Lancium, Inc., an energy technology and infrastructure company that advances the decarbonization and stability of the electric power grid, today announced the company’s Fort Stockton, Texas Clean Campus has been qualified as a “Controllable Load Resource” (CLR) by the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT). As a CLR, large power users can reduce their energy costs by dynamically avoiding periods of high prices while simultaneously providing highly desired grid stability services.
The Pecos County Senior Citizens Center will host its Thanksgiving Potluck dinner this Friday, Nov. 4, at noon at the Senior Citizens Center, located at 1010 W. 14th St. in Fort Stockton.
Turkey and sides will be provided and all attendees are asked to bring a side dish or a dessert.
The Senior Citizens Center is open to all Pecos County residents 50 and older, with dues running only $5 per year. New members are welcome to attend the dinner this Friday and sign up at the potluck.
Early voting for the general election ends on Friday, Nov. 4, with the closely watched governor’s race pitting incumbent Gov. Greg Abbott against challenger Beto O’ Rourke headlining the ballot. A number of other statewide races are on the ballot, including lieutenant governor, attorney general, land commissioner, agriculture commissioner and comptroller.
Early voting is under way for the Nov. 8 general election, and one item on the ballot for voters who reside within the Fort Stockton city limits is whether the city should adopt a home rule charter. A Home Rule Charter takes some power away from the state and gives city residents more of an opportunity to govern themselves.
Fort Stockton is the largest city in Texas that has not yet adopted a home-rule charter.
Pecos County recently requested proposals from local contractors for repairs to county facilities in Coyanosa and Imperial, the bids were unsealed at the Oct. 24 Pecos County Commissioner’s Court meeting in Fort Stockton. One bid – for low-water crowing repairs on Tipton Road – was approved, but the bids from Triple R Welding of Fort Stockton and Basin Roofing and Construction of Midland to repair the Imperial Fire Station, the Old Community Building in Coyanosa and the Imperial Boy Scout/sheriff’s building were tabled pending warranty information.
Oct. 18
Alonzo Jose Rodriguez, of Fort Stockton, at 10:02 a.m., officers from the Pecos County Sheriff’s Office apprehended Rodriguez on a failure to appear warrant for assault causes bodily injury family violence. Rodriguez received a $1,000 bond and is still in jail.
Oct. 19
