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Abbott got most wishes; Governor gives his list of legislative wins. (From the newspaper Sunday City Edition) A pretty well-balanced accounting of the 140 day Texas legislative session spread out over 2 1/2 pages of today's Caller-Times. "We learned something very important, which is part of the message I'll convey across the country," Abbott said. "And that is, conservatives can lead. They can achieve meaningful legislation that will improve the lives of people in this state." SKIP On Abbott's list of legislative wins: changes to increase the quality of pre-K; an increase in money for higher education research; more than...

A humvee, followed by a 20-ton dump truck, crosses a newly constructed bridge at Logistics Support Area Anaconda's north entry control point. Courtesy photo 84th Engineers Build Bridges for Anaconda The roadwork project cleared the field of vision for guards manning an entry control point at Logistics Support Area Anaconda. By U.S. Army 1st Lt. Waukemsha Kirkpatrick 84th Engineer CombatBattalion (Heavy) LOGISTICS SUPPORT AREA ANACONDA, Iraq, May 18, 2006 — U.S. soldiers assigned to the 84th Engineer Combat Battalion (Heavy) jumped into action to complete a project at Logistics Support Area Anaconda's north entry control point. Civilian trucks delivering...

A U.S. soldier assigned to the 84th Engineers Battalion helps guide a scraper to the loading dock so it can be lifted into the cargo ship Tayrona Princess at Ford Island, Nov. 10, 2005. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Juan Jimenez 84th Engineers Prepare for Iraq Deployment Soldiers, sailors and civilians worked to load 190 pieces of heavy equipment on board a cargo ship to support the engineers' second deployment to Iraq. By U.S. Army Spc. Juan Jimenez Hawaii Army Weekly FORD ISLAND, Hawaii, Nov. 28, 2005 — The Tayrona Princess, a 450-foot cargo ship from the Philippines, arrived...