Goose Creek Board Tables Teacher Pay Raise Amid Budget Shifts
Goose Creek ISD tabled discussion on teacher pay raises after Gov. Perry directed TEA to reroute 295 million to Proclamation 2002 textbooks, with potential funding gaps for districts. Attendance funding at 110 per weighted ADA aids classification as Chapter 41 or 42. Goose Creek faces possible 2 million loss if reclassified, heightening tension over pay raises and state leadership.
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Goose Creek
Perry
Steve Fischer
Congressman Paul aide to meet West Chambers Chamber
Pauls chief of staff Tom Lizardo will meet the West Chambers County Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday to discuss regional issues including social security veterans benefits and immigration. The 10 am session at 11340 Eagle Drive Suite 4 aims to address concerns such as mail delivery and Mont Belvieu utilities issues tied to Baytown addresses.
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West Chambers County
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Missy Malechek
Mont Belvieu
Baytown
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Crosby area votes on 2 percent sales tax for fire EMS
Early voting in Crosby for a 2 percent sales tax to fund fire and emergency services runs through Sep. 6 at ESD 5 Station 5915 FM 2100 Crosby with hours 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Voters in ZIP 77532 face two ballots for ESD No. 5 and No. 80 Crosby Volunteer Fire Department. A public meeting on Aug. 30 at the Crosby Community Center will continue outreach amid low turnout and concern over community support for ambulance and EMS funding.
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Christi Graves
Harris County
Graves
Barbers Hill Board Maintains Tax Rate in $37.7 Million Budget
MONT BELVIEU The Barbers Hill school board kept the district tax rate at 1.78 per 100 of property value before homestead exemptions and approved a 37.7 million budget. Finance chief John Koonce noted the rate has been unchanged for three years. The board also amended the budget by about 80,000, with 29,896 for salaries of positions added after the June approval.
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Mont Belvieu
Barbers Hill
John Koonce
Iraqi parliament stalls vote on draft constitution
In Baghdad, Iraqi leaders adjourned parliament at a midnight deadline to gain three days for Sunni Arab support. The Shiite-Kurdish bloc urged optimism while Sunni Arab leaders warned compromise remained far off. Key issues cited by U S Ambassador Khalilzad included federalism, Baath Party purges, and election method for assembly officers.
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Zalmay Khalilzad
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