Odessa councilman Lawson Cook will not seek third term
Lawson Cook, 68, announced he will leave the Odessa City Council in April after more than three years in Place 4. He cites time for family, business, and golf. Mayor Pro Tem Jack Chapman also will not seek re election. Keith Weddell plans to run again. Filing opens Feb. 3. three seats are at stake. Cook praised city progress, cited issues like police facilities and drainage, and defended staff against critics.
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Odessa
Place
Lawson Cook
Cook
Jack Chapman
Keith Weddell
Basin Radio Tower Co
Odessa grand jury hands down 15 indictments in diverse crimes
Grand jury, led by foreman Jim Richards and Judge Joe Connally, returned 15 indictments. Bonds ranged from 2,500 to 20,000 for charges including aggravated rape, aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon, burglary, attempted burglary, theft by check, possession of marijuana, and unauthorized use of a motor vehicle. Named defendants include Paul Barrera, Arturo Gonzales, Julian Munoz, Roger Kincaid, Michael Miller, Edward Sheene, Floyd McCall Jr, Nickey Thompson, Kyle Wells, Larry Polanco, Paula Thomas, Kenneth Turner, Mark Eades, Billy Patterson, and John Hilbourn. Locations cited include Odessa, with addresses and business sites noted.
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Joe Connally
Jim Richards
Paul Barrera
Yucca
Odessa
Connally
Barrera
Westside
Arturo L. Gonzales
E. Se
Eighth St
Kincaid
Larry Sirley
Michael Miller
S. Lincoln Ave
Richard Wesley Reynolds
Miller
Edward Eugene Sheene
Claudie Stephens
Floyd McCall Jr
Richard D. Carter
Nickey Thompson
Kyle Wells
Pearance
Foy Chambers
Thompson
Wells
Larry L. Polanco
Joyce Bassham
Polanco
Paula Thomas
Oakwood
Kenneth Turner
Benefield
Billy Patterson
John Hilbourn
Patterson
Ruben Munoz Jr
Hilbourn
Lugene James
Wounded suspect dies after exchange with officer
Abilene man Clark Wilson, 40, died at 4 10 a.m. after being shot by officer W T Suttle during an arm robbery at Everybodys Grocery Store No 2 on East Eighth Street. Police say the suspect resisted arrest and reached for a coat pocket as Suttle fired. Wilsons common law wife Anita Louise Wilson 29 of Brady was arrested and charged with robbery.
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Clark Wilson
Abilene
Wilson
W.T. Suttle
Everybody's Grocery Store
Eighth St
Suttle
Anita Louise Wilson
Brady
West Texas Water A salty tale of tainted wells and oil ties
This second in a four part series examines water contamination in West Texas linked to Kerr McGee injection wells. Residents like W T Mc Corkle and Jimmy Batte report taste and clarity changes, oily films, and saltiness after decades of alleged oil field brine injections. They blame Kerr McGee’s A 13 well and critique the Railroad Commission for slow action, noting long term chloride increases as pumping continued. Multiple neighbors detail water failures and failed lawsuits as they push for accountability.
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Jimmy Batte
501
W. 50Th
TRC
TDWR
Kerr McGee
Young Batte
RRC
Railroad Commission
Floyd Hale
Hale
Batte
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Kerry Sweatt
Weddell
Sup- Cook
Washington, D.C
City Hall
Dwayne Routte
Ector High School
Penny Smith
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Harvey Holcombring
Marine Corps Honor Guard
Bob Johnson
Jim Batte
Ector County
Bac
West Texas
West
Texas
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