Tax district for emergency services unlikely in Ector County
West Odessa fire chief Jimmy Ellis floated forming a taxing district to fund volunteer units such as WOVED, but he does not push the idea. He cites grass fires, rising fuel costs, and stretched budgets while noting many taxpayers oppose new levies amid rising property values and city subsidies.
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Ector County
West Odessa
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Goldsmith Volunteer Fire Department
Odessa
South Ector County
Federal lawmakers contact details listed for Texas offices
U S Representative Mike Conaway and U S Senators John Cornyn and Kay Bailey Hutchison provide official office locations in Midland Odessa and Washington D C with phone numbers for public inquiries. Local offices include Odessa 411 W Eighth St Fifth Floor and Midland 6 Desta Drive Suite 2000.
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Mike Conaway
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Cannon House
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Odessa
Desta Drive
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Kay Bailey Hutchison
Russell Senate
Washington, D.C
Editorial Page Calls for Moral Self-Control in Grants
The piece urges readers of the Odessa Steg editorial page to pursue political grants with restraint, aligning action with moral guides such as the Coveting Commandment the Golden Rule and the Declaration of Independence. It emphasizes self-control as essential to prudent public policy and civic virtue.
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