West Texas vs Hill Country: a city columnist's sunlit debate
Ken Brodnax reflects on contrasting views of West Texas and the Hill Country. An Austin resident misses desert solitude while Odessa Midland readers savor sunsets over petrochemical towers. The piece muses on envy, environment, and a proposed exchange to gain perspective.
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Austin
West Texas
Central
Texas
Odessa
Midland International Airport
Midland
DPS plans more eight liner raids across Texas
The Texas DPS warned Monday it will conduct further raids on eight liner gambling machines to push operators toward unplugging them. Officials say voluntary compliance is preferred to arrest or seizure and note ongoing assessments in Midland and Odessa. Courts have questioned legality, with legal opinions and lawsuits challenging the ban amid a surge in machines at truck stops and stores.
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Texas Department of Public Safety
Marshall Caskey
DPS Special Crimes Service
Caskey
Midland Dps
Larry Benningfield
Midland/Odessa
Benningfield
Cindy Rugeley
Texas
Odessa man goes on trial for five armed robberies
David Earl Jones, 40, faces trial on two confirmed robberies at Gap Grocery and Casba Sports Lounge in June and charges for five armed robberies in Odessa last summer. He also contends with two forgery counts and a meth possession charge, with possible five years to life per count. He remains jailed on $615,000 bonds.
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David Earl Jones
Gap Grocery
Casba Sports Lounge
Odessa
West County Road
Andrews Highway
Red Rooster
North Mercury Avenue
West 10Th Street
Western Foods
Jones
California
Greyhound
Ector County Sheriff's Office
Billy Clark
Janice Hinshaw
Ector County
Hinshaw
Nolan County
United Way Odessa Seeks New Directions Grants
United Way of Odessa invites partner and non affiliate agencies to apply for New Directions Grants or venture grants totaling about 35 000 dollars. Since 1988 two percent of donations up to 50 000 dollars has funded partner grants while non partner funds come from public donations. Bush notes housing and hunger are priority areas and agencies addressing them have a better chance of funding. Grants policy referenced on Page 2B.
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Alonso Meraz
Southside Ymca
YMCA
United Way
New Directions
United Way of
Odessa
Carole Symonette
United Way of Odessa
Mike Rush
Harmony Home Children’s Advocacy Center
Permian Basin
Mayor to honor Henderson as National Prayer Day speaker
Cooper Henderson famed coach and motivational speaker will address the Mayor's Prayer Breakfast Thursday at the Holiday Inn in Artesia. He led Ruidoso to three AAA state titles and Artesia to five state championships, compiling a 132-51-1 record with six titles. Tickets are $8, available at Family Christian Stores or City Hall through noon Wednesday. For details contact Jerri Sullivan at 335-3276.
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Cooper Henderson
Artesia
N.M
Henderson
Ruidoso
Odessa
Jerri Sullivan
Judy
Pecos Valley
Bill Glass
Holiday Inn Hotel and Suites
Sullivan
Family Christian
42Nd St
City Hall
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Freedom.com
DPS
David Contreras
City of Odessa
Eighth Street
Jackson
Mark Sterkel
Odessan
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