(Texas) County cuts out of KBR deal

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Source: newstreamz

Under pressure from Hays County residents for the past two weeks, county commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday to reverse a decision they made in February to award KBR (Kellogg, Brown and Root) an engineering design services contract worth more than $600,000.

“I’m really glad you guys made the right decision,” Hays County resident and Iraq War combat veteran Bryan Hannah said to commissioners after the vote. Hannah, who served in the 1st Calvary Division in Iraq for 15 months, said he risked his life to escort empty KBR trucks during his tour of duty.

“I think it’s really great that we aren’t waiting for the government on a national level to get its act together, but we’re setting a precedent for the country,” Hannah said.

After Hannah and Iraq War veteran Gregory Foster voiced their criticism of KBR at a March 24 commissioners court meeting during which the county was expected to execute the contract, the court instead decided to give Precinct 1 Commissioner Debbie Ingalsbe (D-San Marcos) time to reconsider moving forward with KBR.

Read more: http://www.newstreamz.com/2009/04/08/county-cuts-out-of-kbr-deal/

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1. K&R

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[bertman]

2. Grassroots action at its finest. Nice work, vets!!

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[hamsterjill]

3. Finally some good news from my beloved Texas!!!

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[barbtries]

4. yeah!

from Texas no less. glad to hear it.

[spag68]

5. KBR

In Vietnam. it was Brown and Root, also know as Burn and Loot.