Early this morning, local Republican leaders issued a strongly worded resolution in support of Governor Greg Abbott and AG Ken Paxton’s effort to secure the border despite continued opposition from the Biden administration. “We are extremely proud and supportive of Governor Abbott and AG Ken Paxton’s strong stand in the fight to secure the Texas […]
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Headlines Opinion: What You Should Know About the Downtown Hotel
The following letter was submitted to Odessa Headlines by Midland City Councilman Dan Corrales. Dan Corrales is not against a downtown hotel. However, as a genuine fiscal conservative I am not an advocate of the price tag taxpayers are expected to foot the bill for. So how did we get here? This is the third time […]
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Tisha Crow Shows Impressive Record of Accomplishment as Ector County Republican Chair
A few days ago, Tisha Crow began her re-election campaign for Chair of the Ector County Republican Party by touting the significant progress of local Republicans during her tenure. According to Crow, who has served as Chairwoman since 2010, the local Republican party has a record breaking 25 precinct chairs filled, saw a 25% increase […]
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County Judge Fawcett Keeps Word To West Odessa Residents
Earlier this month West Odessa residents continued pressing the Ector County Commissioners Court to intervene on their behalf with the Ector County Utility District (ECUD), the local municipal water district which serves West Ector County. Despite numerous residents speaking before the Court and the submission of almost 700 petition signatures calling on Commissioners for a […]
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Tisha Crow Files For Reelection As Ector County Republican Party Chair
To the Editor: I am thrilled to announce my run for re-election as Chairwoman of the Ector County Republican Party. I am a lifelong citizen of Odessa and Ector County and I am a graduate of Permian High School and Odessa College (go Wranglers!). In 1996 my husband, Kris, and I earned our degrees from […]
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March Election Primary Shaping Up To Be Busy
After a busy final day of filing, Ector County Republican Chair Tisha Crow provided the following list of local candidates that have filed for the March primary election. IMPORTANT NOTE: Two lists are presented below – one is the certified list provided by the Texas Secretary of State which lists all of the candidates that […]
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Ronnie Lewis Recruiting Democrats to Vote Odessa Republican Leaders Out of Office
For many months, former bar owner Ronnie Lewis has partnered with the left-leaning newspaper to publish his crusade against the Ector County Republican Party. Now, Lewis is filing to run for Republican Precinct Chair, and has drafted a candidate to run against GOP Chairwoman Tisha Crow, who has been the focus of his anger. Lewis […]
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West Odessans Express Continued Frustration With ECUD Board of Directors
In a plea for help, West Odessa residents asked the Ector County Commissioners Court last week to remove and reset the five member Ector County Utility District (ECUD) Board of Directors due to continued legal violations by the ECUD Board and ongoing concerns about ECUD operations. Citizens who spoke addressed concerns about the lack of […]
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ECISD Proposition A Passes By Wide Margin
Ector County voters went to the polls Tuesday to vote on a number of State Constitutional amendments as well as three ECISD bond proposals. By a 57% to 43% margin Ector County voters approved the largest ever school bond proposal of almost $450,000,000. Notably, this bond will be used to fund the construction of a […]
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ECISD Seems To Lack A Well Thought Out Plan
As I have researched ECISD over the past several months I have come to the conclusion that our school district does not have a well thought out plan for the future but rather seems to lurch from project to project, bond to bond, and idea to idea. Currently, we have three new school board members […]