I had heard all about the Midland County school bond election last winter. $1.4 billion for new buildings, upgrading old ones, new technology. I didn’t realize that right next door the Ector County Independent School District had a similar election for $423 million that passed too. A large part of the proceeds will be used for the Career & Technical Education Center.  CTE sounds totally dope - trains high school kids for real world stuff like welding, rig operations, electrical, roustabouting. Longtime active Odessa resident Kevin Searcy was kind enough to come on and walk me all through the ECISD’s initiatives.

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00:00 - Infrastructure in Midland-Odessa
01:58 - Odessa Bond
04:56 - Ratliff Stadium
06:46 - Career and Technical Education (CTE) Building
13:24 - Documenting the Energy Industry
15:02 - Impact of New CTE Facility on Community
20:04 - Bitcoin Mining in Odessa
23:24 - Economic Impact of Education
26:50 - Power Usage Growth Trends
28:55 - Drones in Education Applications
31:10 - How to Reach Kevin
37:00 - Where to Find Kevin

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