Welcome Home Marine Cpl Adam Gregory Arrives at Midland
Marine Cpl Adam Gregory is due to land at noon at Midland Air and Space Port. Public welcome to greet him with contact Vickie Gomez of the Permian Basin Welcome Home Committee at 432-614-1049 or zemogv3916@gmail.com.
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Ector County considers sales tax election outside Odessa
Ector County Commissioners vote to hold a November election creating the Ector County Assistance District. If approved, a 1.25 cent sales tax would fund roads fire and rescue and law enforcement across most of Ector County excluding Odessa and Goldsmith, with voters in the district eligible to decide.
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Educators Explore Google Expeditions at Odessa EdTech Summit
Seventh grade science teacher Erica Carter of Nimitz Middle School and colleagues use goggles to view a virtual New York City experience during the ECISD 2017 EdTech Summit at George H.W. Bush New Tech Odessa.
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Google Expeditions
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Teachers get a crash course in technology at ECISD summit
ECISD staff joined 125 teachers for the 2017 EdTech Summit at New Tech Odessa. Lyn Domsten led a Google Expeditions session letting teachers virtually visit the ISS, New York, the North Pole and Revolutionary War sites in Massachusetts while wearing goggles and using a tablet and router.
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Oncor and Sharyland Announce Asset Swap Agreement
Oncor Electric Delivery Co and Sharyland Utilities LP announce an asset swap that shifts Sharyland’s retail customers and distribution network to Oncor in exchange for about 258 miles of 345 kilovolt transmission lines in West and Central Texas valued around 400 million dollars. The deal aims to lower Sharyland customers’ rates and requires Texas Public Utility Commission approval later this year.
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Texas
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Sue Mercer
West Texas
Sharyland Distribution & Transmission Services
David A. Campbell
Fairmount Santrol Plans 3M Ton Sand Mine in Winkler County
Ohio based Fairmount Santrol announces a 40 year lease on about 3250 acres near Kermit Texas to build a frac sand mine capable of about 3 million tons per year. The project targets a 2018 second quarter start with reserves of 165 million tons of fine grade sand 40 70 and 100 mesh. {Note: omit} Sand plants spread along dunes north of Kermit toward Crane as oilfield firms seek higher production.
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Winkler County
Kermit
Crane
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