Mavericks bring St Patrick’s bash to Wagner Noel
After SXSW in Austin, The Mavericks perform a St Patrick’s Day show at the Wagner Noel Performing Arts Center this Sunday at 7 30 p.m. The band’s comeback tour follows their album In Time. Their top American hit is 1996’s All You Ever Do Is Bring Me Down with Flaco Jimenez. Tickets 20 or 50 dollars at the Wagner Noel box office.
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Medication Take Back and Voter Registration Notice
The drive through Medication Take Back runs 4 to 5 p m Wednesday under the MCH Sky Bridge at Fifth Street and Alleghany Avenue with the Ask the Pharmacist program inside MCH Cafeteria. Free valet parking offered and the event repeats monthly on the second Wednesday. Anonymous disposal complies with federal law. Voter registration runs through April 1 1 for the ECISD Odessa College Joint Election on May 8. Call 432 640 6000 or 498 4030 for information.
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Water fund under scrutiny in Texas budget fight
Lawmakers scrutinize a proposed 2 billion Rainy Day Fund use to boost water resources after a historic drought. The plan, backed across parties, faces concerns of safeguards and past corruption probes into the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas. Opposition cites accountability and competing priorities as the Texas Water Development Board faces criticism over rapid actions and project prioritization.
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Troy Fraser
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Troy
Cancer Fund
Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas
Rick Perry
Emerging Technology Fund
Texas Water Development Board
Fraser
Road work on JBS Parkway prompts months of closures
City of Odessa crews will repave JBS Parkway from University to 42nd Street, replace concrete sidewalks and ramps, and install curb and gutter. The project runs through October with ADA compliant ramps being installed and sections of University Boulevard and JBS Parkway closed during construction. Jones Brothers Dirt and Paving handles the reconstruction, the first phase set to finish by May 2013.
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ECISD weighs health care options as budget talks loom
ECISD seeks new health plan options ahead of the 2013 14 budget. A teacher focus group with BlueCross BlueShield of Texas reviewed the current plan and TRS Care. An OA request for documents was sent to the attorney general. District officials compare state plans and consider 2014 ACA changes while aiming to keep employee rates stable.
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BlueCross BlueShield
Texas
ECISD
H.T. Sanchez
TRS
ActiveCare
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