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Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Ector County, Texas. Official Website The county was founded in 1887 and organized in 1891. It is named for Mathew Ector, a Confederate general in the American Civil War. Adjacent Counties Andrews County Midland County Upton County Crane County Ward County Winkler County Cities & Communities Arcade
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Odessa, Ector County, Texas.= Official Website = History Wikipedia Odessa was founded in 1881 as a water stop and cattle-shipping point on the Texas and Pacific Railway. It is said to have been named after Odessa, Ukraine, because of the local shortgrass prairie's resemblance to Ukraine's steppe landscape. The first post office opened...
Wikipedia The University of Texas of the Permian Basin (UTPB) is a state university located in Odessa, Texas. It was authorized by the Texas Legislature in 1969 and founded in 1973. Its official Spring 2016 enrollment was a record high 6,050, a 15% increase in headcount since the previous year. The university faces rapid growth as a result of the oil boom currently ongoing in the Permian Basin.