Ector County approves budget amid tax rate shifts and cuts
Ector County leaders vote on a budget after months of belt tightening cutting about 3 million with more reductions planned. Texas mineral valuations changes affect county taxes while ECISD girds for higher property taxes as the rate drops from 1.16 to 1.15 per $100 valuation. Judge Susan Redford notes good years and bad years from oil industry impact, saying the county feels the hurt this year.
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Redford
Texas
Bobby Bland
Ector County Detention Center
Lynn
Hale
Hudspeth
McLennan
Texas Commission On
ECISD
Ector County
Jeff Floyd
Senior Citizens Center
Prosperity Bank
Justices of the Peace
CS Advantage
Travelers Insurance
Department of State Health Services Vital Statistics Unit
Odessa Outlook: Crime Trials and Local Developments
A compilation of Odessa area events spans a 30 year prison sentence for a 1997 murder, a fatal standoff in July, and a grand jury decision. It notes repeated officer non-indictment, a $2.75 million civil suit, a one quarter cent sales tax for economic development, and new appointments to an Economic Development Board. Also covered are a long-standing high school football rivalry ending in 1964, the city curfew for youths, and plans to bring ice hockey to the Ector County Coliseum in 1997. References span Randy Redd’s July death, development moves, and major national events of the era.
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Odessa
Lujan
Ruben Benavides Hernandez
44Th Street
Randy Redd
Redd
Big Spring State Hospital
Medical Center Hospital
Ector County
Freddie Nayola
Ron Martz
Nayola
Martz
Economic Development Board
Bobby Williams
Williams’ Paving
Don Wood
Southwest Convenience Stores
Jose Molina
Great Basin Petroleum Services
Charles Sorber
UTPB
Robert Chavez
Permian Machinery Movers
Odessa High Branchos
Permian
Ector County Coliseum
Michael Eugene Sharp
Huntsville
Brenda Kay Broadway
Huntsman Corporation
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Ector County District Attorney's Office
Nelson Minyard
Ector County Independent School District Board of Trustees
Minyard
Txdot
Odessa-Schlemeyer Field
Exacttrack One
B.I., Inc
Edward G. Byrne Memorial
Copsync, Inc
Group Resources, Inc
Susan Redford
Oncom
Tinyurl
Ratliff Stadium
Bronchos
Odessa High
Duncanville
Rexene Corp
Bill Clinton
Packers
Patriots
Tiger Woods
Diana
Princess of Wales
Charles Woodson
Selena Elms Kelly
Kelly
Broadway
Music City Mall
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Granite & Marbl
Santa FE Square
James Y. Li, MD
W. 5Th St
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