Judge to rule on Midland school voting rights suit
A federal judge will decide voting issues in a Midland Independent School District class action. The trial was postponed. a hearing before Judge Lucius Bunton is expected by August. The plaintiffs say an at large plus single member 4-3 system is unconstitutional while the district argues 4-3 is fairest to keep schools in one district.
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Midland
U.S. District Court
Lucius Bunton
Joseph Baressi
Midland Independent School District
Baressi
League of United Latin American Citizens
The
Black Advisory Council
Joanne DeWitt
Midland School Board
Bill Jackson
Midland and Lee
Lee
Lulac
DeWitt
U.S
NBC
Bunton
FDIC
Odessa meters fetch price as city sells old units
A sale of 1,100 retired parking meters at 10 dollars each has drawn steady demand since last Monday. About 700 meters sold, including purchases by a councilman, a Midland buyer, and a local worker, with many buyers planning novel uses. Proceeds go to Odessa’s general fund as older meters were replaced.
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Odessa
Mary Shanks
Barbara Park
Utility Department
Shanks
Bryan Wheeler
Nicky Sheets
Sheets
Andrews
Settlement OK'd to repay bank losses in Odessa case
Former National Bank of Odessa chief Kenneth Jumper agrees to pay 400000 to the FDIC in an out-of-court Midland settlement. The FDIC says 20 former officers caused at least 7.39 million in losses, with Jumper and Rick Jumper tied to a conflicted loan. Other suits proceed in federal court and state appeals.
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Midland
Odessa
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Midland Federal District Court
National Bank of Odessa
Kenneth Jumper
Financial Institution
FDIC
Jumper
Lawrence Barber Jr
NBC
U.S
Rick Jumper
Bank
T. Ray Guy
Dallas
Geter Seeks Peace Amid Civil Rights Work in Greenville
Lewell Geter, 27, once wrongfully convicted of armed robbery, has seen his case overturned and now balances civil rights activity with community reconciliation in Greenville. He plans to attend the NAACP convention in Dallas, credits attorney George Hairston, and has formed the Geter Justice For All Foundation to assist inmates.
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Greenville
Lewell
Geter
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Dallas
NAACP
George Hairston
Ken Brodnax Vacation Notice
Ken Brodnax is on vacation and his column will resume on July 2.
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Ken Brodnax
Lawyers plan to move county law books to library third floor
Ector County Bar Association volunteers will move most law volumes from the courthouse basement to the third floor to improve access for judges and lawyers. The transfer, costing about 6000 dollars, awaits a final contractor plan and may involve jail trustees. Some volumes may stay in the basement or go to the Ector County Library. The commission also pared taxes for the Ector County Utility District after June 30 and kept a committee to negotiate a new contract with the district. County officials debated collection fees and approved donating three caliche pits to dispose of unusable road materials.
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Ector County Bar Association
Ector County Commissioners
Bar Association
McCulloch
Law Library
Ector County Library
Ector County Utility District
Ector County
Jan Fisher
Gerard Bowen
Hammond
Bill Tolbert
Bryan Henderson
Odessa
Far West
Utility District
Bowen
West Odessa
Louis Rochester
Barnie Jones
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