Jurors’ minorities in spotlight amid Texas county debates
In Ector County Texas lawyers say seating minority jurors is hard while Judge Joe Connally notes more minority jurors appear. Richard Abalos cites few minority faces in pools and describes a practice where 32 first names determine panel outcomes. Holmes notes capital cases with at least one minority on juries.
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Richard Abalos
Odessa
Ector
Abalos
Joe Connally
244Th
Ector County
Holmes
Mike Holmes
Texas school reform bill could boost local taxes by 600 million
At a Senate Education Committee hearing, the Texas Association of School Boards warned that House Bill 72 may raise local property taxes by 500 to 600 million next year while state aid likely falls for 600 to 700 districts. TSTA urged higher teacher salaries, citing gaps this and next biennium, and backed Mauzey's proposal for an 80-dollar monthly base step increase.
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Beard
Mike Day
Longview
Texas Association of School Boards
Day
TSTA
Oscar Mauzey
Dallas
Third graders play tetherball at Lamar Elementary recess
Nine year olds Anthony Salazar and Paxton Minter test their aim during recess at Lamar Elementary School. Anthony is the son of Johnny Salazar of 1015 Milburn Ave and Paxton is the son of Tom and Connie Moore of 923 Pittsburgh Ave.
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Anthony Salazar
Paxton Keith Minter
Lamar Elementary
Anthony
Johnny Salazar
Milburn Ave
Paxton
Tom
Connie Moore
Pittsburgh Ave
Gorbachev Faces Future as Soviet Leader
MOSCOW AP reports Mikhail S. Gorbachev, 54, the youngest Politburo member in six decades, stands at the threshold of a career likely to extend into the next century. He is viewed as dynamic and educated, with Watchers unsure of rapid changes but hints of his future arms control goals and Kremlin direction.
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Moscow
Mikhail S. Gorbachev
Communist Party
Kremlin
Gorbachev
Stalin
George P. Shultz
Konstantin A
Bondsman doubts pretrial release plan for misdemeanors
Odessa bondsman Ike Isaacs argued a proposed pretrial release system endorsed by the Ector County Bar Association would fail. He said larger cities show it burdens taxpayers and risks bad bondsmen taking on defendants who may skip out. Judge Weatherly cited reduced jail occupancy and earning capacity for defendants as benefits and sought a $38,000 state grant to launch the program in Ector County.
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Odessa
Ector County Bar Association
Ike Isaacs
Isaacs
Ike
Texas Ave
J.E. Weatherly
Ector County Commissioners Court
Weatherly
Ector County
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