Ex musician 85 takes up archery in long career shift
Rudy Garza, 85, once a 12 string bajo sexto player for Narciso Martinez, recalls his Smithsonian concert and a life now focused on archery at Eagles Nest Archery. He started with a backyard jug shoot, then a Donna bowman inspired him to learn, and in 1985 he opened his own shop after job loss with a drug company.
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Conjunto in NP En Aude: Explore the ensemble
A concise note explores the term Conjunto linked to NP en Aude, highlighting its cultural or linguistic context within the region. It notes its possible connections to local music or community groups without asserting broader claims.
City eyes hotel site in downtown redevelopment plan
City officials plan a hotel and convention center as a downtown anchor. The council has purchased 14,000 square feet near the Ector Theatre for about 100,000 and land from Home Hospice for nearly 422,000, plus 21,000 square feet on East Fifth Street and North Jackson Avenue for about 350,000. Negotiations continue with a local equity partner to finance the hotel while incentives to a private developer are not anticipated.
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Home Hospice
East Fifth Street
North Jackson Avenue
Odessa Officials Push Downtown Redevelopment Amid Demolition
Odessa city leaders back removing three abandoned downtown buildings to aid future development and a hotel and convention center project. Council members Mike Gardner and Dewey Bryant say demolition supports revitalization, with funding via hotel tax, private investment, and CDC money, avoiding bonds or tax hikes.
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Odessa
Gardner
CDC
Cameron Dual Language Magnet becomes full magnet
ECISD leaders emphasize district-wide direction and consistency for teachers as Cameron Dual Language Magnet Elementary is approved 6-0 to become a full magnet. Cameron students may be drawn district wide while those in the Cameron zone who opt out must attend Zavala Elementary next year. Principal Jacob Bargas and staff express excitement and commitment to exceptional results.
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David Finley
Finley
Zavala
Jacob Bargas
Odessa district approves mental health services partnership
The board approved a memorandum of understanding with Texas Tech Health Sciences Center School of Medicine at the Permian Basin to provide psychiatric services for New Tech Odessa and Permian and Odessa high schools. Services include screenings assessments crisis intervention substance abuse treatment and more. The district noted 20 percent of teens face mental health issues.
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Permian Basin
New Tech
City officials deny Halliburton branch closure rumors
City spokeswoman Meghan Mooney said officials treat reports of a branch closure as rumor but are urging Halliburton and other major employers hit by the oil bust to stay. She said they have heard nothing from the administration or the company about a departure and that everything is rumored.
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Meghan Mooney
Halliburton
Officer says he used pepper spray to move cyclists
Fort Worth police officer W. Figueroa on administrative duty says in a report he sprayed pepper spray toward motorcyclists who he says were driving erratically and blocking traffic. A GoPro capture shows the spray. five people treated at the scene and one man with minor injuries hospitalized.
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