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Mayor of Odessa Javier Joven prays before the start of a ministerial roundtable event Monday, Aug. 12, 2024, in Odessa.Mayor of Odessa Javier Joven prays before the start of a ministerial roundtable event Monday, Aug. 12, 2024, in Odessa.
Mayor of Odessa Javier Joven hosts a ministerial roundtable event Monday, Aug. 12, 2024, in Odessa. The event, organized by Joven, covered a variety of topics that were said to be priorities of various local religious institutions including local infrastructure bonds, public safety and a city-wide ban on transgender people using public bathrooms outside the sex assigned to them at birth.Mayor of Odessa Javier Joven hosts a ministerial roundtable event Monday, Aug. 12, 2024, in Odessa. The event, organized by Joven, covered a variety of topics that were said to be priorities of various local religious institutions including local infrastructure bonds, public safety and a city-wide ban on transgender people using public bathrooms outside the sex assigned to them at birth.
Javier Joven chats with his wife Jo Ann while they visit a local restaurant Monday, Aug. 12, 2024, in Odessa.Javier Joven chats with his wife Jo Ann while they visit a local restaurant Monday, Aug. 12, 2024, in Odessa.
Javier Joven, Mayor of Odessa, and his wife hold hands for a photo at his childhood home Monday, Aug. 12, 2024, in Odessa. Both wear rings gifted to each other on various anniversaries with Javier wearing one on each ring finger. “Its so the left hand reminds me what the right is doing,” Joven jokes.Javier Joven, Mayor of Odessa, and his wife hold hands for a photo at his childhood home Monday, Aug. 12, 2024, in Odessa. Both wear rings gifted to each other on various anniversaries with Javier wearing one on each ring finger. “Its so the left hand reminds me what the right is doing,” Joven jokes.
Downtown Odessa seen on Monday, Aug. 12, 2024.Downtown Odessa seen on Monday, Aug. 12, 2024.
Mayor Javier Joven meets with the Odessa Firefighter’s Association to ask for their endorsement in his upcoming bid for reelection in the 2024 election Monday, Aug. 12, 2024, in Odessa.Mayor Javier Joven meets with the Odessa Firefighter’s Association to ask for their endorsement in his upcoming bid for reelection in the 2024 election Monday, Aug. 12, 2024, in Odessa.
Mayor of Odessa Javier Joven poses for a photo Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2024, in Odessa.Mayor of Odessa Javier Joven poses for a photo Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2024, in Odessa.
The Odessa City Council calls forward the Director of the Odessa Chamber of Commerce Renee Earls during a meeting Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2024, in Odessa.The Odessa City Council calls forward the Director of the Odessa Chamber of Commerce Renee Earls during a meeting Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2024, in Odessa.