Deadliest Marine attack in four months kills ten
Ten Marines were killed and eleven wounded by a roadside bomb during a foot patrol near Fallujah. Regimental Combat Team 8 from Camp Lejeune suffered the latest losses among rising Iraqi War casualties. The attack followed the president’s Iraq strategy address as further U.S. deaths were reported elsewhere, including three soldiers in a traffic accident and another wounded by rocket fire.
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Baghdad
Iraq
Fallujah
U.S
Regimental Combat Team 8
Camp Lejeune
N.C
48Th Brigade
Baytown Soccer Complex Funding Moves Ahead
MDD funds Baytown soccer complex using an alternative method to meet commitments. Officials plan irrigation from the canal and a drinking water well, with construction potentially 10 months to a year away after a state law change. Interlocal agreement with the city expected, four fields planned in phase one and possible international tournament use. Local impact includes hotels, restaurants, and commerce benefiting from tournament traffic.
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MDD
Murray
Baytown
Calvin Mundinger
Wayne Smith
Harris County
Scott Sheley
Sammy Mahan
Gary Jackson
Jackson
Justin Robinson
Precinct 2
Houston
Robinson
Mundinger
Harris County 2006 elections shape Harris voters' choices
Harris County faces 139 offices in 2006 with voters voting only in their precinct. Precinct 2 Democrat Sylvia Garcia, first woman and first Hispanic Harris County Commissioner, plans to file early. Republican races focus on March primaries as party leaders foresee key contests and retirements influencing seats and turnover. Election info available at HarrisVotes and party sites.
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Democratic Party
Austin
Texas
Secretary of State
Sos.state
Harris County
Sylvia Garcia
Baytown
Highlands and
Crosby
Garcia
Pasadena
Houston Rockets
Ana Hernandez
Laura Salinas
Lonnie McBee
Republican Party
McBee
Jon Lindsay
Peggy Hamric
Joan Nixon
Lindsay
Harrisvotes.com
Harriscountygop
Hedp
Garth installation of new signals delayed for power supply
CenterPoint Energy will take two more weeks to provide power to new traffic signals at the Garth intersection. Allen said signal issues during the holidays prompted the delay. The project, widening lanes under I 10, ties to Harris County’s future widening of Garth Road as development grows.
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CenterPoint Energy
Allen
Interstate 10
Harris County
Garth Road
Chambers County election filing opens amid party shifts
Chambers County officials outline filing for county offices including district clerk county judge county clerk county attorney county treasurer and precinct seats. Four holders will run as Republicans for the first time including Judge Jimmy Sylvia and Clerk Bob Scherer. Democratic chairman swap prompts potential primaries as Precinct 2 commissioner Judy Edmonds and Anahuac mayor Guy Robert Jackson consider moves. Voter registration windows and new yellow registration cards for 2006 07 are announced with filing details and deadlines.
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Roshto
Jimmy Sylvia
Bob Scherer
Cheryl Swope Lieck
Darren Sparks
Judy Edmonds
Lamont Meaux
Edmonds
Sylvia
Precinct 4
Bill Wallace
Wallace
Meaux
Guy Robert Jackson
Anahuac
Democrats
Chambers County
Jackson
Democrat Party
Washington Avenue
Highway 124
Stowell
Texas Avenue Festival Brings Holiday Cheer to Downtown
Community festival on Texas Avenue features Santa visits at Wilkenfeld Furniture Brunson Theater, Karaoke at Gaillard intersection, and vendors from The Clay Pot to Peas and Honey. Shops open with extended hours and bustling crowds expected as downtown celebrates. Texas Avenue closes 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. for the event.
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Suzanne Howard
Howard
Texas Avenue
Wheat
Santa Claus
Wilkenfeld Furniture
Brunson Theater
Gaillard
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