New bid law may boost local Odessa contractors
Odessa city officials say a new law raising the bidding threshold to 10 000 dollars will allow more informal negotiations for projects under that amount. City Manager John Harrison notes little overall impact on bids or process though vendors expect more work locally.
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Odessa
Olga Escobedo
Antitrust Division
State Attorney General’s Office
Austin
Texas
John Harrison
Harrison
Frank Muser
Odessa retirement village eyes $250000 boost to secure build
Backers of the Odessa Good Samaritan Village fear delays as sales lag, with 80 percent commitment needed before ground breaking. If 40 units not sold, the project would require 250000 in funds for land, sewer, roads, and security. Community leaders urge sales and possible city support to proceed.
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Odessa
Lacey Standifer
Odessa Good Samaritan Village
Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society
Odessa Good Samaritan
Mission Dorado
Cliff Deasy
Mission Country Club
Deasy
John Burkholder
Sioux Falls
S.D
Burkholder
Standifer
Storytelling art spans generations at Texas Folklife Festival
Midland resident Cindy Finley has told stories since childhood and now participates in the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio. The four day event draws 100000 visitors from around the world with ethnic foods, music, crafts, and demonstrations. Finley recalls breaking horses on a New Mexico ranch and notes the festival’s playful director keeps speakers eager to return.
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Midland
Cindy Finley
San Antonio
Finley
Jo Ann
Andera
United Distributors
Silver City
N.M
Texas
Eckerman
University of Texas Institute of Texan Cultures
Blue Law repeal prompts Sunday mall openings and busy traffic
Permian Mall reported about 4 095 vehicles Sunday, double typical Sunday volume, as 25 percent of stores opened. Winwood Mall also saw early openings by Montgomery Ward Wal Mart and Siegel s. Managers say opening decisions were by individual stores with no mandated guidance from mall leadership.
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Permian Mall
David Long
Winwood
Kerry Sweatt
Long
J.C. Penney
Sears Roebuck and Co
El Paso Emerges as Smuggling Hub Says Drug Agents
AP reports El Paso's central border location near Ciudad Juarez makes it a growing corridor for Latin American drug networks. Over 528 pounds of cocaine seized locally this month, with El Paso residents linked to transporting cocaine and a Chicago heroin operation run by a family network. Authorities note increased cross-border enforcement shifting traffic to Texas as seizures rise.
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EL Paso
Chicago
Ciudad Juarez
Mexico
United States
Horace Cavett
Los Angeles
Denver
Dallas Morning News
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Gary Pipes
Walgreens
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