Odessa Icons: Pumpjacks, Wind, and Sunsets Define a Town
Ken Brodnax reflects on Odessa’s identity from pumpjacks beside Ratliff Stadium to fiberglass Jack Ben Rabbit, tumbleweeds, and dramatic sunrises. The piece muses on West Texas symbols, land and sky, and the charm of unpredictability.
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West Texas
Permian
Chamber of Commerce
Odessa
Ratliff Stadium
Jack Ben Rabbit
Interstate 20
George W
J.B
New York City
San Francisco
Golden Gate Bridge
Odessa College Eyes Deal For Noel Building With ICA Properties
OC trustees moved to send the property committee to negotiate with ICA after asbestos found in the Noel Building raised abatement costs. ICA faces a choice to abate or proceed with a roughly $400,000 purchase. The board also approved a 10 year 100 percent tax abatement for Telvista and related actions.
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Odessa College
Noel
ICA Properties
ICA
Richard Abalos
Jim Gilliland
Gary Johnson
Ralph McCain
J.E
Pressly
Bruce Shearer
Walter Smith
Joe Zanter
Sandra Shaw
McCain
Telvista
Odessa
Interstate 20
John Ben Shepperd Parkway
Ector County
Hospital
Globe Theatre
College
Globe Theatre Board
Undercover operation nets Andrews drug arrests
Andrews County deputies say eight of sixteen suspects remained jailed Tuesday while eight others posted bond after a three month undercover operation by DPS Texas Rangers and local agencies. A grand jury handed up 26 indictments on January 23 for narcotics deliveries including marijuana cocaine and methamphetamine. Several suspects, including Midland residents, were nabbed on buy busts and as Level 2 drug dealers. Names released for those over 17 include Jose Hernandez David Sanchez Elizabeth 26 Crystal Wools and Victor Garcia with seven high school students charged. Hernandez and Sanchez face multiple counts tied to marijuana and drug zones with bonds set at twenty five thousand each.
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Andrews
Andrews County
Andrews County Sheriff’s Office
Mark Greenhaw
Greenhaw
Department of Public Safety
Texas Rangers
Andrews Police Department
Trans Pecos
Jose Hernandez
David Sanchez
Elizabeth
Crystal Wools
Victor Garcia
Hernandez
Odessa Chamber says visitors add 18 million to city economy
Chamber officials report tourism generated 18.0 million plus in 2003. Telvista may hire at its Odessa call center within six weeks, via Texas Workforce Commission. Council relaxes rules to board up substandard buildings and amends parking rules near Medical Center Hospital and Family Dollar center.
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Telvista
Wesley Burnett
Burnett
Odessa Chamber of Commerce
Texas Workforce Commission
Linda Sweatt
Sweatt
Chamber
Convention and Visitors Bureau
Michael Marrero
Board of Survey
Medical Center Hospital
Family Dollar Distribution
Washington
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