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Economic impact presentation
Jul. 2—The Ellen Noël Art Museum will host Dr. Ray Perryman at 10 a.m. Tuesday, July 9, for an Economic Impact Presentation regarding the museum's current renovations. Brief speakers will include: Dr. Scott Muri, Dr. Aaron Hawley and Chris Stanley. This event will take place inside the library at the Ellen Noël Art Museum. Everyone is invited and encouraged to attend. ___ (c)2024 the Odessa ...
Crane Avenue reconstruction starts soon
Jul. 2—Crane Avenue will be undergoing reconstruction from West Second Street to West Pool Road starting July 8. The project will cover Crane Avenue paving and utility improvements. The contractor is Reece Albert Inc. and the project cost is $10,916,978.02. The project is expected to take 300 working days with substantial completion by September 2025. For more information, contact the City of ...
Cooling shelter opens at Odessa Salvation Army
Jul. 2—Cooling shelters in Odessa and Midland are now open for those who need relief from this July heat with highs forecast in the low 100's this week. On Tuesday the shelters opened thanks to a team up between TXU Energy and The Salvation Army of Odessa and The Salvation Army of Midland. The cooling stations offer bottled water, electrolyte packs, and a safe place to stay cool when ...
HEAT leaders applaud federal court decision blocking President Biden's natural gas export ban
Jul. 2—WASHINGTON, D.C. RSC House Energy Action Team (HEAT) Chairman Rep. August Pfluger (R-TX), and RSC Chairman Kevin Hern (R-OK) released the following statement after a federal judge blocked President Biden's ban on new liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminals: "We are glad that the courts agree that the Biden Administration violated the Natural Gas Act with a politically motivated ...
Former Sul Ross zoologist helps rediscover turtle thought to be extinct
Jul. 2—Dr. Steven G. Platt, a former professor of Biology at Sul Ross State University, published an extensive study of a rare turtle in Myanmar in May. The Burmese Roofed Turtle (Batagur trivittata) was once widespread and abundant in Myanmar. By the late 1990s the species was considered extinct until it was "rediscovered" during the early 2000s. The investigation relied heavily on the ...
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