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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jul 29, 2005

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Texas recruits commit early as decisions precede senior year

In Texas more than half of the top 100 high school football recruits have verbally committed to colleges, signaling a trend of players choosing schools before their senior year begins.

Texas

House OKs energy bill with big oil tax breaks

The House approved a national energy plan that would provide billions in tax subsidies to energy companies. Critics say it fails to promote a broader mix of energy sources such as wind, cleaner coal, and new nuclear reactors. The bill excludes opening Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to drilling. House Republicans plan to push that issue separately.

House Washington Senate Bush Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Alaska White House Congress

Accused killer given maximum on weapons charges

Federal judge Rob Junell sentenced David Lee Jarman to 15 years in prison, 50,000 dollars in fines, and three years of supervised release for possessing a firearm as a felon and with an obliterated serial number. The case ties to the February 5, 2004 killing of Jessica Joann Lucas, Jarman’s cousin.

David Lee Jarman Rob Junell Jarman Jessica Joann Lucas Lucas Odessa Ector County Junell U.S John Klassen

Read-To-Me program honors Odessa's first black librarian

Summer reading effort launched by Read-To-Me founder Idell Tatum honors Gertrude Bruce, Odessa's first Black librarian. 117 children from South Odessa joined, reading 4,871 books as community groups donate TVs, VCRs, certificates and club materials.

Cindera Nealy Odessa Jamia Miller Gertrude Bruce Historical Cultural Center Idell Tatum Gertrude Bruce Bruce Tatum E. Murphy St Huntsman Polymers Ector County Library

ECISD principals unveil plan for better accountability ratings

ECISD officials prepare for TEA accountability ratings by outlining a scope and sequence aligned to TAKS. Deniece Hazard notes teaching to tested content and shared responsibility across grades, as principals and assistants study the new road map to improve 2006 outcomes.

Ector County Independent School District Deniece Hazard Gonzales Elementary Hazard

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