Experts: Shark attacks common along Texas coast
Texas marine biologists and officials say three recent shark attacks along the Gulf coast reflect normal seasonal behavior. They caution the public to stay in groups, avoid water at dusk, and skip shiny jewelry while noting the Gulf hosts many shark species and a long annual attack history.
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Texas
Houston
Gulf of Mexico
Jan Culbertson
Texas Department of Parks and Wildlife
Gulf
Parks and Wildlife
Department
Tom Harvey
Harvey
Hueter
Center For
Mote Marine Laboratory
Sarasota
Fla
Gulf Coast
Galveston
Freeport
Aaron Perez
Perez
Ericka Hailey
Seattle judge rules in favor of same sex marriage in Washington
King County Superior Court Judge William L. Downing ruled that Washington state’s ban on same sex marriage violates the state constitution. The ruling does not yet allow licenses until the state Supreme Court reviews the case, a process that could take months.
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Seattle
Washington
Washington State
State Supreme Court
High Court
Johanna Bender
Sher Kokx
Supreme Court
King County
Downing
Acuna Trial Testimony Details Absent Father’s Runaway Son
Testimony details Acuna and accomplice Jimenez involving a motel stay, a Radio Shack purchase attempt using stolen cards under the name James M Carroll, and admissions about violence. Witnesses include McFarland from Radio Shack and a Dallas crime scene investigator. Acuna family members show visible distress as trial continues in Harris County.
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Acuna
Jimenez
Mark McFarland
McFarland
James M. Carroll
Bob Lopez
Loper
Carrolls
Gary O’pry
Dallas Police Department
Carroll
O’pry
Lopez
Armando Acuna
Robert Acuna
Barbara Acuna
Mike Anderson
262Nd District Court
Harris County
City weighs private line fixes and budget on Texas Avenue
City officials discussed complications fixing private sewer lines without owner consent and potential fairness to compliant homeowners. Councilman Don Murray questioned using tax dollars for revitalization unless private funds or outside grants supplement the effort. A budget work session is set for Friday at City Hall.
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Bob Leiper
Jackson
Don Murray
Texas Avenue
Harris County
Baytown
Navy couple ties knot amid deployment plans
Angel and Stevie Ponder wed as James Ponder heads to Naval Station Norfolk after graduation. He recalls basic training in Chicago and overseas trips to Jebel Ali Dubai and Naples Italy. Stevie continues college in Virginia while the couple searches for a Virginia apartment before James's base duty.
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Stevie
Lee College
James
Navy
Texas
Chicago
Jebel Ali
Dubai
Naples
Italy
Angel
Virginia
Naval Station
Norfolk
Charter Review Committee weighs long serving mayors and at large seats
The Charter Review Committee considers amending terms and vacancies strategy including extending terms to three or four years and using special elections for vacancies. It weighs adding at large members, potentially expanding from seven to nine, with DOJ scrutiny. Public hearing set at St Mark's United Methodist Church.
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RH. Pruett
Pete Alfaro
Emmett Hutto
Philips
Jimmy Johnson
Mary Elizabeth Wilbanks
Simmons
District 3
Calvin Mundinger
Council
Sheryl Ward
Mundinger
Mercedes Renteria III
Justice Department
Houston
Baytown
US Supreme Court
U.S. Department of Justice
Ignacio Ramirez
Charter Review Committee
St. Mark’s United Methodist Church
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Associated Press
Robert
Melanthia Mitchell
Steve Shelton
Sherri Kokx
Zachary Bender-Kokx
Kokx
Quintin Bender- Kokx
Mountaineers Club
Angel Ponder
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