Texas House advances court creation bill for Ector County
A Texas Senate omnibus measure to create the 446th District Court in Ector County survived initial House passage. The new fifth district court would handle felony and district civil and family cases, a move backed by county officials amid rising crime during the economic boom.
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Troopers to patrol statewide over Memorial Day weekend
The Texas Department of Public Safety will boost trooper patrols through Monday to curb drunken driving speeding and violations statewide. Last Memorial Day weekend DPS arrested 413 drunken drivers issued 5439 speeding tickets 1053 seat belt tickets and cited 684 for no insurance plus 182 fugitive arrests and 168 felony arrests.
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Desalination plant in works caoda .com a
Desalination project advances with a new plan described in a pdf linked via inyurl com ktzd8sm. The document outlines site scope, funding steps, and anticipated milestones for the facility’s development.
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Odessa Eyes Water Desalination Plant Negotiations
Odessa Mayor David Turner announced the city is negotiating with a firm to build a water desalination plant at the Water Treatment Plant to improve taste. State drought context and lifting of Odessa water restrictions were noted, with design and pricing steps forthcoming. Three engineering teams were reported earlier as contenders: eHT of Abilene Hazen of Dallas and others.
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ECISD reveals three new elementary campuses in bond project
ECISD offered a first look at Buddy West Edward K Downing and Dr Lee Buice Elementary schools built with a 129.7 million bond. The 90,000 square foot campuses on 11 and nearly 29 acre sites will each house about 600 students and are slated for completion around mid July. Board member Ray Beaty toured the site and called the facility unbelievable. See ECISD Page 6A.
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Media giant buys CBS 7
A billion dollar media company will buy KOSA TV CBS 7 for 33.6 million cash after closing Wednesday. Gray TelevisionInc will keep CBS 7 at Music City Mall under a lease with Investment Corporation of America and says it will not affect local news coverage. CBS 7 news director Jose Gaona calls the deal bittersweet but sees a positive future for the station. The buyer has been acquiring stations across the country.
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