ECISD enrolls 1,013 more students in first week of school
Ector County Independent School District shows a continued rise with 26,111 students, up 1,013 from last year. Growth spans most grades, led by a 166 rise in 10th grade, while kindergarten and high school centers also show gains amid broader Odessa population growth.
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Ector County Independent School
Chuck Hornung
Odessa
Marwan Khoury
Khoury
Dawn Curlee
Pease Elementary
Curlee
Permian
Hornung
Faith sees order in cosmos after NASA Mars life hints
Religious leaders say Scripture does not limit God to Earth and praise a creative universe. Paige Patterson, James Rudin, and Tony Campolo cite Genesis and Psalms to argue there is divine order beyond our world, with scripture harmonizing science and faith.
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NASA
Mars
Paige Patterson
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
Wake Forest
N.C
Southern Baptist Convention
God
James Rudin
American Jewish Committee
Earth
Rubin
Tony Campolo
Military court acquits major of sodomy and conduct charges
Air Force Major Debra L. Meeks was acquitted by a five man two woman panel on sodomy and conduct unbecoming charges after a civilian woman testified to a live in lesbian relationship from 1992 to 1994 at Lackland Air Force Base. Meeks expressed relief and refused to discuss her sexual orientation, saying it is a private matter.
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San Antonio
Air Force
Debra L. Meeks
Meeks
Pamela Dillard
Debra Meeks
Lackland Afb
Ector County to approve smallest tax hike in decade
Ector County Commissioners plan a 1 cent general fund tax-rate increase for the 1996 97 budget boosting the operating budget to 25.6 million dollars. Finance Director Tom Pace notes the increase yields about 350 000 dollars extra annually for a 50 000 dollar home adding pressure on reserve funds to cover ongoing costs. If approved August 26 the measure keeps tax growth low but risks future revenue shortfalls and potential drastic cuts if reserves fall to around 3 million dollars.
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Ector County Commissioners Court
Tom Pace
Pace
More children aren't insured nationwide
The proportion of American children under 18 without health insurance rose to 14.2 percent in 1994 from 12.4 percent in 1992, with about 10 million uninsured. Experts warn that welfare reform and shifts in employer coverage threaten to widen gaps, as advocates cite a growing problem and bleaker prospects.
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Washington
General Accounting Office
Edward Howard
Alliance For Health Reform
Inquiry limits stay in Midland for PBRPC case scope
Midland County District Attorney Al Schorre said the criminal inquiry into the Permian Basin Regional Planning Commission expenses will stay within Midland County due to jurisdiction. A Midland County grand jury, handling the probe into questionable PBRPC spending, is likely the only body able to pursue criminal charges as the panel examined travel reimbursement and related costs in several counties.
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Permian Basin Regional Planning Commission
Midland County
al Schorre
PBRPC
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ECISD
Lackland Air Force Base
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Holy Land
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McManus
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