Campaign finance split shows two approaches in Ector County race
County attorney candidates reveal distinct strategies as early voting nears. Barber pursues grassroots outreach with telephone polls, precinct walking, emails, and no TV ads due to cost, while Linch spends on TV time and uses personal funds to back her campaign. Bright campaigns on modest totals with focused print and TV advertising, highlighting a broader spending pattern across the field.
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Odessa
Lesli Barber
Tracey Bright
Linch
Gardendale
Barber
Bryan
Turner enters ECISD race for Position 7 in May election
Former Andrews trustee Conrad Turner 63 filed for the ECISD Position 7 seat to replace Phil Fouche. He joins Charles Davis and Denis Dennis in the May 15 four year term race. Davis, Odessa High parent and Odessa Jaycees member, Dennis, an Odessa attorney active in Teen Court, and Turner criticize district focus amid PBS station shift and athletics director reopening. Turner, a longtime educator and former Amoco employee, urges classroom emphasis and teacher support. Filing runs through March 15 at ECISD Administration Building. trustees serve without pay.
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Campaign finance reports show Elliott leads in February gains
In the county tax assessor-collector race, Jo Elliott reports a February contribution rise to 2429 with expenditures of 1851 and a total to date of 4574. Barbara Horn records 200 in February donations, 1477 in expenditures, and totals of 3155 spent and 200 raised, as the Republican primary advances toward a November matchup with Lea Taylor.
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Bright
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Barbara Horn
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Horn
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Republican
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Odessa American
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Don and
Judy Love
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Thrifty
Community Responds to Abandoned-Animals Effort
Jim Bates reports a surge in calls as neighbors offer help to rescue stray dogs and cats. He notes his household is too busy to answer all requests though some callers offer small donations while Bates and his wife manage food supplies and sheltering needs.
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How To Help Jim Bates Animal Shelter Support
Call 664 5790 to aid Jim Bates animal care shelter. Volunteers discuss collars and other supplies as Home grown Heroes honors ordinary community members doing extra.
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Bates
Odessa native Collins nominated for U.S. Marshal post
Lafayette Collins of Round Rock a Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles member since 1999 was recommended by the Senate Judiciary Committee to become United States Marshal of the Western District of Texas He would supervise marshals in Odessa Midland Austin El Paso Waco and San Antonio and be based in San Antonio if confirmed Collins a Prairie View A M University graduate and former Army counter intelligence officer and Secret Service agent was nominated by Senators Cornyn and Hutchison last August and approved unanimously by the committee
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Odessa College trustee Abalos seeks six year OC board term
Odessa attorney Richard Abalos filed to represent Single-Member District 2 for a full six year term on the Odessa College Board. Abalos, 60, has served on the property committee and supports nursing and satellite campuses while noting his work with the OC Foundation and local Hispanic groups. He is the first Hispanic Odessa lawyer and a former OC student. Candidate filings open March 15 in the DC Administration Building. Incumbents Bruce Shearer and Sandra Shaw run unopposed.
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Sandra Shaw
TPWD Schedules March Public Hearings Across Texas
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department will hold 19 public hearings in March to gather input on hunting and fishing regulations and related policies. A session is set for 7 p.m. March 22 at the old Midland County Tax Office in Midland. Public comments inform recommendations to the TPW Commission in early April. for details call 800 792 1112.
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