Former Odessan connects to Bay Area art community
Michelle Acosta, formerly of Odessa, now teaches sculpture and ceramics at The Crucible in Oakland. She trained at Odessa College and UTPB, where mentors urged graduate study, and after volunteering and teaching in Odessa, she moved to the Bay Area in 2014 to join a vibrant art scene.
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UTPB
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Jim Mossman
Odessa
Austin
Austin Community College
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Boys and Girls Club
Stanley
Mario Khan
West Texas Food Bank
National Endowment For the Arts
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San Francisco Living Wage Coalition
Carla Hall
Hall
ATPB
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Locke
Asakawa
Museum of the
Broken water main floods Trinity Park in Fort Worth
A 48 inch concrete water main failed flooding Trinity Park along the Trinity River in Fort Worth. Crews shut down other pipelines to stem the flow and no injuries were reported. Officials seek the cause of the break and assess park damage.
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Ector County Commission agenda items update and contracts
County leaders discuss insurance proceeds for the detention center and coliseum roof, road projects, HP Tower cartridge pricing extension, a Texas Department of State Health Services grant contract for Sept 2016 to Aug 2017, Moss Avenue widening change order, four pipeline easements along April Street Moss Avenue and Maria Drive, a Hart Intercivic license agreement for 2015 2018, a Gardendale Community Association lease, property purchases at 201 E Fourth St and 322 N Texas Ave, TxDOT funding for I 20 North Frontage Road detour, traffic signals at Hwy 385 and FM 1787, a health department epidemiologist job description, nursing mother breaks policy, cremation permit and autopsy report fee adjustments, updated County Transportation Infrastructure Fund grant certification project six, a proposed 446th District Court construction budget, the 2015 2016 budget, and the Aug 24 Accounts Payable Fund Requirements Report.
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Odessa Council Opens Budget Hearing For FY 2016
Odessa City Council will hold its first public hearing on the FY 2016 budget and the property tax rate. The proposal includes about $85 million general fund, a 3 percent employee raise, and funding for a downtown hotel project, IT upgrades, and four new positions.
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Odessa
Animal Control
Finance Department
District eyes truancy reform with parent meetings
Randolph outlines biweekly truancy meetings including campus principal teachers and counselors to boost attendance from 94 to about 96 percent. Rivera notes cases may still go to truancy court if actions fail, while Bracken cites weekly teacher-student checkins to flag absences earlier.
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Ruby Rivera
Odessa Municipal Court
Rivera
Joelle Bracken
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