Odessa City Manager Leads Nonprofit Building Act Passage
Governor Perry signed House Bill 122, proposed by Odessa City Manager Jerry McGuire, into law to take effect Sept. 1. The act allows small Texas cities to transfer ownership of city leased buildings to nonprofit groups, reducing city liability and potentially cutting maintenance costs. The measure, pushed by State Rep. Buddy West, aims to empower civic and nonprofit organizations while preserving city protections. Currently 15 city buildings serve 17 nonprofits under city ownership and insurance.
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Odessa
Rick Perry
Jerry McGuire
Texas
Buddy West
West
Joel Roberts
Roberts
Don Clark
Reactions to Perry vetoes on city building bill
Odessa nonprofit leaders back the bill as a path to state that city buildings be run by the agency. Susan Rutherford of the Girl Scouts praises the idea while noting the current use of a city owned building at 5217 N Dixie Blvd. Greg Steven of the Red Cross says the bill won t affect their office at 120 E Second St and that they pay little but the property remains city owned.
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Darrell Wells
Odessa
Susan Rutherford
Girl Scouts of the
Permian Basin
N. Dixie Blvd
Rutherford
Greg Steven
American Red Cross
Red Cross
E. Second St
Steven
Explosion in Big Spring kills elderly woman and damages homes
Early morning blast in the 1400 block of Stadium destroys two houses, with June Carothers, 75, killed and neighbor Francis Fleckenstein unharmed. One firefighter treated for a puncture wound while digging through debris. Investigators from the fire department and Energas probe possible propane or gas causes. Autopsy pending for Carothers.
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Big Spring
June Carothers
Francis Fleckenstein
Carl Cowdray
Stadium
Condray
Energas
Odessa Woman's Dream Shakespeare Globe Founder Dies at 93
Marjorie Morris, who built the Globe of the Great Southwest Theatre and the Anne Hathaway Cottage on Odessa College campus, died at 93. Services set for 2 p.m. at First Baptist Church with Rev. Melvin Warren officiating. Her longtime friend Geneva Hooten and Odessa music teacher Ronald Bennett recall her as a community icon who proved one woman's dream could become a reality.
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Odessa
West Texas
Marjorie Morris
Globe of the Great Southwest Theatre
Anne Hathaway
Odessa College
Morris
First Baptist Church
Melvin Warren
William Shakespeare
Ronald Bennett
Bennett
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Morn
Sammy Russo
Une Carothers
Carothers’ House
Globe Theatre
Geneva Hooten
The
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Globe Theater
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