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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 2004
Page
6
The Walt Disney Company board rejected Comcast Corp’s takeover offer as undervalued. The board said any proposal would be weighed for shareholder value, noting Comcast’s bid undervalued Disney by about $3.60 per share and after debt assumptions. Disney and Comcast reported $45 billion in combined revenues last year.
The New York Times reports Texans for a Republican Majority coordinated with Republican Tom Craddick before the 2002 Texas elections. Craddick, seeking Texas House speaker, worked with the committee to raise funds and received campaign checks from it.
The Baytown Nature Center Journal by Dwayne Litteer and Ron Ummel lists birds such as pelicans egrets and hawks, animals including raccoon and river otter, and notes an otter catching a large fish near Turtle Pond. It also mentions center address and related political-bid reports.
Adolph Romero a 41 year old resident of Christine was shot and killed during a confrontation at Angie's Hall after a feud sparked by an earlier injury. Four others were jailed on murder charges and three more were injured as the alcohol fueled incident unfolded Sunday night in the small Atascosa County town about 40 miles south of San Antonio.
A Goose Creek committee explored options for high school size and ninth grade centers, weighing 1500 to 3500 student capacities and academic focus. Members urged research over opinion, planning a follow up meeting March 2 to draft a final plan by April.
Challenger Rush faults Jones on training and spending while pledging stronger field training and drug-trafficking patrols along Northwest Harris County highways and waterways. Jones highlights expanded technology, new boats, video cameras, and expanded patrols plus community roles and parade co-sponsorships.
Texas education reform moves through Congress to close a Social Security loophole that let public education employees retire after brief rehires in districts under the SSDP. The bill, backed by Gov. Bush, faces mixed votes from area representatives and could reshape retirements for Crosby, Goose Creek, Anahuac and other districts.
President Bush pardoned David B. McCall Jr a former Plano mayor who pled guilty to bank fraud in 1996. McCall 79 admitted involvement in more than 25 million in fraudulent loans at Plano Savings and Loan Association which failed in the mid 1980s. He was sentenced to five years in prison with six months served, five years probation and $100000 restitution.
Regents terms six years. Goose Creek and Crosby boards have no filings. Anahuac incumbent Gayle Pereto-Long filed for Position 2. Clint Fancher’s Position 1 up for re-election. School board terms three years. Municipal elections May 15 with early voting April 28 to May 11. Voters will decide on a quarter seat sales tax for street maintenance on May 15.
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