La Porte hosts history events for Around La Porte book
La Porte promotes new pictorial history Around La Porte by Ann Uloth Malone and Dan Becker. Malone speaks at Main Street Morning Brew on Aug 31 at Mainly Drinks 223 W Main St. They sign copies Sept 2 at Art Walk by the Bay from 6 to 8 pm at Chocolates by Mark.
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Main Street
Malone
Becker
Main St
Mark
Bay
Osbornes
Laportetx
Crosby High School MECA students gain state funded tuition aid
Crosby High School launches MECA with a Title V grant from Texas to cover tuition and fees for junior and senior MECA students. The program lets CHS students earn over 60 college credits while completing high school, potentially earning an associate degree before graduation.
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Jennifer Moody
San Jacinto College
North
State of Texas
Crosby Isd
Crosby
MECA
University of Texas, Texas A&m
University of Houston
Marley Morris
Crosby High School
Cheyanne Taylor
Bree Basgil
Nathan Bates
Regional transportation plan comments open through Sept 14
HGAC officials heard bus ridership stories and noted rising Baytown use as Lee College student credited transit with continuing education. David Jones of Harris County Transit reported five months of 5,000 plus boardings. HGAC will collect public input on the Gulf Coast regional plan before forwarding to the state for inclusion.
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Ken Fickes
Harris County Community Services Department
Lee College
David Jones
Harris County Transit
Baytown
Fickes
Karl Hackett
HGAC
Transportation Department
Gatorfest 2011 kicks off at Fort Anahuac Park
The Alligator Capital of Texas hosts Fort Anahuac Park in west Chambers County for Gatorfest 2011 with talent pageants naming ambassadors for Gator Tot Little Queen Little King Princess Junior Queen and Senior Queen. Entry to the Kick Off Weekend is five dollars per person and the event features live music air boats Cajun food alligators and carnival rides with details at www texasgatorfest com.
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Anahuac
Texas
Fort Anahuac Park
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Chambers County
Texasgatorfest.com
Goose Creek CISD approves budget and tax rates
Goose Creek CISD sets a total tax rate of 1.33213 per hundred, with 1.04 for maintenance and operations and .29213 for debt service. The board approved a district budget totaling about 205.8 million dollars across General, Debt Service, and Child Nutrition funds. The district serves over 21,000 students across 26 campuses in 128 square miles and employs nearly 3,000 people in the Baytown area.
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Goose Creek Cisd
Board of Trustees
General Fund
Child Nutrition Fund
Debt Service
Goose Creek
Texas
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