Man Guilty of Reported Incident of a Child
A six-member jury in the 70th District Court found Fernando Anchondo guilty on four counts of aggravated reported incident of a child and one count of indecency with a child. The Odessa man, 34, faces up to life. sentencing set for 10 a.m. today before Judge Jay Gibson.
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Fernando Anchondo
Anchondo
Florida
Odessa
Jay Gibson
Rural areas in danger say Texas agriculture official
Texas Agriculture Commissioner Rick Perry warned rural communities face migration to cities and losing processing capacity. He cited a shift from 20 percent urban in 1950 to 80 percent in 1990, urged value addition to Texas crops, and noted the need for loans to spur local manufacturing and environmental policy clarity.
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Texas Agriculture
Rick Perry
Far West
Texas Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts
Perry
Texas
Texas Agricultural Finance Authority
No summer vacation for Meals On Wheels
Odessa s Meals On Wheels keeps seniors connected amid summer loneliness as volunteers deliver one hot meal daily and staff call clients every other day to check on their well being. The program serves elderly and disabled clients of Ector County funded through in person eligibility referrals from the Department of Human Services.
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Department of Human Services
Hirsch
Ector County
Bob Hauge
Sally Pond
Odessa
Meals On Wheels
Vinita Shaw
el Paso
Diane O'Leary
O’leary
Texas teachers face violence and discipline problems
Houston AP report cites a Texas Federation of Teachers survey of 1,447 public school teachers in April and May. It finds nearly one in five teachers experienced a direct threat of violence, with 36 percent hearing abusive language toward teachers and 21 percent reporting assaults on staff or students.
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Houston
Texas
Texas Federation of Teachers
John Cole
Wachers
Students sign up for TAAS tutoring in ECISD
More than 250 Ector County high school students enrolled in ECISD TAAS tutoring sessions to retake the reading writing and math sections next month. About 100 students were allowed to participate in graduation exercises this year, with new rules next year requiring passing all three sections or showing effort.
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Ector County High School
Ector County Independent School District
Fort Stockton School Officials Indicted Over Graduation TAAS Case
A Pecos County grand jury indicted Fort Stockton Independent School District Superintendent Luis B. Gonzalez and Board President Gwen Ligon on mis demeanor charges tied to a May 27 special board meeting about allowing five senior students to take part in the May 28 graduation.
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Fort Stockton Independent
Luis B. Gonzalez
Pecos County
Pecos
FSISD
Fort Stockton
Clayton Alexander
Ligon
Alexander
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