Odessa NICU Birthday Party at ORMC celebrates former patients
Odessa Regional Medical Center will hold a NICU birthday party from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at Progressive Park in front of ORMC. Hundreds of former patients and their parents are expected to attend to reunite with staff. activities include jumpers tile painting and mascots with birthday cupcakes. ORMC opened its Level III NICU in 1975 expanding from six beds to 49, serving Odessa and nearby communities.
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Permian Basin
Odessa
Texas Senate votes on abortion limits amid push to 20 weeks
The Texas Senate approved tighter abortion restrictions but dropped a 20 week ban due to time limits in the special session. Sponsor Sen. Glenn Hegar cited insufficient time to pass it in one week. Republicans expect House action to restore the 20 week limit. No such bills reached the floor in the regular session.
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Austin
Texas
Senate
Glenn Hegar
Katy
House
Teen Run Over by Own Car in Rio Grande City
Police investigate the death of a 17 year old girl in Rio Grande City after authorities say she exited her vehicle and it rolled over her at about 8 10 a m Tuesday. Police Chief Dutch Piper noted a preliminary finding that the car moved and struck her during the incident.
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South Texas
Monitor
McAllen
Rio Grande City
Dutch Piper
Tucson Names Sanchez As District Superintendent
H.T. Sanchez was named Tucson Unified School District superintendent by a 4-1 vote late Tuesday. He remains ECISD interim superintendent while ECISD plans a national search. Sanchez has 15 years in education and had been ECISD chief of staff since 2010.
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H.T. Sanchez
Tucson Unified
Arizona
TUSD
Ector County Independent
ECISD
Hector Mendez
Sanchez
Odessa businessman urges ECISD promote Sanchez for superintendent
Collin Sewell told the ECISD board that Tucson found the lone finalist, H T Sanchez, who already lives in Odessa, and urged promoting Sanchez to superintendent along with support from Mary Anne Bagley. The Tucson Unified School District named Sanchez the lone finalist on June 11 and ECISD posted the job the next day.
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Tucson
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Odessa
Sewell
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H.T. Sanchez
ECISD summer GT program kicks off at Ector Junior High
The ECISD gifted and talented summer camp began its two week program at Ector Junior High School with over 120 students in its 11th year. Camp leader Vanessa Brower notes the emphasis on community service and leadership through field trips and activities as students learn about opportunities and broaden notions of the world. Students in grades 1 through 5 assist United Way of Odessa and Meals on Wheels delivering meals and will visit the Junior League of Odessa and Woodson Park for clean up as part of park preservation lessons led by Odessa Parks and Recreation Director Steve Patton.
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Tom Purcell
SIP
Isaiah Sandoval
Benjamin Castillo
Carlos Parra
Keywest Senior Village
Ector County Independent School District
Ector Junior High School
Vanessa Brower
Brower
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Odessa
Meals On Wheels
Junior League of
Woodson Park
Odessa Parks and Recreation
Steve Patton
Texas Senate debates roads in special session
The Texas Senate gave preliminary approval to divert nearly 1 billion dollars annually from the state reserve to ease the road building and maintenance crisis amid rapid population growth. A final vote is needed to send the constitutional amendment to the House and then to voters in November.
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Texas Senate
Texas
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