ECISD Proposes Half Cent Tax Rate Cut and Health Clinic Plan
The Ector County Independent School District proposes lowering the tax rate by about half a cent to 1.4178 per 100 valuation, aiming to generate roughly $2 million more revenue than last year despite higher property values. A public hearing is set for Sept. 2 with a board vote on Sept. 16. The district plans building repairs with the extra funds and will open a pilot health clinic at AIM High School in partnership with Medical Center Hospital Texas Tech Health Sciences Center Odessa and Centers for Families and Children Midland, operating one day weekly on an income-based fee schedule and aiming to be self-supporting within three years.
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Ector County Independent School District
Ector County
Bill Goodman
ECISD
Ecisd Administration Board
Goodman
AIM High School
Medical Center Hospital
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Odessa
Tribute Medical
Midland
Autopsy Blames Fatty Liver in Inmate Death at Ector Jail
Autopsy on 43 year old Luis Cobarubio, held on a seventh annual public intoxication charge, cites fatty liver and cirrhosis as contributing factors. Investigator Br. White notes alcohol as a common cause and questions linger about jail treatment after arrest. Joe Cobarubio seeks answers on why interventions or care were not provided.
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Ector County
Lebbock
Mada
Charles Harvey
Luis Cobarubio
Cobarubio
Br. White
White
Joe
Tis Cobendbio
Teachers group outlines goals to boost student access to tech
The Texas State Teachers Association urges better computer access in public schools and alternatives to the TAAS for measuring performance. Leaders push for more authentic assessments, time for teachers to prepare, and greater parental and business involvement, aiming to place students at the center of learning.
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Midland
Texas
TAAS
Texas State Teachers Association
TSTA
Big Spring to Host Texas Veterans Nursing Homes
Four Texas towns including Big Spring will host new veterans nursing homes, part of an $11 million project each, funded by state and federal governments. The facilities aim to house 150 veterans and create about 165 jobs, with private operation and a two-year completion plan starting after architect selection next month. The Big Spring site benefits from a local VA medical center and ready infrastructure.
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Big Spring
Texas
Veterans Land Board
Danette Toone
Moore Development
Toone
Texas Veterans Land Board
Lawsuit Alleges Sponge Left in Patient After Surgery
An Odessa woman sues Medical Center Hospital and Texas Tech Health Sciences Center claiming a laparotomy sponge was left in her body after a July 1996 tubal ligation reversal. The sponge was found during a February 1997 exam and removed later that month.
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Odessa
Medical Center Hospital
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Deana Vaske
Vaske
Memorial Hospital and
Medical Center
Carol A. John Walls
Texas Tech Health Sciences Center
Renee Henderson
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Erate
Temaie
Justin Simpson
Raul Ontiveros
Larry Beckner
North Muskingum Avenue
Sheriff's Office
San Antonio
Frost
Es Frost Frost
Ed Langham
Salinas
Smith
Mark Sterkel
Ignacio Salinas Jr
Nursing Home
VA Medical
MCH
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