Texas no pass no play rule labeled overkill by survey
A national survey shows Texas no pass no play is called overkill by the Texas Association of Secondary School Principals, while Education Commissioner Bill Kirby says the rule is a model others may follow. The group cites 43 responses from other states, noting most require passing three to five courses, with Hawaii and DC requiring all courses.
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Austin
Texas
Texas Association of Secondary School Principals
Hawaii
District of Columbia
California
Bill Kirby
Fort Worth
Harold
Association
Ted
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Louisiana
Mexico
Odessa woman listed in stable condition after two vehicle crash
A 19 year old Odessa woman Gina Annette Robbins was listed in stable condition at Medical Center Hospital after a two vehicle crash Monday night at East Loop 338 and Texas 191. Robbins rode in a 1976 Toyota driven by Twana Simmons with both not wearing seat belts. The other vehicle, a 1984 Ford driven by Richard Scott, caused the collision. Simmons and Scott escaped injury.
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Odessa
Medical Center Hospital
Gina Annette Robbins
East Ridge Road
East Loop 338
Texas 191
Robbins
Toyota
Twana LaRay Simmons
Simmons
Ford
Richard Abe Scott
Goldsmith
Scott
Valles gets poor marks in EC Bar Association survey
In a 10 category evaluation by the Ector County Bar Association, Valles is ranked poor in seven areas including punctuality and knowledge of legal procedure. The anonymous poll, completed by 64 attorneys in January and February, was released in May.
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Justice of the Peace
Justices of the Peace
Ector County Bar Association
Valles
Attorneys’ Organization
ECISD Freshmen Surpass Averages In District wobbly chart
ECISD freshmen scored slightly above average while eighth graders rose from the 38th to 51st percentile on the composite score. After a dip to 46 as sophomores, ECISD juniors hit the 49th percentile and seniors reached the 50th. Riverside’s exam began in 1935 by University of Iowa professors and is graded by the publisher after local administration. ECISD reviewing curriculum following May score release.
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Wayne Milligan
ECISD
Iowa
Milligan
Cissia Berean
Texas
Regan
Houghton-Mifflin Publishing Co
Houghton-Mifflin
Riverside
Ector County
University of Iowa
Theft and Burglary Report From Ector County Sheriff
Police Beat notes two incidents with dates June 2 and June 3. On June 2 Stanley Mulliniks reported two saddles and two roosters worth 2500 stolen between 10:20 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. Sunday. Deputy W Palmer. On June 3 Jay Carter Cox reported a video recorder color television typewriter and handguns valued at 2000 stolen between 1 and 4 p.m. Monday. Deputy B Atkins.
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Stanley Mulliniks
Cypress Road
W. Palmer
Jay Carter Cox
Edgewood Ave
Boys wade in rainwater at Midland school campus
Front to back, Clay Brown aged 10 Will Childress 8 and Jeremy Armendariz 10 play in knee-deep water from recent rains at Bowie Elementary School Midland 805 W Elk Ave They found a length of pipe and alternately submerged and emptied it All three boys are from Midland and are sons of Jim Brown David Childress and Marcelino Armendariz
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Clay Brown
Will Childress
Jeremy Armendariz
Bowie
W. Elk Ave
Midland
Allo of
Clay
Jim Brown
Will
David Childress
Jeremy
Marcelino Armendariz
Tipperary Corp Faces Negative Worth After Reserve Write-Downs
MIDLAND Tipperary Corp posts a $57.4 million loss after slashing reserve values by 41.2 million and goodwill by 15.1 million. The company warns it may need bankruptcy protection if lenders refuse restructuring and notes SEC rules forced quarterly write-downs amid volatile oil prices.
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Midland
Tipperary Corp
Tipperary
Ross
Securities and Exchange Commission
Pennzoil
SEC
Local Publisher Turns Nine-Child Family Into Small Town Paper
Griffith and his wife Marian run Alpine Rent-All and a Fort Davis weekly. He moved back into publishing after a failed rental venture, using personal computers and a waxed paper workflow. The paper prints about 1,300 copies weekly with help from family and a Fort Davis resident.
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Marian
Alpine Rent
Griffith
Fort Davis
California
Sheriff's Department
Arianna
Donna Smith
Dotmatrix Imagewriter
Pecos
Groundwater near Odessa shows no danger after leaks
The Texas Water Commission said groundwater north of Odessa remains safe despite leaks at Magna Corp. The agency detected three hydrocarbons benzene toluene and xylene 11 to 20 feet underground and noted ongoing cleanup at the abandoned plant 410 E Hillmont Road.
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Vailles-Norman
Judy Burkes
Texas Ave
Valles
Easy Snap Business Farms
Odessa
Norman
Area Agency On Aging
Permian Basin Regional Planning Commission
U.S. Postal Service
Precinct
Texas Water Commission
Commission
Magna Corp
E. Hillmont Road
Bill Colbert
Austin
The
Water Commission
Magna
Colbert
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Ector Sheriff
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John Watkins
Bob McVey
R Ep. County News
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Matt Tolheim
Dial
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Miarry Io
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