Presidio Flood Threat Persists as Levee Breach Feared
As flood waters rise in Presidio Texas preventing evacuations, about 80 displaced residents shelter in a local elementary school. Officials warn of slow water advance from a possible levee break threatening hundreds of homes and roads, while the Rio Chanchos flood closes the west end bridge and authorities conduct door to door evacuations.
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Ponton
Ojinaga
Presidio
Cynthia Clarke
Clarke
U.S
International Bridge at Presidio Closes Over Rio Grande Flooding
Rio Grande flooding from upstream releases has closed the Presidio international bridge to Ojinaga and the Highway 67 crossing plus customs facilities and port of entry on both sides. About 500 people were evacuated locally. Some older residents chose to stay as city officials noted no link to Hurricane Ike.
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Highway 67
Rio Grande
Rio Concho
Mexico
Texas Department of Transportation
Presidio
Ojinaga
Marco Baeza
Baeza
Associated Press
Doug Carman
Odessa Police seek AG opinion on autopsy release
Odessa Police Department will request an attorney general's opinion on releasing autopsy results for 24 year old missing man Robert Clayton Thornhill who was found in a ditch northwest of Goldsmith. District Attorney Bobby Bland opposed release. law firms note exemptions under a 2009 amendment to the Code of Criminal Procedure.
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Catherine Clifton
Odessa _ Police Department
Robert Clayton Thornhill
Thornhill
Odessa
Goldsmith
Odessa American
Texas Public Information Act
Clifton
Bobby Bland
Joe Larsen
Sedgwick, Detert, Moran and Arnold LLP
Larsen
Freedom of Information Foundation of
Texas
Odessa 2030 Committee tracks mobility funding across projects
Five hotel sites and three oilfield service sites have been sold in the business park along with a convenience store site. Another three oilfield service sites are under contract. TxDOT mobility funds and local matching funds support access and overpass work. The committee gauges needed state funding projected at 68 to 86 billion dollars. Drew Crutcher represents Permian Basin on the panel focusing on mobility and congestion relief.
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George
Interstate 20
Txdot Mobility
Txdot
Penwell
FutureGen
Drew Crutcher
Odessa
Permian Basin
Transportation Commission
Crutcher
UTPB Names Scott Smiley New Director of Admissions
Scott Smiley returns to his Odessa hometown to lead admissions at The University of Texas of the Permian Basin. A marketing graduate of Texas Tech, he has held roles at University of Denver and Mesa State College and will work with area high schools including Permian High on outreach programs.
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University of Texas
Permian Basin
Scott Smiley
Odessa
West Texas
Texas
UTPB
David Watts
Iia
Texas Tech University
Smiley
University of Denver
Mesa State College
Grand Junction
Colo
Permian High
Four die in Presidio MexicoIBWC plane crash rallying border leaders
A chartered Cessna 421 crashed while inspecting Rio Grande flood impacts near Presidio Texas and Ojinaga Mexico killing four including IBWC leaders Carlos Marin and Arturo Herrera and Rio Grande Council of Government chief Jake Brisbin Jr. Pilot Matthew Peter Juneau survived. The wreckage was found in rugged Sierra Madre terrain about 20 miles northwest of Presidio. Investigators will determine cause while condolences pour in from U.S. and Mexican officials and lawmakers.
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Presidio
International Boundary and Water Commission
Rio Grande
U.S
IBWC
Carlos Marin
el Paso
Arturo Herrera
Ciudad Juarez
Mexico
Jake Brisbin Jr
Sierra Madre Mountains
Ojinaga
Customs and Border Protection
Brooks
Border Patrol
United States
Arturo
Carlos
Tony Garza
Bureau of
Department of State
Roberta S. Jacobson
U.S. Department of State
Marin
Usibwc
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Texas
Jake
Hutchison
Jake Brisbin
Arturo Sarakhan
Foreign Relations Department
U.S./Mexico
Bush
Maria
Rosa
Herrera
Mexico City
April
Odessa LINKS releases third annual service directory
Odessa LINKS celebrated its third annual service directory with cookies and cake to showcase nonprofit community resources for those in need. President Art Fuentes a Odessa Police Department lieutenant says the directory helps officers direct residents to assistance and can be shared directly with those seeking help. Reggie Baker CrossRoads Fellowship administrative pastor urges churches to stock directories for community aid, calling the resource invaluable.
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Odessa Links
Art Fuentes
Fuentes
Odessa
Reggie Baker
CrossRoads Fellowship
Baker
Gulf aid extends to Texas and Louisiana fishermen
U S Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez announced disaster aid eligibility for commercial fishermen in Texas and Louisiana due to Hurricanes Gustav and Ike. Small businesses in these states qualify for SBA loan programs as relief measures are assessed across the Gulf region. Louisiana and Texas fish landings прошл year illustrate the scale of the industry in the two states.
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New Orleans
U.S. Commerce
Carlos Gutierrez
Texas
Louisiana
Gustav
Ike
Small Business Administration
Gulf of Mexico
Gutierrez
Commerce Department
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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