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“They’re blowing through stop signs left and right. I’m getting calls all the time,” said County Judge Foy O’Brien.That comment during Tuesday’s meeting of the county commissioners court helped kick off a lengthy discussion about safety issues related to the heavy truck traffic now being seen in much of the county.The particular focus was on trucks hauling sand produced here and transported throughout the area to be used for oilfield fracking operations.“This is not to single out sand-haulers, but that seems to be 90 percent of the problem,” O’Brien said.The issue, he said, is all about safety.He and other members ...

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Lamesa Press-Reporter

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