South Orient railroad eyed as West Texas boost
Fort Stockton officials welcome the South Orient Railroad set to open by Sept. 1 with train speeds rising from 25 mph to 45 50 mph as upgrades occur. U S Rep Henry Bonilla seeks 17 million in federal highway funds to rehab the line from Kansas City to Topolobampo Mexico and from east of San Angelo to Mexico, citing jobs and economic growth for West Texas.
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Fort Stockton
South Orient Railroad
South Orient
Kansas City
Topolobampo
Mexico
Texas
San Angelo
Pecos
Henry Bonilla
House
Appropriations Committee
Bonilla
West Texas
John Helsley
Community Rail Development Corp
Granbury
U.S
Charlie Stenholm
D-Texas
Alpine
Presidio
Ings
Nelson
Fifth Streets
Wilson
Texas Department of Transportation
Pecos West of the Pecos Rodeo Parade draws crowds
Sixty five entries paraded through Pecos on Cedar Street with theme Pecos Past. Spectators lined streets in chairs and cars while candy was tossed to youngsters. Golden Girl and Little Miss Cantaloupe appeared as all-terrain vehicles rolled by and old-timers reunion attendees watched from West of the Pecos Museum.
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Albert Holdman
Gary Oden
Renne Elfert
Reeves County Hospital District
Pecos
Pecos Museum
Danna Wall
WorkinTexas online job matching debuts in Odessa
The Permian Basin Workforce Development Board unveiled WorkinTexas com at its Odessa Workforce Center open house to connect employers with qualified job seekers via a statewide database. Listings and applications now appear in real time, letting employers monitor activity remotely with self service support available.
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Permian Basin Workforce Development Board
Development Board
Odessa
Linda Bew
Business Service
WorkinTexas
Hire Texas
Bew
Pat Hanson
Workforce Center
Hanson
Odessa School Traffic Task Force OKs final report
The Odessa School Traffic Task Force approved a final three page draft with recommendations to the city and school board stressing ongoing traffic pattern evaluation near Odessa schools. It calls for evaluating right turn only restrictions at 37th Street Grandview Avenue and 42nd Street Bonham Avenue during and around Permian High School lunch hours and notes closed campuses as a factor in lunchtime traffic. The panel will present to the Odessa City Council July 13 and to the school board July 20.
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Odessa
Permian High School
37Th Street
Grandview Avenue
42Nd Street
Bonham Avenue
Rachael Dobbs
Kristi Mufiot
Odessa Public Works
Matt Squyres
Dobbs
Mufoz
Squyres
Task Force
Roy Elsner
John Landgraf
Elsner
ECISD Traffic Task Force Details Safety and Enforcement Plan
The Task Force recommends continued review of traffic matters near ECISD campuses and evaluating school zones at high and junior high sites. It calls for right turn only restrictions at 37th Street Grandview Avenue and Bonham Avenue 42nd Street, plus an education campaign Driver Safety Awareness and reinstatement of driver education. Enforcement should strengthen rules for learners permits and license restrictions and increase traffic law enforcement around ECISD campuses.
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37Th Street
Grandview Avenue
Bonham Avenue
42Nd Street
ECISD
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