County bid rules questioned over road and shop project
Ector County commissioners nearly violated bidding rules as they solicited bid estimates for professional services on a plan to build new Road and Bridge and vehicle maintenance facilities near Dunn Street and Redondo Avenue in west Odessa. The site swap with the ISD and projected costs suggest the project may exceed initial taxpayer estimates by about 13,000 dollars.
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Ector County
Dunn Street
Redondo Avenue
West Odessa
Eighth Street
Vine Avenue
Ector County Independent School District
Bud Bush
Odessa
Bank Failures Rise Sharply, 84 So Far This Year
Federal regulators report 49 bank failures by midyear surpassing 1983's 48, with West Texas banks seven of those failures. FDIC says 721 banks remain on its problem list as inspections continue and the agency remains confident the $16 billion insurance fund can absorb the losses.
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Alan Whitney
West Texas
MetroBank of Midland
National Bank of Odessa
First National Bank of Midland
Texas
FNB Midland
FDIC
Brownfield State Bank and Trust
Seminole State National Bank
Security National Bank of
Federal Home Loan Bank Board
Bank Board
William Isaac
Platform clashes with moderates at Republican platform drafting
GOP platform writers craft a conservative document defying the White House and snubbing moderates. Delegates led by Rep. Trent Lott reworked proposals on tax reform, windfall taxes, and a bold stance against the ERA while preparing for the convention.
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Dallas
White House
Soviet Union
United States
Trent Lott
Mississippi
Lott
Reagan
National Committee
Frank Fahrenkopf Jr
George Bush
Walter F. Mondale
Geraldine Ferraro
Ferraro
U.S
Lewis
Robert Kasten
Wisconsin
Drought Hits Corpus Christi Green Industry Jobs
The South Texas drought threatens about 2000 green industry workers with unemployment through January and could cause 20 to 30 million dollars in losses. Yard maintenance turf irrigation nurseries and landscaping firms feel the strain as water rationing begins August 25. Some firms like South Texas Lawn Sprinkler cut staff from 14 to two, while others expect further layoffs.
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Corpus Christi
South Texas
Craig Smalley
Smalley
Allen Itz
Texas Employment Commission
Itz
Vanden Eaton
South Texas Lawn Sprinkler Co
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Drew Lewis
Transportation
Liza Hernandez
Odessa High School
Bronchos
el Paso Burgos Mustangs
Mary Ellen Hernandez
30Th St
Childress
Henrietta
San Angelo
del Rio
Laredo
Paris
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