Heat wave spurs first purple ozone alert in Texas
Texas cities face record heat with forecasts of dangerous ozone levels in Houston and Dallas Fort Worth reaching level purple for the first time. Officials warn very unhealthy air especially for those with lung disease while orange level applies elsewhere. temperatures near 110 across the state with rain scarce.
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Dallas
Texans
Texas Commission On Environmental Quality
Houston
Dallas-Fort Worth
TCEQ
Terry Clawson
National Weather Service
Galveston
Brazoria
Fort Worth
San Antonio
King
Electric Reliability Council of Texas
ERCOT
Dallas County Medical Examiner
Thomas Ray Holmes
Holmes
City of Dallas Sanitation Department
Gayle White
Medical Examiners Office
Dallas Morning News
Wichita Falls
Mineral Weills
Austin
Georgetown
Laredo
Wink
Childress
Denton
Abilene
Arlington
Burnet
Cotulla
Palacios
San Marcos
Temple
Alice
Junction
McAllen
San Angels
Wace
Amarillo
Lubbock
McKinney
Midland
New Brausfels
Terrell
Six Flags AstroWorld
Daryl Freedman
Freedman
Galleria
Galleria Ice Rink
Brandy Manuel
Manuel
Goose Creek weighs high school rezoning amid attendance and funding woes
Goose Creek faces Chapter 41 status with enrollment hopes above 19 000 as attendance affects wealth per student and potential state aid. District plans consolidate two high schools into one with ninth and tenth grades at Ross S Sterling and eleventh and twelfth at Robert E Lee, while voters weigh a past 20 million bond and research continues. TAKS results show 98.5 percent passing with 22 of 500 not passing, drawing commentary on testing shifts and education standards.
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Tagree
Dave Black
Kiwanis
Goose Creek
Sultis
Mike Lester
Kiwanis Club
Ross S. Sterling High School
Robert E. Lee High School
Mark Hall
Lester
Goat Island dredging plans aim to restore wildlife habitats
Port of Houston Authority Commissioner Jim Burke says 300000 tons of limestone rock will build dikes to shield Goat Island from ships, with dredged material distributed starting this fall. The island, once goat pasture, will become a nesting area for shorebirds and other wildlife, including potential otters, coyotes, foxes, and deer.
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Jim Burke
Port of Houston Authority
Goat Island
Burke
Highlands
Buffalo Bayou
Port Authority
Parks Department
Texas
County budget debate weighs incinerator goals and road plans
Wallace argues the incinerator should offset the landfill cost and not seek profits while Kahla defends maintenance and private contracts to sustain revenue. County Judge Sylvia stresses reliability to attract incinerator customers as commissioners consider a 4.8 to 5.59 million road and bridge budget and park maintenance hires.
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Wallace
Kahla
Jimmy Sylvia
Buddy Irby
Don Brandon
Brandon
Parks and Recreation
Jim Silva
Sylvia
Chambers County
Anahuac
Monroe Kreuzer
Chambers County Sheriff's Department
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