County extends GRI insurance contract renewal
The Ector County Commissioners voted to renew the health and stop loss insurance contract with GRI for one year starting Oct. 1 despite a pending Attorney General ruling on its legality. Auditor David Austin called the deal potentially unlawful for not meeting bidding rules, yet the court proceeded to ensure employee coverage.
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Ector County
GRI
David Austin
Jerry Caddel
Texas Attorney General
Austin
Greg Abbott
Former Nimitz principal takes the reins at Permian High
Steve Brown, previously principal at Nimitz Junior High, is the new Permian High School principal assigned in June. He inherits a high-stakes accountability environment after ECISD test results showed many students below state averages. Brown aims to raise TAKS passage by changing expectations and strengthening the school’s programs and staff.
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Steve Brown
Permian High School
Brown
Nimitz Junior High
Nimitz
Permian
Ector County Independent School District
Roy Benavides
Briar Rosson
LBJ
Brown University
Buddy Hale
Hale
Ector Junior High
Sheila Stevenson
Kenny Border
Texas Education Agency
Dr Steve Brown named Permian school leader in Odessa
Lifelong learner Dr Steve Brown holds a 2001 doctorate from Texas Tech and two master’s degrees. He has served as principal at Nimitz and Ector Junior Highs, assistant principal at Bonham, and counselor at Ector County Youth Center. He stresses discipline, curriculum alignment, and academic programs like National Merit, with excitement for Permian athletics in Odessa.
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Steve Brown
Brown
Texas
West To Find Out More About E mailed At Tmichael Linet Net
A fragment notes inquiry about an email contact at tmichael linet net as the leads appear in an unreadable clipping. The reference hints at networking or outreach but lacks clear events or identities to confirm.
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tmichael@linet
Public radio may come to Alpine in two years
Desert Mountain Institute in Alpine hired Tom Livingston of Livingston Associates to assess a potential National Public Radio station. Meetings are set at the Holland Hotel and Marathon Coffee Shop to gauge community backing as a step toward an operational station, with cost and reach depending on support.
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Alpine
Tom Livingston
Livingston Associates
Baltimore
Texas
Livingston
Desert Mountain Institute
Tom Michael
Holland Hotel
Marathon
Keith West
KSRU
Sul Ross State University
West
Phares to step down after 18 years leading Petroleum Museum
Midland executive director Jane Phares will retire August 31 after 18 years at the Petroleum Museum. The Wichita native plans to travel spend time with family including grandchildren and relocate back to Kansas. Since joining in 1986 she rose from docent to executive director overseeing growth in programs and endowment from about 1.5–2 million to 6 million.
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Midland
Petroleum Museum
Jane Phares
Phares
Rod
Wichita
Kan
Texas
Wyoming
Oklahoma
Libya
Norway
Egypt
Mobil
The
Wichita State University
Museum
George T. Abell
Gerald Ford
Abell-Hanger Foundation
Abell-Hanger
David Smith
Smith
Permian Basin Petroleum Museum Library and Hall of Fame
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NTS Communications
Texas Department of Health
Health Department
Ector
PHS
Paul Zoeller
Odessa
Dr. Brown
PBS Radio
Mark Sterkel
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