Airport runway woes prompt action at Ector County meeting
County commissioners discussed Runway 16-34 resurfacing amid safety concerns and client losses to Midland due to rough pavement. Precinct 1 and 4 leaders urged progress while TxDOT and the Odessa Posse plan to relocate facilities. Several board appointments and grants were approved alongside project delays pending a status report.
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Precinct 4
Bob Bryant
Midland
Family Dollar
Schley
Precinct 1
Freddie Gardner
Jerry Caddel
Txdot
Odessa
Precinct 3
Barbara Graff
Dunn
Barbara Horn
Ector County Appraisal District Board of
Mark Darville
Darville
Sunnye Dinger
The
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Digitech
Elections Office
Custom Food Group
Civil Air Patrol Group 16
Schlemeyer Field
Johnson Seefeldt Architects Inc
Elderly Nutrition and Dental Claims Administration
Ameritex LLC
Office of Rural Community Affairs
Housing Infrastructure Fund
Desert Willow
Pelosi Defends War Spending Amid Bush Iraq Plan Questions
House Democrat Nancy Pelosi said it is Congress responsibility to fund troops in Iraq but she pressed for detailed goals and costs. She asked why Iraqi forces are not taking a larger role and urged full Congress access to war plans after the 2006 budget release on February 7.
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Nancy Pelosi
Calif
Congress
Bush
Iraq
Pentagon
White House
Texas Home Builders Clash Over Construction Commission
Scott Norman of the Texas Association of Builders notes the 2003 law creating the Texas Residential Construction Commission set standards and warranties but critics say it harms homeowners by charging up to $650 to file a complaint and narrowing legal recourse. Janet Ahmad of Home Owners for Better Building calls for better protections.
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Texas Association of Builders
Texas Residential Construction Commission
Texas
Janet Ahmad
Home Owners
Norman
A Builders
Supreme Court finds federal sentencing guidelines unconstitutional
The court ruled the guidelines violate the Sixth Amendment by forcing judges to base prison terms on facts not presented to juries. Guidelines become advisory, allowing broader judicial discretion but risking reversal as unreasonable. Cases like Stern and Courtney v US sent back to lower courts for review of proportionality and reasonableness.
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Supreme Court
High
Peter Kay Stern
North Carolina
Stern
Robert Courtney
Courtney
United States
Kansas City
Supreme Court declines in Terri Schiavo right to die saga
The Supreme Court refused to intervene in Terri Schiavo's case, ending much of the ongoing legal fight between her husband and her parents over life support. The ruling comes as Florida lawmakers and Governor Jeb Bush had backed keeping her alive, while broader disputes over euthanasia and patient autonomy linger, with future rulings anticipated on federal limits on doctor-assisted death.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Florida
Jeb Bush
Terri Schiavo
Robert
Schiavo
Oregon
High court declines to rule on Choose Life plates
The court refused to decide if states may offer license plates with anti abortion messages, leaving circuits split. The decision leaves a lower court ruling in place and argues abortion rights advocates lacked standing, prompting South Carolina to face elimination of the plates unless action is taken.
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Choose Life
Washington
Supreme Court
South Carolina
Suh Circuit Court of Appeals
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