Judge to rule in Midland ISD single member district suit
A federal judge said he will issue a ruling within 10 days in the year-old dispute between Midland Independent School District and two minority groups over single member districts. MISD seeks seven districts while LULAC and the Black Advisory Council push for minority representation, with a compromise plan of four districts and three at large positions debated.
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Midland
Midland Independent
U.S
Lucius Bunton
Bill Jackson
LULAC
Edin Hernandez
League of United Latin American Citizens
Black Advisory Council
Bunton
U.S. 5Th Circuit Court of Appeals
New Orleans
Supreme Court
Thornburg Vs. Gingles
North Carolina
Rolando Rios
Rios
Tighe
Mattox Blocks Tax Clearance Account Plan in Texas
In Austin, Attorney General Jim Mattox ruled that Ector County tax assessor-collector cannot create a tax clearance account to hold excess payments for offsetting underpayments. Tax official Lea Taylor says the plan would streamline collections, though Mattox found no legal authority for the fund.
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Austin
Ector County
Jim Mattox
Lea Taylor
Taylor
Mattox
Gary Garrison
UTPB selects carpet bid for 110000 install
The University of the Texas of the Permian Basin awarded a 110000 carpet installation contract to Moffatt Carpets Inc. of Midland after evaluating bids from six firms. House of Carpets failed the bid due to not listing the manufacturer, while one Odessa dealer criticized the process for limiting competition. The project, approved by the Board of Regents, will replace the 12 year old floor covering within 90 days and the old carpet will remain with the contractor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of the Texas of the
Permian Basin
Odessa
UTPB
Mike Fallas
Hill
Discount Carpets
Eighth St
Midland-Odessa
ATPB
Bruce Revell
Moffatt Carpets Inc
Midland
House of Carpets
Holly
Car Crash Damages Main Post Office Lobby
About 5000 to 7000 dollars in damage resulted when a car crashed through glass and steel doors into the Main Post Office lobby near Third Street and Texas Avenue at about 10 p.m. Thursday. Driver Chestine Jones, 2111 W. 44th St., was uninjured and reportedly hit the accelerator by mistake. Her 1985 Mercury was damaged. the car was backed out and driven away after debris was cleared.
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Jim Crawford
Chestine Jones
44Th St
Third Street
Texas Avenue
Crawford
Jones
Court Report: Multiple crimes across Ector County court rulings
Court records show Cedric Thornton received probation and fines after guilty pleas for theft and aggravated sexual assault of a child. Donald Wasson and Roy Mercer faced prison or probation terms for burglary and aggravated sexual assault of a child. Nathaniel Coutee and Robert Tessaro hit with probation revocation and new penalties. Evodio Salas drew 99 years and a 10000 dollar fine for delivery of a controlled substance.
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Cedric Thornton
Hudson Ave
Tryon Lewis
Donald Wasson
Hereford Road No
Bill McCoy
Roy Steven Mercer
Harless Ave
McCoy
Nathaniel Coutee
W. Clements St
Lewis
Evodio Salas
Monterey St
District Court
Indicted ex banker settles suit amid witch-hunt claim
Indicted ex banker Rick Jumper agreed last year to a 100000 settlement totaling 21 million with the FDIC over NBC Odessa’s 1983 failure, while denying liability. He now faces 11 federal indictments in Midland alleging he profited from 12 loans totaling 15 million to NBC customers in 1981. Jumper claims prosecutors target bankers amid tough times.
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National Bank of Odessa
Rick Jumper
NBC
Kenneth Jumper
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Midland
Jumper
FBI
U.S
Jim Blankinship
Ken Butler
Thurday
Odessa- Midland
Bill Tapp
Odessa
Bank of the West
Tapp
Bank of the West Credit
Terrick Rental Co
Lerrick
Sons Fabrication Inc
Kodiak
Deaths for James E Gann Tool Burials Eastland
Services for James E Gann 59 of Tool were held at Bakker Funeral Home Eastland with burial in Eastland Cemetery. He died Wednesday at home born July 29 1927 in German married Lukei Gann a World War II veteran and longtime Eastland area contractor. Surviving are his wife four sons nine grandchildren five daughters a brother and a great grandson. Crystal Leigh Goodman infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Terry Goodman Kaufman graveside services at Sunset Memorial Gardens conducted by Hubbard Kelly Funeral Home. She was born and died in Dallas. survivors include parents siblings grandparents and great grandparents.
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Tool
James E Gann
Bakker Funeral Home
Eastland
Gann
Lukei
Randy Gann
Donny Gann
Richard Gann
Mike Gann
Midlothian
Cindy Potter
Allen
Stacy Huff
Odessa
Connie Carter
Kari Harre
San Angelo
Anna Paula Gann
Ool
Kaufman
Crystal Leigh Goodman
Terry Goodman
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home
Crystal
Methodist Hospital
Dallas
Christopher Goodman
Kristina Goodman
Fred C. Goodman
R.C. Hammon
Clint Davis
Floyd Schellhorn
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Gingles
Charles Tighe
Delbert Taebel
University of Texas At Arlington
Taebel
Hernandez
Aron Vuesovich
Laredo
Gail Burke
Austin Bureau
Deborah Schmook
Revell
Bonnie Holly
Houston
Board of Regents
Robert Tessaro
Richmond St
By Denise E. Swhbold
NBO
James Gann
Mr. Gann
Eastland High School
Hardin- Simmons University
Abilene
Donel Gann
Crystal Goodman
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