Odessa, Texas
From Stormravengaming
Odessa is a city located in and is the county seat of Ector County in the U.S. State of Texas. Odessa's population was 90,943 as of the 2000 U.S. Census, with a 2005 census population estimated projection of 93,546. The city and its surrounding suburbs had a population of 125,339 as of 2005. Odessa is the principal city of and is included in the Odessa, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Midland-Odessa Combined Statistical Area (of which both Midland and twin city Odessa are co-principal cities). The Midland–Odessa metropolitan area had a population 241,316 as of the July 1, 2004 estimate.
Odessa is home to Permian High School – the high school whose 1988 football team was featured in the book and movie Friday Night Lights – Odessa High School and Richard Milburn Academy. The University of Texas of the Permian Basin, the Texas Tech University Health Science Center at Odessa, and Odessa College (a community college) are located in Odessa. The Globe of the Great Southwest, located on the campus of Odessa College, features an authentic replica of Shakespeare's Globe Theatre.
Odessa was the one-year home of then-future U.S. President George H. W. Bush, his wife Barbara, and their son and also future president George W. Bush. They lived in a shotgun house – one room for the three of them, with one of the few indoor toilets on the street – on 7th Street next to a whorehouse. They later moved to Odessa's rival/sister city Midland. The Bushes' former Odessa residence has been moved to the grounds of the Presidential Museum in Odessa.
These two fast-growing cities, first sparked by oil, have formed a partnership to entice new companies to come to the area. Hard work has paid off as new companies from retail to distribution to call centers have come to the area.
For a full description of the real-world city, see the article at Wikipedia.
In TV Superheroes
Claire Bennet and her family lived in Odessa until late 2006. She attended school at Union Wells High School, and her father managed Primatech Paper, a front company for his secret employers, the Company.
Sylar came to Odessa in 2006 to try to kill Claire at her homecoming game, but Peter Petrelli fought him off and Eden McCain and the Haitian captured him instead.
The Odessa Register is the local newspaper, and Odessa Button Works is a small company on the edge of town.
