Odessa considers strict permit rules for nightclubs in downtown
Odessa planning officials and residents including Immanuel Baptist Church members back a proposed measure requiring nightclubs and dance halls to obtain specific use permits. The plan would empower the City Council to set operation conditions to curb noise glare and trash, with downtown boundaries defined by 10th Street North Tom Green Washington Avenue and Second Street. Existing clubs would not be affected, and other zoning changes plus a new special events permit process were discussed.
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Sion
Immanuel Baptist Church
Odessa
Wes Godwin
Khoury
Planning and Zoning Commission
10Th Street
North Tom Green
Washington Avenue
Second Street
Quake Raise Shoreline Fault Areas Near Surface
A strong quake described as around 7.3 on the Richter scale raised a shoreline crust near the fault and left high ground today. Brian Atwathy of Waiagun noted a sewer excavation site created a trench, with a trench trunk buried in sand by the wave.
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Brian F. Atwahy
Waiagun
Atwater
Somali Force Mand Backed by Major Powers Amid Turmoil
The vote on the Somalia force drew support from nations including the United States while China India and Zimbabwe weighed in with cautious language. Li Daoyu of China cited the resolution's exceptional nature and argued it justified only by Somalia's chaotic conditions though the discussion remained unsettled.
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China
India
Zimbabwe
Li Daoyu
Somalia
Texas House vote stalls on education funding reform
The House failed to pass a proposed amendment to redistribute local school funds statewide. Republicans stalled the plan with near bloc opposition, while Democrats backed a substitute offering vouchers and tighter court limits. The effort aimed to shift funds from wealthier districts to poorer ones, a move the Texas Supreme Court had declared unconstitutional within counties.
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House
Danter
Texas
Texas Supreme Court
Richards
Calltel
Mark Stiles
D-Beaumont
Pers. Ps
Libby Linebarger
Dmanchaca
Craddick
Dan Kubiak
D-Rockdale
Gib Lewis
D-Fort Worth
Schoolcraft
Universal City
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International Committee of the Cross and Care
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