McLennan County, Texas

Air Methods Announces AirLift TX Base in Waco

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Thursday, April 1, 2021
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GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo., April 01, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Air Methods , the leading air medical service in the U.S., is collaborating with Baylor Scott & White Health to open a base in Waco, Texas, on April 1 as AirLift Texas.

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  • GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo., April 01, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Air Methods , the leading air medical service in the U.S., is collaborating with Baylor Scott & White Health to open a base in Waco, Texas, on April 1 as AirLift Texas.
  • The base will provide emergency air medical services to Temple and Bell County; Waco and McLennan County; Falls County and Coryell County.
  • Air Methods ( www.airmethods.com ) is the leading air medical service, delivering lifesaving care to more than 70,000 people every year.
  • With nearly 40 years of air medical experience, Air Methods is the preferred partner for hospitals and one of the largest community-based providers of air medical services.

Texas Justice of the Peace Files Lawsuit After Reprimand for Accommodating Same-Sex Marriages

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Tuesday, December 17, 2019
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AUSTIN, Tx, Dec. 17, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, First Liberty Institute filed a lawsuit against the Texas State Commission on Judicial Conduct (Commission) on behalf of McLennan County (TX) Justice of the Peace Dianne Hensley.

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  • AUSTIN, Tx, Dec. 17, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, First Liberty Institute filed a lawsuit against the Texas State Commission on Judicial Conduct (Commission) on behalf of McLennan County (TX) Justice of the Peace Dianne Hensley.
  • The lawsuit alleges that Judge Hensley was wrongly punished for accommodating same-sex marriages and, further, the Commissions Public Warning of Judge Hensley violates the Texas Religious Freedom Restoration Act.
  • Because of Judge Hensley, anyone who wants to get married in McLennan County can get married, said Jeremy Dys, Special Counsel for Litigation and Communications at First Liberty Institute.
  • Texas law allows judges to officiate weddings but it does not require them to do so.

Gift from Mark and Paula Hurd to Create Welcome Center at Baylor University

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Monday, November 5, 2018
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WACO, Texas, Nov. 5, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --Baylor University has announced a lead gift from Mark and Paula Hurd, which spurs the institution's $1.1 billion comprehensive philanthropic campaign to create the Mark and Paula Hurd Welcome Center.

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  • WACO, Texas, Nov. 5, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --Baylor University has announced a lead gift from Mark and Paula Hurd, which spurs the institution's $1.1 billion comprehensive philanthropic campaign to create the Mark and Paula Hurd Welcome Center.
  • "Baylor University provides all of its students the skills necessary to succeed in academics, sports, business and life," said Mark Hurd, a 1979 graduate of Baylor's Hankamer School of Business and current CEO of Oracle.
  • The Mark and Paula Hurd Welcome Center is slated to be a 50,000- to 60,000-square-foot complex designed to create interest and enthusiasm in the University through a high-tech and interactive experience, and serve as the epicenter for academic, cultural and social activities.
  • "The Mark and Paula Hurd Welcome Center will become a beautiful landmark on our campus and a wonderful front door to Baylor University," said Brett Dalton, Baylor's chief business officer.

Attorneys for Coryell Hospital Explosion Burn Victim Granted Temporary Restraining Order to Protect Evidence at Explosion Site

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Tuesday, July 3, 2018
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Attorneys for injured electrician Wilber Dimas filed and were granted a restraining order today in the McLennan county district court in an effort to retain the scene to protect the primary physical evidence that could indicate the cause of the explosion.

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  • Attorneys for injured electrician Wilber Dimas filed and were granted a restraining order today in the McLennan county district court in an effort to retain the scene to protect the primary physical evidence that could indicate the cause of the explosion.
  • "Workers have indicated they are actively engaged in altering the hospital premises where the explosion occurred," says Dimas family attorney Rob Ammons.
  • Family attorneys Rob Ammons and Jim Dunnam requested the court order of all of the companies involved in the explosion to cease all efforts that alter, destroy, or otherwise fail to preserve explosion evidence immediately.
  • Jim Dunnam also served 14 years as a Texas State Representative, hispractice, Dunnam & Dunnam islocated in Waco, Texas.