Regents panel gives first OK to art museum
UT system regents approve preliminary plans for an 11000 square foot non profit art museum on the University of Texas of the Permian Basin campus. Art Institute of the Permian Basin aims to raise 1.5 million with 300000 already collected from a local fund drive and Fiesta Del Arte events. Construction could start this summer and the facility would serve as a teaching venue with galleries classrooms and workshops.
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University of Texas of
Leonard Fisher
The
Art Institute
Parkway Blvd
the Institute
Fiesta del Arte Guild
Odessa Art Association
Fisher
UTPB
Donald Rippey
Rippey
Drag racer dies after oil on track crash at Green Valley Race City
Odessa family sues Green Valley Race City in Richland Hills for more than 4.2 million dollars claiming negligence after oil on the high speed track caused racer Gaines Rayburn Morgan to crash into a guardrail and burst into flames. The suit lists damages for lost earnings, companionship, pain and medical expenses. Track owner disputes negligence, blaming the driver for not easing off the gas. The Feb 19 accident followed another fatal wreck at the same track within three weeks.
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Tim Madigan
Odessan Gaines
Rayburn Morgan
Louise
Morgan
Fort Worth
Green Valley Race City
Richland Hills
Raceway
Odessa
Allen Moore
Kathryn Morgan
James
Moore
Ector County
70Th Judicial District Court
Tarrant County
Gibson and Montford Honored as Texas Legislators
Odessa lawmakers Jay Gibson and John Montford are lauded in Texas Monthly. Gibson named one of the 10 best Texas legislators and praised for securing education funding while protecting small colleges. Montford hailed as a strong, steady senator who guided key bills and plans another term in West Texas.
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Texas
Texas Monthly Magazine
Jay Gibson
Davy Crockett
John Montford
West Texas
Montford
Lubbock
Gibson
Senate
House of Representatives
Austin
Mark White
University of Texas
Permian Basin
Texas Monthly
Paul Burka
Alison Cook
Kaye Northcott
UT Austin
Texas A&m
A&m
Giibson
Washington
Texas Tech
Gifts for the couple who has everything and events noted
The piece muses on anniversary gifts from practical to personal, suggesting items like fitness gear, framed photos, and charity acts. It mentions UT Dallas seeking diabetes volunteers, nasal insulin research, a 1936 Tyler High School reunion, and eyeglasses recycling efforts by Henry Tobler and Lions Clubs.
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Louise Morgan
Green Valley
Bill Hielscher
Hielscher
University of Texas Health Science Center At
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Philip Raskin
Sue Strowig
Boston
Tyler High School
Tyler Sheraton Inn
Rirchie Foster
Houston
Tyler
Wie
Henry Tobler
Sunshine Laundry & Dry Cleaners
Tobler
Odessa Lions Club
Lions Clubs
Our Town
Dick Howe
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