Odessa to hear taxi franchise request at Tuesday meeting
Odessa City Council will hold a 6 p.m. public hearing on Deborah Mapes doing business as Independent Taxi Service seeking a taxicab franchise. The agenda also includes zoning matters for Vista Residential Development on 4.14 acres at Machell Drive and Tres Court and bids on vehicle filters. The council will review alley right of way exchanges near Barrett Avenue and Interstate 20, plus Board of Survey orders to remove structures at 1317 East Sixth Street and 801 North Alleghaney Avenue, and may appoint members to city boards.
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Odessa
Deborah Mapes
Vista
Machell Drive
Tres Court
Davis
Barrett Avenue
Interstate 20
Board of
E. Sixth St
N. Alleghaney Ave
Marriages and Divorces List for June Dates
A compiled notice lists marriages on June 4 through June 19 and divorces from June 12 to June 18. It names involved individuals including Baeza Yellowman Stevens Campbell, Brant Roe Walker Montoya, Casillas Arroyo, Cole Flax Huffman Hanson Sauseda Olivas Gonzales Marrero Catano Black Henry, Ramirez Marin Mitcham Halfacre Randle Haynes Miller, Ramirez Castanon Ontiveros Calvert Smart Arzabala, Lujan Gscheidle Pipkin Burke, Zorrilla Zorrilla, Zubia Holguin, Fleming Fleming Tinoco Yarbrough Jones Galindo Munoz Fuentes Savala Stewart Moreno Zavala Mitchell.
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Oscar S. Baeza
LaNell Doris Yellowman
James Warner Stevens
Teffanie Renee Campbell
Brian Michael Williams
Crystal Michelle Stevens
Aaron Michael Brant
Lacy Lee Roe
Ronald Wayne Walker
Elvonna Gail Montoya
Pedro Juarez Ortiz Jr
Rebecca Roxanne Barrera
William Anthony Jamres
Kelly Ann Mann
Gary Lopez Casillas
Melanie Marie Arroyo
James Earl Cole
Donna Lynn Flax
Jeremy Raymond Huffman
Roberta Augusta Hanson
Joe Torres
Julia Rosa Sauseda
Leonel P Olivas
Maria
Delrosario Huitton
Manuel Chavez Hernandez
Evelin Gonzales Rodriguez
Raymond Christpher Marrero
Sarah Lynn Catano
Nicolas Bradley Black
Stephanie Marie Henry
Jorge Ivan Ramirez
Mary Luisa Marin
Marcus Truett Mitcham
Debbie Ann Sturgeon
Carlton James Charles Jr
Donna Marie Halfacre
Joe Douglas McCombs
Joli Anna Randle
Derrick Keith Haynes
Amber Nicole Miller
Jonatan Ramirez
Limia Lee Castanon
Albert Araiza
Rose Mary Ontive
Bright to Renew Bid to End County Hiring Freeze
County Attorney Tracey Bright will renew her push at a 10 a.m. Monday Ector County Commissioners meeting to end the hiring freeze and allow two assistant prosecutors and a legal secretary. Bright argued last week in 244th District Court for a writ of mandamus and a decision is expected by June 30. The agenda includes a $7,000 payment to attorney Mike Atkins, safety awards, a June 26 Robert Jonell Day resolution, a Fourth of July event use request, budget items, surplus property, speed limit signs, tax penalties waivers, right of way donation, deferred compensation review, health staff hires, and an executive session on pending litigation.
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Tracey Bright
Ector County
244Th District Court
Bright
Joe Connally
Mike Atkins
Atkins
Texas Association of Counties
Larry Boccacio
Robert Jonell
San Angelo
Don Thorn
Main Street
Odessa
Carolyn Bowen
Exxon Street
Pearl Street
Reed Avenue
Pat MacAllister
Nationwide Retirement Solutions
Health Department
Toby Cross
Cross
Texas Tech Health Sciences Center
Oncor
Schlemeyer Field
Criminal Justice Division
Americans who captured heir released from jail in Mexico
Five Americans including Duane Chapman and his relatives were freed from a Mexican jail in Puerto Vallarta after capturing fugitive Andrew Luster. They must remain in Mexico and face possible criminal charges for criminal association and illegal deprivation of liberty though no interview was given. Luster, the Max Factor heir, was expelled to the United States and is serving a 124 year sentence in Los Angeles.
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Puerto Vallarta
Mexico
Max Factor
Duane
Chapman
Timothy
Leland
Jeff Sells
Boris
Krutonog
Andrew Luster
Puerto Vallarta Taco
Luster
United States
Los Angeles
Marco Roberto Juarez
New State Law Hikes Vehicle Title Fees and Surcharges
Ector County motorists face a title fee increase from 13 to 28 dollars starting Monday and new 2.5 percent surcharges on sales and leases of on road diesel trucks over 14 000 pounds manufactured in 1996 or earlier effective Tuesday An additional surtax applies to 1997 and newer diesel models The plan allocates 20 and 15 dollars of the new fees to the Texas Emissions Reduction Plan TERP until Sept 1 2008 after which 15 dollars goes to the Texas Mobility Fund TERP promotes projects to cut emissions amid air quality concerns nationwide More than half of Texans live in areas with air deemed unsafe by EPA standards.
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Ector County
Lea Taylor
Taylor
Texas Mobility Fund
TERP
Texas Commission On Environmental Quality
US Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
OA Staffers Win Five Texas Press Awards in 2003
The Odessa American earned five Texas Press Association awards in the 2003 Better Newspaper Contest. Two OA staffers took first place in design, with John Effort and Ben Adams highlighted for page one design and daily sports covers. OA also placed in advertising design and other categories.
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Odessa
Texas Press Association
TPA
John Effort
Ben Adams
Adams
Effort
Laura Black
Lisa Haiss
Midland Reporter- Telegram
The
Pecos Enterprise
Andrews County News
Fort Stockton Pioneer
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Sv van
Bart Eve
Martle
Irmis
Cezary KU
Cherry Kuprianowicz MD
Central
Texas
John Erfort
Ector County Health Department
Win
Texas Department of Health
State Health Department
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