Task force report delayed amid council election dispute
Lee Norman, chairman of Mayor Minor's southside task force, delayed releasing findings until after the April city election. Voters re elected incumbents Hirsch Cox and Foreman. Norman cites mayoral lawsuits and timing with local news stories as motives for postponement.
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Lee Norman
John Minor
Southside
Norman
S. Jackson Ave
Melissa Hirsch
Sherman Cox
Vern Foreman
Southside Task Force
Nicky Sheets
Tena Walker
Council
Group plans study presentation after council dispute subsides
Norman said the group will present its study to council once the mayor council dispute ends, while Foreman and Cox express doubt. Earlier, Norman postponed releasing findings citing disregard for Minor's cable TV task force and opposition to the crime and law enforcement panel. Councilwoman Hirsch calls the group a facade shielding.
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Norman
Foreman
Cox
Minor
Hirsch
Judge recalls Pecos County courthouse decline and career path
Fort Stockton judge Alex Gonzalez, 52, reflects on his start near the Pecos County Courthouse. He recalls a shift from barbershop talk to learning from clerks, arguing that intellect transcends ethnicity. He notes structural changes to the courthouse as he rose to 83rd District Court judge, and shares decades of local service including time as a congressional aide.
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Fort Stockton
Alex Gonzalez
Pecos County
Gonzalez
Washington, D.C
Richard White
Summer school enrollment rises amid education reform
Summer school participation climbed to 1,314 as educators point to tougher HB 72 standards raising passing marks to 70. Officials note the rise is partially due to new grade rules and students seeking extra credits for next year's electives and activities.
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Keith Dial
Ralph Swafford
Swafford
Odessa High School
Permian High School
Dial
Diaz
West Odessa trailer homes spark mayoral debate
An Odessa reader, Bubba Gravelhauler, confronts the newspaper over a story about Mayor John Minor and where he resides. The exchange covers expectations of where leaders should live, whether the piece fair to west Odessa, and parallels to a Houston district dispute. The narrator defends reporting while noting minor's ties to west Odessa and city life.
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Bubba Gravelhauler
Idaho
Bubba
Odessa
John Minor
West
West Odessa
Houston
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