Odessa renter petitions for rent stabilization gains 700 signatures
Nicole, using an alias, has collected 776 signatures in a week to push Odessa City Council toward rent stabilization or rent control, expanding her online petition to all Texas residents and planning a streetside signature drive. She argues high rents harm workers and small businesses while critics debate effectiveness and legal scope.
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Speak Up Odessa
Speak Up
Odessa
U.S
Mike Conaway
Rich Nugget Rib Cook-Off draws half million visitors
The 24th annual Best in the West Nugget Rib Cook-Off in Sparks Nevada runs through Labor Day drawing about 500000 visitors. With 24 rib cookers from multiple states, 120 tons of meat and three music stages the event boosts local hotels and casinos and earns millions for the economy. Local organizer Beth Cooney calls it an economic driver for Sparks and Reno as attendees split roughly between residents and tourists.
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DPS expands DWI patrols during holiday weekend
The Texas Department of Public Safety extends its DWI patrols through the holiday weekend targeting hotspots for alcohol related crashes. The campaign began August 19 with prior results including over 2,000 DWI arrests and 25,000 speeding citations statewide last year. Odessa notes rising danger from oil boom traffic amid tips to deter drunk driving and promote safe travel.
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Rent in Odessa Heats Up as Boom Drops Away
Odessa residents lament rising rents as oil activity wanes. A local mother plans a petition to push lawmakers for action amid no Texas rent control. College students consider T shirts featuring a battle cry to rally support. Celinda Hawkins can be reached at OAciti on Twitter or by phone.
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Texas
McMillan
Celinda Hawkins
Oaciti
West Nile cases rise 40 percent, CDC warns of peak
CDC reports a 40 percent rise in West Nile virus cases from last week with 1,590 infections and 66 deaths this year. Texas leads with about half the cases as experts warn the outbreak may approach 2002 2003 levels and peak toward August into October while Isaac is not expected to alter southern state totals.
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Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Nile
Lyle Petersen
West Nile
United States
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Hawaii
Texas
David Lakey
Texas Department of State Health Services
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Fried cactus among finalists for Texas state fair bites
Eight finalists are named for the Texas state fair zany food contest. Chicken fried cactus bites use prickly pear cactus pads fried in chicken batter with jalapeno ranch and agave nectar sauces. Also competing are fried chocolate tres leches cake, jambalaya, macaroni and cheese, cinnamon rolls and pork wings.
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Odessa High student arrested for online threat
A 16 year old Odessa High School student was taken into custody after an online threat posted on Facebook. District police set up a perimeter before classes began and located the student in a common area by 8 45 a m. The threat language is not released due to ongoing investigation. Principal Greg Nelson praised rapid mobilization to prevent possible violence.
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Ector County Independent School
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Odessa crime blotter highlights home burglary and thefts
The blotter records an Odessa woman reporting burglary of habitation for a $700 flat screen TV and three swamp coolers at 200 block Pecan Place between 9 p.m. Sunday and 5:30 p.m. Monday. La Margarita Mexican Food at 1301 S Grant Ave saw forced entry, $60 stolen and $170 window damage between 10 p.m. Monday and 7 a.m. Tuesday. A 26-year-old Odessa man faced felony evading arrest at 11:36 p.m. Monday in the 1000 block of East Mona Peshans Street. Rent-A-Center at 1425 E Eighth St reported payments stopped on a $685 laptop, a $799 TV, a $799 PlayStation 3, and a $799 home theater system rented July 9. An Odessa woman reported the theft of her 2004 Nissan Titan worth $12,000 from the 3500 block of Mesquite Avenue between 8:30 a.m. and 6:15 p.m. Tuesday.
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Teen pleads guilty in death of Walker Lumpkin
In Ector County the 14 year old admitted manslaughter in the July 24 2011 death of 4 year old Walker Lumpkin at Covenant Children’s Hospital in Lubbock Autopsy found blunt force trauma from a cylindrical object a baseball bat among items collected and the teen faces possible confinement until age 19 in a state juvenile facility plus mandatory Serious Violent Offender Treatment Program.
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Covenant Children’s Hospital
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Donaldson
Texas Juvenile Justice Department
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