Tax free weekend boosts mall crowds at San Jacinto Mall
San Jacinto Mall gears up for tax free weekend with backpacks and uniform items under 100 dollars exempt from tax while framed bags and luggage remain taxable. Marketing director Karissa Fields notes Black Friday aside, shoppers will swarm stores, with extended hours and in mall events like High School Musical 2 viewing. Lee College guests visit mall campus, and Macy’s and Wal Mart ramp up staffing to handle large crowds.
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al Stock
District reviews TAKS scores and plans for Sterling High
Instructional leadership team discusses rising and falling TAKS scores with Sterling and Lee High, noting Sterling's dip across grades and Lee's gains. Trustees push for district wide sharing of best practices, tutoring policies, discipline targets, and narrowing achievement gaps among black students and other subgroups.
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Agustin Laredo
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College plans modest tax and tuition changes amid budget pressures
Harris County college trustees project a 3 percent property tax increase yielding about 316 000 more revenue next year, lifting total to roughly 35.02 million while tuition may rise five dollars per credit hour in the spring. A public hearing will precede any rate or tuition changes as state funding dwindles.
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Chambers County
Financial Services
Steve Evans
Evans
Perry
Emily and the Yellow Rose of Texas legend
Ed, Isaac discuss Emily who helped a passport to return to New York in 1837 after losing papers at San Jacinto. A Texas size legend grew from her tale and song. They note she vanished after returning east. Wanda Orton signs off from See It Now and Then.
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Perry signs bill creating Houston Ship Channel Security District
Gov. Rick Perry signed House Bill 3011 authorizing the Houston Ship Channel Security District a public private partnership to protect the Port of Houston area. The district aims to model port security nationwide and covers local share costs for security infrastructure.
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Ship Channel
Texas
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U.S
PHA
James T. Edmonds
Houston
Wayne Smith
Harris County
Sylvia Garcia
United States
Port of Houston Authority
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HSCSD
Break‑in at Shake Rattle and Roll Targets Game Machines
Baytown Police investigated a burglary at Shake Rattle and Roll in the 800 block of North Alexander Drive between 2 a.m. Sunday and 7 a.m. Monday. Several gaming machines were forced open and money was stolen.
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Woman cited for stealing steaks from Food Town Baytown
Baytown police cited a woman Monday after she stole more than $30 worth of T-bones from Food Town in the 3500 block of North Main. The incident involved a female suspect and the retail theft occurred at the Baytown store location.
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North Main
Burglary at Fire Tron Inc. Seabird Seaboard Block
Police were called to Fire Tron Inc in the 4700 block of Seabird on a burglary report. Between 5 30 p m Saturday and 7 a m Sunday about 30000 dollars worth of electronics were stolen from the business portable storage building. Baytown Police logged 173 calls from Monday to Tuesday including 21 alarms one assault one auto theft six burglaries 14 disturbances five forgery one shot fired six thefts one major accident and five minor accidents.
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