Texas publisher faces debate over evolution text changes
Critics accuse Holt Rinehart & Winston of bowing to creationist pressure after submitting changes to a biology textbook for Texas schools. The Discovery Institute urged including alternatives to evolution, while supporters say edits fix scientific errors. Final board decision due in November with another hearing planned.
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Texas Education Agency
San Antonio Express-News
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Texas Freedom Network
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Blake
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Charles Darwin
Supreme Court
Texans brace for heat as drought prompts cooling aid drive
The report notes a TV commercial scene in November about a lottery payout, describes Houston heat waves with temperatures near 110, ozone warnings, and a mayoral cooling program to install over 400 room size air conditioners for low income elderly or disabled residents. Fire danger rises with Texas Forest Service Level 2, while Dallas and Houston may face more ozone alerts over the weekend.
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Cherry Pics, Inc
Dallas-Fort Worth
Houston
Dallas
Mercury
Lee Brown
Brown
Community events and charity raffle in Baytown area
P continued from Page 1A includes events in Little Cypress and a Louisiana competition. The Lee flag corps hosts a car wash 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at CiCi's Pizza on Garth Road. Bay Area Homeless Services holds a Sportsman's Raffle at 3406 Wisconsin St West Baytown with tickets $16, 6 to 10 p.m. at Houston Raceway Park and 2 to 6 p.m. at Rocky's Pelican Junction. First prize is a Honda Fourtrax Rancher 4X4 ES, second prize a two-person fishing trip on Trinity Bay, third a Remington shotgun. Draw Aug 30 at noon. call 281-838-0831 for details. Baytown Resource and Assistance Center will issue school shoe vouchers starting Aug 11, with income proof and IDs. For information, call 281-424-5752.
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Little Cypress
Louisiana
Lee Flag Corps
CiCi's Pizza
Garth Road
Bay Area Homeless Services
Wisconsin St
West Baytown
Houston Raceway Park
Rocky's Pelican
S. Highway 146
Trinity Bay
Robert Ibarra
Baytown
Sheriff seeks funds for four patrol cars sparks budget clash
Sheriff Kreuzer asked for 100000 to buy four patrol cars, but commissioners questioned vehicle uses and past purchases. After debate, they approved 50000 for two cars from general funds and two more from seizure funds, with staff overtime and raises also discussed. A budget hearing is set for August with final approval in September.
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Kreuzer
Huddleston
Bill Wallace
Billi Irby
Wallace
Mont Belvieu
Chambers
Irby
Sylvia
Theyre
Judy Edmonds
Susan Roshto
Roshto
Chambers County
Baytown Sees Value in New Metro Statistical Area Rules
MSA officials define principal cities by ratios of employment to population. Baytown benefits from potential nationwide recognition as an employment anchor, with local chambers and developers expected to use the data for growth decisions.
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Ratcliffe
Chambers of Commerce
Mike Shields
Baytown
West Chambers County
Democrats push back on Texas redistricting moves
Democrats claim redistricting maps would disenfranchise minorities and challenge Lt. Gov. Dewhurst and Gov. Perry over special sessions. They filed suits to prevent arrests of fleeing senators and questioned Perry authority to call sessions.
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Texas
Perry
Texas Attorney General's Office
Dewhurst
Sen. Juan
Hinojosa
D-Mcallen
Dave Beckwith
Imposter police raid amid Baytown theft probe and mall encounter
Baytown police investigate a possible theft and impersonation case after a man claimed to be a narcotics officer at an 800 block Schilling apartment. A 75-year-old man at San Jacinto Mall faced a knife threat from a red bandanna suspect. A high speed chase ended with a Baytown man charged with evading arrest. 153 calls were logged in 24 hours.
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Schilling
San Jacinto Mall
la Porte
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