{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Chuck Yates Got A Job","title":"Kevin Searcy, Odessa’s School Bond Election","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/9c8ee1b0\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2273,"description":"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.\nClick here to watch a video of this episode.\n00:00 - Infrastructure in Midland-Odessa\n01:58 - Odessa Bond\n04:56 - Ratliff Stadium\n06:46 - Career and Technical Education (CTE) Building\n13:24 - Documenting the Energy Industry\n15:02 - Impact of New CTE Facility on Community\n20:04 - Bitcoin Mining in Odessa\n23:24 - Economic Impact of Education\n26:50 - Power Usage Growth Trends\n28:55 - Drones in Education Applications\n31:10 - How to Reach Kevin\n37:00 - Where to Find Kevin\nhttps://twitter.com/collide_iohttps://www.tiktok.com/@collide.iohttps://www.facebook.com/collide.iohttps://www.instagram.com/collide.iohttps://www.youtube.com/@collide_iohttps://bsky.app/profile/digitalwildcatters.bsky.socialhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/collide-digital-wildcatters","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/c5WQufo5wbt5DUoayihGmjPfi-6mpIXlFv-B8NwxUXk/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS81ODIw/NmQyYjMwOTI3MTcw/NjU3ZTI2NDViYTlk/M2NkNi5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}