Texas education gaps widen as college readiness push begins
A conference outline cites reforms to raise Texas high school standards toward college readiness. Key goals include a college-going culture, core academic alignment, senior-year rigor, and stronger ties to postsecondary programs, with a shift from TAKS to end-of-course exams starting 2000 12. Lois Hale of UTPB notes college is harder, while Jo Lynn Jones calls this kickoff of college-ready standards a broad effort.
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Lions club volunteers support Wal-Mart Christmas effort
Odessa Downtown Lions Club volunteers joined Wal-Mart again this year as part of the Christmas effort. Joan Soehnlein said the group has contributed every year for six years, enjoying the spirit the event brings to the season.
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Trick-or-Canned Treat Drive Seeks Donations in West Texas
West Texas Food Bank faces low canned goods as UTPB Student Athlete Advisory Council runs a third Trick-or-Treat for Cans drive. Athletes will canvass 7:30 to 9:30 pm tonight and Friday for donations, with a drive-through drop off at ATPB gym. For info call Melanie Nicholas at 552-2816.
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BLOTTER REPORTS MULTIPLE FELONY INCIDENTS IN ODESSA AREA
A police blotter lists aggravated assault in the 1100 block of Fitch Avenue with two knife attacks between 8:50 and 8:56 p.m. Tuesday. A Pecos woman says a acquaintance threatened her at knife point in the same block and time. An Odessa man reports a robbery near 400 block of Snyder Street between 4:00 and 4:25 p.m. Tuesday, with firearms and $60 cash taken. Burglary in the 700 block of East Fifth Street at 3:15 p.m. Tuesday, with a TV, air compressor, miter saw, table saw, and bicycle stolen valued around $250.
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Multiple Odessa thefts and burglaries reported across city blocks
An Odessa woman reported a burglary at 1600 Alamosa Street where a door and glass panel were damaged and a laptop, DVD player, and 60 DVDs totaling 2230 dollars were stolen between 8 am and 4 30 pm Tuesday. Another incident in the 2600 block of Santa Monica Avenue involved a back door entry, a laptop, TV, jewelry and an Internet box worth 4000 dollars seized between 7 am and 4 pm Tuesday. A separate theft of a tool box and hand tools worth 2250 dollars occurred from a truck bed in the 1500 block of West County Road between 12 30 pm and 1 24 pm Tuesday. A deadly conduct report noted shots fired at a vehicle on Park Boulevard causing 1100 dollars in damage to rear window, tailgate, and interior fixtures at 2 45 4 am Wednesday. An Odessa officer found cocaine during a welfare check at 4600 Oakwood Drive at 7 05 pm Monday. no arrest. A 17 year old from Odessa was charged with tampering with evidence after discarding an item on West Ninth Street at 2 30 pm Tuesday. Roy Flores, 1100 Placer Ave., held on 25000 dollar bond at Ector County Detention Center. Other reports included a Fort Worth woman losing a washer, dryer and gas range worth 1597 50 in the 3600 block of Locust Avenue sometime between April and 10 44 am Tuesday, and an Odessa man losing four tires and rims worth 3200 dollars from a driveway on Amber Drive between 12 30 am and 7 30 am Tuesday.
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Sixth suspect surrenders in Valdez shooting case
David Wayne Callaway, 47, of 1510 Beverly St, turned himself in to Ector County sheriff deputies and was booked on engaging in organized criminal activity to wit murder. He is held without bond on an unrelated parole violation as investigators pursue a seventh suspect in the Oct. 9 fatal shooting of Ray Valdez.
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Odessa College Silent Auction Benefit Today at OC Arts Auditorium
Odessa College hosts a silent auction fundraiser from 11 a m to 4 30 p m in the Jack Rodgers Fine Arts Auditorium. The event features a large array of items including decor jewelry handmade goods tools electronics movie tickets gift baskets and more. Courtney Wardlaw DC executive director of resource development notes United Way funding supports 26 programs across 16 agencies aiding in basic needs.
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Flu Shots Offered to Minors at Teen Parent Care Mobile
The Care Mobile will provide vaccines to children aged under 18 on a first come first served basis from 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 2 p.m. today. Flu shots and flu mist cost $5 each, and a parent or guardian must accompany the child. For details call 640 KIDS.
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Man Arrested After Officer Spots Truck Driving By
A Frisco police officer arrested 22 year old Jameatthew Her ring after recognizing his own vehicle in traffic outside a suburban Dallas concert. The driver evaded arrest briefly but officers surrounded the truck and detained him on theft charges.
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