Residents of Odessa may face a rise in property taxes later this year. A decision on the tax rate is pending, with voting scheduled for September.
The city council has set a proposed maximum rate for the upcoming fiscal year. Further information on this proposal is available from news outlets.
Details on the proposed rate and voting process can be found through Yourbasin.
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MIDLAND UTPB made its home opener one to remember as the Falcons crushed the Western New Mexico Mustangs 69-14 Saturday at Astound Broadband Stadium. Two weeks after the Falcons’ 44-0 season-opening loss to UTRGV, head coach Chris Softley and his players had a lot of reasons to b...
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BANJARMASIN, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian rescuers say about 130 passengers and crew are missing after a ferry carrying more than 240 people sank in bad weather in the Java Sea on Sunday. At least 107 people were rescued and the bodies of six passengers were recovered as the searc...
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NEW DELHI (AP) — The BRICS group of emerging economies on Saturday expressed concern over rising tensions in the Middle East and condemned the use of sanctions not authorized by the U.N., as the leaders met in New Delhi to strengthen their position in global affairs seen as domin...
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Texas and its metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) and metropolitan divisions (MDs) are projected to see notable economic expansion from 2025 to 2030 despite national and global uncertainties and significant headwinds. The pace will be uneven and likely backloaded to the later s...
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By ADRIANA MORGA The Associated Press NEW YORK Pickpockets were once the biggest worry for travelers heading to new destinations on vacation. But travel scams have become more sophisticated, and scammers using new artificial intelligence tools have become better at creating fake ...
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SAN ANTONIO The Odessa High football team suffered a 37-0 loss to San Antonio Johnson Friday on the road in a nondisstrict game. The Bronchos fell to 2-1 while the Jaguars improved to 2-0. The game was called after halftime due to lightning. The post HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: OHS fal...
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By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer Apple’s latest iPhones, unveiled this week, come with new features, better cameras and hefty price tags — including a folding model with a starting price of $1,999. If you’re planning to splurge on a new iPhone 18, you will want to take care of i...
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By William F. Holland Jr. Ph.D. Ordained/Licensed Christian minister The common thread of Christianity pertaining to the understanding of the Bible is that everyone who declares by faith to be born again has free access to the Holy Spirit to help them discern what it means. At th...
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By BART PFANKUCH South Dakota News Watch Throughout their entire adult lives, the women of the Benedictine Sisters of Mother of God Monastery have served others as educators, health care providers and spiritual leaders. The Catholic nuns, many highly educated, have taught and min...
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Capitalism has done more to lift people en masse out of poverty and to enhance the lives of all of us than anything else has. DSA wants to destroy it. Even conservative Sen. Ted Cruz wants to let the government intervene with the NIL money paid to college football players. He sho...
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LUBBOCK, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - The Greenwood Rangers went on the road to face one of the top teams in 4A in the Lubbock Cooper-Liberty Patriots and things didn't go as planned. After beating the Patriots in the last two matchups, the Rangers fell 56-25, dropping their first game of...
