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28-05-2025
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Permian Basin Area Foundation awards $1.7 million to area nonprofits
MIDLAND, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) – The Permian Basin Area Foundation has awarded $1,743,900 to 31 nonprofit organizations serving West Texans during its spring community grant cycle. Grants Officer Raymond Williams stated, 'West Texas is fortunate to have a nonprofit community that serves so much of our population across such a vast area. We are humbled not just by their great work, but by the many donors that make this work possible for generations to come.' Grants were made to the following organizations: Basin Theatre Works Bynum School Casa de Amigos of Midland, Inc. CASA of West Texas Chihuahuan Desert Research Institute Community Children's Clinic Family Promise of Midland Fix West Texas Friendship House Greater Ideal Family Life Center Marathon Primary Care Service, Inc. Midland Athletic Syndicate, Inc. Midland Baptist Crisis Center Midland Habitat for Humanity Midland Historical Society Mission Center Adult Day Service Odessa Arts One Accord for Kids Opportunity Tribe PermiaCare Permian Basin Be the Change Permian Basin Honor Flight Permian Basin Mission Center Pink the Basin, Inc. Reagan County Historical Society Share Teen FLOW Youth Ministry The Field's Edge The Recording Library of West Texas The Springboard Center Upton County Historical Society The Permian Basin Area Foundation facilitates two community grant cycles each year. Fall grant applications are due on October 1, 2025. Visit to review application procedures and to apply. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
28-05-2025
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Permian Basin Area Foundation awards $1.7 million in spring grant cycle
May 28—MIDLAND — Permian Basin Area Foundation has awarded $1,743,900 to 31 to nonprofit organizations serving West Texans during its spring community grant cycle. Grants Officer Raymond Williams stated in a news release, "West Texas is fortunate to have a nonprofit community that serves so much of our population across such a vast area. We are humbled not just by their great work, but by the many donors that make this work possible for generations to come." Grants were made to the following organizations: — Basin Theatre Works — Bynum School — Casa de Amigos of Midland, Inc. — CASA of West Texas — Chihuahuan Desert Research Institute — Community Children's Clinic — Family Promise of Midland — Fix West Texas — Friendship House — Greater Ideal Family Life Center — Marathon Primary Care Service, Inc. — Midland Athletic Syndicate, Inc. — Midland Baptist Crisis Center — Midland Habitat for Humanity — Midland Historical Society — Mission Center Adult Day Service — Odessa Arts — One Accord for Kids — Opportunity Tribe — PermiaCare — Permian Basin Be the Change — Permian Basin Honor Flight — Permian Basin Mission Center — Pink the Basin, Inc. — Reagan County Historical Society — Share — Teen FLOW Youth Ministry — The Field's Edge — The Recording Library of West Texas — The Springboard Center — Upton County Historical Society Permian Basin Area Foundation facilitates two community grant cycles each year. Fall grant applications are due on October 1, 2025. Visit to review application procedures and to apply.
Yahoo
28-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Permian Basin Area Foundation awards $1.7 million in spring grant cycle
May 28—MIDLAND — Permian Basin Area Foundation has awarded $1,743,900 to 31 to nonprofit organizations serving West Texans during its spring community grant cycle. Grants Officer Raymond Williams stated in a news release, "West Texas is fortunate to have a nonprofit community that serves so much of our population across such a vast area. We are humbled not just by their great work, but by the many donors that make this work possible for generations to come." Grants were made to the following organizations: — Basin Theatre Works — Bynum School — Casa de Amigos of Midland, Inc. — CASA of West Texas — Chihuahuan Desert Research Institute — Community Children's Clinic — Family Promise of Midland — Fix West Texas — Friendship House — Greater Ideal Family Life Center — Marathon Primary Care Service, Inc. — Midland Athletic Syndicate, Inc. — Midland Baptist Crisis Center — Midland Habitat for Humanity — Midland Historical Society — Mission Center Adult Day Service — Odessa Arts — One Accord for Kids — Opportunity Tribe — PermiaCare — Permian Basin Be the Change — Permian Basin Honor Flight — Permian Basin Mission Center — Pink the Basin, Inc. — Reagan County Historical Society — Share — Teen FLOW Youth Ministry — The Field's Edge — The Recording Library of West Texas — The Springboard Center — Upton County Historical Society Permian Basin Area Foundation facilitates two community grant cycles each year. Fall grant applications are due on October 1, 2025. Visit to review application procedures and to apply.
Yahoo
10-05-2025
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Trooper killed in Ector Co crash to be honored with renamed highway
Editor's Note: The video above first aired in October of 2024. Austin (KMID/KPEJ)- Legislation authored by State Representative Brooks Landgraf and sponsored by State Senator Kevin Sparks to honor the life and service of fallen Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper Kevin Alexis Ramirez Vasquez officially passed both chambers of the Texas Legislature and is now headed to the governor's desk. House Bill 1708 designates a 23-mile section of State Highway 302 near Notrees in Ector County as the Trooper Kevin Ramirez Vasquez Memorial Highway. Last September, Vasquez, a U.S. Army veteran and recent graduate of DPS class A-23, was working on the crash in the westbound lanes of Highway 302, when a vehicle struck an Ector County Sheriff's Office vehicle, critically injuring Vasquez, who was outside the vehicle. Vasquez was flow to Lubbock for continued care but later died from injuries he sustained in the crash. The driver of the vehicle that hit Vasquez is now facing criminal charges; investigators said she was speeding and was distracted when she failed to respond to slow moving traffic. 'Trooper Ramirez Vasquez was a true public servant—dedicated, selfless, and courageous,' Landgraf said. 'He gave his life in the line of duty protecting his fellow Texans. This highway designation is a lasting tribute to his sacrifice and a way for us to honor his life for generations to come. We can never fully repay the debt we owe Trooper Ramirez Vasquez and his we can ensure his heroism is never forgotten, and that his name lives on in the region he served so faithfully.' Ector County Judge Dustin Fawcett was also helpful by signing a letter of support for the memorial highway. Landgraf will now work with West Texans to raise private funds to pay for the memorial highway signage so that this designation will come at no expense to Texas taxpayers. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
10-05-2025
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Trooper Vasquez Memorial Highway approved at Capitol
May 9—AUSTIN — Legislation authored by State Representative Brooks Landgraf (R-Odessa) and sponsored by State Senator Kevin Sparks (R-Midland) to honor the life and service of fallen Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper Kevin Alexis Ramirez Vasquez has officially passed both chambers of the Texas Legislature and is now headed to the governor's desk. House Bill 1708 designates a 23-mile section of State Highway 302 near Notrees in Ector County as the Trooper Kevin Ramirez Vasquez Memorial Highway. "Trooper Ramirez Vasquez was a true public servant — dedicated, selfless, and courageous," Landgraf said in a news release. "He gave his life in the line of duty protecting his fellow Texans. This highway designation is a lasting tribute to his sacrifice and a way for us to honor his life for generations to come." Trooper Ramirez Vasquez was critically injured on September 17, 2024, while investigating a crash on Highway 302. He tragically succumbed to his injuries on September 28. The driver responsible for his death is facing criminal charges. "We can never fully repay the debt we owe Trooper Ramirez Vasquez and his family," Landgraf added. "But we can ensure his heroism is never forgotten, and that his name lives on in the region he served so faithfully." Ector County Judge Dustin Fawcett was also helpful by signing a letter of support for the memorial highway. Landgraf will now work with West Texans to raise private funds to pay for the memorial highway signage so that this designation will come at no expense to Texas taxpayers.
