Texas town welcomes drilling then fears pollution in Dish
In Dish Texas residents cheer the Barnett Shale oil and gas boom with 15 wells inside town limits and 12 000 nearby. Tests found elevated benzene levels raising health worries and spurring calls for stricter rules or fines. Regulators plan a detailed air quality analysis while industry groups defend safety. Local officials warn everything is on the table.
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Fort Worth
Calvin ‘Tillman
Dish
Rebecca McKamie
Texas Commission On Environmental Quality
Dallas
Commission
Terry Clawson
Texas Pipeline Association
Lloyd Burgess
Burgess
Texas
West Texas wind lines eyed to move energy statewide
Oncor plans 14 mile transmission routes for wind generated power from West Texas to Dallas Fort Worth and other urban centers. Public meetings in Ector County explored routes while officials stressed job creation and energy distribution. LCRA Transmission Services also hosted a session.
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Oncor
Kevin Sills
Texas
Danny Bailey
Cavazos
West Odessa
Ector County
Ector County North
Moss
West Texas
Oncor Electric Delivery Company
Dallas-Fort Worth
Sue Mercer
Mercer
Freddie Gardner
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Jeanny Molina
LCRA _ Transmission Services Corp
Best Western Garden Oasis
Thefts and Burglary Reported At Local Properties
The blotter lists crimes reported to police with victim locations rounded to block numbers. At Dillard's 4101 East 42nd Street, three watches worth 180 dollars were stolen around 5:30 p.m. Monday in the 4100 block. Majestic Drywall at 2200 Lincoln Avenue reported a burglary of 770 dollars in property sometime between 9 and 9:30 p.m. An Odessa man reported 2000 dollars of vehicle damage between 3:18 and 3:28 a.m. Saturday in the 1300 block of Lindberg Street.
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Dillard's
E.42nd St
East 42Nd Street
Majestic
Lincoln Ave
Odessa
Lindberg Street
ECHD hears report on 2009 fiscal year
The Ector County Hospital District Board discussed the 2009 fiscal year showing a $5.1 million net in the black despite a $2.8 million drop in sales tax. Net assets rose to $228 million from $222 million, and a new Permian Basin center for health and wellness is planned for 2010. A $5 million federal stimulus grant for electronic medical records was outlined, tied to meaningful use standards.
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Ector County Hospital District Board of
Medical Center Hospital
Bill Webster
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Permian Basin
Odessa
Center For Health and Wellness
MCH
Barnes
Texas Purchasing Coalition
Thompson Reuters
Ganey
Brenda Lummus
David McKellop
Cathy Caskey
ECISD Trustees Order Grievance Back To Level II Hearing
ECISD trustees voted 6 to 0 to refer former transportation employee Eddie Cobb back to a Level II grievance hearing after he claimed dismissal for unprofessional conduct following an incident with a student on a school bus. Cobb contested the Level I decision, as board members and district officials declined comment.
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ECISD
Eddie Cobb
Ecisd Transportation Department
Cobb
Ecisd School Board
Donna Smith
Donnie Norwood
Tions
Mike Adkins
Brian Moersch
Moersch
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Isting
John Satterfield
Chesapeake Energy Corp
Mark Rogers
Texas Commission On Environmental
Kevin Buehler
Quessa American
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ECHD
Gary Barnes
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