Commissioners' Court breezes through meeting - Odessa American
The Ector County Commissioners’ breezed through the meeting Monday going through their budgeted items in 11 minutes before spending an hour in executive session. ... Betsy Triplett-Hurt, who volunteers with the Laura W. Bush Institute for Women’s Health Permian Basin, gave a brief outline of events planned throughout October during Breast Cancer Awareness month, such as the inaugural Pink the Basin Motorcycle Rally at Legacy Harley-Davidson Oct. 1 and a luncheon on Oct. 11 at the Midland Horseshoe Arena. Also Dr. Concepcion Diaz-Arrastia, director of gynecologic oncology at Baylor College of Medicine, will be speaking Oct. 20 at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Odessa Auditorium. |
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