Firecracker Fandango and Independence Parade in Odessa
The 66th Independence Day Parade starts at 10 a.m. Saturday on Andrews Highway and 23rd Street, ending at North Grant Avenue and 9th Street. The 20th Firecracker Fandango begins at 6 p.m. on Fourth Street with presale and gate ticket options. For entries and volunteering, contact Odessa Jaycees or Downtown Odessa Inc. via listed channels.
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Endless Horizons
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Super Mercado Pharmacy
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Independence Day Closure Notices Across Odessa Area
Several Odessa government offices and businesses announce closures for Friday in observance of July 4. City of Odessa offices and Ector County ISD facilities will reopen Monday after Friday closures. Odessa American business offices also close Friday.
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Supreme Court halts Texas abortion clinic closures
The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 to block new Texas clinic rules keeping 19 operate. The order extends until the court decides whether to hear the clinics appeal, signaling likely review of a major abortion case. The action follows a lower court upholding regulations that would require clinics to resemble surgical centers with admitting privileges.
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Ector County Clerks to issue same sex marriage licenses
Ector County Clerk Linda Haney will issue marriage licenses to same sex couples in spite of a Paxton opinion allowing clerks to deny licenses for religious reasons. The process could not begin as the new application was not yet in the computer system. Haney stressed she will follow the Supreme Court ruling and the law, adding an act of civil disobedience would dishonor her faith and liability.
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Liliana Grajeda
Ector County Clerk's Office
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Tracy Austin
River
Supreme Court
Ector County
Linda Haney
Ken Paxton
Haney
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Statue of Kyle may end up at VA clinic
A nine foot bronze statue of slain U S Navy SEAL Chris Kyle, born in Odessa, may be placed at the West Texas Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic on Highway 191 and later donated to Medical Center Hospital for display and maintenance. Kyle’s life, memoir American Sniper, and film adaptation are noted, with plans still being finalized.
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West Texas
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Chad Littlefield
Bradley Cooper
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Southwestern Bell
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Medical Center Hospital
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