Early voting begins with multiple locations in Ector County
Voters may cast ballots at the Ector County Courthouse Annex Lowe's Family Center Westlake Hardware Odessa College Sports Center Biv Family Health Center. Weekday hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The annex offers 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturdays and 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. Sundays. Feb 22 to 26 hours vary by location. More details at tinyur.com/iqgtazf.
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Westlake Hardware
E. University
Odessa College Sports
University
Tinyur. Com
Fire Displaces Man After Trailer Fire Behind Welding Shop
An Odessa man living in a travel trailer behind a welding business at 3210 West Second Street was displaced after a blaze Monday afternoon. Firefighters found the trailer fully destroyed with no injuries reported. The cause was not immediately clear.
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Ector County
West Second Street
Odessa
Land
Basins Residents Travel to Juarez for Pope Francis Visit
A 110 member Per mian Basin delegation led by four priests left early today from Midland and Odessa for Pope Francis Wednesday Mass in Ciudad Juarez, with 80 in two St. Stephen’s buses and 30 in private vehicles from El Paso. They anticipate spiritual inspiration from the papal visit and a private lunch with the pope at the Seminario Conciliar de Ciudad Juarez.
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Pope Francis
Ciudad Juarez
Chihuahua
Mexico
Francis
Bala Anthony Govinda
St. Stephen's Catholic Church
Midland
el Paso
Rio Grande
Juarez
Balachandra Nagipogu
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church
Odessa
Arochiaraj Gali
St. Lawrence and
Yesuratnam Mulakaleti
Eden
Bala
Gali
Yesu
Navy
Govinda
Seminario Conciliar de
Landgraf and Crawford clash in calm Odessa forum
State Rep. Brooks Landgraf and challenger Joshua Crawford debated in Odessa on funding for UTPB and TTU Health Sciences Center. Landgraf said he backed the Per mian Basin engineering expansion, while Crawford opposed it citing growth. Empower Texans opposed the bill. Crawford noted their stance and his own voting position.
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UTPB
TTU Health Sciences Center
Landgraf
University of Texas of the
Permian Basin
Engineering
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine
Crawford
Empower Texans
Landgraf faces questions over alleged pledge at Odessa forum
At an Ector County Republican Women event in Odessa, State Rep. Brooks Landgraf faced criticism from his former campaign treasurer Dick Saulsbury who alleged a pledge to oppose Speaker Joe Straus. Landgraf denied any verbal commitment, saying his vote decision came the night before the tally. Straus won re election 127 to 19 amid outreach by Empower Texans, while Turner and Straus had both vied for the speaker post in 2015.
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Joe Straus
Dick Saulsbury
Saulsbury Industries
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Ector County
Straus
San Antonio
Austin Pac
Turner
Landgraf’s first term and Speaker vote remark
In a Forum brief, Landgraf reflects on his initial term as representative and denies making any commitment to support a specific Speaker, noting uncertainty over recollection of past votes. The comment appears amid ongoing discussions on leadership.
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