Lee College seeks voice in appraisal district board selection
Harris County appraisal district board nominees and budget review would involve Lee College officials under a proposed amendment to Senate Bill 621. LC President Robert Cloud says a resolution will reach the Texas Legislature January 2 for session oversight. Lee College Regents pressed for influence despite funding the district’s operation, arguing lack of say contrasts with other taxing entities.
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City Gulf to appeal fire district ballot in Highlands
Gulf Oil Corp and the city of Baytown notified Harris County Commissioners they will appeal a court order calling for a referendum on creating a Highlands fire prevention district. Gulf objects to including its Cedar Bayou Plant, arguing it would incur taxes. Baytown notes impact on its industrial district.
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Anahuac church recalls fatal 1983 bus wreck year
The Lilly of the Valley Church of God in Christ, led by Rev. Lloyd Walters, endured a tragic year after a Dec 23 1983 bus crash near Devers killed nine church members including his father, with more injured. The tragedy united the congregation, which grew and pressed on under new leadership.
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Devers
Houston
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Pearce Street Journal Describes a Detour Inconvenience
A humorous note explaining that a detour lengthens mileage wastes gas and oddly expands vocabulary, framing the experience as an educational detour with practical travel impact.
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Christmas Cheer Lights Up Centennial Square News
Around Town highlights festive scenes with Wendy Featherston hosting a crowded Christmas Day gathering. Flashing moments include Dagmar Behrend receiving a special book, Dolores McAnan recounting a surprise visit, and Opal Kader thanking helpers after a home accident. Local residents Gary Hughes Jr and Jim Fontena share gifts, while Congressman Jack Fields chats about chocolate cupcakes.
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Wendy Featherston
Dagmar Behrend
Buddy Johnston
Edith Burns
Leonard Ray Hooper
Dolores McAnan
Gary Hughes Jr
Paul Dorman
Glen Walker
Opal Kader
Centennial Square
Jim Fontena
Jack Fields
Janice Matthews
Three La Porte residents among five killed in San Antonio crash
A single engine Mooney aircraft crashed after takeoff from San Antonio International Airport. among the dead were John McIvoy 45, his wife Carol 36, their 2 month old son Alexander John, all of La Porte, and Joyce Sanford of Great Britain. Investigators cite fog and drizzle, with one half mile visibility.
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Bexar County
OPEC weighing watchdog to defend price pact in Geneva
OPEC ministers meeting in Geneva discussed creating a policing group to enforce production quotas and price rules as they seek to defend a $29 benchmark for Arabian Light crude. Analysts doubt the plan can stop oil price declines amid lower base prices and nonmember competition.
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Philips Petroleum Co
Arabian Light
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Sheik Ali Khalifa Al-Sabah
Weather outlook for Baytonia with scattered showers
Baytonians can expect mostly cloudy skies and a 30 percent rain chance through Friday. Temperatures will range from the low 60s to mid 70s, with a low of 64 and high of 73 degrees recorded from 8 a.m. Wednesday to 8 a.m. Thursday, and 0.38 inch of rain in that period.
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