Florida and Florida in Gulf drilling clash delays
The House, siding with Florida Governor Jeb Bush against President Bush, delayed a Bush plan to open Gulf of Mexico oil and gas exploration. An amendment to the Interior spending bill would pause Lease Sale 181 until April 1, 2002. Representatives Davis and Scarborough led the push amid Florida opposition over beach and environmental concerns.
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Florida
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Gulf of Mexico
Senate
Jeb Bush
Bush
Pensacola
Florida Panhandle
White House
Jim Davis
D-Fla
Joe Scarborough
R-Fla
Interior Department
Odessa skyline’s 50-foot skyward tower a longtime landmark
The Christmas tree shaped 50-foot steel tower atop the American Bank of Commerce building at 620 N Grant Ave defined Odessa’s downtown skyline since the early 1960s. Erected after the bank opened in 1960, the 229-foot structure made it the city’s tallest building, engineered to be climbable for maintenance and lights. Derrell Henry proposed the tower, a salute to service, per bank founders and family members.
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Pegasus
Reunion
Austin
Capitol Dome
Midland
Bank of America
Odessa
Bank
Grant Avenue
East Seventh Street
Downtown
American Bank of Commerce
N. Grant Ave
Texas Avenue
Seventh
Dub Cree
Cree
Derrell Henry
ABC Bank
Tom Rodman
E.G. Rodman Sr
Rodman
Derrell
Presidio Ojinaga Unite Behind Suspect in Murder Case
Flyers t shirts and banners proclaim Junie is innocent decorate poles and storefronts in Presidio and Ojinaga as both sides join in a cross border protest over a murder case. Sunday's newspaper notes the developing public response and claims of innocence.
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Presidio Grocer
Tral
Presidio
Ojinaga
Hext's Death May Shape West's Redistricting Plans
Odessa State Rep. Buddy West plans to skip a Legislative Redistricting Board hearing if Odessa Mayor Bill Hext's funeral occurs Tuesday. West weighs attending the service and notes Ector County's population near the 139,000 minimum, with options including merging Ector and Andrews counties to reach the target. Julie Williams would testify for Hext if needed.
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Buddy West
Austin
Bill Hext
West
Hext
Capitol
Bill Ratliff
House
Pete Laney
John Cornyn
Carol Keeton Rylander
General Land Office
David Dewhurst
LRB
Ector
Andrews
Odessa Mayor Hext Dies at 61 After Stem Cell Transplant
Mayor Bill Hext passed away in Seattle due to an infection after a stem cell transplant. His body returned to Odessa Friday, with the White House sending condolences through President George W. Bush who praised him as a dedicated public servant.
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Odessa
Hext
University of Washington Hospital
Seattle
Hodgkin
Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home
David Ives
Pro
Larry Melton
White House
George W. Bush
Laura and
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