Texas Health Officials Seek Swine Flu Samples Across State
Texas health officials urged hospitals and doctors to collect samples from flu patients to rapidly survey for a new swine flu strain linked to Mexico’s outbreak. Only two confirmed and one probable Texas cases, all students at a San Antonio area high school, with mild illness.
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Texas
Mexico
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Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
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Department of State Health Services
Sandra Guerra
Guadalupe County
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Bark Park Opens in Baytown with Leash-Cutting Ceremony
Baytown unveils a 5 acre Bark Park beside Jenkins Park, with four acres for large dogs and one for small dogs. The venue includes walking trails, drinking fountains, shade, benches, and dog agility gear and opens with a leash-cutting ceremony on Thursday April 30 at 5 30 p m, planned with Baytown Kennel Club input.
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Baytown
Jenkins Park
Crosby Cedar Bayou
St Joseph School 60th anniversary service with cardinal
Cardinal Daniel DiNardo presided at morning Mass at St Joseph Catholic Church to mark the 60th anniversary of St Joseph Catholic School. He thanked parishioners alumni and supporters and urged witness through Catholic education. Rev Dwight Canizares praised community support and sacrifices for the school. See Cardinal page 3A.
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Knights of Columbus
Fourth Degree
Cardinal Daniel DiNardo
St. Joseph Catholic Church
Cardinal
St. Joseph Catholic School
Daniel DiNardo
Galveston-Houston
DiNardo
Cardinal DiNardo
St. Joseph’s
Dwight Canizares
Canizares
Senate considers teen tanning curbs in new bill
The House passed House Bill 1310 to bar teens under 16 1/2 from using tanning beds without parental or physician consent. Supporters cite skin cancer risk. opponents urge parental choice and easier rules for ages 16 to 17. Current Texas law requires parental consent for ages 13 to 18 and supervision for 16 and under. Rep. Solomons says safety drives the bill as cases of skin cancer rise.
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Booth Tanning
Vicki Cottle
Tan Ya Tanning Salon
House
Cottle
Wayne Smith
Raytown
Smith
Texas
Burt Solomons
R Carrollton
Associated Press
Vineyard fundraiser at Yepez Vineyard in Baytown
Yepez Vineyard at 12739 FM 2354 Baytown hosts a Wine and Wine fundraiser on Thursday April 30 from 5 to 9 pm to benefit Our Promise for West Baytown Inc. Silent auction items include Astros memorabilia and a 1991 Nolan Ryan card sheet. Presale tickets are 30 per person, 50 per couple. at the door 40 and 70.
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Yepez Vineyard
Baytown
Our Promise
West Baytown
Lena Yepez
Astros
Nolan Ryan
Mother’s
Ace Astro
Jose Valverde
Houston Astros
Houston
J.R. Richard
Alan Ashby
Yepez
Comcast
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