County tables 2.5 cent hike in property taxes
Ector County Commissioners defer a 2.5 cent property tax increase for the 1998-99 budget to a special meeting on Sept. 1 after a 3-2 vote. Commissioner Patton hinted at new ideas but declined to discuss them publicly while fellow members seek ways to cover a $1.5 million shortfall in the $28 million budget.
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Ector County Commissioners Court
Mike Patton
Patton
Freddie Gardner
Tom Todd
Bob Bryant
Jim Jordan
Todd
Gardner
Bryant
Neighbors recount early morning retreat from floods
In Del Rio, residents Ned and Candace Carta and their 21‑month‑old daughter Amber fled rising San Felipe Creek water that reached their driveway and driveway headlights as Tropical Storm Charley's remnants caused widespread flooding. Others lost vehicles houses and even lives in the storm.
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Ned
Candace Carta
Amber
del Rio
Charley
UTPB to Receive 1.2 Million Grant for Bilingual Teachers
The University of Texas of the Permian Basin will gain over 1.2 million dollars from the U.S. Education Department through a five year Title VII Career Ladder Grant starting Sept. 1. The funds support tuition for students and staff pursuing bilingual and ESL educator credentials and related master's studies, prioritizing those already employed by districts in Ector County and surrounding areas.
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Catarina Hinojos
University of Texas of the Permian Basin
Herbey Hinojos
The
University of Texas of the
Permian Basin
U.S. Department of Education
UTPB
Susan Lara
Lara
Ector County Independent
Combest signals impeachment vote if Starr report backs it
U S Representative Larry Combest says he will vote to impeach President Clinton if the independent prosecutor's report shows a felony and the House Judiciary Committee takes action. He expects a report detailing possible perjury but notes public polls focus on the economy.
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U.S
Larry Combest
Clinton
Kenneth Starr
House Judiciary Committee
Combest
R-Lubbock
Odessa
Paula Jones
Grand
Bill Clinton
Area jobless rate declines to 5.8 percent
The Odessa Midland area unemployment rate for July fell to 5.8 percent from 6.2 percent in June as seasonal workers returned to the labor market. Texas Workforce Commission data show 122 400 employed and 7 500 unemployed out of a 129 900 labor force. Midland and Odessa show lower rates, with oil and gas sector employment around 106 100 in July.
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Odessa-Midland
Texas Workforce Commission
Odel Crawford
Crawford
TWC
Diane Rath
MSA
Odessa
Midland
States edge toward Red River boundary agreement
Oklahoma and Texas near a formal pact on the Red River border. Commissions plan a Lake Texoma tour next week to define the 440 mile boundary, with a Gainesville meeting set after the tour. Governors appointed these bodies years ago to fix the south bank line affecting taxes mineral rights and licenses.
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Oklahoma
Texas
Red River
Lake Texoma
Gainesville
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