ECISD Eyes Unitary Status With DOJ Agreement
The Ector County Independent School District moves toward unitary status after the board approved a 24 page agreement with MALDEF and the U S Department of Justice. If the stipulations are met and the judge approves, ECISD could be released from federal desegregation supervision on January 1, 2009.
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Border Ladders Aid Immigrants at Texas Border
Texas ranchers facing fence damage from crossings are constructing ladders to help migrants enter the United States. The ladders offer a safer, cheaper alternative to replacing damaged fencing and reduce confrontations along frontier routes.
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Noél Heritage Plaza Hosts Hot Summer Nights Concerts
Odessa residents enjoyed a rain-tinged evening as David Cart Jr performed jazz at Noél Heritage Plaza Park, the second year of the Hot Summer Nights series organized by the Odessa Council for the Arts & Humanities and Main Street Odessa. The calendar lists Geezerz, Lon Clark & the Midnight Serenade Big Band, Winnslow, James Elkins Singers plus GMWA West Texas, Ponty Bone, Marijayne Millwood and Glenn Moreland & Washtub Jerry across July and August.
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FutureGen officials plan for visit to West Texas site
FutureGen Alliance representatives are expected to visit Odessa for planning in summer 2006. Two FutureGen Texas team members met the Permian Basin FutureGen Task Force to outline activities while noting dates and length of stay are not yet known. DOE, Industrial Alliance, and Battelle are likely visitors for a two and a half hour session at Midland International Airport.
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Chuck McDonald
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Austin
Jay P. Kipper
Bureau of Economic Geology
University of Texas At Austin
Pancho Villa death mask heads to auction in Texas
An estate auction near Fredericksburg will offer Pancho Villa’s death mask among 712 lots. Curator Charles Trois seeks to open museums in his European-style village, with items ranging from Mexican Revolution artifacts to a Richard Burton Ferrari and a Lee Harvey Oswald autopsy photo.
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