TAKS math results reshape ECISD focus on secondary math
ECISD officials say the inaugural TAKS results will push more emphasis on mathematics for secondary students next year. While third graders posted about 89 percent passing on reading, secondary math results ranged from 50 to 63 percent across seventh through eleventh grades, with only seventh grade reaching 63 percent.
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Odessa sailor returns home from war
U S Navy Seaman Javier Ramirez, 24, returned Friday from a five month tour aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt in the Mediterranean. Family welcomed him at Midland International Airport with cheers and signs as siblings, wife, and children gathered for reunions after his Iraqi Freedom service.
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Odessa man drowns at Red Bluff Lake after boat gas runs out
Nathan Mazoch, 26, of Odessa, drowned after his boat ran out of gas during a Memorial Day outing at Red Bluff Lake on the Pecos River. Searchers found his body about 100 yards from the last sighting, near brush, four days later. An autopsy was ordered. Mazoch leaves a 4-year-old son, Kody.
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Former Odessa mayor says early voting key to race
Former Odessa Mayor Jim Reese, who ran three regional races in the 1970s and 80s, argues that Midland's Mike Conaway can beat Lubbock's Randy Neugebauer in the 19th District special election. Reese notes both candidates sought early party guidance, and absentee totals may decide the outcome.
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Texas Powerball remains unhit as session nears end
Texas lawmakers face a budget impasse as Powerball join vote stalls in the Senate. With four days left in the session, the 2004-05 budget hinges on $2.6 billion in lottery sales over the next two years amid a $9.9 billion shortfall and tax pause.
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