Commissioners delay joining new West Texas task force
Ector County Commissioners defer a decision on joining the West Texas Narcotics Enforcement Task Force after clashes between commissioners Mike Patton Tom Todd and Sheriff Reggie Yearwood. Todd moved to attend a July 15 briefing led by the Texas Department of Public Safety, with Gardner backing the delay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ector County
West Texas Narcotics Enforcement Task Force
Mike Patton
Tom Todd
Patton
Reggie Yearwood
Permian Basin
Todd
Texas Department of Public Safety
Freddie Gardner
Pipeline firm to build fuel terminal in Odessa
Longhorn Partners Pipeline of Dallas announced plans to construct a $10 million refined motor fuels terminal in Odessa. The project is expected to create 50 temporary construction jobs and five to ten permanent positions, with annual community income of $250,000 to $300,000. The facility will store gasoline and other fuels and serve as a loading site for fuel trucks on a 700 mile Gulf Coast to West Texas pipeline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Feagan
Longhorn Partners Pipeline Co
Dallas
Permian Basin
Odessa Chamber of Commerce
Longhorn Partners Pipeline of
Odessa
Mike Atkins
Longhorn Partners Pipeline
Gulf Coast
West Texas
Local tortilla makers fight to survive national competition
Manuel Gonzalez III runs a small Odessa tortilla factory at 1915 E Second St producing about 8 800 dozen tortillas daily four days a week. Industry peers Marquez and Leal highlight stiff competition from national firms and emphasis on price, quality and service to keep local customers.
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Manuel Gonzalez III
E. Second St
Gonzalez
Mission
Calidad
Manuel
Marquez
N. West County Road
Odessa
San Angelo
Arlington
Jaime Marquez
Jose Leal
la Paz
S. Crane Ave
Alfonso
Esther Leal
Bigg
Leal
Leals
Rodrigo Payen
la Familia
S. Dixie St
Seer Cone
Payen
Manual Gonzalez
Dallas films fuel X exposure and city demolition hype
The X Files drew about four million viewers as Dallas explodes onscreen earning 31 million in ticket sales. Industry officials tout North Texas for cooperation, permits, and scenery drawing TV shows like Walker Texas Ranger and films such as Robocop and Tender Mercies, boosting Texas exposure.
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Dallas
Rod Tinney
Xfiles
North
Texas
Film Commission
The
Walker
Texas Ranger
Robocop
Court: School districts not liable for unknown teacher-student sex
The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that districts must show deliberate indifference and actual notice by an authorized official before liability arises in teacher student sexual misconduct. The Lago Vista case involved a ninth grade student and ended without recovery. Justice O'Connor delivered the opinion.
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Austin
U.S. Supreme Court
Texas
Lago Vista
Sandra Day O’connor
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