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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 2003
Page
2
Weather today is partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs will be in the mid 90s. Tomorrow remains partly cloudy with highs in the upper 80s. Expect clearing conditions tonight with partly cloudy skies, lows in the 70s. Sunrise 6 39 a.m. Sunset 12 12 p.m.
Governor Perry urged Senate Democrats to return to Austin and vote on Medicaid payment increases for doctors, while redistricting remains on the special session agenda. He warned of potential hostages-like negotiations and said lawmakers may face further sessions if redistricting stalls.
Harlingen mother Julie Vreeland, 24, was arraigned on a second degree charge after her 2 month old daughter died in a sweltering car while she applied for a job at Target. Her attorney Ruben Herrera called it a terrible accident and noted the bond set at 35009 dollars.
Health officials report two West Nile fatalities in Texas the first this year. An 85 year old Ellis County woman and a 6 year old Montgomery County man died after laboratory confirmation. This year 23 human cases have been reported across nine counties.
The Texas House adjourned for a week after a GOP backed redistricting bill, despite verse that longer than three days needs Senate permission. Senate quorum was impossible due to 11 missing Democrats, though Collins said the Senate could retroactively approve the resolution. The Associated Press.
On August 1 notable events include the 1790 completion of the first U S census with about 4 million people. Other milestones cover Hallidie testing a San Francisco cable car in 1873, Colorado statehood in 1876, the 1936 Berlin Olympics opening, Harlem riot deaths in 1943, Warsaw uprising in 1944, Fulbright scholarships in 1946, AEC establishment in 1946, NORAD creation in 1957, Whitman Texas shooting in 1966, MTV debut in 1981, major ten year flood impacts in St Louis, and Clinton era patients' bill of rights debate five years ago.
Thought for Today quotes the American author Josh Billings noting that truth is scarce yet its supply always exceeds demand, reflecting a paradox on honesty.
A biblical verse notes Jesus answering with a declaration that one must be born of water and the Spirit to enter the kingdom of God, emphasizing spiritual rebirth over physical birth. The quote from Amos 5 14 is cited.
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