TXU Energy Aid marks 30 years of aid with 5M pledge
TXU Energy announces a $5 million boost to its Energy Aid program as it celebrates 30 years since the program began in 1983. Representatives from TXU and partners like West Texas Opportunities and the Salvation Army detail how the fund assists low income customers with utility bills in the Permian Basin and promotes energy conservation.
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TXU
Kim Campbell
Campbell
Jenny Gibson
West Texas Opportunities
Tex Ellis
Salvation Army
Midland
Permian Basin
Gibson
Ellis
TXU Energy
TXU Energy Aid
Capt
Salvation Army of Midland
County approves five year technology plan spending
Commissioners approved 241526 for the five year Information Technology plan including a 143664 software licensing update with Microsoft and 41362 for an Active Directory system. A Synetra contract adds 4500 monthly for a year with 2500 startup, while Redford pushes mandatory harassment training and policy revisions. They also moved on multiple resolutions, contracts, bids, and a land purchase after executive session.
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Dale Childers
Precinct 3
Freddie Gardner
Susan Redford
Microsoft
Childers
Information Technology Department
Synetra
Commissioners Court
Redford
Ector County
Justice of the Peace
Safe Place, Crisis Center
Harmony Home
Department of State Health Services
Toyota
Former jailers plead guilty in Midland bribery case
Thirteen former jailers charged in federal bribery cases pleaded guilty in Midland. All but Barbara Garrett, a food service worker, face up to 15 years in prison, $250,000 fines, and three years of supervised release. Sentencing runs May 30 to June 13 with individual times listed for each defendant.
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Midland
Nancy Morales
Gabriel Navarette
Jennifer Lopez
Jonathon Meza
Barbara Garrett
Ashley Clark
Jovanna Olivarez
Matthew Williams
Jessica Smith
Charlotte Smith
Valerie Arenivas
Jazmine Cruz
Dennis Newsome
Food Service
Ector County Corrections Center
ECCC
Ector County
Newsome
Lopez
Ground breaks for Texas Capitol Vietnam Veterans Monument
Hundreds gather at the Texas Capitol grounds to witness the groundbreaking. Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson dedicates 3,417 dog tags to honor Texans killed or missing in Vietnam, while a 14 foot bronze monument prototype is unveiled.
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Austin
Saigon
Texas Capitol
Jerry Patterson
Odessa College board to meet at 7 p.m.
The Odessa College board meets at 7 p.m. in the Joe Zant Jr. Community Room to discuss canceling Place 3 and Place 6 elections, appoint two lone finalists for OC positions, and approve a new VP for student services and executive director of resource development. Other items include budget reports, campus safety, tuition, and a president evaluation.
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Ector County
Odessa College
David Turner
Edward Rowland
Tommy Clark
Royce Bodiford
Neil Grape
Bodiford
Ralph McCain
Grape
Walter Smith
OC Board of Trustees
W. University Ave
Joe Zant Jr
Senate Hall Nelding Lab
Culinary Arts
Gary Johnson
Virginia Chisum
Ken Zartner
Don Wood
Greg Williams
Teex Partnership
Williams
Radiologic Technology
Odessa Trailer Fire Sparks Arson Suspicions
A Fire in Odessa destroyed an Air Line trailer at Golder and Vermont with no injuries. Investigators from Odessa Fire and Rescue and the Ector County Sheriff’s Office will probe the blaze, while owner Alfred Lee alleges possible arson linked to a tenant eviction.
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Wayne Dickens
Vermont Street
Golder
Alfred Lee
Lee
Ector County
Odessa
Vermont
Moya
Odessa Fire and Rescue
Fice
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