WEST, Texas (AP) - Leaders in a Central Texas town that was devastated last year by a deadly fertilizer plant explosion are contemplating building a new facility, calling it a crucial step toward West's economic recovery.
Year After Fertilizer Plant Explosion, Texas Town Ponders New Plant
EMILY SCHMALL, Associated Press, El Paso Times
Fri, 04/18/2014 - 3:46pm
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