Ratliff plan eyed as start for school funding shift
BAYTOWN Lt. Gov. Bill Ratliff unveils a four part plan to replace the Robin Hood system with a statewide property tax scheme. It would raise state funding to about 90 percent, reshape local contributions, and trigger a constitutional amendment. Crosby and Barbers Hill districts react with cautious interest and concern over potential tax changes.
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Baytown
Bill Ratliff
Ratliff
Texas
Crosby
Barbers Hill
Bay Area Relay for Life draws 1600 in cancer fund-raiser
More than 1,600 residents from Baytown and nearby towns joined 86 teams at Stallworth Stadium for the Bay Area Relay for Life 2002. Survivors Victor and Jo Stephens spoke of hope, while luminaries and the 24 hour walk supported cancer research and patient services aiming for 280000 dollars.
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Ictor Stephens
Victor Stephens
Stallworth Stadium
Baytown
Jo Stephens
Relay For Life
American Cancer Society
Texas
Gage Tharp
Hunter Lombard
Lombard
Mary Goswitz
USA Cancer Fighting Team
Inside Friday Drawings TX 2 Step Reveals Numbers
A fragment outlines Friday drawings with numeric steps and time stamps. The note lists sequences 20 22 18 13 19 and identifiers Gash Pek with associated time marks 5 59 19 10 7 and 3 50 4.
Baytown sees record early voting in May elections
Baytown reports a high turnout with 211 residents voting in mayoral and city council races after three days. Incumbent Pete Alfaro faces Charles Schaffer and David Evans while Don Murray contests Russell Lorfing. Early totals vary by locality, with Mont Belvieu 81, Anahuac six, Goose Creek 19, Crosby 17, Anahuac 48, and Barbers Hill 20 voters.
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Baytown
Pete Alfaro
Charles Schaffer
David Evans
Don Murray
Russell Lorfing
Mont Belview
Anahuac
Kari Schweinle
Mont Belvieu
Goose Creek
Crosby
Barbers Hill
Goose Creek Considers Attendance Rezoning Plan
Goose Creek school district seeks parents and community help as it reviews attendance rezoning to handle growth. Superintendent Barbara Sultis says rezoning will improve facility use, ease overcrowding, and match enrollment shifts at Goose Creek high schools. A survey by demographer Pat Guseman forecasts over 25 percent student growth in the next decade with pockets of larger increases. Three committees will study data and propose a plan for the 2003 04 school year with chairs named for elementary junior and high school groups.
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Goose Creek
Barbara Sultis
Pat Guseman
Steppin
Gccisd
Baytown
Texas
Market St
West Main Street Reopens Ahead of Schedule
West Main Street between Lee Drive and Barrymore reopened to traffic on Friday, 27 days early. D&W Contractors completed minor cleanup as the project nears finish. The work began in June 2001 with E. P. Brady Inc handling Phase One, building 2100 feet of 24 inch sanitary sewer trunk line and related connections for 444,000 dollars, finished in November. Phase Two, started in December, included raising 140 feet of roadway and constructing a reinforced concrete street with curbs at a cost of 542,000 dollars.
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West Main Street
Lee Drive
Barrymore
D&w Contractors
West Main
E. P. Brady, Inc
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Don Hendrix
Carrie Pryor Newman
Herman Davis
Leila Bates
Meredith Darnell
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