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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 2003
Page
2
Partly cloudy today with a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s, with light variable winds becoming east at 10 mph, and lows around the mid 70s. Tomorrow remains partly cloudy with a 40 percent storm chance and highs in the mid 90s, with a 30 percent evening shower potential.
On August 22 events include King George III declaring rebellion in 1775 and John Fitch demonstrating a steamboat in 1787. Other notes cover U S annexation of New Mexico in 1846, America's Cup victory in 1851, Theodore Roosevelt’s car ride in 1902, Mona Lisa theft report in 1911, Eisenhower-Nixon nomination in 1956, Pope Paul VI’s visit in 1968, Huey Newton death in 1989, Mars Observer contact attempts, and Clinton associating bin Laden on a terror list.
The Texas Federation of Teachers filed a lawsuit in Travis County seeking a declaratory judgment that a TRS rule classifying about 21,000 higher‑paid school professionals as administrators is invalid. The rule doubles the health insurance supplement cut to $1,000 for administrators and affects full and part time staff, prompting criticism from education groups and lawmakers who say legislative intent was to fund the supplement.
Democrats from Texas continue their Albuquerque stay to block a Republican redistricting plan. They await Gov Perry's next move and rely on a federal lawsuit heard in Laredo as they flag minority rights concerns.
TDNA and TPA chiefs urged Lt Gov Dewhurst to consider a lawsuit after a closed Aug 12 Texas Senate session. They argue the meeting with 18 Republicans and Sen. Armbrister violated the spirit of the Open Meetings Act and the Texas Constitution, as 11 Democrats were absent at a hotel gathering over three hours before a quorum issue. Dewhurst defended the session as a caucus not bound by open meetings rules.
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