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- ↑ "El Paso's CHL team declared in Chapter 7 bankruptcy". Midland Reporter-Telegram . March 26, 2003. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
- ↑ "Former owner of El Paso Buzzards accused of stealing skates". Plainview Daily Herald . July 29, 2003. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
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