ECISD to file for unitary status in desegregation case
U.S. District Judge Rob Junell set a November 29 hearing to decide if ECISD has met court-ordered desegregation obligations. The status conference outlined events ahead, with the Mexican American Defense and Educational Fund and Justice Department Civil Rights Division given 30 days to respond. reference to ECISD Page 7A.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midland
U.S
Rob Junell
ECISD
Junell
Sion
Mexican American Defense and Educational Fund
U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division
Desegregation Case Timeline in ECISD History
The Department of Justice filed a 1970 desegregation case against ECISD. A 1981 trial failed to reach a settlement. In 1982 Judge Fred Shannon ruled in San Antonio and the case moved to Judge Hudspeth in El Paso. In 1984 Hudspeth approved desegregation plans and created the Tri Ethnic Committee. The matter later moved to Judge Furgeson and then to Judge Rob in Odessa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Justice
ECISD
U.S
Fred Shannon
San Antonio
Harry Lee Hudspeth
el Paso
Hudspeth
Andrews woman dies in home stabbing by estranged husband
Andrews police report a 31-year-old woman Ema Martinez died after being stabbed at her residence by her estranged husband Martin Olivas Galindo. He was detained at the scene as investigators from Odessa assist. Autopsy attributes death to internal injuries from a kitchen knife during surgery. Galindo to be arraigned today as homicide inquiry continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrews
Martin Olivas Galindo
Jones
Martinez
Galindo
Permian General Hospital
Lubbock
Odessa
Ing
Alliance hires fourth chief executive at hospital
Timothy R. Parker is named Alliance Hospital CEO as the facility overhauls its leadership for a second time in two years. The hospital also switches management firms to T.S.R. LLC of Kansas City, amid ongoing financial difficulties since opening in June 2003, announced by Dr. Steven C. Riley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alliance Hospital
Timothy R. Parker
Alliance
T.S.R. LLC
Kansas City
Steven C. Riley
Texas Senate backs education reform plan in 27 4 vote
The Texas Senate approved an education funding bill 27 to 4, promising lower property taxes, a teacher pay raise, and more money for bilingual students. Lawmakers struggle to fund the reform, with Gov. Perry calling a 30 day special session after a district court ruling deemed the system unconstitutional. The Texas Supreme Court will hear Dietz's appeal next Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Senate
Texas
Florence Shapiro
Plano
House
Rick Perry
John Dietz
Dietz
Texas Supreme Court
Also Mentioned on This Page
W. Royal Furgeson
Rob
Cindera Neasy
Colton Bostic
Lily Pads
Sherwood Family Aquatic Center
Ema Martinez
Specialty Hospitals of America
Gene Powell JR
THE
Associated Press
David Dewhurs
G Freedom Iudications, Inc
West Texas
Jedwards
Oapa
Hastings’ Odessa
Oapa.com
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!