Man seeks new trial after defense lawyer’s cocaine use and courtroom naps
Luis Rios Castano, 32, life-term racketeering defendant, petitions for a retrial after his former counsel Luis Suarez admitted cocaine use and daily snoozing in court. Prosecutors push back as judge Melinda Harmon weighs impact of the naps amid 13 defendants in the case.
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County seeks water grant for West Odessa area
Ector County Commissioners Court will hold a second public hearing at Murray Fly Elementary to discuss applying for a 500000 colonia grant to supply water to more than 150 homes in West Odessa within the 2000 2001 fiscal year. The area bounded by Flamingo Road Easy Street 42nd Street and 57th Street would benefit immediately with connections, while a pump station option remains under consideration but not funded by colonia money.
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Oil ministers adjourn without deal pledge to resume talks
Oil ministers from 11 OPEC members adjourn in Vienna after failing to agree on how much crude to add to world supplies. Iran backs a roughly 1.2 million barrel per day boost, while analysts warn high prices could push gas toward two dollars a gallon if supply remains tight.
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Shadows on Fathers Drive Political Paths
Washington report on how George W. Bush and Al Gore were shaped by their fathers political careers and disappointments. Gore recalls his father losing a Senate seat over the Vietnam War and the impact on his own path toward national office. The piece contrasts family legacies and the pull to public life.
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New Antigua Terrace townhomes planned for Odessa
Odessa will begin construction next month on Antigua Terrace, a 128 unit townhouse complex on Laredo Drive and Fitch Avenue. The project targets low and moderate income families, providing the town its first new apartments in 17 years. City official Marwan Khoury calls it a positive development. the last Odessa apartment project was built in 1983 before the oil bust.
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