Commissioners approve additional budget funds in mid-year review
Commissioners closed out a mid-year budget review by appropriating $50,000 for various items, lifting total new appropriations over two days to just over $300,000. Auditor David Austin forecasts a $150,000 surplus for 1999 2000 ending September 30, with about $500,000 in extra spending built into the budget. The Tuesday allocations include $15,000 for building supplies to help bring the Ector County Detention Center up to state standards.
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David Austin
Austin
Ector County Detention Center
Auditor predicts county surplus as fees and repairs push plan
The auditor forecasts a 150000 surplus for the county while the detention center fails three Texas Jail Standards inspections in five years. Maintenance costs reach 32000 since Oct 1 on the four year old facility with 15000 more for HVAC repairs countywide. The HVAC technician post may need raise to 1030 per hour, increasing annual costs to about 26300, delaying decisions until the 2000 2001 budget. The South Ector County Volunteer Fire Department gains a 2500 budget amendment to remain funded at 12000 per year.
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Texas Commission On
Gerald Dunlap
Dunlap
Austin
South Ector County
Air-pollution plan falls short say environmentalists
In Austin on Tuesday environmentalists charged the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission plan to curb Dallas Fort Worth air pollution by 2007 relies on faulty assumptions. Ken Kramer of the Sierra Club Lone Star Chapter spoke after a news conference. TNACC plans vote is set for Wednesday.
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Ken Kramer
Lone Star
The
Sierra Club
Austin
Combest Promotes Tax Relief Amid National Politics
U S Rep. Larry Combest addressed about 75 at the Ector County Republican Men’s Club luncheon, praising a Republican Congress and urging a Republican president. He cited a 1995 deficit of 350 billion, projected debt reduction, and Social Security fund protections while noting defense spending and tax cuts. He discussed Bush Gore McCain dynamics and gun laws, highlighting two Columbine defendants breaking 19 laws.
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U.S
Larry Combest
Ector County
Republican Men's Club
Combest
Congress
House of Representatives
Rubbock
Democratic Party
Clinton
House
Senate
George W. Bush
al Gore
John McCain
George Bush
Gore
McCain
Bush
Columbine High School
Apprehended shooting is put into Midland County sheriff's car
A suspect apprehended after a shooting case is placed in the Midland County sheriff's vehicle amid ongoing investigation. Police report details remain sparse as officials confirm the arrest and transport to the county jail for processing.
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Midland County Sherff
Suspect caught after West Odessa shooting on the lam
Law officers from several agencies pursued a suspect linked to a West Odessa robbery shooting. After a Monday warrant search at a Motel 8 on East Highway 80 and sightings at a Midland County Beer Joint Bar, the suspect was arrested Tuesday morning on a blue parole warrant and held for questioning.
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Rogers
Interstate 20
East Highway 80
West Odessa
Midland County
Ector County
Carl Rogers
Texas Rangers
ECISD urged to raise teacher pay and scales in Texas study
Texas Association of School Boards researchers Cindy Clegg and Ann Patton told ECISD board members that district employee pay lags behind 12 comparable districts. They urged raising starting teachers’ salaries for masters degree holders to 1000 to 3000 dollars annually and adjusting pay ranges for counselors therapists and diagnosticians to stay competitive.
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ECISD
Cindy Clegg
Ann Patton
Texas Association of School Boards
Clegg
Rural areas challenge census takers in West Texas
In Brewster County, rural residents face daunting visits as Census Bureau workers go door to door to count sparsely populated areas. Officials fear many will be missed, arguing mail forms could boost accuracy. A worker was even attacked by a javelina, requiring stitches.
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Sierra Blanca
West Texas
Jim Walker
Census Bureau
Walker
Val Beard
Brewster County
Texas
Big Bend National Park
Beard
Connecticut
Rhode Island
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