Odessa Water Makes Long Journey From Ivie To Tap
Ken Brodnax notes decades of political battles and environmental concerns behind Odessa’s new 157 mile pipeline project. Lake Ivie, part of the Colorado River Municipal Water District, now 96 percent full, feeds Odessa with an improved water supply after years of struggle with the LCRA and environmental groups. The $124 million project began in 1992 and promises better tasting water for West Texans.
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Odessa
Apa
Odessa Faucets
Lake Ivie
Colorado River Municipal Water District
West Texas
CRMWD
E.V. Spence
Robert Lee
J.B. Thomas
Colorado River
Colorado
San Angelo
Spence
Lower
Colorado River Authority
LCRA
Concho Basin
Austin
Concho River
Ivie
Ken Brodnax
Policeman testifies against city in Odessa case
A former Odessa Police Department investigator testified in federal court that files were removed from his office during vacation and door locks changed while he was sick after he began probing the mayor’s husband connections to real estate investor Sinito. He claims retaliation and cites transfer to patrol division.
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Odessa
Lorraine Perryman
Cpl
Jon Nielsen
Criminal Investigation Division
OPD
Nielsen
Charles
Chuckie
Sinito
Herb Graham
Texas Department of Public Safety Criminal Intelligence Service
Ray Perryman
DPS
Perryman
Ector County
Terry Tyree
Tyree
Richard Relyea
Internal Affairs
ECISD board to discuss Senate Bill 1 education reform
The Ector County Independent School District board will review Senate Bill 1 at a 7 p.m. meeting. The package proposes vouchers, a charter based state control of districts, and ends the current textbook process. ECISD officials and educators traveled to Austin for briefings on the bill.
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Senate
Ector County Independent School District Board of Trustees
ECISD
Chuck Hornung
Hornung
Gene Buinger
Jim Nelson
Austin
Senate Education Committee
Bill Ratliff
Mount Pleasant
Texas Education Agency
Ratliff
Former DA investigator settles with Ector County for 175000
Former district attorney investigator Jerry Davis reached a 175000 settlement with Ector County ending a years long dispute over his 1991 firing tied to a letter urging commissioners to review alleged misconduct by Connie Davis. Davis had previously won 290800 in 1993 for First Amendment violations, with further appeals and partial retrials.
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Jerry Davis
Ector County
Fnday
Vis
Gary Garrison
Connie
Davis
Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals
Melissa Hirsch
Connie Davis
Young County
Graham
Denis Dennis
Dennis
Bush nominees win Senate panel nod for parks and education posts
In Austin the Senate Nominations Committee endorsed Gov. George W. Bush picks including baseball legend Nolan Ryan and actress Susan Howard for the Parks and Wildlife Commission. The panel also backed Richard Heath of Dallas and Lee Bass of Fort Worth and approved educator Mike Moses for his post amid pointed questioning.
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Austin
Senate
George W. Bush
Nolan Ryan
Susan Howard
Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission
Parks and Wildlife
Richard Heath
Dallas
Lee Bass
Fort Worth
Ryan
Howard
Donna
Bush
Lubbock
Mike Moses
Edwards seeks re election as Odessa District 5 councilman
Councilman David Edwards announces bid for re election at a news conference saying the current City Council has the strength to keep Odessa moving forward. He cites experience and a solid city government base noting the council and mayor have driven notable growth and the HOME program for affordable housing during his tenure.
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David Edwards
Odessa
Edwards
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Robin Dobson
Kim Sims
Tandra McPherson
Starstruck Studios
Grand Rapids
Mich
MTV
Ecisd Board
House Economic and Educational Opportunities Committee
Ron Clark
Ecisd Food Services
Clark
American School Food Service Association
USFSA
Washington, D.C
House
America
County Settle
Moses
Buster Brown
Fordable Housing Initiative
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