 27th, 7:00p.m. Computer Science, Rudder 504 Michael Audenaert Leeha Hererra Tim Pertuit Jocylin Williams Cell Biology I, Rudder 502 Ashley Cox Geoffrey Denny Jonathan Hommel Sarah Hutchison Ana Lyuksyutova Cultural Studies, Rudder 507 Kathryn Everett Sarah Forbey Heather Holcombe Kim Nguyen Diana Perez Stephanie Stanbro Cell Biology 2, Rudder Mardelle Atkins Myra Beshear Luke Engel king Stacy Granberg John Proctor Engineering, Rudder 501 Amanda Black Brian Corbett Kyle Cowen Paul Meiller Steven Ortiz Economics & Political Science, Rudder 501 Marie Au-Young Joy Brennan Cass Burton Meredith Cook Sarah Spivey Aaron Tilley Humanities, Rudder 502 Emily Jackson Lori Lee Marcia Murchison Kate Pennebaker Molecular Genetics, Rudder 510 Julie Cotton Jennifer deGraauw Geoffrey Funk April Peterson Physical Sciences, Rudder 510 Jason Hart Thomas Miller A$»ta Rapp Kevin Shea Psychology I, Rudder 504 Christy Hall Sara Litzinger Karen O'Brien Tara Teeter Psychology 2, Rudder 402 Amy Pinkham Conor Seyle Kelly Smith Jennifer Tackett IRTI Venue RUD rne; SCHOQ xexi uni\ A reception honoring the 1999-2000 Univeristy Undergraduate Research Fellows will be held inti on the second floor of Rudder Tower at 6:00 p.m., Tuesday, April 25. Faculty, students, and otherntf’ of the University community are invited to attend the reception and any of the Symposium sessions# more about what some of Texas A&M University’s most successful, confident, and motivated unde# ates have been able to achieve. Should you have any questions, please contact Dr. Donald Dickson, Associate Director of the University Honors Program at 845-6774 or via email donald@aphonors.tai