Ector County voters are once again faced with a massive ECISD bond on this November’s ballot- this one for almost half a billion dollars in total. As Headlines readers know, I served on this bond committee as I have served on two previous bond committees. While this proposed bond is much better designed than the […]
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City of Odessa Says Water Delivery Contract With ECUD Is Void
Early this month the City of Odessa informed ECUD that their November 2020 contract for water delivery from the City is void as it was signed by convicted felon Tommy Ervin who is ineligible under Texas law to hold public office. ECUD, which services areas in west Ector County, relies on the City to provide […]
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Headline’s Opinion: Landgraf’s Impeachment of Vindicated Attorney General Paxton Demonstrates Flagrant Hypocrisy
Texas House leadership has previously turned a blind eye to criminal and unethical conduct among their own ranks but was quick to make false accusations against their political foe.
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Cost Of Living Index Shows Odessa Below National Averages
While many Odessans feel the continued pinch of inflation sparked by Bidenomics, a recent study by The Council For Community And Economic Research shows that Odessa is fairing better than many areas of the country in terms of living affordability. Each quarter The Council gathers information from 274 urban areas. Locally, the Odessa Development Corporation […]
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Ector County Republican Party Delivers Strong Rebuke to State Senator Kevin Sparks Over Impeachment Votes
Last week the Ector County Republican Party voted to approve a strongly worded “RESOLUTION OF CONDEMNATION OF TEXAS STATE SENATOR KEVIN SPARKS” over his early votes to allow the impeachment proceedings of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to proceed. According to the resolution, Sparks voted twelve times to allow the Paxton trial to proceed despite […]
Posted inEducation
ECISD Trustees Punt On School Safety and Security
Texas House Bill 3 makes several significant changes to school safety laws, including requiring districts to assign armed personnel at every campus. While each school board can determine the appropriate number of armed security officers for each district campus, the law mandates that at least one armed security officer – specifically a commissioned peace officer […]
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Opinion: Local Democrat Operatives Continue to Spread Misinformation
Confusion and misinformation continues to be spread about the Ector County Republican Party and the role and duties of local precinct chairs. In an effort to set the record straight I would like to respond to the many false narratives filling social media. Basically, the role of local precinct chairs is to inform, mobilize, and […]
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Opinion: Ronnie Lewis’s Cowardly Political Attack on a U.S. Marine Veteran Is Disgusting
Publisher’s note: This commentary was submitted to Odessa Headlines for publication and does not necessarily represent the views or the opinion of the publisher.
Posted inEducation
Letter To The Editor – Dallas Kennedy
Dear Editor, I attended that ECISD Board of Trustees special meeting to discuss the potential bond and wanted to give my perspective. In full disclosure, I was on the bond committee and I am a teacher with ECISD. I have been skeptical of past bonds, but we are at a point where we have to […]
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HEADLINES OPINION: It’s Time For ECISD To Get Honest With Taxpayers
Since the days my boys attended ECISD schools I have followed ECISD’s activities and I have tried to be involved in the education of our students. Over the years I have served on three bond committees (including the current one), done multiple stints on the Student Health Advisory Committee (SHAC), been a part of a […]