Odessa teachers split over competency testing ruling
An Odessa group supports competency testing under House Bill 72 and declines to join the Texas State Teachers Association suit. TSTA plans a legal challenge with NEA backing while local educators discuss testing outcomes, retakes, and potential job security amid a statewide teacher shortage.
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Odessa
State Teachers Association
Jo Stearns
Ector County
The
Association of Texas Professional Educators
Texas State Teachers’ Association
Stearns
TSTA
Betty Pyle
Ector County Independent School District
Texas Classroom Teachers’ Association
Becky Brooks
Austin
Texas
NEA
Brooks
Midland airport security wary amid hijacking crisis
Midland Regional Airport supervisors discuss safety as a TWA jetliner bound for Beirut remains hijacked. Aviation Director Victor White says the airport is low risk per FAA standards, with limited recent security incidents and a past hijacking refuel at Midland.
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Midland
TWA
Beirut
Lebanon
Midland Regional
Victor White
FAA
Federal Aviation Administration
White
Gulf Oil and Chevron merger moves Odessa offices to Midland
Gulf Oil Corp and Chevron U S A move part of their merger plan to consolidate Midland divisions. About 170 workers in Odessa and Midland will retire or transfer to Houston or California, while two Midland divisions will absorb Gulf and Chevron staff. Odessa offices will close by Sept 1 with transfers starting July 1. total Permian Basin staffing rises to about 1,000 across three divisions.
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Odessa
Gulf Oil Corp
Midland
Chevron U.S
Houston
California
Edman
Chevron
Gulf
Northeast
Claudesta Plaza
Odessa Gulf
Office Park East
Parkway Blvd
Professional
Fourth St
Tanglewood Lane
Central
Jack Goolsby
Bakersfield
Calif
West Texas
Hobbs
N.M
Permian Basin
Crane
Penwell
Wickett
Goldsmith
Colorado City
Snyder
Edmond
Louisiana
Joe Bill Pierce
Parkway
Pierce
County eyes helicopter in 85 86 budget bid
Ector County Sheriff Bob Brookshire said the department’s request for a $75,000 three seat Bell helicopter may not advance. The budget totals over $3 million with commissioners to screen proposals starting June 25. If approved, Lt. Richard Pate said the craft could lift about 1,600 pounds with two litters.
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Ector County
Bob Brookshire
Sheriff's Department
Bell
Brookshire
Jan Fisher
Dan Ramirez
Ramirez
Richard Pate
Pate
Travel tips for summer trips from a tongue-in-cheek guide
Summer travel advice notes vacation dates, heat risks, and packing. It jokes about sunburns, heat exhaustion, and flight delays while advising extra reading material. It also mocks guidebooks for foreign travel and humorously contrasts fast West Texas speech withTranslation needs.
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Texas
A Car Trip Guide to Avoid Family Vacation Fights
The piece offers practical tips for family car trips. It urges longer daily driving, more sightseeing time, and diversions for children. It warns against luxurious inns, recommends plain stays, and presents humorous strategies to resolve travel desires and spousal disagreements.
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Hong Kong
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