Two positions on the Odessa College Board of Trustees have become vacant, and applications are now being accepted by the college from qualified residents of each district to be appointed into the offices for the remainder of the unexpired terms. The districts include Places 4 and 5 on the Board of Trustees, which is the […]
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Citizen-led Group Announces Intent to Address ECISD Infrastructure Needs
Citing frustration with the direction taken by past ECISD bond committees, a citizen-led group headed by local business owners Jamie Tisdale and Jeff Russell has announced the formation of “A Better Way Forward.” According to a press release issued today “A Better Way Forward” seeks to address ECISD facility needs in a manner that is […]
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Russell: OPD Deserves Big Thank You
It seems that many – if not most – of the comments that are posted online have to do with someone expressing a gripe or a grievance. I know in my own business it is often difficult to get customers to post positive comments the vast majority of times when everything goes to plan but […]
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Crutcher Defeats Nutter in GOP Runoff for State District Judge
Odessa attorney Lori Ruiz-Crutcher has defeated opponent Cindy Weir-Nutter in the Republican Primary Runoff Election for the office of State District Judge of the 244th District Court covering Ector County. Crutcher led Nutter consistently with a roughly 60/40 lead as early voting results were released. Final results showed Crutcher sweeping the election with 2,122 or […]
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Stringer: My Thoughts on the Nutter v Crutcher Runoff Election
As the May 24 Republican Primary Runoff Election grows near, I wanted to share my thoughts on the race, since I feel that I may have unique standing to opine on what has transpired. Once upon a time, I caught the fever to run for office, and I made an admirable attempt for an open […]
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Ector County: Here is What’s on the May Runoff Ballot
To reference the movie Groundhog Day – well, it’s election season. Again. While voters just got through making their voices heard in the May 7 election, the early voting polls will be opening once again this month for the May 24 Primary Runoff Election. This is only the second election cycle of the year, and […]
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Parent of ECISD Student Assaulted in Viral Video Speaks Out
A video that was widely circulated on social media earlier this month that depicted a violent assault at Crockett Middle School in Odessa was quickly dismissed at the time by school officials and reports as not being an actual fight, or that the fight was staged, and that the student “was fine,” – despite being […]
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Pfluger Says His Vote Supporting $40 Billion Ukraine Spending Bill was for National Security?
Update: After the legislation finally passed the United States Senate earlier this week, with both Texas Senators Ted Cruz and John Cornyn voting in support of the measure, the bill was signed into law by President Joe Biden on Saturday, May 21. A $40 Billion aid package marked to support Ukraine passed the United States […]
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ECISD Bond Propositions Rejected by Voters
Both school bond ballot propositions by Ector County Independent School District (ECISD) totaling nearly a combined $400 million were overwhelmingly rejected by voters on Saturday with similar margins of defeat for each proposition. Proposition A, which totaled $215,255,000, would have provided funding for various school maintenance projects, as well as funding for the construction of […]
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Stringer: For a Few Thoughts More (About the Bond Election)
This past week, our publication issued one of our first “opinion” pieces on behalf of the organization regarding our thoughts on certain financial data regarding the ECISD school bond proposals currently before voters. To clarify what this means, the piece reflected the viewpoint of all of us at Headlines based on what we have ascertained […]