Odessa Development Council boosts funding for Hispanic Chamber
The Odessa Development Council approved a substantial increase for the Odessa Hispanic Chamber and the Mexico Initiative, aiming to boost local business. The budget totals about $184,000 for the Hispanic Chamber and $293,000 for the Mexico Initiative, with full board support despite critiques of Chamber accountability.
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Odessa Development Corporation
Odessa
Mexico
Betsy Triplett-Hart
ODC
CVA
Jimmy Breaux
Mario Contreras
CDC
Richard “Buz” Browning
Raymond Chavez
Chavez
Odessa American
David Turner
Austin
Greg Abbott
Olga Quiroz
Hispanic Chamber
Quiroz
Browning
Joe Montoya
Charles Carlson
Odessa Chamber of Commerce
Carlson
Montoya
Contreras
Atph Small Business Development Center
Romero
Bank and File
Carol Uranga
la Margarita
Trina Morales
Uranga
Dewey Bryant
Bryant
BP payments reach distant towns in Gulf spill settlements
BP completed about 6874 million in local government settlements to 383 entities across five Gulf states. More than 8 million went to 32 entities over 100 miles from the coast, including Jackson Mississippi and Birmingham Alabama, with Ruleville receiving 40 748 dollars. The AP analysis maps how the oil spill economic claims spread beyond coastal areas.
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Baton Rouge
Gulf Coast
Associated Press
Gulf States
Mississippi Delta
Alabama
Louisiana
Ul Riy
Gulf of Mexico
Jackson
Mississippi
Birmingham
Ruleville
Fannie Lou Hamer
Danny Griffith
Irondale
Tommy Joe Alexander
Gulf Coast States
Three Firefighters Die In Vehicle Crash Amid Hellstorm
A hellstorm of flames engulfed a vehicle carrying firefighters battling a Washington state blaze, killing three crew members in north central TWisp as four others were injured. The high fire season has dozens of active wildfires across the West with nearly 29,000 firefighters confronting about 100 large blazes in multiple states.
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Twisp
Wash
Washington
Idaho
Oregon
Montana
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