ECISD names interim H T Sanchez after 4 3 vote
The Ector County Independent School District board named H T Sanchez interim superintendent in a 4 to 3 vote after a 1 hour 50 minute closed session following Hector Mendez's retirement. Trustees Batch Pace Beaty Galvan voted yes while Wilkins Norwood and Smith opposed citing timing concerns. Sanchez earns 132 per work day until a permanent replacement is named.
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H.T. Sanchez
Ector County Independent
Norwood
Wilkins
Mendez
Sanchez
ECISD
Shatto autopsy shows self injury in boy death
Autopsy findings in the death of 3-year-old Max Shatto, adopted from Russia by a Gardendale couple, reveal extensive bruising and self-inflicted injuries. The report, released after a Freedom of Information request to Tarrant County, comes amid international controversy and ongoing coverage.
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Gardendale
Max Shatto
Odessa
Tarrant County
Shatto
Pray for Rain Day Proclaimed Across West Texas
Bishop Michael Pfeifer of the San Angelo diocese urges mayors in 29 West Texas counties to declare April 14 as a Day of Prayer for Rain. The release says droughtily needed rain affects the entire diocese and asks proclamations be shared with local media to gather prayers.
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Michael Pfeifer
San Angelo
West Texas
Texas
Uncle Lucius to Perform in Midland for Hunger Relief
Austin indie rock group Uncle Lucius plays Lone Star Bar Midland at 10:15 p.m. Saturday with doors at 9 p.m. Proceeds support West Texas Food Bank. single Keep the Wolves Away aims to raise hunger awareness. Tickets $7. call 432-218-6935.
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Uncle Lucius
Lone Star
W. Wall St
Midland
West Texas Food Bank
Fiesta West Texas lineups feature Dwight Yoakam and Ninel Conde
Event at Ector County Coliseum May 3 4 and 5 showcases Dwight Yoakam and Ninel Conde. Gates open 6 p m to midnight May 3, 2 p m to midnight May 4, 2 p m to 10 p m May 5. Tickets 30 in advance 40 at door via westtexastix com.
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Fiesta West Texas
Dwight Yoakum
Ninel Conde
Ector County Coliseum
Wwwwesttexastix.com
Tragic Loop 338 wreck kills three in San Antonio area
Eleven others injured in a collision between a Sanjel well servicing vehicle and Asbestos Removal Inc. truck on Loop 338 near Yukon Road. Fernando Portillo and Jose Ponce died at the scene, Michael Vonesh died at Medical Center Hospital. Emergency crews responded at 7:15 am. Others ranged from serious to good condition. Trooper Prantil led the investigation. Headley described the crew’s shock and loss. Page 8A.
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Department of Public Safety
Yukon Road
Medical Center Hospital
Fernando Portillo
Tomball
Jose Ponce
Canutillo
Michael Vonesh
Pearland
Mch
Gerardo Villarreal
Florence
Genaro Duarte
San Antonio
Eloy Rodriguez
Jose Torres-Villarreal
del Rio
Dequinton Pratt
James Headley
Verbena
Ala
Oscar Caballero
DPS
Asbestos Removal Company
East Loop 338
Sanjel
Asbestos Removal Inc
Hunter Lewis
Loop 338
Lewis
Corey Prantil
Headley
Santel
Bama
Alabama
Deaths in Basin crashes spur public safety plea
A spate of deadly wrecks in the Midland Odessa region, including a Tuesday morning collision on Yukon Road and East Loop 338 that killed three and injured seven, heightens calls for safer roads amid the Permian Basin oil boom. MOTRAN leaders press for more state funding as officials report rising fatalities in 2010 to 2012.
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Permian Basin
Yukon Road
East Loop 338
Midland
Ector
James Beauchamp
Midland-Odessa Transportation Alliance
Kiwanis Club
Odessa College
Motran
Texas Department of Transportation
Odessa
DPS
Ector County
Editorial on recent tragic deaths and traffic toll comments
Editorial notes a rising death toll in the area from last Tuesday and cites a letter from Texas Department of Transportation Deputy Executive Director John Barton asking readers to choose to live today. An online poll on Basin traffic fatalities invites reader input at 0ata.com.
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Beauchamp
Greg Simmons
Kiwanis Board
Simmons
Kiwanis
Texas Department of Transportation
John Barton
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