Odessa charities gain $83,543 in federal aid
Federal Emergency Food and Shelter funds totaling 83,543 will assist Odessa area residents through seven local charities. Catholic Charities receives 25,000. Salvation Army 19,000. Safe Place 5,000. Meals on Wheels 17,000. St. John’s Food Pantry 1,000. The Crisis Center 11,543. West Texas Food Bank 5,000.
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Odessa
Ector County
Mike Rush
United Way of
Catholic Charities
Salvation Army
Safe Place
Meals On Wheels
St. John’s Food Pantry
the Crisis Center
West Texas Food Bank
UT panel urges cap on top 10 percent admissions
An University of Texas task force proposes a legislative cap on admissions for top 10 percent graduates to curb growth. It also recommends reducing overall enrollment from 51,438 to 48,000 over five years and setting a 60 percent cap on top 10 percent entrants.
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University of Texas
Task Force
Assault in restaurant lot leaves Odessa woman with injuries
A 30-year-old disabled Odessa woman says someone she knew struck her in a restaurant parking lot in the 4900 block of East 42nd Street at 2 a.m. Monday, leaving a broken nose a black eye and a cut lip. A separate incident reports an Odessa man’s 2003 Mitsubishi borrowed to a friend and taken from 10th Street and Grant Avenue between 1 and 2 a.m. Sunday and recovered later the same day in Lindberg Street.
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Odessa
East 42Nd Street
10Th Street
Grant Avenue
Lindberg Street
Perry outlines second Texas teacher incentive plan
Gov. Perry proposes a second incentive plan tying 500 million dollars in state funds to student performance. Schools could earn 100 dollars per at risk algebra pass, 200 dollars for those who pass TAKS, plus 100 dollars for English learners and 200 dollars for commended TAKS results. A third proposal would create a 200 million Teacher Excellence Incentive fund.
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Austin
Rick Perry
Texas
Perry
Texas Association of School Administrators
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Int & Sngth
David Oreck
Mny Creek
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Creck Floor Care Center
Midkiff
Southwestern Bell Pai
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Gov. Rick
Valentine’s Glass Brick Lamp
Trinkets
Love Lines
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Edward Jones
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