Suspects at large after Odessa apartment robbery
Odessa police seek two men in an aggravated robbery at 3965 Penbrook St. Monday afternoon. The victim, 29-year-old Tisha Wynn, was threatened with a gun as two flat screen TVs valued at $1,100 were taken. Suspects fled in a white Crown Victoria or Grand Marquis. Call Odessa police or Crime Stoppers with tips.
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Odessa
Cpl
Steve LeSueur
Jackson Avenue
East Odessa Street
Tisha Lafaye Wynn
Penbrook St
Wynn
LeSueur
OPD
Movin Math and Breakout EDU featured in ECISD training
Curriculum facilitator Randy Lightfoot noted a district wide push for movin math, while first year teacher Jeannette Chavez praised the hands on approach. Lyn Domsten described Breakout EDU as building critical thinking and teamwork across subjects, with Goliad Elementary leaders modeling learning. ECISD offered Teacher University sessions online.
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Randy Lightfoot
Squyres
Jeanette Chavez
Dowling
Chavez
Lyn Domsten
Teacher University
Domsten
Goliad
Lauren
Odessa area growth hinges on attracting firms and retaining tenants
Burnett notes boom cycles bring many calls from companies seeking to move in while existing businesses must be kept. He says Odessa must balance recruitment with retention as oil dependence lingers, expecting a rebound. The Odessa Development Corporation funds a $140,000 salary, with ODC budgeting about $7.5 million in sales tax this year, and works with developers while Andrews earlier funds a similar effort differently.
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Burnett
ODC
Chamber
Odessa
Economic Development Department
CDC
Odessa Midland see sales tax shifts as oil prices hover
Sales tax budgets lean on oil around $40 per barrel while Odessa and Ector County show declines. Odessa Development Corporation receives a fifth of the city’s sales tax, amounting to over $680,000. Ector County Hospital District’s August check slides 28.6 percent to about $2.66 million. Midland’s August receipts fall 17.6 percent to about $4.67 million. Statewide, August figures rise about 12 percent year over year, with San Antonio Austin and Fort Worth up while Houston trends down.
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Comptroller
Glenn Hegar
San Antonio
Austin
Fort Worth
Houston
August sales tax by town shows mixed changes
Tax collections for August compared with 2015 vary widely across towns. Alpine up 15.1 percent to 135,952.62, Fort Stockton up 22.46 percent to 353,478.66, Marfa up 24.68 percent to 41,180.80, Pyote up 3.62 percent to 3,904.52, Rankin down 17.62 percent to 19,575, and Midland, Odessa, and larger cities show decreases from 3.4 percent to 20.31 percent. Other listed towns show gains or declines within single digits or double digits.
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Alpine
Andrews
Big Ag
Big Spring
Crane
Fort Stockton
Goldsmith
Grandfalls
Kermit
Lamesa
Marfa
McCamey
Midland
Monahans
Odessa
Pyote
Rankin
Stanton
Toyah
Wickett
Wink
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