Pecos City Council mulls bond proposals for Nov ballot
Town of Pecos City Council reviews wording for three bond issues totaling 8 million for streets 2.5 million for a new fire hall and 2.5 million for a scaled back Maxey Park phase II. Decisions due next Thursday with taxes rising 8 and 25 cents per 100 valuation respectively.
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Jon Fulbright
Town of Pecos
Maxey Park
Fred Reyes
City Hall
Reyes
Reeves County
City approves low bid for southeast sewer collector project
El Paso based CMD Endeavors won the contract with a bid just under 467000 for a new sewer collector extending from the Reeves County Civic Center parking lot toward Rancho Road and the wastewater plant. Officials said the bid saved about 283000 off the 750000 estimate after reviewing previous project issues and change orders.
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Town of Pecos
CMD Endeavors of
el Paso
Reeves County Civic Center
Rancho Road
CMD
Edgardo Madrid
East Third
East Seventh
Madrid
Talent program helps Pecos students plan for college
A Pecos student credits the Trio Talent Search program with guiding his college path from high school to UT Austin. The program, funded by the U.S. Department of Education and locally supported by Sul Ross State University, offers free college, career, and financial aid information to students in grades 6-12 and seeks to boost enrollment in postsecondary education. Chavez, a UT junior majoring in geology and geography, says the program helped him explore colleges, secure scholarships, and decide his field of study while planning a career in oil and gas.
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Pecos
Sam Anchondo
Joel Chavez
Austin
U.S. Department of Education
Sul Ross State University
Chavez
Reeves County July unemployment dips under ten percent
Reeves County saw July unemployment fall to 9.7 percent, though the Texas Workforce Commission notes many jobs are credited elsewhere due to payroll location calculations. Total employment rose to 4,236, with 454 on unemployment. Pecos County shows 434 jobless but nearly double Reeves’ total workers, while Midland County posts the nation’s strongest oil patch employment.
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Reeves County
Texas Workforce Commission
TWC
Texas
Pecos
Pecos County
Permian Basin
Midland County
United States
Weather Pattern Forecast for Upcoming Days
The forecast calls for high 102 Sunday and 98 Tuesday. Lows will drop to 63 Monday morning and 67 Tuesday night. Wednesday through Thursday bring sunny skies with highs around 95 to 94 and lows near 68 to 69. east winds 5 to 15 mph then 5 to 10 mph.
Measles alert issued as Texas reports cases rise
Texas health officials warn of a measles outbreak after more than a dozen cases this year with 11 confirmed so far. Fort Worth area counts rose to nine. Dallas and Denton counties have two each, Harris County one. Providers urged to watch for exposures and symptoms, especially in North Texas.
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Texas
State Health Services
Tarrant County
Fort Worth
Dallas
Denton
Harris County
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