Paxton sues over health law fee affecting Medicaid insurers
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton joined Kansas and Louisiana in suing the Obama administration over the Health Insurance Providers Fee, calling it an unconstitutional tax. He cited 2013 costs of 86 million and about 120 dollars per year since, arguing it reduces public budgets by reimbursing private insurers under Medicaid.
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Tank fire at Odessa area tanks prompts multi-unit response
Two 500 barrel tank batteries sparked a fire in south Odessa on Thursday morning near Loop 338 and Highway 385. Firefighters from Odessa Fire Rescue and six CFR units battled the flames for about an hour, with reinforcements from South Ector and West Odessa volunteers. No injuries reported. The cause remains under investigation, with possible static or lightning as sources. The blaze reignited later but was quickly extinguished.
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Possession of a Controlled Substance Case in Eighth Street Area
A 33 year old woman was arrested on a warrant charging possession of a controlled substance after officers responded to a suspicious person call at about 2 45 p m Wednesday in the 2100 block of East Eighth Street Telena Rodgers 222 Patterson Ave was being held Thursday at the Ector County jail for processing and further action.
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Detention center bond set after drug paraphernalia drop
A 37-year-old man was jailed on a 15,500 dollar bond for tampering with physical evidence after officers said he dropped drug paraphernalia in the grass in the 4100 block of North Faudree Road. Trey Gardenhire of Norman Oklahoma is held at the Ector County Detention Center. A second man, 64, was arrested in the 2900 block of Beechwood Avenue for failing to register a new address within seven days and held on a 15,000 dollar bond at the same facility.
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Trey Gardenhire
Valley Brook
Norman
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Ector County Detention Center
Beechwood Avenue
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Edison Ave
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