City expands online payments and honors local donors
Odessa officials announce a free 24 hour online payment service at odessa-tx.gov for utility bills and billing history. A ceremony honors Louis and Lois Rochester for Memorial Gardens Park land donation at 2 p.m. at the park formerly Buffalo Wallow. Rotary awards Employee of the Year at Odessa College noon meeting. Ector County Democratic Club schedules June meeting at Barn Door's Garden Room. 17th Mex-Tex Family Fiesta set for Friday and Saturday at Centennial Plaza with a Texas Street Jam. EZ Rider and Clear Channel promote a summer bus pass program for youths with $40 passes through Aug 31 and partner venues in Odessa and Midland.
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Session disappoints educators as Texas lawmakers fail school finance reform
After the 79th Legislative Session ended in deadlock, Texas districts will receive no new funding for the 2005-06 school year. Educators, administrators and parents express disappointment, fearing ongoing belt-tightening, while some say proposed reforms would have harmed public education. Pottsboro Superintendent Kyle Collier ably notes districts might receive less money under such reforms, as several hundred districts sued the state over underfunding.
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Little Panthers Football Practice Schedule
Coached by PHS staff on practice fields by east parking. Second and third graders meet 8 to 9 a.m. Fourth through sixth graders 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Eighth and ninth graders 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Information at Permian football offices phone number (432) 368-2207.
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Permian hosts three day junior Panther Football Camp
More than 300 players from second through ninth grade joined Permian's first summer practice and three day Panther Football Camp. Head coach Darren Allman says the goal is fun with fundamentals while teaching listening, coachability, and hard work. Ten year olds Sean Ricks and Daniel Hastings call the camp the funnest part of summer as they aim for future football careers.
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Last of three Beltran brothers pleads guilty in drug ring
Hernaldo Beltran 38 of El Paso pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute cocaine in a federal case tied to a drug smuggling operation run with brothers Raul 37 and Jesus 29. The scheme spanned 1991 to 2000 from northern Mexico through West Texas to Kansas, with up to 100 kilograms weekly at peak. Raul and Jesus had earlier pleaded guilty. Raul received a 20 year sentence.
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