Texas Water Policy Panel Faces Groundwater Reform
Texas Senate interim water committee led by Sen. Ken Armbrister reviews how groundwater districts can manage scarce supplies in Panhandle and West Texas under the rule of capture. They weigh safety, pollution threats, and potential reforms to guide urban and rural needs for the next 50 years.
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Senate
Texas
Panhandle
Ala Agues
Exas
David Dewhurst
Ken Armbrister
Attacks in Istanbul and Riyadh reshape postwar security
The piece argues that recent strikes in Istanbul and Riyadh undermine claims that the Iraq war made the world safer. It notes intense global reactions, with Bush and Blair stressing Iraq while facing renewed Islamist extremism and public unease over Western intervention.
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Istanbul
Turkey
Iraq
Orrident Bush
Britain
Roger Short
Ant Bush
Nostanbul
Riyadh
Capilla
bin Laden
al-Qaida
Bush
Blair
Maslin
Baytown Sun invites signed guest columns and letters
The Baytown Sun seeks original public interest writing addressed to the paper with writer signature and a non publication address and phone number. Submissions limited to one per month and subject to editing. Include contact details and photo if possible. Sun reserves right to refuse publication.
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Baytown Sun
the Sun
Wanda Garner Cash
David Bloom
The
P.Q
Baytown
Sunnews
Baytownsun.com
TAAS to TAKS Change Sparks Texas Education Debate
Texas teachers discuss the shift from TAAS to TAKS as the state adopts higher level testing. The piece argues TAAS emphasized knowledge and comprehension while TAKS raises the bar to synthesis and evaluation, demanding more critical thinking from students and adjustments in teaching methods. Katie Revues, a grade English teacher at Robert E. Lee High School, comments on the transition.
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Texas
Dreaciig
Bloom
State of
Katie Revues
Robert E. Lee High
Rebel staff defends President Ellis amid Lee College row
The Rebel staff defends President Ellis for keeping the college paper alive during print uncertainty and criticizes personal attacks. They praise Ellis for supporting independent student journalism and note that the controversy centers on a name change, not individuals.
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Baytown Sun
Ellis
Lee College
Sonal
Sus Massmen
Elian Massman
Lee
Today in History highlights from December 2
On this date December 2, 1823 Monroe outlined his doctrine opposing European expansion. Napoleon was crowned emperor in 1804. John Brown was hanged in 1859 for Harper's Ferry raid. Senate condemned McCarthy in 1954. EPA began operation in 1970. Enron filed for Chapter 11 in 2001. A 2000s note and Kenya hotel bombing attribution follow.
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Monroe
Napoleon
France
John Brown
Harper's Ferry
Senate
Joseph R. McCarthy
R-Wis
Environmental Protection Agency
Enron
al-Qaida
Kenya
Wien Baviownsial.com
Highlands boy shot in hunting accident in 1950
Baytown Sun files recount a Highlands boy being shot after removing a gun from the belt, with the injury reported as fair. Other notes cite Baytown auxiliary court activity, a 1975 North Alexander shopping center opening, a 1990 assault on a teen, a 2001 appeals decision on a non-hazardous landfill and local court rulings involving TSP and TNRCC.
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Baytown Sun Files
Highlands
Baytown
Auxiliary District Court
Tom Stovall Jr
129Th District Court
Houston
North Alexander
Texas 14Th Court of Appeals
Chambers County
Beach City
Don Wittig
Carroll E. Wilburn Jr
TSP
Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission
Baytown and surrounding districts council and board listings
City Hall and Goose Creek Barbers Hill and Anahuac district officials listed with addresses and phone numbers. Terms stated two or three years. meetings set for specific Thursdays and Mondays at 6 30 p m. Contact details for city manager superintendent and trustees included.
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Goose Creek Administration
Interstate
East
P.O. Box
Baytown
Texas
Barbara Sultis
Steve Fischer
Lee College Board Members and Election Info
Lee College lists president Martha Ellis and regents Bill Blake Keith Coburn Ben Coffey Wayne Gray Susan Moore Fontenat Ronald Haddox Mark Hall Mark Himsel Jess D Navarre. Members serve six year terms with elections every even numbered year and board meetings on the third Thursday of each month at 6 p.m. in Tucker Hall.
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Whiting Baytown
Texas
Martha Ellis
Board of Regents
Bill Blake
Keith Coburn
Ben Coffey
Wayne Gray
Susan Moore-Fontenat
Ronald Haddox
Mark Hall
Mark Himsel
Jess D. Navarre
Tucker Hall
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Pete Alfaro
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Scott Sheley
Calvin Mundinger
Don Murray
Ronnie Anderson
Coleman Godwin
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Goose Creek
Barbers Hill Isd
Barbers Hill
Mont Belvieu
Tim Sonnenberg
Anahuac Isd
Fo. Box
Anahuac
Linda Kay Barnhart Beard
Clint Fancher
Gayle Peveto
Allen Herrington
Thomas E
Gene” Baker
Eddie Foster
Jessie D. “Dee” Leggett
Kendall L. Barrow
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