Odessa hotel shooting ends in fatal officer response
Police pursued felon Threadgill and Fabela in a Quality Inn room in Odessa. Fabela allegedly pulled a gun and fought officers, who fatally shot him. Threadgill fled. Texas Rangers take over the probe as two Odessa officers are placed on administrative leave. Community members and hotel staff described a chaotic scene with a command post, armored vehicles, and police warnings.
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Texas Rangers
LeSueur
Texas Department of Public Safety
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Ector County
East Second Street
Quality Inn & Suites
Wayne Cockrell
Quality Inn
CPS faces staffing crisis as Dallas counts high turnover
In Dallas County more than half of state child abuse investigators depart yearly, forcing Texas CPS to pull workers from other areas. The agency plans hiring fairs and new management practices as turnover and leadership changes raise concerns about child protection and a rise in abuse related deaths.
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Dallas County
Texas Child Protective Services
Department of Family and Protective Services
Marissa Gonzales
Dallas Morning News
CPS
Madeline McClure
TexProtects
Texas Association For the Protection of Children
Patrick Crimmins
ROTC students plant flowers to kick off Odessa cleanup
Permian High School cadets Reyna Dutchover Jasmine Martinez and E'Lexiza Zarate plant flowers at Noel Heritage Plaza during the Dont Mess with Texas Challenge Kick Off. Keep Odessa Beautiful manager Crystale Galindo says April cleanups invite residents to pick their own date to beautify parts of Odessa. Contact information for Keep Odessa Beautiful is available online and by phone.
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Permian High School
Reyna Dutchover
Jasmine Martinez
E'Lexiza Zarate
Noel Heritage Plaza
Crystale Galindo
Miller trip records show no stockyards tour or official meeting
State Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller's office withheld records about a taxpayer funded trip to Oklahoma for a medical procedure. The Houston Chronicle reports the office said he was invited to tour the Oklahoma National Stockyards and meet the top agriculture official, but authorities say he did not tour the stockyards or meet the official.
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Sid Miller
Oklahoma
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Houston Chronicle
Miller
Oklahoma National
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