Barbers Hill Appeals Recognized Rating After TEA Review
Testing Education Agency review on the 2002 TAKS scores shows Barbers Hill narrowly missed Exemplary by one student and appealed its Recognized status after TEA determined the student passed. During Monday’s meeting, the district held a public hearing on the 2002 2003 tax rate proposing a 5 cent rise from 1.658 to 1.699 per hundred dollars. The average taxpayer would pay about 96.14 more, rising from 826.21 to 922.35 in district taxes if approved.
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Sheriff Seeks Additional Jailers To Meet Standards
Sheriff Monroe Kreuzer argued with a commissioner over hiring three new jailers. He urged one per shift to handle growing inmate population and cited 147 inmates as of Monday. State rules demand one jailer per 48 inmates. budget now allows two extra hires.
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Prospective juror loses bid for hourly pay. jury duty continues
David Williamson of San Antonio faced a federal court in a bid to be paid 100 per hour for jury service but was denied. U S District Judge Fred Biery noted he is performing his civic duty after a prior summons placed him in a seven week trial pool. In El Paso, Border Patrol found 31 pounds of marijuana and a pipe bomb in a vehicle at Ysleta Station. Two Kansas City women, Annesyka Price and Jamila Alexander, were arrested on marijuana possession charges as the bomb was detonated for evidence collection.
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Chambers County seeks governor aid on landfill dispute
Chambers County commissioners approve a resolution urging Governor Rick Perry to back the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission by withdrawing its appeal of a May injunction against permitting the TSP landfill. The move follows Perry's letter offering help, as residents seek to block the project amid health and welfare concerns along Trinity and Galveston Bay.
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Fox makes building ties with Congress his main goal
Mexico City AFP reports President Vicente Fox prioritizes a new relationship with a hostile Congress, aiming to advance major reforms and his broader agenda while sidelining international issues after the Sept. 11 attacks. Fox notes cooperation with the United States remains necessary for economic links despite tensions.
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