Sterling Library debuts computer aid for visually impaired
Sterling Municipal Library in Baytown expands services for the visually impaired with a 22 inch monitor Braille keyboard and JAWS screen reader. The library also offers large print titles a magnifier and access to the Talking Book Program delivering free cassette books and magazines nationwide.
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Baytown
Sterling Municipal
Friends of Sterling Library
JAWS
Katherine Brown
Sterling Municipal Library
Texas State Library and Archive Commission
Baytownlibrary.org
Storms Across Texas Cause Outages And Flooding
Severe weather swept Texas with winds 35 to 45 mph and gusts to 55 mph. About 25,000 Oncor customers in Dallas Fort Worth area lost power. Tornadoes touched down near Kress Lubbock Crosby County and Lake Thomas in Scurry County. Rainfall of 3.66 inches fell in Swisher County Tulsa.
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Oncor
Dallas-Fort Worth
Carol Peters
Dallas
Houston
Texas
National Weather Service
Gary Woodall
Weather Service
Kress
Amarillo
Lubbock
Crosby County
Lake Thomas
Scurry County
Tulsa
Swisher County
Zoning ULDC Task Force Deliberates Residential Density Plans
The ULDC Task Force continued work on the residential districts section with a review during an April 2 meeting. A local developer spoke on zoning for homes as the group discussed density and tandem parking implications.
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ULDC
Carpenter
State Uses $11 Billion Stimulus To Close Revenue Gap
The bill includes spending of $11 billion from the federal stimulus package that helped the state cover a multibillion dollar revenue shortfall without cutting state services. State spending, about 45 percent of the budget, fell roughly 2.5 percent from 2008.
Mount Olive Baptist Church near home return in progress
Deacon Glenn Elder and George say the Mount Olive Baptist Church needs funds to finish main entrance carpeting and electrical work before an inspector approves resuming Sunday services at home. The congregation plans to use the St Paul Methodist Church on Bayway Drive pending completion and welcomes help via Deacon Elder at 281-422-9823.
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Glenn Elder
Elder
George
St. Paul Methodist Church
Bayway Drive
Olive Baptist Church
Judge rules Bush can be deposed in SMU library case
A Texas judge ruled former President George W. Bush must be deposed in a suit over the proposed presidential library site at Southern Methodist University campus. Two ex-condominium owners allege SMU pressured them to sell without disclosing plans for the library. Bush’s lawyers plan an immediate appeal to stay the ruling.
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Dallas
George W. Bush
Bush
Martin Hoffman
Southern Methodist University
SMU
Helping a Hero benefit set for Sunday
The Baytown Municipal Police Association hosts the second annual Helping a Hero benefit at Bridgewater Events, 2651 S Hwy 146, from noon to 8 p.m. Tickets include dinners for 10 dollars and raffle tickets 20 dollars with live music by Movin On Band, Daddy Longnecks, Jimmy Kaiser Band, Hill Country Jane, and Rick Trevino plus live and silent auctions.
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Baytown
Movin
Daddy Longnecks
Jimmy Kaiser
Hill Country Jane
Rick Trevino
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