According to a press release, a groundbreaking ceremony will be held Thursday, March 24, beginning at 1:00 PM for the new Smith Heights Housing Addition at the 1200 Block of Lamesa Street and Fitch Avenue in Odessa. The new subdivision will utilize an innovative new building technique. A host of local officials will be present […]
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Commentary: Are You Prepared to Protest?
Note: The following commentary was originally published in The Cannon Online, and the original article may be viewed here. For more information about The Cannon Online or its publisher the Texas Public Policy Foundation please visit their website at www.texaspolicy.com. Soaring property valuations have long been a feature of Texas’ tax landscape. However, this year’s […]
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Sparks Gains State Senate Nomination while Landgraf Sweeps Re-election?
One of the two legislative seats representing Ector County in the Texas Legislature will see a new face in Kevin Sparks after the Trump-backed Republican managed to secure enough votes to avoid a runoff with his closest challenger, Tim Reid. Meanwhile, in the Texas House of Representatives Race, incumbent Brooks Landgraf swept the election against […]
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Ector County Local Primary Election Results ?
Local elections for the Republican and Democrat Primary Elections saw a mixture of results, with the most noticeable race being challenger Dustin Fawcett besting incumbent County Judge Debi Hays for the post. The only other county race for the Republican Primary with an incumbent potentially being in jeopardy is the Precinct Two Justice of the […]
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Airport Operator Spends Big to Influence Ector Elections?
A Waco-based company that holds a contract with Ector County to operate the county’s airport, Schlemeyer Field, is spending big to influence local races in the Republican Primary – and a local watchdog group says their incentive for spending big might be due to a potential return on investment of greater proportion. Texas Aero, which […]
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Gray: Precarious Times Calls for Statesmen and the Brutal Truth, Not Politicians and Smooth Talk?
Throughout history, I can think of precarious times where freedom, liberty, and all those ideals we have grown to complacently accept as a given were on the verge of total loss. It was during these times, statesmen leaders, in fact, warrior leaders stepped up and changed the course of history in a way for which […]
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Ector County GOP Issues Statement Demanding Landgraf Address Scandal Allegations ?
The governing body of the Ector County Republican Party met Thursday evening in Odessa to discuss allegations against State Representative Brooks Landgraf and asked the lawmaker to attend the meeting and answer questions regarding the issue – an invitation he has now twice declined. This was the second attempt the party says they have made […]
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An Interview with Railroad Commission Candidate Sarah Stogner “The Unicorn”?
Sarah Stogner is one candidate who has managed to capture mass statewide media attention going into the March primary, and in a way so unheard of in the Republican Primary, her unconventional and controversial ad is as rare in GOP politics as the animal featured on all of her campaign logos – the “Unicorn.” Stogner, […]
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American First Event to be Held at Wagner Noel?
A civic-themed educational conference is slated to hold an all-day event at the Wagner Noel Performing Arts Center on February 26, featuring award-winning and globally recognized journalist Lara Logan, and Congressman Louie Gohmert headlining the event. The conference is being held to educate and equip West Texas citizens on a variety of issues including election […]
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One Accuser and Her Two Conflicting Accusations?
In a February 15 article entitled “A Lubbock woman says she and State Rep. Brooks Landgraf are both victims of a dirty campaign by Landgraf’s GOP challenger Casey Gray,” Tiffany Wilson seems to create a narrative that text messages leaked onto the internet that appear to be between her and Landgraf are fake, however, the […]