Over a dozen local public pension funds in Texas have accounted for less than half of what they’ve promised pensioners, according to data from the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts. The 15 pensions have nearly $3 billion in unfunded liabilities — money promised but not currently accounted for in their current budget forecasts. The largest share of […]
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Grassroots Group Holds First Meeting to Discuss ECISD Reforms ?
Residents from across Ector County came together Tuesday evening for a first-of-its-kind meeting to discuss how best to go about assessing the needs of the Ector County Independent School District (ECISD) with a hopeful goal of presenting their eventual findings to the school board. Two Odessa business owners, Jeff Russell and Jamie Tisdale were inspired […]
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Tribune panel discusses higher education enrollment in Odessa?
Citing a significant drop statewide in student enrollment in higher education institutions, Texas Tribune CEO Evan Smith led off a paneled discussion Thursday at Odessa College sharing how three West Texas education leaders were selected not because their respective institutions reflect the statewide decline, but rather because their institutions are seeing increases in student populations […]
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Headline’s Opinion: ECISD Has a Golden Opportunity to Rebuild Trust
The ECISD Board of Trustees recently announced the process of filling the District 7 seat vacated by Nelson Minyard with his resignation in January. The process began on a positive note as the Trustees outlined the process to fill the empty seat by publicly announcing the selection process via local news and social media outlets […]
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Odessa College Board of Trustee Vacancies Will be Filled by Appointment
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 […]