State utility commission probes Reliant billing mistakes
Officials from the Public Utility Commission of Texas urged customers who did not get satisfactory answers from Reliant to contact the commission. About 56,000 customers in Reliant's service area were affected with overcharges totaling about 2.9 million dollars. Roughly 1,000 Baytown customers were impacted and some were undercharged or taxed incorrectly.
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Oyster industry cites California raw oyster ban as unfair
In New Orleans, Gulf oyster interests argue California's ban on raw Gulf oysters is unfair. Louisiana Oyster Task Force chair Mike Voisin says FDA regulation should mirror USDA protection, urging identical state-to-state limits amid Vibrio vulnificus illness data and California’s 75 illnesses with 48 deaths since 1983.
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Executives See Gas Overtaking Oil Worldwide
At the Cambridge Energy Research Associates conference in Houston, Malcolm Brinded of Royal Dutch Shell and other top executives said natural gas could surpass oil as the global fuel within 25 years. They noted scarce exploration of gas versus oil, higher reserve life, and growing nonconventional sources like coal bed methane and tight gas.
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Eckerd Fires Pharmacists Over Refused Prescription
Denton based Eckerd pharmacy chain fired three pharmacists who refused to fill an emergency contraception prescription for a rape victim. Gene Herr, 33, said he and two co workers were terminated January 29. Herr prayed and consulted his pastor before declining.
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Woman Leaves Millions to Museum Hospitals in Houston
Caroline Weiss Law who died at 85 bequeathed over 135 million dollars in endowments and artwork to the Houston Museum of Fine Arts the MD Anderson Cancer Center and Baylor College of Medicine. She left 52 major contemporary artworks valued at 60 to 85 million dollars and 25 million each to the museum and to the two medical institutions.
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Houston Museum of Fine Arts
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Peter Marzio
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Associated Press
Baytown Soaked by Above Normal Rainfall
Baytown and the Houston Galveston region saw heavy rain this week with 2.51 inches in the last 24 hours across three wastewater districts and 5.2 inches by Thursday. The month totals top 3.6 inches with 9.47 inches year to date. highs in the upper 50s and overnight lows near 30.
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League City
Bush Intercontinental
Ken Fountain
Police Brief: Cedar Bayou Church Window Break-In and Scam Alert
Between 6 45 p m Monday and 6 a m Tuesday someone smashed a window at Cedar Bayou United Methodist Church on Ferry Road and $10 cash vanished. A Tuesday scam alert warns residents that a caller claiming to work for IBS and Baytown Police pushed home security offers. Police urge caution and report tips via Crime Stoppers 284 472 TIPS.
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