Pecos City to vote on $13 million bond plan for streets parks and new fire hall
Town of Pecos City Council set November bond elections totaling 13 million for streets parks and a new fire hall and approved 6 million certificates of obligation for water and sewer upgrades. An 8.115 million bond would repave 26 miles of Pecos streets with other measures funding a new fire hall and Maxey Park renovations funded by hotel taxes state grant and private contributions. Bond counsel warned of a tax impact if one or two measures pass.
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Town of
Pecos
Maxey Park
Robert Tijarina
Estrada- Hinojosa
Noel Valdez
McCall, Parkhart and Horton
Tijarina
City approves new commercial parking rules in Pecos
Pecos City Council tightened commercial vehicle parking rules to ban overnight parking on streets and alleys, aiming to stop oilfield trucks from using dirt lots. The measure, pending a second reading, would require asphalt or concrete surfaces in downtown C-2 and C-1 zones, with caliche lots allowed in other non residential areas.
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Pecos
City Hall
Conchita Hernandez
Hernandez
Police wait to interview subjects in Pecos stabbing incident
A Pecos man Felix Ornelas Jr. 39 was stabbed 17 times and airlifted to Medical Center Hospital Odessa. He is reported improving as police investigate the early Wednesday incident at 705 S Almond St where he lived with Robbyn Alexys Ochoa 28 who faces aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
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Pecos
East Side
Felix Ornelas Jr
Medical Center Hospital
Odessa
S. Almond St
Robbyn Alexys Ochoa
Clay McKinney
Ornelas
MCH
Reeves County oilfield road spared from paving removal plan
TxDOT will delay removing pavement on 83 miles of highways in West and South Texas, including 17 miles of Farm Road 2119 in Reeves and Culberson counties, after an agreement led by State Sen. Carlos Uresti. A 60 day moratorium allows Reeves County to opt out of paving removal on the farm to market road serving the former Freeport McMoRan mine area.
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Reeves County
Texas Department of Transportation
Carlos Aresti
Uresti
Txdot
Texas
Reeves
Culberson
Freeport McMoRan
Culberson County
Pecos
New Mexico
Orla
Dance to aid Meals program this Saturday
A dance to assist the local Meals for Wheels program will be held this weekend at 8 p.m. at the Reeves County Sheriff's Posse Barn. Proceeds from the dance go to the Meals for Wheels program helping elderly residents obtain daily meals.
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Reeves County Sheriff's Posse
Red Bluff board updates on grouting project meters
Red Bluff Water Power Control District members met in Pecos for routine items and a brief update on the grouting project. General Manager Robin Precit reported 11 new piesometers installed to monitor dam water flow, with $70,000 drilling costs billed through HDR Engineering. One hole encountered a cavity on the Reeves County side during drilling, as expected.
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Jon Fulbright
Red Bluff
Robin Precit
HDR Engineering
Jay Lee
Prewit
Reeves County
Weekend heat and week shower chances forecast
The forecast calls for Sunday high near 97 and Monday morning low 69. Tuesday brings scattered afternoon storms and a 30 percent chance of precipitation, with a high around 93 and southeast winds 5 to 15 mph. Tuesday night remains 30 percent for showers before 1am. Wednesday features a high near 96 and east winds 5 to 10 mph. Nights stay mostly clear with lows near 69, Thursday reaches 98 with a clear night and a 68 degree low.
Marfa Lights Festival expands event schedule
Marfa residents gear up for the 27th annual Marfa Lights celebration during Labor Day weekend. AEP Texas and the Marfa Chamber of Commerce sponsor the event with AJ Castillo headlining a Vizcaino Park concert presented by Ballroom Marfa. The festival promotes the future Ballroom Drive-In site to revive Vizcaino Park as a premier arts venue.
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Marfa
Rosie Flores
AEP Texas
Vizcaino Park
Ballroom Marfa
Arts and Culture Organization
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