Texas Rainy Day Fund Fight Deepens Across States
Texas faces a potential $6 billion shortfall to maintain spending in 2018 2019 while a $10 billion rainy day reserve sits idle. The Senate avoids raiding the fund with a highway funding diversion, while House Speaker Straus condemns the accounting move as cooking the books. Federal courts and political clashes shape votes on voter ID, education funding, and school vouchers as budget talks move to the Senate floor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
House
Senate
Joe Straus
Straus
San Antonio
America
National Association of State Budget Officers
Ciy
Wyoming
Alaska
Rick Perry
Perry
Greg Abbott
Ias
Letting go and guiding children toward growth
A mother's reflection on letting go, balancing independence and roots, and teaching values. She describes a Dallas train encounter with a displaced young man and offers Parental guidance from mental health expert Janis Leslie Evans, urging boundaries, space for growth, and evolving family relationships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janis Leslie Evans
Obituaries from Snyder and Odessa residents March 2017
Robert P. Elkins 86 of Snyder died March 24 2017 in Snyder with a 2 p.m. March 27 graveside service at Ector County Cemetery. Arrangements by Frank W Wilson Funeral Directors Odessa. Susan Marie Hill Henderson 69 of Odessa died March 25 2017 with a 10 a.m. March 28 service at Odessa Garden Ector County Cemetery officiated by Larry Hood. Billie Jo Stokes 84 of Odessa died March 24 2017 with an 11 a.m. March 29 service at American Heritage Cemetery officiated by David Pool. Arrangements by American Heritage Cemetery FH Crematory Midland. Maureen Linda Neal Jackson 73 of Odessa died March 2017 with Sunset Memorial Gardens pending arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snyder
Robert P. Elkins
Ector County
Frank W. Wilson
Odessa
Odessa Garden
Ector County Cemetery
Larry Hood
Acres West Funeral Chapel of
Billie Jo Stokes
American Heritage Cemetery
David Pool
Crematory of
Midland
Maureen Linda (Neal) Jackson
Sunset Memorial Gardens & Funeral Home
Children’s Hospitals Week events and diabetes group meeting noted
Health brief invites e mail submissions by 5 p m Tuesday for next Monday edition. Diabetes Center Support Group meets Tuesday 5 30 p m at Redeemer Lutheran Library 824 E 18th St with Patti Lindsey speaking on diabetes services. refreshments by board. Open to Permian Basin residents. For info call 640 2128. Medical Center Hospital joins first Children s Hospitals Week March 20 27 with activities and fundraisers including a $1 donation at Stripes stores through May 3 and the Ace Hardware Celebrity Golf Shootout on March 20. CMN Hospitals Momentum event features 62 champion kids from state and Canada near Orlando. Kennedy, 17, treated at Medical Center Hospital after a Grand Mal Seizure illustrates local impact of donations to CMN Hospitals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hospital Diabetes Center
Redeemer Lutheran Church Library
18Th St
17Th Street
Patti Lindsey
Area Agency On Aging
Permian Basin
Metodesia.com
Medical Center Hospital
Childrens Hospitals
Children’s Hospitals
Medical Center
Stripes Convenience Stores
The
Register
Ace Hardware
Hawaii
CMN
CMN Hospitals
Canada
Orlando
Fla
Kennedy
Children’s Miracle Network
Children’s Hospital
Tinyurl.com
Lifeguard Certification Course Offer Opens at OC Sports Center
Health briefs promote an American Red Cross Lifeguard Certification course for ages 15 and up at the Odessa OC Sports Center. The program runs daily with call in details, a $175 fee, and includes the lifeguard manual and CPR barrier kit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Red Cross
OC Sports Center
Walk MS and community events in Midland and Odessa
Walk MS Permian Basin 2017 starts 9 a.m. Friday at Midland College Allison Fine Arts Building with free registration and average walker fundraising around 250 dollars to support National MS Society research and services. Also listed are Harmony Home Children’s Advocacy Center Blue The Basin event at HHCAC in Odessa, plus health talks, weight loss seminars, and community fundraisers at local facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Permian Basin
Allison Fine Arts
Midland College
N. Garfield St
Midland
Nmss.org
Champions 4 Children conference scheduled in Odessa
Harmony Home Chil dren's Advocacy Center hosts the third annual event on April 7 at the MCM Grand Hotel. Registration runs 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. with the conference 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Attendees learn signs of child abuse and how to respond. Admission is 40 dollars with CE and TCOLE hours offered by UT Permian Basin and Odessa Police Department. Call 432-333-5233 or email sandy hhcae.org for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harmony Home Children's Advocacy Center
HHCAC
Grant Ave
Suite C
West Texas Jazz Ensemble
Ohhcac.org
Champions 4 Children
Mcm Grand Hotel & FunDome
I-20 Business Loop
University of Texas of the Permian Basin
Police Academy
Odessa Police Department
Hhcae
Also Mentioned on This Page
Associated Press
Donald Trump
Bryn Doddma
LPC
Centers For
Dallas
Susan Marie (Hill) Henderson
Oalife
OAOA
Oapa
Hchildrens HospitalsWeek
Odessa Regional Medical Center
Courtyards-Al.com
University
Odasza
Courtyards Assisted Living and Memory Care
Parks Village Drive
Oceans Behavioral Hospital
Angel Care Home Health
Crossland Care
Life Center
Mcm Grandé Hotel
FunDome
Kirk Walden
KirkWarden.com
Midiandlifecenter
Medical Center Health System
Medical Car Re
Medodesia.com
MCH Center For Health and Wellness
Highway 191
Mehodessa
MCH
Crmc East
Adams Avenue
Fifth Street
Cal Rhonda Spykes
Odessaregional.com
Odessa Y
University Blvd
Martinez
Martinez Funeral Com
God
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!