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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 2010
Page
6
Hidalgo County elections staff worked to reconcile late arriving totals after a formatting glitch reduced an initial count and a separate counting error caused a double tally on the first 10 precincts. Eight staffers counted signatures while canvassing is planned for March 11 and recount requests may follow.
In Texas primary Debra Medina won 18.5 percent amid tea party support but Gov. Rick Perry led with 51 percent avoiding a runoff. Perry attracted tea party voters, while Medina drew discontented Texans. Bill White faces Perry in the fall race.
Odessa Police Department awaits final word from the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education Board in Austin on licensing its own academy. Police Chief Tim Burton says startup costs would be low given existing training staff and facilities.
Artesia police and fire officials say OSHA is investigating a fire incident. A team from the state Environment Department's Occupational Safety and Health Bureau arrived Tuesday evening to assist with the probe.
Witnesses say wind cooperated as thick black smoke rose, with officials assuring the public was never in danger after the alarm. Two quoted lines emphasize relief and safety during the incident.
The University of Texas System regents voted to lift tuition at UT Austin by 5.4 percent next fall and 3.89 percent the following year. In-state undergraduates will pay about $4,709 per semester in 2010 to 2011 and about $4,892 the next year, under an plan developed by a student faculty administrator panel.
CAF attorneys argue the museum board adheres to bylaws amended in 2007 requiring a majority of current or former CAF General Staff members. The defense says a director can only be removed for stated just causes, while names of several local figures are questioned and a Midland receiver suggestion is floated. The future of the museum board remains unsettled after the January 16 vote amid leadership shake up.
Hobbs police have arrested Nieves Sonny Ortega, 23, in the fatal shooting of Christopher Laureles, 27, on Jan. 30. Ortega faces first degree murder and related charges and is held on bonds totaling 1,210,000 cash only. An arrest warrant remains for Mark Anthony Ruiz, with tips sought by Hobbs Police and Crime Stoppers.
A 21 year old Odessa man, Jesse Ray Duarte Jr., pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the 2009 death of friend Luis Rey Tijerina II. He was sentenced to three years in prison and ordered to pay $911.97 restitution after fleeing a crash scene at 10th Street and Edis on Avenue.
Indiana teen Barney Chamorro arrived back in Boone County Jail at 3 am after arrest in Pyote. He is charged with the February 26 Whitestown triple murder of his father stepmother and twin brother. Authorities say the father showed defensive wounds and the other two were killed in their sleep.
War Odessa man arrested at 417 p.m. Feb. 25 in the 800 block of Reynosa Street for tampering with evidence. Henry Gonzales Duran of 910 Zakatecas Ave. held Wednesday at the Ector County Detention Center on a 25000 dollar bond. Also noted debit card abuse at 2400 block West Loop 338 and possession of a controlled substance on North Tom Green Avenue with 25000 dollar bonds. Burglary of a building reported at 600 block Dale Street in the storage shed between 8:30 and 9 p.m. Monday.
The first autopsy on Odessan remains inconclusive leaving investigators without a clear ruling on cause of death.Officials noted limited evidence and planned further testing to determine whether foul play or natural causes were involved.
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