Odessa City Council approves divisive restroom ordinance during final vote
Odessa City leaders voted Tuesday night to approve a proposed amendment to a City ordinance that surrounds restroom use. On ...
Odessa City Council accepts City Manager resignation; demands payment of around $700,000
Frustrations flew in the Odessa City Council as incumbent members attended their last meeting before the new members came to ...
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New council likely to look at new bathroom ordinance
Odessa City Hall, 411 W 8th Street. (OA File Photo) After listening to more than 40 minutes of citizens’ thoughts both pro ...
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Odessa City Council expands ‘Bathroom Ordinance’
Now civil penalties and trespassing charges can be enforced against anyone who knowingly uses a restroom not matching their ...
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Council accepts city manager’s resignation and appoints Bernal interim
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Judge signs TRO to block payment to former City Manager John Beckmeyer
On Tuesday, November 13, the Odessa City Council accepted former City Manager John Beckmeyer’s resignation. During the ...
‘Likely unconstitutional and illegal’: Texas attorneys discuss legal issues in Odessa bathroom ordinance
On Monday, November 11, attorneys with the American Civil Liberties Union, a nonprofit organization that works to defend the ...
Judge files temporary restraining order on payment to Odessa City Manager John Beckmeyer following resignation
NewsWest 9 spoke with Ector County District Attorney Dusty Gallivan who confirmed the temporary restraining order.
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Odessa City Manager resigns; City Council asked to pay him $700,000 by Wednesday morning
According to our partners at the Odessa American, the City Council has accepted John Beckmeyer’s resignation. Councilwoman ...
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Odessa officials approve ban on transgender people using bathrooms that match their gender identity, opening door for civil lawsuits
The ban makes it a crime for anyone to use a bathroom that doesn’t match their “biological sex.” The new ordinance also ...
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Odessa bans transgender people from using restrooms that don’t match sex assigned at birth
ODESSA — The City Council on Tuesday banned transgender people from using restrooms outside of the sex assigned to them at birth, following an emotionally charged exchange between residents and city ...