Campaign donations reported in Ector County judge race
Republican Murrell Howell reports a campaign fund of 24 781 while Democrat Jan Fisher has 20 184 in contributions and loans. Howell has spent 24 837 to date and Fisher 20 687. Other filings include Carol Gregg, Joel Roderick Price, Natalie Rothstein, and Bryan Henderson.
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Bennett Legal
Ector County
Murrell Howell
Jan Fisher
Ector County Clerk’s
Howell
Fisher
Ector County Court-at-Law
Carol Gregg
Joel Roderick Price
Natalie Rothstein
Bryan Henderson
Gregg
Rothstein
Price
Henderson
Clements camp nets $12 million
Governor Bill Clements outraised Democratic challenger Mark White by more than two to one, reporting about 11.4 million spent and over 52,000 individual contributions averaging 191 dollars. He campaigned across Texas ending with West Texas stops.
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Associated Press
Austin
Bill Clements
Mark White
Texas
White
Clements
Jim Francis
Odessa
West Texas
Champion Fund
Restrictions may crowd county jail
A state committee's plan to limit prisoners Texas' 23 most populous counties can send to state prison could worsen overcrowding at Ector County Jail. The formula, meant as an alternative to broad prison closures, would hit seven counties including Ector, Dallas and Harris, potentially reducing inmate transfers and increasing local jail strain. Sheriff Bob Brookshire warned the current 137 inmates exceed the jail's 90 to 100 bed capacity and that new limits would intensify the overcrowding ongoing for a decade.
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Texas
Ector County
Austin Blue Ribbon Commission On Crime
Ector
Bell
Dallas
Harris
Jefferson
Taylor and McLennan
Bob Brookshire
Brookshire
Texas Department of Corrections
TDC
Ray Farabee
Oil PACs Fuel Races With 6.8 Million In Campaigns
Oil and gas industry political action committees led by Dallas Energy PAC have given more than 6.8 million dollars to candidates in the upcoming elections, with most funds going to Republicans across 34 states and only one Democrat, Rep. James Santini, defeated in a Nevada Senate primary. The CLEC notes the out‑of‑state contributions may challenge lawmakers to vote for constituents or benefactors. IPAA executive Lloyd Ansell counters, predicting continued campaign funding battles as races tighten.
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Dallas Morning News
Washington — Oil and Gas Industry
Dallas Energy Pac
Federal Election Commission
Citizens-Labor Energy Coalition
Washington
Dallas Energy Political
James Santini
Nevada
Senate
Howard Cannon
Texas
Lloyd Bentsen
Phil Gramm
College Station
CLEC
Bentsen
Gramm
California
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Robert Brandon
Coalition
Grandview extension clears hurdle in Odessa bid
Odessa officials report a major step toward extending Grandview Avenue north to Ratliff Stadium. The plan hinges on Donor Houston Endowment transferring its 45 percent interest via a street route change to align with a pipeline easement, while the McKnight Estate’s 50 percent share may require a monetary settlement. Taub family interests hold 5 percent. Local leaders debate legal steps for city or county ownership and note a $100,000 unspent county road appropriation.
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Grandview Avenue
Ratliff
Houston Seabolt
Grandview
Seabolt
Ratliff Stadium
John Harrison
Bill Hicks
Louis Rochester
Rochester
Houston Endowment
Bryant
McKnight
Robert McKnight
Taub
Houston
Odessa
Ector County
Gary Watkins
Ector County Independent School District
Commissioners Court
Watkins
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Denver
Safeway Store
Mesa County
Colo
Eyutyouny
Texas Air Control Board
Lloyd Ansell
The
Independent Petroleum Association of America
IPAA
Julie Bird
Union Road
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