Endowment eyes development of oil land as growth spurt nears
Houston Endowment holds 5 percent land stake tied to oil wealth. Sheryl Johns notes funds were placed in trust, with grants to UTPB and local universities. Directors cite need for road extensions and manage pipelines and wells. Developers face access issues, but growth hinges on JBS Parkway and Preston Smith. Public interest invites offers while selling surface rights remains common practice.
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Jones
Sheryl Johns
Houston Endowment
Johns
UTPB
Lambert
42Nd Street
Wal-Mart
Home Depot
Century Theaters
Graham Central Station
Trower
Jbs Parkway
Preston Smith
East Odessa road expansions spark growth fears and guarded support
City officials weigh the John Ben Shepperd Parkway and eastside road projects linking I 20 to Loop 338 and Faudree Road. While leaders anticipate an economic boom from new gas, sewer and water lines, some fear overpricing and shifting populations from central Odessa. Construction could start October with costs around 5.1 million bond funded.
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42Nd Street
Javier Joven
Joven
John Ben Shepperd
East Odessa
Interstate 20
Loop 338
Eastridge Road
Faudree Road
Colorado Avenue
Murphy
George
Jbs Parkway
52Nd Street
Squyres
Huntsman Corporation
Huntsman
Texas Department of Transportation
Texans Favor Parental Responsibility for Gun Crimes
Special to the Odessa American a UT Austin survey shows 67 percent of Texans support charging parents if a child commits a gun crime with an improperly stored firearm and 80 percent want gun makers to supply safety locks. The poll of 1,004 adults conducted Aug 12–27 says 48 percent have taught children basic gun safety and 47 percent own a gun. Margin of error about 3.7 to 4.5 points.
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Austin
Scripps Howard Texas
Office of Survey Research
University of Texas
Texas
East Texas
West Oe
University of Texas At Austin
Widening income inequality halted but for how long
Byron Larsen moved from Alaska to San Francisco six years ago and began as a temp secretary. As unemployment fell and bargaining power rose, his path shifted to a real estate accounting role at Ernst and Young. Median wages rose 2.6 percent annualized in 1997 to mid-1998, while other percentiles showed varying gains, signaling a pause in inequality with wage growth widening across levels.
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Byron Larsen
Alaska
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California
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Times
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Labor Department
Economic Policy Institute
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American Society of Bariatric Physicians
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Permian Basin
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