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James Schenck is the most famous “stupid [filtered word]” in Amarillo, and considering how many stupid SOBs in this town I know, that’s saying something.
All Schenck was doing on Nov. 15 is what he nearly always does at an Amarillo City Council meeting. When it was time for public forum and residents could speak, he was at the microphone.
After Schenck said his piece, closing with how the city’s new administrative flow chart should have included Amarillo’s residents at the top, Councilmember Randy Burkett said, “Thank you, James.”

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump’s presidency alongside a Republican-controlled Congress could soon translate to staggering power for seven Texas Republicans. Come January, the Donald Trump administration will lend outsized power to seven Texas Republicans in the nation’s capital.
For years, these GOP members built up seniority on Capitol Hill, but often found their legislative efforts stymied by President Obama’s veto pen.

Biz briefs for Sunday, November 27
Grupo Cementos de Chihuahua
Cement manufacturer and distributor acquires Amarillo terminal
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AnnaBeth Baker starts her day slowly, sleeping late whenever possible. It’s a luxury of being self-employed.
Eventually, she’ll walk down the hall to her office and get two sewing machines firing away on custom embroidery.
CustomThreads will monogram 10 to 15 blankets or items of clothing per day, after which Baker and her husband Steve will send them as far away as Florida and California.
“We sell all over the U.S. on the web,” Baker said. “I’m not seeing them face-to-face — I’m talking to them online and in email.”

Biz seen for Sunday, November 27
Lt. Joe Morris
Randall County Sheriff’s Office
Lieutenant Joe Morris has retired from the Randall County Sheriff’s Office after nearly 34 years of law enforcement service.
Brooke DePue
West Texas A&M University
DePue has been hired as the career information specialist, a newly-created position at West Texas A&M University. She earned her masters degree from Tarlton State University.
James Lovell

Note: All petitions have been verified to be voluntary.
U.S. Bankruptcy Court
James Matthew Crandall. Amarillo. Chapter 7 nonbusiness/consumer.
Russell Arthur LaDue and Paula Rene LaDue. Dumas. Chapter 7 nonbusiness/consumer.
Domonique Deming. Lewisville. Chapter 7 nonbusiness/consumer.
Tracie Lynn Potter and Donovan Craig Potter. Amarillo. Chapter 7 nonbusiness/consumer.

Town Square Village, a multi-million dollar Perry Williams development in southwest Amarillo, strung 400,000 lights throughout its main section to celebrate its holiday grand opening on Friday night.
The event was as much about embracing holiday cheer as it was about unveiling Town Square, which has two apartment buildings at 85 percent capacity and will open another in early 2017.
“I think it’s been a total success beyond our wildest expectations,” Williams said.

With most large chain stores opening on Thursday night, Black Friday morning had a subdued buzz in Amarillo.
Some straggling shoppers delayed their expenditures out of tradition or being too stuffed to roll out the door after Thanksgiving dinners. Carol Worley visited Target with her husband Kevin and 19-year-old son Kyle on Friday morning, long after leftovers had been packed into the refrigerator.
“I’m morally opposed to shopping on Thanksgiving. I think people should be at home with their families,” Worley said.

A piece of cyberbullying legislation known as “David’s Law” that was filed last week for consideration during the Texas Legislature’s 2017 biennium could give prosecutors, law enforcement officials and school districts the tools they need to deal with issues that currently fall into gray areas of harassment law.
The legislation would make a number of changes to the way schools and law enforcement handle cyberbullying issues,
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Residents of the historic tree-lined Bivens subdivision say their neighborhood is being overrun by vagrants.
“Our wonderful neighborhood is being robbed and pilfered nonstop,” resident Jan Snure said.
Snure and another Bivens resident, Chad McPhail, took their story to Amarillo City Council members with hopes of inspiring increased police presence and alternative approaches to reducing crime in the area.
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