New Year's Day Closures and Local Workshops in Odessa
City of Odessa offices close Wednesday for New Year's Day. No trash pickup. recycle at the Odessa Recycle Time Machine, 816 West 42nd Street. Ector County ISD offices reopen Monday. school resumes January 7. A 30 week "Robots 3 D Design Workshop" begins January 1 at Ellen Noél Art Museum, 4909 East University, for ages 13 plus. $150 per student. online registration advised.
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City of Odessa
Odessa
West 42Nd Street
Ector County Independent School District
Ellen Noél Art Museum
E. University Blvd
Noelartmuseum Org
City approves three new parking rules start Wednesday
Three new parking ordinances take effect in the city this Wednesday regulating where residents may park vehicles boats and recreational vehicles. The most controversial bans parking on unpaved front lawn areas with paved driveways required for all parking.
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Odessa
New tax reshapes cocktail prices in Texas bars and restaurants
A new mixed beverage sales tax bill shifts costs for drinks starting New Year. Liquor selling venues will face 8.25 percent tax on customers, while mixed beverage gross receipts tax drops from 14 percent to 6.7 percent for establishments selling liquor. The change, debated by industry groups, aims to equalize treatment of beer wine and liquor outlets and could affect drink pricing strategies and rents.
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Texas Bar and Nightclub Alliance
Austin
Associated Press
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Texas Restaurant Association
Seay Law Firm
Barn Door Steakhouse
Odessa
Roy Gillean
Woody’s
Dixie Boulevard
Jackson
Payne
Courts see big cases in 2013
A man and woman charged with beating a 5 year old boy to death in 2011 pleaded guilty in 2013, avoiding death penalty. Ralph Martinez Jr., 28, got life without parole. Kimberly Ann Moore, 29, life plus 15 years consecutively, possible parole after 37.5 years. Dominguez died Feb 20, 2011 at Medical Center Hospital.
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Kimberly Ann Moore
Moore
Michael Dean
Spider” Gonzales
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