County to Build Walk of Fame on Courthouse Walkway
Odessa Main Street plans a historical walkway at the Ector County Courthouse along Grant Avenue. The Commissioners Court approved a brick program listing past county judges and commissioners back to 1891 and all elected officials in 1995, budgeted at 8500 annually with room for future names.
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Odessa
Ector County
Ector County Commissioners Court
Grant Avenue
Odessa Main Street
Peggy Dean
Dean
County ends salary fight over judges’ pay in state program
Ector County Commissioners voted 3 to 2 to re-enter a state program that would raise county court at law judges salaries this fall. Tensions flared as figures and motives were questioned during the over half hour meeting. Commissioner Bob Bryant called the bickering embarrassing as he, Judge Jim Jordan and Mike Patton supported rejoining. Tom Todd and Jack Crider opposed.
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Ector
Bob Bryant
Bryant
Jim Jordan
Mike Patton
Tom Todd
Jack Crider
Patton
Odessa College Considers Day Care Fee Boost
Odessa College trustees meet at 7 30 p m in the Student Union to weigh raising day care rates and contracting services with West Texas Opportunities and Odessa Head Start to salvage more than 1 million in cuts. The Children’s Center serves 52 of 62 capacity amid a broader budget squeeze and expected state funding cuts.
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Odessa College Board of Trustees
Odessa
W. University Blvd
Marylin Hair
DC Child Develop
Ment Department
Children’s Center
Hair
West Texas
Usarbour
Susan Hammons
Supreme Court blocks state term limit efforts nationwide
The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that states cannot limit service in Congress without a constitutional amendment. Justice Stevens led the majority, rejecting Arkansas and similar measures as unconstitutional. dissenters argued states may set eligibility. About 22 states had moved to limit terms.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Congress
Arkansas
John Paul Stevens
Paul Jacob
U.S
Thomas
Stevens
U.S. Senate
House
Colorado
Alaska
Arizona
California
Florida
Idaho
Maine
Massachusetts
Michigan
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
South Dakota
Utah
Wyoming
FBI joins search for former youth minister and missing girl
The FBI assists Midland Police in seeking former youth minister Charles G. Adair II and a 15-year-old girl who may have fled to Nashville Tennessee. A criminal complaint charges Adair with fleeing the state to avoid prosecution on sexual assault of a child. Police say no evidence of a forced abduction has been found yet.
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Federal Bureau of Investigation
Midland Police Department
Charles G. Adair II
Midland FBI
Tom Kirspel
Adair
Nashville
Tenn
David Garcia
Midland
FBI
United States
Garcia
Lajitas Town Reveals Rich Lineup of Characters
Ken Brodnax reports from Lajitas where the border town showcases a thriving cast of locals. The feature highlights notable residents, colorful personalities, and the town’s distinctive culture.
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Ken Brodnax
Lajitas
NRA booted from Texas hunting and fishing shows
The National Rifle Association faces removal from three Texas sporting goods shows in Houston Laredo and McAllen after exhibitors and organizers objected to NRA rhetoric. Show director Jerry W Curl said he notified the NRA May 12 that it would not be invited to July and August events citing remarks targeting federal agents by NRA leaders including Wayne LaPierre.
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Houston
National Rifle Association
Texas- Mexico
George Bush
NRA
Jerry W. Curl
Curl
Laredo
McAllen
Fairfax
Wayne LaPierre
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Payton Staskowicz
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