Pecos City sales tax rebate rises despite June dip
Town of Pecos City received $245,882 in June sales tax rebates from Texas Comptroller Susan Combs, up 26.6 percent from June 2012 but $60,000 below the May record. For the first half of 2013 Pecos totals near $1.5 million, a 35.6 percent rise from 2012, aided by ongoing oil and gas activity. Balmorhea also posted a sizable monthly rebate increase.
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Pecos City
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Susan Combs
Pecos
Comptroller’s Office
Pecos Economic Development Corp
Balmorhea
Toyah
Reeves County jobless rate rises to 9.5 percent in May
The Texas Workforce Commission reports Reeves County unemployment up from 8.9 to 9.5 percent in May as the labor force grows with summer workers. The county added 46 jobs to 4,490, while local tax figures show mixed results for nearby towns Balmorhea Toyah and overall economies in the Permian Basin area.
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Jon Fulbright
Reeves County
Texas Workforce Commission
TWC
Permian Basin
Midland
Texas
Pecos Council Approves Fire Dept Pension Change
Pecos City Council votes to let volunteer firefighters transfer to the Texas Fire Fighters Pension Commission during the June 13 meeting at City Hall. They also approve a service buyback for current fire department members under the city pension system. City finance director Ysidro Renteria said the firefighters favor the new system.
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Texas Fire Fighters Pension Commission
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Pageant crowns Pecos Rodeo Week opening events
In Pecos the 56th Golden Girl of the Old West and 2013 Little Miss Cantaloupe were crowned as part of a five hour pageant at Pecos High School Auditorium. Over 30 contestants attended after last year’s cancelation due to renovations and asbestos abatement.
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Rosie Flores
Pecos High School
Karla Gabaldon
Raul
Teresa Gabaldon
Natalie Holler
Pecos
Gabaldon
Emma Gonzales
Manuela Ortiz
Guillermo Gabaldon
Natalie
Brittany
Tanayrie Gabaldon
Bryent Palomino
Ryen Mesta
Texas State
Angelo State University
Emma’s Variety Shop
la Fiesta Restaurant
Valentina Muro
Kayla Urias
Joel
Sonia Urias
Cody Zamarrippa
Joel Urias
Carlos
Felipa Zamarripa
Armando
Delia Urias
Urias
Santa Rosa Catholic Church
Jesus Christ
Arias
Amaris Lopez
Dana Conger
Weather Outlook Calls for Extreme Heat This Week
The forecast shows high temperatures reaching 103 Sunday and 105 Tuesday with 112 on Wednesday. Lows near 75 Sunday morning and 71 other nights. Southeast winds at 10 to 15 mph accompany sunny to mostly clear conditions through Thursday.
Officials briefed on zoning options at Pecos meeting
City and local officials heard a five hour briefing on zoning and economic development with municipal law attorney Charlie Zech and planner Cameron Walker. They reviewed Pecos home rule authority, state law supercedence, and potential rezoning strategies for South Eddy Street while preserving residential uses unless abandoned.
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Jon Fulbright
Town of Pecos
Pecos
Charlie Zech
Denton, Navarro, Rocha and Bernal
San Antonio
Cameron Walker
Midland
Zech
Texas
Walker
Pecos Economic Development Corp
Bill Oglesby
South Eddy Street
Fire at Pecos hangar prompts quick response from volunteers
Pecos volunteers fought a rear hangar fire at Pecos Municipal Airport on Sunday night for about 90 minutes. The old Civil Air Patrol hanger, behind Maxey Park Pool, caught fire around 8 30 p m. A witness alerted authorities as wind pushed flames toward park fields. The blaze burned brush and singed a metal rear door. little stored inside has been there since the 1980s.
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Civil Air Patrol
Pecos
Jon Fulbright
Pecos Municipal
Isabel Blanchard
Maxey Park
Blanchard
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