Community college choice sparks tax and control debate
Lawmakers hear arguments on allowing districts to partner with any community college system for dual credit, with BHISD backing local control and Lee College opposing the bills. Testimony includes Jillian Henderson and Missy Malechek, plus area superintendents, while Lee College president Dr. Dennis Brown cites existing services and a tuition cut for dual credit students. The hearing is accessible via live stream at the Texas House site.
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S College Con
Jillian Henderson
Rep. Faircloth
Missy Malechek
West Chambers County Chamber of Commerce
Scott Campbell
East Chambers Isd
Keith Moore
Crosby Isd
Moore
Lee College
Dennis Brown
Lee College Board of Regents
Brown
Texas Association of Community Colleges
Austin
Ronn Haddox
Wayne Smith
District Moves to Relieve Overcrowding at Highlands Zone
The district faces crowded halls and insufficient facilities with 1,194 students at Highlands. A freeze and move plan would shift 145 Highlands students to other campuses, including 84 to Baytown Junior School and 29 to Gentry, while several subdivisions reassign to Gentry or Crockett and Travis elementaries.
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Duarte
Highlands Junior School
Gentry Junior School
Highlands
West Meadows
Baytown
Hunters Village
Harvest Meadows
Brae Meadows
Gentry
Highlands Ranch
Baytown Junior School
Goose Creek Memorial High School
Robert E. Lee High School
Ross S. Sterling High School
Alamo Elementary
Logans Pointe
Lynn
Country
Lynn II
Cedar Ridge
Crockett Elementary
Travis Elementary
Stephen F. Austin
Newlywed road trip ends in tragedy in Grand Junction
Lindsey and John set off from Houston on April 15 visiting Dallas Denver and Las Vegas en route to Oregon. John died at Hope West Hospice Grand Junction at 1 20 a m April 25 after a short illness during the trip. Their final days included meeting Doug Benson in Denver and celebrating family birthdays in Dallas. Lindsey vows to travel home to Houston with John’s cremated remains and share their story of love and resilience.
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Dave
Oregon
Houston
Dallas
Denver
Las Vegas
Lindsey
Hope West
Grand Junction
Doug Benson
Nicole Tate
Tate
Longview
Early voting underway for Goose Creek Lee College and Mont Belvieu
Early voting is underway for Goose Creek CISD and Lee College boards and the City of Mont Belvieu. Goose Creek District 3 has Jessica Woods and Jerry Fallin as the contenders. Seven Lee College Regent candidates include Daryl Fontenot Dan Mendoza Gina Rivon David Isaac Weston Cotten and incumbents Mark Hims el and Mark Hall. Mont Belvieu has two contested council races with Bob Reynolds vs Arnold Peters for Position 3 and Tim Duree vs Kevin Yeager for Position 4. Voting locations include Goose Creek administration building and Lee College campus with specific hours across dates through May 9.
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Goose Creek Cisd
Lee College
Mont Belvieu
Goose Creek
Jessica Woods
Jerry Fallin
Lee College Board of Regents
Daryl Fontenot
Dan Mendoza
Gina Rivon
David Isaac
Weston Cotten
Mark Himsel
Mark Hall
Bob Reynolds
Arnold Peters
Tim Duree
Kevin Yeager
Goose Creek and Lee College
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Decker Drive
Eagle Drive
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