National Merit finalists from Odessa area earn prestigious scholarships
Odessa valedictorian Chynna Terrell will study English at the University of Oklahoma and salutatorian Ramesh Ghanta will study surgical medicine at the University of Texas at Dallas. In Midland, Ashley Cross will study forestry at Texas A&M and Chandler Cavitt will study biomedical engineering at the University of Oklahoma. Awards range from 500 to 2000 dollars annually.
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Chynna Terrell
Permian High School
Ramesh Ghanta
UT Permian Basin STEM Academy hosts meet and greet for accepted students
The University of Texas of the Permian Basin STEM Academy invites parents and students accepted into the program to a 6 p.m. meet and greet in the UTPB courtyard at 4901 E University Blvd. The event introduces the new STEM Academy superintendent and principal and is organized by staff reports.
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Father kills daughter then turns gun on himself in Ector County
Adriana Veliz recounts a fatal shooting at her home in the 12000 block of South Beryl Avenue. Daley Carrasco Franco, 40, killed their 3-year-old daughter Hargentina Franco and wounded Veliz before dying by suicide. Investigators seek motive as Veliz recovers at Medical Center Hospital.
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Hargentina Franco
Veliz
Medical Center Hospital
Blue
Ector County
Mark Donaldson
Franco
Beryl Avenue
Daley Carrasco Franco
Hargentina
Patrick Wins Runoff to Tighten Texas GOP Lead
Patrick defeats Dewhurst in a runoff to become the Republican nominee for Texas lieutenant governor. The multimillionaire energy businessman rode Tea Party support to end Dewhurst’s 11 year tenure, signaling a shift to a more conservative agenda with potential spending cuts and gun rights emphasis.
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Texas
David Dewhurst
Dan Patrick
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America
Commissioners approve inmate transfer deal due to overcrowding
Ector County commissioners approved a contract with Hale County Jail to house some inmates at 45 dollars per inmate per day. The plan targets growth in female inmates and complements an existing Lynn County agreement at 34 dollars per inmate per day. Sheriff Donaldson noted the move only if necessary, with 20 inmates already in Lynn County and county costs around 62 dollars per inmate daily.
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Ector County
Hale County
Mark Donaldson
Donaldson
Lynn County
Lynn
Susan Redford
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