Texans wage guerrilla war on rising tax rates
Texans across the state resist escalating property taxes and local government spending. In Sherman and Palestine residents blocked new tax rolls, Odessa neighbors burned tax notices, and Fort Worth held a mass rally led by critics of Proposition 13. Local officials acknowledge frustration while noting Texas remains relatively lightly taxed overall.
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Rick Scott
Associated Press
Blacksand
West Texas
Houston
Fort Worth
Sherman
Palestine
Odessa
Howard Jarvin
California
Texas
Homer Ford
Ford
The
Califor
Nia
Nueces County
Robert Barnes
Corpus Christi
Jim Bradshaw
City Hall
Grayson County
Jim Coonce
Texas Research League
Basin area forecast brings warmer, fair weather
The National Weather Service at Midland predicts a warm, fair stretch in the Basin area. Today’s highs near 90 with tonight’s low mid 60s, winds southerly 15 to 20 mph easing tonight, then southwest 10 to 15 mph. Tuesday’s high upper 80s and mostly fair skies through Tuesday. Sunday’s high 85, overnight 65, with record highs 100 in 1964 and record low 50 in 1935.
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National Weather Service
Midland Regional
Midland area forecast from NWS
Mostly fair today through Tuesday with warmer afternoon. Winds 15 to 20 mph today, 10 to 15 mph tonight. High today near 90, low tonight mid 60s. High tomorrow upper 80s. Yesterday's high 85, overnight low 65. Sunset 8:00 p.m., sunrise 7:31 a.m. Year to date precipitation 8.34 inches.
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National Weather Service
Midland Regional
Marriage Licenses and Divorces List County and District Court Records
County Court issued licenses for Gary Oscar Caiids and Peral LaVonne Childs Victor Emanuel Macias and Sylvia Busto Molina Mark Randall McMahar and Mattie Jeanene Underwood and Robert Ofvas and Mary Delores Porras District Court records show divorces including James Alex Raban and Nancy Ruth Burns vs Virgil Date Burns Alice Riley vs Leon Riley Billie Jean Vann vs Barton Eugene Vann Harold Stacy Foster vs Karen Ruth Foster and Norma Lee Grifter vs John Alpert Griffet Medical Center Hospital lists patents admitted September 10 and 9 for multiple patients with births at Women and Children's Hospital including several births on September 10 September 9 and related discharges and patient names
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Gary Oscar Caiids
Peral LaVonne Childs
Victor Emanuel Macias
Sylvia Busto Molina
Mark Randall McMahar
Mattie Jeanene Underwood
Robert Ofvas
Mary Delores Porras
Terry B Raban
James Alex Raban
Nancy Ruth Burns
Virgil Date Burns
Alice Riley
Leon Riley
Billie Jean Vann
Barton Eugene Vann Harold Stacy Foster
Karen Ruth Foster
Norma Lee Grifter
John Alpert Griffet
Trustees to launch morning sessions for school board meetings
Trustees will start meeting twice a month with 7 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. sessions at the Administration Building. A new policy lets spectators address agenda items with a brief card and time limit, while agendas will be posted at the library. the changes are experimental and may be altered later.
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School Board
Eighth and Lee
Ector County
Car set ablaze amid nine vandalism incidents in Odessa
Police probe nine vandalisms with a 1970 model car burned near Annie Lynch’s home. Annie Lynch reported the fire just before 9 30 p m in an alley beside her Fitch Street residence. Damage tallies reached 31200.
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Odessa
Annie Louise Lynch
Fitch
North Alleghancy
Owen Wayne Rogers
West
Vermont
Starkey
Alice Sparks
West 13Th
Manuel T. Rodriguez
Magnolia
Mary Casey
14Th
John Kimbrough
Casa Grande
Wrangler Hall
Odessa College
Western Hills Nursing Home
West Eighth
Parker Hall
West 23Rd
Retired Persons Group Meets at Senior Center
The American Association of Retired Persons Chapter 1989 will meet Tuesday at 7pm in the Senior Citizens Center at 1225 North Adams. Films and discussions on North Sea oil drilling technology will be shown, and everyone aged 55 or older is invited.
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American Association of Retired Persons
Senior Citizens Center
North Adams
North Sea
Obituary for Howard Rhea Jacobs Odessa businessman rancher
Howard Rhea Jacobs 66 of 2610 East 17th died Sunday in Haskell after a two year illness. Born January 6, 1912 in Crandall he moved to Odessa in 1944 from Imperial. He married Margarette Tucker July 29, 1944 at Balmorhea. Funeral Tuesday at 4 p.m. in Hubbard Kelly Chapel with burial Sunset Memorial Gardens. Survivors include his wife two daughters Mrs Richard Mayo of Odessa and Mrs Albert Janks of Washington two sisters Mrs Bill Nations of Abilene and Mrs Henry Manning of Fort Worth two grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. He was active in business ranching and a member of Masonic Lodge 955 and the Ector County Sheriff's Posse.
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East 17Th
Hubbard-Kelly
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Jacobs
Haskell
Crandall
Odessa
Imperial
Margarette Elizabeth Tucker
Balmorhea
Masonic Lodge No
Ector County Sheriff's Posse
Richard
Karen) Mayo
Albert
Dianna) Janks
Washington
Bill Nations
Abilene
Henry Manning
Fort Worth
James Henry Smith
Palomino Drive
Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home
Smith
Medical Center Hospital
Sterling City
Grandfalls
Mary Ann Parker
Royalty
First Baptist Church of
Laura
San Angelo
Jessie Rodgers McCrohan
Minnie Brazel
Marie Baker
Fairmount Cemetery
Robert Massie
Obituary notices for Stewart Smith Wolfe in West Texas
Obituaries note Charles Alfred Stewart 76 of Lubbock father of Rene Gurnell Thompson with service at Memorial Baptist Church and burial in Lubbock. James Henry Smith 53 of Palomino Drive funeral at 2 pm at First Baptist Sterling City. Sam Reynolds Wolfe 72 of Monahans funeral at Church of Christ with burial in Monahans Cemetery.
Death notices in Alpine and Andrews report multiple survivors
In Alpine 58 year old Jewell Howard dies after illness at Big Bend Memorial Hospital. Funeral at Elliott Hamil Downtown Chapel Abilene with burial Elmwood Cemetery. Survivors include husband, son Joe, mother, five sisters and two grandchildren. In Andrews 62 year old Lillie Agnes Helms dies after illness at Brownwood Community Hospital. Funeral at Singleton Funeral Home with burial Andrews Cemetery. Survivors include husband Herman, six sons, two daughters, mother, four sisters, four brothers, 24 grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
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Alpine
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Elliott- Hamil
Abilene
Elmwood
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the Howard
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N.C
Qcie Lindly
View
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Opal McCollum
Nancy Smith
Joyce Miller
Nelda Allison
Jeanette McClain
Kirkland
Nadine Woolfe
Groesbeck
Mary Edna Parradee
Huntington Beach
Calif
Alvin James
Mulvane
Kan
J.W. James
Joe James
Brownwood
Russ James
Lubbock
Jack L Warner dies at 86 a Hollywood tycoon
Hollywood mourns Jack L Warner founder of Warner Bros who died at 86 in Cedars-Sinai Hospital Los Angeles from heart inflammation. He helped create The Jazz Singer and shaped the studio era with stars like Bogart Cagney Davis Barrymore Rin Tin Tin and Errol Flynn among others.
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Jack Warner
Warner
Cedars-Sinai Hospital
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London
Ontario
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Warner Bros
Warner Communications
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California
Germany
Jack
Errol Flynn
Jack Benny
Warmer
Bette Davis
John Barrymore
Humphrey Bogart
James Cagney
Miss Davis
Rin Tin Tin
Jack L. Warner
Los Angeles
Republic of Italy
Ector ISD School Week Lunch Menu Highlights
Elementary menus list spaghetti and meat sauce, fried chicken, tacos and chicken fried steak with sides like hash browns, green beans, peaches and coconut pudding. Secondary options include chalupas, fried chicken meals, liver and onions, chicken dumplings and beef sides, with fruit cups and peanut butter cake. Breakfast appears at multiple campuses with rotating fruit juice, breads, and milk.
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Ector County Independent School District
Ector High School
Blackshear
Bowie and Crockett
Alamo
Austin
Burleson
Cameron
Fannin
Goldsmith
Hays
Sam Houston
Lamar
Milam
Rusk
San Jacinto
Travis
Zavala
Odessa Morning Meetups Schedule From Local Clubs
Tomorrow in Odessa events start 6 30 A M with Early bird Toastmasters at Sambo s Restaurant followed by NOON gatherings for Odessa Jaycess at Branding Iron and Grandview Lions at Bonanza Steakhouse. Evening options include Optimists at Sands Restaurant 7 30 P M Overeaters Anonymous at St Paul Presbyterian Church 3102 East University and Football Film Night at Odessa A M Club Coors Distributing hospitality room East Highway 80 both 7 30 and 8 P M events at American Legion Legion Hall Eighth and Pueblo.
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East University
Odessa
A&m
Coors Distributing Co
East Highway 80
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Lewisville
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Kingsville
Ethel Ruth Freel
Roselawn Memorial Park
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Barrett
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Sambo
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