Texas Poll Finds Support for School Choice Vouchers
A UT Austin poll shows 54 percent support allowing low income students to transfer to a preferred school. Respondents cite community and regional divides, with 62 percent praising teachers and 73 percent of parents with kids rating their teachers highly.
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University of Texas
Odessa man jailed for unlawful weapon carry in prohibited place
An 18-year-old Odessa man is jailed in Ector County on a charge of unlawfully carrying a weapon in a prohibited place with bond set at 5,000 dollars. Also jailed on related charges and bonds were another 18-year-old for weapon and evading arrest, and a separate 18-year-old released on weapon charges. A 39-year-old Odessa woman faces possession of a controlled substance with bond 1,500 dollars. A 29-year-old Odessa woman faces burglary of a building with bond set. another burglary case and thefts in Odessa are noted with various addresses and values.
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Ector County
Shannon Amor Sotelo
Monticello Drive
Maurilio Sanchez Salcido
N. Graham Ave
Jose Luis Tercero Jr
Third St
Fonda Morris
Walnut Ave
Shelly Renee Nelson
E. 63Rd St. No
Gas industry counts rigs for natural gas not oil
The report focuses on the number of rigs dedicated to natural gas extraction rather than oil, detailing shifts in rig deployment and capacity. It notes changes in investment and activity across key regions, with emphasis on how gas-focused drilling differs from oil plays and pipeline demand.
Navajo Code Talkers Exhibit Opens at CAF Museum
The American Air Power Heritage Museum hosts a three part display titled North America United For Victory detailing Native American Allied contributions in World War II. Surviving Code Talker Thomas Begay will speak at the opening November 7 at 2 30 p.m. Navajo language performances accompany the event.
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O’bannion
North America
United For Victory
American Air Power Heritage Museum
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Thomas H. Begay
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Begay
Nina
Rehab program aids Odessa area addicts through council
The PERCADA agency, a nonprofit fighting alcoholism and drug abuse, coordinates detox, counseling and prevention programs. Joe, aided by Rivercrest Hospital in San Angelo, now works locally. United Way funds 5 percent of the budget with 15,000 this year.
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Rivercrest
San Angelo
Joe
Odessa
Vella Connally
Connally
High Sky Children’s Ranch
Alcoholism and
Midland
Big Spring
Andrews
United Way
Nursing home back in owner’s hands after state finds safety improved
Dallas AP report says Kenwood Nursing Home owners regain control as inspectors drop immediate jeopardy finding. A court appointed trustee remains as monitor for two months with surprise inspections, and a controlling trustee could be restored if standards remain intact.
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Dallas
Kenwood Nursing Home
Richards Exhorts Gays to Run for Office at Fundraiser
In San Antonio Cecile Richards urged 625 gay men and lesbians to stop begging officeholders. She dismissed Kenneth Starrs report as tawdry and pathetic. Richards said women would fill all jobs if men were retired and urged voting on November 3.
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Kenneth Starr
Bill Clinton
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