Midland weighs split bond options after big defeat
Midland officials study options after voters rejected a 110 million school bond by 56 percent. They consider a smaller single package or multiple packages, referencing ECISD's 1993 two-option approach, with discussions resuming after summer.
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Midland
Ector County Independent
Midland School District
Joe Baressi Jr
Baressi
Citizens For Fiscal Responsibility
ECISD
OPEC weighs Iraqs return to oil market
OPEC ministers convene in Vienna to study Iraqs six year absence and contemplate its return to the market. Officials stress uncertainty over timing and volume as prices slip in anticipation while discussions center on quotas and potential effects on crude pricing.
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Iraq
Vienna
Austria
Rakadh bin Salem bin Hamed bin Rakadh
United Arab Emirates
Rilwanu Lukman
Nigeria
Ammar Makhloufi
Middle East
Persian Gulf
United Nations
Bush vows to keep gas fires burning in Texas
Governor George W. Bush said the future looks brighter for natural gas and pledged to resist federal regulations he says harmed the industry. Speaking to the Texas Producers and Royalty Owners Association, he urged leaving Texas alone as gas growth resumes.
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Bush
Austin
George W. Bush
Texas Producers and Royalty Owners Association
Oil and Gas
Midland
Texas
FBI cuts power at Freemen ranch amid stand off
FBI cut electricity at the Freemen ranch near Jordan Montana and flew a helicopter around the site as armored vehicles moved closer and a rescue helicopter was kept in the area. Generators were supplied to 41 nearby homes while the FBI said it remained committed to peace talks and had not announced an entry plan.
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Jordan, Mont
FBI
Freemen Ranch
Freemen
Supreme Court arguments spark debate on death penalty appeal limits
Odessa experts weigh in as the Supreme Court revisits the Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 requiring a three judge panel for successive appeals. Ector County District Attorney John Smith backs tighter controls saying current practice yields 10 to 15 year delays before execution. He notes death row inmates often file writs of habeas corpus to seek new trials or overturn convictions.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Odessa
Ector County
John Smith
Smith
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City Hall to pick winners of $1.7 million grant fund
Odessa City Council weighs 14 proposals for a federal Community Development Block Grant package worth 1.72 million dollars to aid urban and neighborhood rehab efforts. Local resident Luis Tijerina seeks 12,075 to market oil patch artists and spur revival amid broader housing programs.
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Luis Tijerina
Odessa
Tijerina
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